Nickelodeon Universe, North America’s Largest Indoor Theme Park, Opens This Week
by Daine Taylor
Photo: Nickelodeon Universe/American Dream
Nickelodeon Universe, North America’s largest indoor theme park, is set to open this Friday at New Jersey’s American Dream mall in East Rutherford.
Passes have already are sold out for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, according to American Dream’s website.
The 8.5 acre Nickelodeon theme park will feature around 35 rides inspired by new and classic Nickelodeon shows, including a Shellraiser roller coaster with a 122-foot drop and a Slime Stage.
The indoor facility will also boast appearances from classic Nickelodeon characters, such as SpongeBob, Dora the Explorer and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Nickelodeon Universe will operate Monday through Saturday between 10 am and 9:30 pm, and will be open 11 am until 7 pm on Sundays. Admission prices start at $39.99, and children two years old and younger get free access.
It’s housed inside the American Dream mega-mall, which consists of around 450 shops, a 38,000-square-foot food court, a 300-foot-tall observation wheel, indoor skiing, a Legoland Discovery Center, a Sea Life aquarium and a DreamWorks water park.
