Dine-In, 4-D Cinema Coming To American Dream Project

A ”revolutionary” 4-D, dine-in movie theater is coming to the American Dream project, developer Triple Five announced Thursday.

Cinemex will open only its fourth X4D theater in the United States in the American Dream project in the Meadowlands. The theater will be the company’s only one in the New York Metropolitan area.

The 1,400-seat complex will feature moving seats and X4D technology, allowing moviegoers to smell scents from weather and items in the movie they are watching, Triple Five said in a statement.

Moviegoers can eat dinner and enjoy a drink while they watch a movie. Chef Mikel Alonso of Biko — one of the top 50 restaurants in the world — is in charge of creating the dine-in menu.

“We could not have chosen a better location to create our flagship presence,” said Jaime Rionda, Cinemex’s chief operating officer. “We are convinced that this is an important step in our incursion into the U.S. market, and we’re excited to contribute to American Dream’s visitor experience with our innovative movie theater dine-in concept.”

The announcement comes a week after Triple Five announced that LEGOLAND and Sea Life would be opening locations at American Dream.

The number of retailers included in the American Dream project keeps growing. Banana Republic, Gap, MAC, Microsoft, Zara, Pink, and Victoria’s Secret will be opening up shop at the long-delayed mall and entertainment complex in East Rutherford. Luxury retailers Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Hermès will also open stores at the complex.

American Dream is slated to open in the summer of 2017, more than a decade after construction began on the project. Triple Five took over development in 2011.

(Pictured: An artist’s rendering of the American Dream complex and the inside of one of Cinemex’s theaters.)