American Dream Hosting Hiring Fairs For Meadowlands Mega-Mall

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ —American Dream is looking to fill positions at its DreamWorks water park and Nickelodeon Universe theme park.

American Dream is hosting two hiring fairs Wednesday from 2 to 7 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bergen County Community College's Meadowlands Campus at 1280 Wall St. West in Lyndhurst.

American Dream also needs to fill positions on its parking, traffic, and engineering teams.

The following positions are available for the DreamWorks water park and Nickelodeon Universe theme park:

• Lifeguards
• Ride and ropes course operators
• Guest service representatives
• Ride maintenance supervisors and technicians
• Admissions representatives, cashiers

Supervisors and trainers are also available at the DreamWorks water park.

Engineering and maintenance personnel are also needed, including HVAC technicians, electricians, plumbers, custodians, and waste and recycling workers.

The security department needs to hire patrol, bike, dispatch, and youth liaison officers. Parking attendants and parking and traffic maintenance technicians are also needed.

Those positions are just some 1,200 full- and part-time positions that American Dream needs to fill before its Oct. 25 opening, said Dana McHugh, an American Dream spokesperson. Wages for the positions will be "competitive," she said.

American Dream will host other hiring events in Bergen County and surrounding area.

American Dream is forecast to support 16,000 jobs and generate $1.2 billion in income, Gov. Phil Murphy previously said.

The DreamWorks water park will be the largest indoor water park in North America. The 8-acre park will have 15 wet and wild attractions from ProSlide, creator of some of the world's largest and most popular water rides.

The Nickelodeon Universe amusement park will be located next to the water park. It will feature the Spinning Coaster, the tallest and longest free-spinning coaster in the world, and the Euro-Fighter, among other attractions.

The DreamWorks water park will have "Shrek" and "How To Train Your Dragon" attractions.

American Dream will open Oct. 25 after years of delays. Previously, there was some question if the DreamWorks water park would open with the rest of American Dream.

American Dream was originally slated to open in 2017, but Triple Five pushed back the completion date because it had difficulty securing the financing. It worked with Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan to secure $1.6 billion in construction financing. Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan also sold $1.1 billion in tax-exempt bonds for the project.

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Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com