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the American dream mall and East Rutherford New Jersey is home to Nickelodeon Universe the largest
indoor theme park in North America covering 8.5 Acres Nickelodeon Universe opened in October of
2019 bringing all your favorite Nickelodeon characters right to life here you can find 25
rides and attractions from slow-moving flat rides to high-speed roller coasters some of which are
actually record Breakers today I'll take you on a complete tour of the park I'll share some tips
for visiting as well as what to expect in terms of the ride lineup and discuss The Good The Bad and
everything else in between so sit back as we count down the top 10 best and worst at Nickelodeon
Universe [Music] number 10 let's start off with some tips about admission definitely buy your
tickets online because they're about ten dollars cheaper for a non-peak day it ended up costing me
64 dollars with tax for an all-axis pass they also recently switched things around where now
you don't need to purchase admission to go into the park anyone visiting the mall can explore
Nickelodeon Universe so if you want to just go and take in all the theme park Ambiance then that's an
option too if you find yourself only wanting to go on a few rides or even just one point passes
are also available six points gets you on one of the coasters and that costs ten dollars with
tax so if you do plan on going on all the big thrill rides the all access pass is definitely
the way to go they also offer the Twilight pass which was cheaper and that can be used during
the last two hours of operation now you might be thinking two hours is not nearly enough time
in the park but believe me it definitely is when I visited during the week the crowds were pretty
much non-existent and the rides even ran with empty trains so you'll get on everything and
can get multiple rides in on the same ride now speaking of out rides let's move into number nine
one of the first coasters you'll notice as you enter the park is Nickelodeon slime streak the
orange track is hard to miss and when you see the terrain zip through the park it might not
look too thrilling but don't underestimate this coaster once you're at the top of the 70-foot
lift Hill and make your descent it's surprising how fast it actually feels as you drop into the
airtime Hill it reaches a top speed of 37 miles or 60 kilometers per hour surprisingly there are
a few possible moments of air time especially when you're in the last row it was a lot more thrilling
in the back but the one downfall of slime streak is that the ride vehicles are pretty tight they
were more along the size of a junior coaster train so if you're on the taller side or have
longer legs this might not be the most comfortable ride I really enjoyed this coaster and it's one of
the more family friendly coasters at the park when I visited the ride had just reopened after
being closed for a few weeks and just be aware that the rides here are closed very often for
a variety of reasons definitely check the website beforehand to see what's scheduled to be closed I
tried to plan a trip to this park for over a year and wanted to visit when all five of The Coasters
were actually operating this proof proved very difficult I also tried to reach out to American
Dream multiple times to get permission to film on the coasters with a GoPro and they never
got back to me even when I spoke with Park management who were really nice they passed
the request over to the marketing department at the mall and it never got answered so any
on-ride footage seen in this video was taken with permission by the coaster spot on YouTube
now with a ride time of 1 minute and 10 seconds slime streak is a coaster filled with airtime
number eight over at the back of the park you can find Timmy's half pipe Havoc theme to The
Fairly Odd Parents now once you're seated in this oversized skateboard this intimate Surf
Rider coaster will definitely take you for a spin the ride vehicle starts accelerating forwards and
backwards making its way further and further up the 88 foot tall half-pipe as the vehicle crests
the top of the track and gravity pulls it down it'll reach top speeds of up to 43 miles or 70
kilometers an hour I found that with the spinning of the individual gondolas this coaster didn't
really give you as much air time when you compare it to RC racer at Disneyland Paris this was also
manufactured by intamin but has standard row seating sometimes Timmy's half-pipe Havoc doesn't
spin you all that much but it felt more like a spinning flat ride than a roller coaster with a
ride time of about one minute it's still a really fun coaster that's sure to take you for a spin
number seven a highlight of Nickelodeon Universe is this Twisted Masterpiece of coaster track it
belongs to two different coasters manufactured by gerstaller this model that was on display at the
ayapa Expo shows you just how much coaster track there really is so the first coaster we'll look
at is the shredder it's a family spinning coaster which just happens to be the tallest and longest
free spinning coaster in the world it comes in with a height of 92 feet and almost 2300
feet of coaster track now after you quickly Ascend up the lift Hill you turn right and
the train begins to spin as it heads down the first drop now with this being a free spinning
coaster be prepared to spin a lot or very little in any direction it really depends on the weight
in the Train the great thing with the shredder is that you'll never have two of the same ride
experiences at first I was worried that this would spin excessively but it actually wasn't
too intense with a top speed of 35mph miles or 56 kilometers per hour it's quite a thrilling
ride but it never really felt all that fast it's probably due to the multiple brake runs but it
does have a pretty lengthy ride time coming in at 2 minutes and 20 seconds there were some really
fun moments where it interacts with the track from Shellraiser which leads me into number six
the second gristahler coaster is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shell Racer the ride's entrance is
kinda hidden so to find it head to the far right and it's parallel with the main escalators now
Shellraiser is a coaster full of surprises and with seven inversions it's definitely the most
thrilling ride at the park as your ride Begins the first inversion is an extremely slow barrel
roll which then leads right into a launch it takes you 63 miles or 100 kilometers per hour in a quick
two seconds which then leads you into a 125 foot tall Corkscrew you're propelled into a banana roll
which then leads into another Corkscrew then get ready for the most thrilling part of the ride this
is the part with the drop the tension builds as you ascend 90 degrees up the 141 foot tall lift
Hill it takes about 30 seconds to reach the top and once you're here you get a fantastic view
of the New York City skyline you actually hang here for what feels like an eternity ready but
in reality it's only 12 seconds then you slowly begin your descent down the record-breaking drop
this is the steepest drop in the world at 121.5 degrees it's wild the second half of the ride
has three more inversions with a total ride time coming in at 2 minutes and 45 seconds now it did
surprise me how bumpy and rough the ride was and it did give me a bit of a headache being
the fastest ride at the park it was very intense but I could only do one round on this ride now at
night the coaster does have a pretty cool lighting package which does add a bit more atmosphere to
what's usually a bear Warehouse during the day with shredder and shell razor both themed to
the Ninja Turtles a cityscape backdrop are just some theming elements could have really added
atmosphere during the day both coasters take up so much space and it just feels really bare the ride
entrances look really cool but it's a shame the steaming isn't continued into the physical rights
number five another unique coaster here at the park is Sandy's blasting Bronco this was
an intimate launch coaster and was the first of their vertical slm models to be installed
and it's still their only one to date for such a compact design it has a total of four inversions
the ride begins with a launch that takes you from zero to 48 miles or 77 kilometers per hour and
immediately brings you through back-to-back emblemen inversions then you'll pass through
a rollover as you go upside down twice then you return back to the load station now this
is one of the most unique Parts the entire loading platform then rotates on a turntable
and you do the entire coaster again but this time backwards it has a total ride time of 1
minute and 40 seconds taking you upside down a total of eight times it's really fun but there
is quite a bit of rattle on this coaster I found the VAC to be a lot smoother than the front and
going backwards was smoother overall than the coaster going forwards I mean getting launched
backwards right into an inversion was such a rush this is one I did multiple times [Music]
number four when I visited Nickelodeon Universe Skyline scream was a ride I really wanted to
experience but unfortunately it was closed now this is the tallest indoor drop tower in the
world coming in at 121 feet tall and it's also a rotating Drop Tower or it's supposed to be so
a normal ride cycle Begins by launching Riders up then after you bounce a bit you slowly rise to the
very top where you get some great panoramic views of the New York City skyline you'll also find a
bunch of Nickelodeon characters appear as well now this is the point where the gondola is supposed
to rotate 360 degrees but sometimes it doesn't for whatever reason it just depends on the day
then you drop one last time and that's the ride Skyline scream isn't always open so when you see
that it is definitely head there right away now if you've been on the ride before how did you like it
comment below [Music] number three now Nickelodeon Universe is home to a nice collection of flat
rides with a few of them Falling Into The Thrill Ride category first up is Hong's air gliders which
is themed to avatar The Last Airbender once you're seated in your ride vehicle and the ride is up to
speed the individual arms begin swinging and you'll rotate up to 360 Degrees there's a high
probability that you'll stall leaving you hanging upside down for a bit definitely gets that blood
rushing and a full ride cycle here lasts about two minutes then across the way there's krong
Prime pandemonium this pendulum ride swings you back and forth slowly easing towards that full
360 degree rotation prepare to go upside down multiple times including some moments of Hang
Time and to add to the thrill the gondola also rotates again it's a lot of spinning and this full
ride cycle is about 2 minutes and 30 seconds then lastly there's Jimmy Neutron's Atom Smasher which
was closed for maintenance when I was there this is a unicoaster flat ride from chance rides which
spins around then the individual ride vehicle can also rotate again lots and lots of spitting
number two the theming on the flat rides especially the more gentle rides for the
little ones is Top Notch the park has 13 junior rides and attractions themed to a variety of
different Nickelodeon shows and characters the entire park is just filled with Nickelodeon
characters and each one also happens to be a photo op from Squidward to the Ninja Turtles
Tommy and Chucky and even Ren and Stimpy there was a nice variety of shows represented from the
more classic franchises to a bunch of newer ones it all looks like a theme park but it
doesn't really sound like one the music in the park was horrible when I passed by the ticket
window to pick up my wristband they had this upbeat orchestral music you'd expect to hear
at a theme park I was ready for this Nickelodeon Adventure then as I got to the escalator and made
my way into the park very loud top 40 songs were blaring through the speakers the music just kind
of took you right out of the whole theme and it's even more strange since half of the park
is meant for kids nothing quite like hearing Nicki Minaj banana swing the only ride I heard
that had onboard audio was Rugrats reptargo round where they played the Rugrats theme
it's cute right this created a lot more atmosphere but you can hear that pop music in the background
more rides need onboard audio and the park needs less overhead speakers there's just too much Echo
and it sounds like a hockey Stadium the music was just very off-putting and not very theme park like
number one overall Nickelodeon Universe has a pretty good variety of rides but one of the most
underrated rides would have to be Dora Sky Railway now with it being number one I'm not saying it's
the best but I think every single theme park needs a people mover-esque ride that takes
you around the land on an elevated track it's such a relaxing experience as you get a great
bird's eye view of everything in the park plus it breaks up the rides a little bit going from
a spinning flat ride to a spinning coaster then foreign versions then another spinning flat ride
than a coaster with seven inversions can be a little much rides like Dora Sky Railway give
you that breathing room but Nickelodeon Universe could have really benefited from a solid Dark
Ride and or even a smaller 4D attraction since that would take up less space when I think a
shooting style dark ride would be perfect and who knows maybe at some point in the future we
could see a dark ride in the park for now the three minute ride on Dora Sky Railway will do
so have you ever been to Nickelodeon Universe At The American Dream mall or do you have any
plans on visiting what are your thoughts on the park I'd love to know leave a comment down below
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