2 World-Record Roller Coasters Coming To American Dream

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Two world-record roller coasters are coming to the American Dream Meadowlands.

The intertwined rides are the Launched Euro-Fighter, which features the steepest roller coaster drop, and the Spinner Coaster, the world's tallest and longest free-spinning roller coaster.

The Spinner Coaster's cars rotate vertically as they move along the track.

The roller coasters will be at the indoor Nickelodeon Universe theme park, the largest indoor amusement park in the western hemisphere.

"These two coasters, appealing to thrill seekers, will break three world-records combined," said Gary Hanson, a management consultant with American Dream's developer, the Triple Five Group of Companies.

The $5 billion entertainment and retail destination will boast some of the most impressive attractions in the world when it opens in March 2019. American Dream was slated to open this summer, but Triple Five pushed back the completion date because it had difficulty securing the $1.1 billion in financing. It worked with Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan to secure $1.6 billion in financing earlier this year.

DreamWorks, owner of popular movie franchises such as "Shrek," "Kung Fu Panda," and "How To Train Your Dragon," is the official partner of American Dream's water park.

The first Sea Life aquarium in New Jersey will feature a tropical ocean tank with a walk-through underwater tunnel.

A huge adult-style arcade and bowling alley will give parents a place to hang out and have fun while kids ride a 300-foot-tall observation wheel and a 12-story indoor ski park with an 800-foot-long hill.

The 91-acre campus will also feature dozens of retail stores. Several retailers, including Banana Republic, Gap, MAC, Microsoft, Zara, Pink and Victoria's Secret have committed to opening stores there. Luxury retailers Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Hermès will also open stores.

A commuter shuttle will run between NJ Transit's Meadowlands station and the Secaucus train station. NJ Transit will also operate a direct bus line from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City to American Dream.

New York Waterway is in talks to run a shuttle to take passengers to and from marinas along the Hudson River along the Gold Coast — Edgewater, Weehawken, and North Bergen — to the entertainment destination.

Finishing the "most expensive retail project on Earth has seen setback after setback since the ill-fated Xandu project was slated to be built on the site 12 years ago.

Triple Five is the project's third developer. The family-owned company took over the project in 2011 and has promised American Dream would be akin to two world-renowned properties to already owns: The Mall of America in Minnesota and the West Edmonton Mall in Canada.

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An artist's rendering of what American Dream Meadowlands is slated to look like when it opens in March 2019. — Courtesy of Triple Five