American Dream Meadowlands Pushes Opening Date Back — Again

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — The opening of American Dream Meadowlands has been pushed back — again.

Developer Triple Five announced the new opening date Monday, but the company did not immediately say why the date was pushed back.

The fall opening date is later than the anticipated late spring/early summer date given by Governor Phil Murphy and project officials earlier this year.

Dana McHugh, public relations director for American Dream Meadowlands, could not be immediately reached for comment.

And not all of American Dream's 450 tenants will open their doors on Day 1 whenever it does open. They will continue to open through the holiday season and in early 2020, a news release from American Dream stated.

Luxury retailers include: Saks Fifth Avenue, Barneys New York, Watches of Switzerland, Hermes, Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci. Uniqlo, H&M, and Zara will open "expansive specialty stores" at the 93-acre campus.

"For over 35 years, Triple Five Group has embraced the concept that retail cannot exist without entertainment and experiential elements, and American Dream will further raise the bar," said American Dream's President and Triple Five owner Don Ghermezian. "Guests will experience something completely unique each time they visit — this project will be the realization of their wildest dreams."

Previously unannounced attractions include Mirror Maze and ClimbZone, an indoor rock-climbing center.

The 3-million-square-foot facility will have six atriums, each one uniquely designed. One will have a garden with bird-filled aviaries and fields for rabbits. Another will host live entertainment. A 60-foot fountain in another can transform into a fashion catwalk in seconds, officials said. There will also be an entertainment atrium for live events.

Triple Five is pegging the campus as being Instagram-friendly with more than 75,000 LED lights and a tree-like sculpture that performs music.

The arts will have large presence at American Dream Meadowlands. Officials said there will be "museum-scale" interiors displaying artwork from area and international artists.

Some unique entertainment options at American Dream Meadowlands will include a Nickelodeon Universe theme park with the steepest roller coaster in the world, the world's first MUNCHIES Food Hall, the first indoor ski and snowboard park in the Western Hemisphere with an 800-foot-high ski slope and an ice-climbing wall, and the first Sea Life Aquarium in New Jersey with a walk-through, saltwater tunnel.

American Draem Meadowlands is expected to generate $1.2 billion in income and 16,000 jobs in its first year of operation.

The long-delayed project was originally slated to open in 2017, but financing problems caused construction delays. The project dates back to 2003 when it was the ill-fated Meadowlands Xanadu project. Triple Five took it over in 2011. (See related: It Appears American Dream's Opening Has Been Pushed Back (Again))

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Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com