Nickelodeon Universe Indoor Theme Park: Family-Friendly Adventure
3.0
58 Ratings
East Rutherford
Experience a family-friendly adventure at Nickelodeon Universe Indoor Theme Park, the largest indoor theme park in the Western Hemisphere. Enjoy over 40 rides and attractions, daily live entertainment, and thrilling options for all ages!
Duration:
1 day
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Nickelodeon Universe at American Dream - Nickelodeon Universe, the largest indoor theme park in the Western Hemisphere, has one-of-a-kind rides, attractions and experiences for kids of all ages. So come play with your Nickelodeon friends in our action-packed universe!
What's Included
- 1-Day Unlimited Rides at Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park
What's Not Included
- Parking ($5 per day)
- Food and drinks (available to purchase)
Additional Information
Situated within American Dream and a mere four miles from New York City is your invitation to one day of thrill and excitement at the largest indoor amusement park in the Western Hemisphere - Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park.
No matter the day, Nickelodeon Universe consistently offers an outpouring of entertainment, housing over 40 rides and attractions that are accessible all year round! Expect to see your favorites from Nickelodeon - SpongeBob, Blue, Dora and more, showing off their dance moves live on stage daily.
With an array of family friendly rides available, your choice of adventure is limitless. Some of the highlights include Nickelodeon Slime Streak, Jimmy Neutron’s Atom Smasher, Skyline Scream, SpongeBob’s Jellyfish Jam and Bikini Bottom Crosstown Express.
Youngsters could also try their hand at our selection of Junior rides, which comprise of PAW Patrol Adventure Bay, Dora’s Sky Railway, Blaze’s Monster Truck Rally, Guppy Bubbler and Rugrats Reptar Go-Round.
For those in pursuit of adrenaline-filled experiences, the park readily provides numerous options such as Sandy’s Blasting Bronco, The Shredder, Kraang Prime Pandemonium!, The Shellraiser, Timmy’s Half Pipe Havoc and more!
- Tickets are required for all guests over the age of two.
- Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by a supervising companion.
- All rides have posted age and height requirements at the entry to the queue line.
- Outside food and beverages are not permitted in Nickelodeon Universe. Guests to Nickelodeon Universe may bring in one non-glass water bottle per person.
- Pets are not permitted in Nickelodeon Universe.
- All thrill rides have complimentary single use lockers for personal belongings. Single use lockers may be used for up to 45 minutes without charge.
- Lockers are also available for rent.
Location
Nickelodeon Universe at American Dream
1 American Dream Way
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.0
(58 Ratings)
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Josephinebb278kz
Mar 30, 2024
Best spring break ever🤩 - No matter how many times we come to American Dreams, They always have a wonderful surprise for us😊Best day of our lives! 🤩
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M7150ygamberj
Mar 29, 2024
American Dream Family Vacation - American Dream over succeeded our expectations. Coming into the atmosphere we didn’t know what to expect but it most definitely was not what we experienced. Everyone we encountered was beyond friendly and knowledgeable. My family and I all enjoyed ourselves. We came only for the Nickelodeon Universe but after getting to the mall we got to experience that plus so much more. We will be back again!!
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Lovesthesunshine137
Apr 1, 2024
Not worth the price of admission - Fun rides. Long lines, over crowded, felt dirty. Women’s room had no toilet paper and stalls were not clean. Toddler play area did not feel well maintained. Very expensive day, not a great value. Did not enjoy the live shows and the character meets were reparative with only 2 characters (1 ninja turtle, 1 paw patrol) the whole day. We will choose to skip the park and explore other attractions at the mall moving forward.
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Vpol5
Nov 28, 2023
Fun, Average Lines, fair pricing - It was fun. We are a family of 7 with young children and also teenagers. There was rides for everyone but the ones my older kids wanted the most were closed. I suggest you check online before visiting to see what rides will be closed. We did the 2 park package and price was not bad taking into consideration we went during peak holiday (veterans day) and rides were unlimited. I did realized if you are not getting on rides you do not need to pay.
We lasted about 3 hours. Lines were average there was no need for fast pass.
Will I visit again? Yes
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Booskin72
Apr 16, 2024
Not impressed, several maintence issues - Took my family to celebrate my child's birthday. We went on a Saturday and expected it to be packed for Spring Break, but it wasn't at all. Problem is that several of the rides weren't open, under maintence. We checked the app and knew of 3, but when we got there, 2 more were shut down. We only went on 4 of bigger rides, but even with that, they kept shutting down rides randomly. 3 rides we were on line for, was told to come back in 5 minutes for maintence and that they do so randomly, so it doesn't have issues?? With these shut downs, we went on the Shredder, to wait 40 minutes and so did everyine else apperntly. It might not seem like a long wait, but with an empty park and half of the rides closed, we were very disappointed. We had gotten the twilight passes and could have easily been on all of the rides, IF they were working properly. Several other patrons also said the same, and that we won't be returning.
I would suggest adding ride wait times to your app, besides maintenence of rides, which was not current while we were there. It may help people decide to not waste money and return later when more rides are open.
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67tobyh
Apr 7, 2024
DO NOT recommend - We went on spring break week - it wasn't very crowded but I think I discovered why. Same impressions as the other reviews.
Pros:
It's pretty
Cons:
While the rides are good for a small venue, half were closed
1/2 hr wait on big ones that were open
$79 ticket price is outrageous - especially if you have a large group.
Food/snack prices are outrageous for sub-par food.
Music is far to loud for such a slow paced environment
Attention of staff is lethargic and disinterested at best.
The blue train ride had 1/2 hr wait and was NEVER loaded fully, always 1/3 capacity - why?
Parking for the mall is atrocious! Severe lack of signage and direction, people veering around all over and inside the parking decks when they suddenly see where they needed to go - would rather drive through Newark airport.
There was and incident of some type while we were there on the back ride. The staff were scrambling around like untrained ants trying to block off a vast area - after some time, they reopened the surrounding space but not the ride. Determining whether the ride would be open was apparently priveliged information.
Negatives far outweigh the positives though = I do not recommend unless you money to burn and time to waste.
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112noahg
Mar 10, 2024
Not worth the money. - I went to Nickelodeon, for the price $79 was not worth it, all the rides was not open so that was more of a bummer enough there isn’t much rides. Over all the theme was cute. But won’t be visiting again.
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Freddiec361
Jan 7, 2024
NOT WORTH IT - The prices are insane.
Pretzel 8$
Popcorn 7$
20 oz soda 8
89$ for admission
Do not go here and waste your money.
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615nickp
Dec 28, 2023
Fun-ish, but not worth the price - While the kids (aged 6-8) that we took had a fun time on the rides they could go on, there were a few things that made this a disappointing experience.
1) The parking at the mall is atrocious. It took nearly an hour to find a parking spot because of how horribly their traffic management is. After finding parking it was another 40 min before we were in the park due to where we had to park and the VERY long line to get wristbands for the tickets we had already purchased.
2) Don't expect all the rides to be open. Even if they are not labeled as under maintenance, some rides won't be open due to what I expect is extreme under-staffing.
3) Due to staffing issues again, it takes FOREVER to turn over the people on one ride and get the next set on. This is not the Disney, Universal Studios, or even 6-Flags level of efficiency that you would expect for the price.
4) Not worth the cost at all. Seeing as you can spend a comparable amount (or cheaper) for other theme parks I would suggest you go there. The money will be better spent and you'll overall have a better time.
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B9562yhirinam
Dec 16, 2023
Terrible!!! - There is too few rides. Most rides are either for adults or little kids. There are very few rides for kids age 7 - 12 . The rides are very expansive and not much to do.
I would not recommend it for kids of even ages around 6 years to around 14 years old.
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