There Will Be A Lot Of Ways To Get To And From American Dream

RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Visitors to American Dream Meadowlands will have a lot of ways to get to and from the $5 billion retail and entertainment destination.

There will be a helicopter landing pad on the roof of the Saks Fifth Avenue store located in the Collections at American Dream, the center's luxury retail section, the New York Post reported.

Having the pad allows guests the chance to fly in from New York City, airports, the Hamptons, and other places, an American Dream spokesperson said.

There will be 30,000 parking spaces for guests and a ride-share hub when it opens in later summer, the spokesperson confirmed. The spokesperson did not provide specific companies contracted to work there.

American Dream is working with transportation providers NJ Transit and NY Waterway to provide New York City-guests and others from the surrounding area with alternative means of getting there.

A commuter shuttle will run between the station NJ Transit operates at the Meadowlands and the Secaucus train station. NJ Transit will also operate a direct bus line from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City to American Dream.

Between 30 and 40 million people are expected to visit American Dream within its first year of opening. Many of those figure to be New York City tourists. That's why an 800-room luxury hotel is being developed and a concierge reception team fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, French, Russian, Portuguese, Arabic, and other languages will be on hand to help people.

American Dream will have a Nickelodeon Universe theme park, 450 retailers, an 800-foot tall indoor ski slope, a LEGOLAND Discovery Center, and a Sea Life aquarium with a walk-through underwater tunnel.

Other attractions include:

• A Nickelodeon Universe, the largest indoor amusement park in the western hemisphere. DreamWorks, owner of popular movie franchises such as "Shrek," "Kung Fu Panda," and "How To Train Your Dragon," is the official partner of American Dream's indoor water park.
• Several retailers, including Banana Republic, Gap, MAC, Microsoft, Zara, Pink and Victoria's Secret have committed to opening stores. Luxury retailers Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Hermès will also open stores in The Collections section.
• KidZania, a miniature city run by kids 4 to 14 years old will also be there. It will have its own currency and companies like Honda, Sony, Kellogg's, Coca-Cola and others have sponsored businesses and landmarks in the attraction.
• Moviegoers will be able to smell scents in the films they watch in Cinemex's 1,400-seat, dine-in movie theater with X4D technology.
• There will be several dining options available, including: Grisini will have a European-style food hall, similar to food halls found in Paris, London, Italy, and throughout Europe. There will be two "world's first" food options: A Kosher fall court and a MUNCHIES food hall. The 38,000 square-foot MUNCHIES food hall will have 18 vendors and "will be a platform for creative and diverse culinary talent."

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