A Rant on American Dream's Nickelodeon Universe

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  • My experience at American Dream's Nickelodeon Universe last month was...bad. This video vents my frustrations with this park.
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  • @oblivieon1567
    @oblivieon1567 3 роки тому +121

    Oh man I'm sure Six Flags is foaming at the mouth waiting for these rides to be listed for sale 🤣

  • @falloutfan6649
    @falloutfan6649 3 роки тому +158

    “Entitled Enthusiast” definitely does not apply here. When you pay for something you expect to be given what you paid for. You got robbed plain and simple.

    • @amandamosteller1371
      @amandamosteller1371 3 роки тому +5

      Especially when this park is charging nearly premium entertainment and "theme" park prices... then to have that many rides closed and not offer any kind of refund plus meal plans, discounts on future visits etc is just rubbing salt into it.

    • @falloutfan6649
      @falloutfan6649 3 роки тому +5

      @@amandamosteller1371 and another thing: even if let’s say all the rides were open $75 for a soulless indoor park with only 5 roller coasters is ridiculous. A Cedar Point or Kings Island ticket is basically half that maybe a tad more and look at how much better those parks are

    • @amandamosteller1371
      @amandamosteller1371 3 роки тому +4

      @@falloutfan6649 yes exactly. This is a little more than a "parent trap", ya know it's bright and full of the kids favorite cartoon characters but it cost an entire paycheck just to walk in lol. I really hate being harsh on amusement parks, especially smaller ones but this is insane. They do have some cool attractions and I'm sure the coasters are great. I live in Western NC, I am 2.5 hrs from Dollywood. 2-day passes are $99/per person, you can add the water park for $10 more... my kids love it there!! 2 hrs away from Carowinds and we get discounted tickets from our workplace and can visit for $35/per person... Has the Waterpark in this mall opened yet? I would hate to see the pricing for it 😒 🙄
      Also I don't see this lasting long. Unless the "family" aspect of it keeps it going. They better hope that kids will be able to convince their parents to take them here lol every UA-cam coaster enthusiasts or blogger that has talked about this place has said that the price is too expensive for what they offer.. its just not worth it.

  • @RedKnight-fn6jr
    @RedKnight-fn6jr 3 роки тому +131

    If more than two rides are down, I think there should be a substantial price reduction along with a partial refund for those who prepaid - It's only fair IMO!

    • @the_synack
      @the_synack 3 роки тому +6

      IMO they should have offered him a full refund, or at least the ability to get a ticket on a different day. He got royally screwed by the park and I don't blame him for being very angry about it.

  • @jimthar17
    @jimthar17 3 роки тому +72

    75 dollars is ridiculous. This park should be set up like Funspot and have a ticket booth where you pay for what you want to ride or pay 30 bucks for an all day wristband. 75.00 is crazy.

    • @EmperorAnimates777
      @EmperorAnimates777 3 роки тому +4

      Cedar point has twice the amount of rides and it costs around half the price. 75 is fucking outrageous, especially since there's only one noteworthy ride there

    • @_synix_2620
      @_synix_2620 3 роки тому +2

      Jersey prices aren’t good I tell ya Governor Murphy is playing dumb right now.

    • @jaydenchrist6152
      @jaydenchrist6152 3 роки тому +1

      Magic mountain has 19 freaking coasters and way more thrill rides and that park is cheaper. Great adventure is also cheaper and that has way more rides,rollercoasters and a whole freaking sepreate gate waterpark.

    • @robertofiend1264
      @robertofiend1264 3 роки тому +1

      Customer service should never slip in any place. This is an example on why you should always advertise the rides that are closed on the website. It’s probably not going to get as many visitors. However, it’s better to do this then to get complaints for the public about rides.

  • @beau_thielen
    @beau_thielen 3 роки тому +64

    Dang, this rant was close to his on skyrush

  • @Terrapins360
    @Terrapins360 3 роки тому +41

    So I just went to the American Dream on Sunday and we didn't do Nickelodeon Universe because of the price. For comparison, I just did two days at Hersheypark for $90 and this was $85. Absolutely ridiculous considering how small this park is.

  • @ThemeParkAvenue
    @ThemeParkAvenue 3 роки тому +74

    I’ve only been to the Minnesota Nick Universe, but that certainly has less financial issues.

  • @henriktiger9073
    @henriktiger9073 3 роки тому +9

    It’s weird how the management of American Dream’s park operates so incredibly different from Mall of America’s Nickelodeon Universe. I’ve been to MoA’s park a ton of times (including back when the park was still Peanuts’ Camp Snoopy), and I don’t think I’ve ever seen any rides at MoA being closed for the entire day.
    On non-peak days (Basically most Mon-Thurs during non-summer months) MoA’s Nick Universe runs an alternating ride schedule, so they’ll have half of their thrill/kids rides run for an hour, then the operators close those rides and switch to operating the other half of the rides for an hour, and they’ll switch like that for the entire time the park’s open. This pretty much allows them to avoid staffing shortages.
    But even on non-peak days, all three of their coasters and a few other flat rides are open the entire day. And $75 for for a day pass at American Dream is ridiculous, MoA’s day pass is currently $45 on peak days.

  • @Joemama..
    @Joemama.. 3 роки тому +20

    Today, I had a choice when I was in New York, to either go to The American dream mall and Nickelodeon universe or Coney Island and Luna park,and after I saw the video with all the rides being closed at Nickelodeon universe,i decided not to risk it.

  • @Matty_Ice4496
    @Matty_Ice4496 3 роки тому +37

    I was here on a Sunday about a month ago. Shredder, the S&S drop tower, and the ropes course were the only things closed. So a bit disappointed that I wasn't able to get all the credits, but still got 2 rides each on Sandy's and Shellraiser, plus rides on most of the open thrill rides. We only spent 2 hours there cause we got there right at opening. Definitely not worth the $85/ticket that I paid and don't see a need to revisit until the pricing/policy changes, but we still enjoyed the experience overall.

  • @that_1_channel
    @that_1_channel 3 роки тому +63

    American Dream is way overpriced. I wish I could say that they value quality over quantity but I just can’t bring myself to believe that.

    • @BluesCoasters
      @BluesCoasters 3 роки тому +4

      A. It’s right by Manhattan
      B. It’s NJ

    • @_synix_2620
      @_synix_2620 3 роки тому +1

      @@BluesCoasters 100% agreed

  • @urbex_coasters
    @urbex_coasters 3 роки тому +41

    I was here yesterday, I have my thoughts.
    -Sandy's was closed. No notification of this online, the workers told me it would be open in an hour. After an hour passed they said 30-40 minutes. Half an hour later there were no employees in the station. Just be honest and say it won't open, that behaviour is unacceptable.
    -Shellraizer was fun, definately the best Gerslaur I've ridden. Big shout out to the operators that let me marathon it without walking around. I have a new found appreciation for what they're capable of, being that I previously saw them as a filler manufacturer. From a raw thrill standpoint, this is the best coaster in NYC. Cyclone is better for charm and character though. In the words of John Fetterman of Knobles, comparing the 2 is comparing artwork to engineering. Still a great ride though.
    -Half pipe was fun, wish there were more. I prefer these to Impulse coasters with the exception of V2 at Great America at the time I rode it since it still used the holding break, and they take less space. It feels so much more open with those lapbars
    -Shredder is easily the best spinner from Gerslaur. Long ride with interesting looking elements, you really can't ask for more in a family coaster
    -Slime Streak is a good family coaster and I don't think the trains are as bad as some say, but it needed the hyper GTX trains rather than the Big Dipper trains like Joust at Dutch Wonderland has
    -the music in the mall is horrendous. If the people at the food places cannot hear me talk as I order (and I can't hear them) that's unacceptable. I hope the mall gets OSHA violations for that because they deserve it. And it's not just the customer's lives made hard, the workers at those food places hate dealing with the "Karen" attitude in customers asking "what?" so many times because the music is so loud they can't hear you. And that's ignoring the fact that there were screaming kids on motorised animals by the place where I was eating.

    • @Harry-qj9wn
      @Harry-qj9wn 3 роки тому +2

      I was there as well I was so mad sandys was closed

    • @urbex_coasters
      @urbex_coasters 3 роки тому +1

      @@Harry-qj9wn Yea. Ironic that I had planned to go after my january-term 2020 trip to Portugal (unfortunately I didn't pick up any credits over there, it was for a class. I'm planning to do a coaster trip to Europe next summer though) before my spring semester started, I instead decided to wait because Sandy's was still marked as "under construction" on RCDB. We all know what happrned after that.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  3 роки тому +9

      Loud music when you're trying to do business is so incredibly obnoxious

    • @rogmcc23
      @rogmcc23 3 роки тому +1

      sandy’s has some strong launches, feels like the train is trying to tear the structure out of the ground, the rest of the ride is fine, sorry you weren’t able to get on it but frankly it’s just a slightly more powerful launch than shellraiser with a worse and shorter layout. backwards launch almost made me literally crap myself though

    • @urbex_coasters
      @urbex_coasters 3 роки тому +1

      @@rogmcc23 Oh I'm sure it will become the next freespin for Six Flags within a few years. I immagine it's fairly inexpensive while providing quite a thrill, thus a good option for Six Flags (especially with the Skywarps failing so bad, Sandy's is the better version of something compact with inversions that's actually a coaster). Wish I got to ride it but I guaruntee clones are comming.

  • @FranciscoPerez-nr3vr
    @FranciscoPerez-nr3vr 3 роки тому +32

    The whole mall is a mess... feels badly designed, there's certain spots where there's cracks on the walls, where you can see how rushed the whole project was even tho they had 7+ years to work on it... it's a miracle this place opened, but it wasn't worth it at all

    • @ARRRsonist
      @ARRRsonist 3 роки тому +3

      Place is an unmitigated disaster. Can't believe Triple Five seriously thought they were going to be able to turn around a mall that had been in developmental hell for like 10 years....in a time period where malls were/still are going bankrupt and closing left and right.

    • @stevepalmberg5905
      @stevepalmberg5905 2 роки тому +2

      From land of moa
      Looks like concrete, dark warehouse

  • @XscreamThrills
    @XscreamThrills 3 роки тому +4

    American Dream is a disaster. I mean they have a waterpark that charges just shy of $100 for entry, need I say more...

  • @alantrotter2077
    @alantrotter2077 3 роки тому +6

    So I went over Memorial Day weekend this year. It was a last minute thing because SFGAdv was closed on the Saturday due to weather. I took the last time slot on the Saturday. Only 3 of 5 roller coasters were open, but at least they were the 3 best. I missed out on Slim Streak and Timmy's. The drop tower had issues and broke down while I was in the park. I never rode it. I rode the airplane ride and got multiple rides on TMNT and Sandy's and one on the spinner. A few other flats were shut down as well. The staff that were working the rides were great, but it is over priced all things considered. I doubt I will go back any time soon even if I plan a trip to the east coast and include the NY/NJ area.

  • @DeevFactor
    @DeevFactor 3 роки тому +16

    That's some godawful luck having to deal with all those ride closures on the one day you visited. I made two visits, once just the weekend after opening and the other time within the past couple of months.
    I was able to get rides on all but two coasters, Slime Streak (because of my size) and Sandy's Blasting Bronco (wasn't open).
    I'm happy with my rides on the other coasters, but the price is not good enough. Being a Joisey native and frequently using the bus to get to work, there is the 20% off coupons for Nickelodeon Universe, but that's hardly much of a discount. It's practically paying for a brand in which the park itself is practically filled up its indoor space.
    The prices for the DreamWorks waterpark is even higher, but there's a lot of slides that are used to good effect. Still too high...

  • @ParkPros
    @ParkPros 3 роки тому +1

    I’ve been to New York twice in the last 6 months and never bothered going to American Dream. No point paying $75 when there’s a 90% chance two or more coasters will be closed.

  • @povgamer6825
    @povgamer6825 3 роки тому +7

    Next time you go to American Dream, just do the waterpark. I know it's more expensive, but at least that's an actual top tier waterpark where there is always tons to do.

  • @RedHitMarker1
    @RedHitMarker1 3 роки тому +31

    From what I’ve heard, the one at MOA has a weaker ride line up, but a much better atmosphere and better theming, I’ve been to the one at MOA, but not American Dream

    • @Faded_Chew
      @Faded_Chew 3 роки тому +4

      ^^^This. I've only been to MOA's Nick Universe, but honestly to me, the atmosphere there more than makes up for the weaker ride lineup. American Dream's Nick Universe may have the better rides, but that atmosphere seems so damn dull. Not to mention all the negative things I've heard about American Dream.
      For this reason alone, MOA Nick Universe > AD Nick Universe

    • @torezcoasters6043
      @torezcoasters6043 3 роки тому +3

      The skylights in MOA add so much to the atmosphere

    • @Coren024
      @Coren024 3 роки тому +4

      MOA has had a good park in it for a long time, I know when I was growing up it was Camp Snoopy and had tons of Peanuts theming and they did not cheap out when they switched to Nick Uni after their short stint of being unthemed.

    • @kotor610
      @kotor610 3 роки тому

      whenever I see nick universe rides it looks like the rides are just slapped up in a warehouse.

    • @AdamSmith-gs2dv
      @AdamSmith-gs2dv 3 роки тому +1

      It's not in NJ, there you go that's why it's better

  • @maplegrovecrimson7978
    @maplegrovecrimson7978 3 роки тому +1

    The American Dream NU seems like a bunch of coasters were thrown into a warehouse and called good. NU in Minneapolis at MOA may have a more lacking coaster lineup, but the atmosphere and operations make up for it. The skylights, trees, and vintage flume area make the MN NU more memorable.

  • @carminecdinoproductions
    @carminecdinoproductions 3 роки тому +10

    Come on! I just wish they’d lower admission prices for the theme park, the water park, the Sea Life Aquarium, the LEGOLAND Discovery Center, and other attractions! Also, I want Nickelodeon Universe to expand with more rides and attractions!

  • @KICoasterGuy
    @KICoasterGuy 3 роки тому +9

    Entitled enthusiast definitely doesn't apply here. I'd also argue it rarely applies when I've seen it used, but in any case it DEFINITELY doesn't apply here lol.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  3 роки тому +2

      I agree, most of the time people think you should be happy with everything the park does even if they're incompetent. Something that doesnt seem to apply to the rest of things in life

  • @oregoncoasterenthusiast8564
    @oregoncoasterenthusiast8564 3 роки тому +13

    I visited the park on Saturday, July 3 and my admission was $90 including tax. Since I came from across the country, I pre-paid my ticket since I knew it was gonna be busy and luckily, all the coasters were open and I got to ride them, but I only got one ride on Shellraiser because it broke down for the remainder of my time there. This place is like the exact opposite of Bay Beach in terms of admission/ticket value. I even thought the $70 4 hour wristband for Luna Park was far more justifiable than this park was.

  • @greatadventuregeek
    @greatadventuregeek 3 роки тому +5

    The true American Dream is of course to pay $85 for Doras Sky Railway & the Rugrats Go Round

  • @SlimFury
    @SlimFury 2 місяці тому

    Your points are all valid. I hate it when parks are not ready to go.

  • @paintervision
    @paintervision 3 роки тому +3

    My visit was in October of 2020, right after they reopened. Half the rides were listed as “closed for maintenance.” I tried to start in the back at Sandy’s, but it was completely dead. The Half Pipe and Slime Streak opened on time, and Shellraiser, Sandy, and Shredder were open nearly two hours later after a bunch of cycles (and lines formed outside the chained-off entrances quick). It wasn’t busy but they had slow ops on everything, and were spacing people out/spraying down seats in-between cycles.
    I don’t think they have staff to open the full park at opening time, or just do not make the thrill rides a priority. I did get at least one lap on all five coasters plus Skyline Scream, before heading for Lunch. That said, I think I was lucky and not everyone has 2-3 hours to wait on things to open, not to mention it’s a poor value for money running this way.

  • @lanadodge3840
    @lanadodge3840 2 роки тому

    Thank you for making this! I'm planning a trip to NYC and was debating adding this park to the finances, but after this I'm gonna leave it up to how it looks when we get there. I am NOT spending that much money if I can't even go on most of the rides

  • @wadesudlow3663
    @wadesudlow3663 3 роки тому +6

    Not worth it when great adventure is less than an hour away… and much cheaper

  • @thegerm574
    @thegerm574 3 роки тому +1

    We went to Nickelodeon universe shortly after opening and we had a similar experience. Two of the coasters we wanted to go on we’re not open but the park was brand new with the time so it was kind of acceptable

  • @naswii4360
    @naswii4360 3 роки тому

    Staffing is a good potential answer. I have worked at Lagoon over the summer and we are super short staffed. While essentially all of the big rides are open, many of the family rides have been closed since May, and some rides are forced to close in the middle of the day due to the staffing issues.

  • @thedevilbutterfly9536
    @thedevilbutterfly9536 3 роки тому +7

    “Knott’s Berry Farm only closes one, maybe two rides in the off season weekdays”
    Not me going in July for Hangtime, Accelerator and Silver Bullet to be closed (and the log flume for a short while)

    • @KICoasterGuy
      @KICoasterGuy 3 роки тому +1

      I mean...sorry? But usually what he said is correct. That is really shitty luck though.

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  3 роки тому +1

      That's terrible luck but i was just talking about scheduled offseason maintenance. Sounds like that was unexpected, especially in the middle of summer

  • @mellowyellow6572
    @mellowyellow6572 3 роки тому +5

    I was there a month ago and it was fantastic. It felt like a lot of stores were missing, but the park was really fun - all the rides were amazing (except for Sandy’s Blasting Bronco, it was too rough). It could be cheaper, but I still had fun.

  • @titanicant258
    @titanicant258 3 роки тому +2

    Man, a giant air-conditioned warehouse? Sign me up!

  • @thdude1873
    @thdude1873 3 роки тому +6

    I went less than 2 months ago with my friends, and literally everything except the ropes course, was open! I guess I must've gotten a rlly lucky day, since there was no lines for ANY of the rides!

  • @dopaminecoasters
    @dopaminecoasters 2 роки тому

    I'm so sorry about your experience. Nickelodeon Universe is still not doing well. Whenever I look on their website, it still says that TMNT Shellraiser and Sandy's Blasting Bronco are "temporarily closed" and it gives a date as to when those 2 are opening, but the opening date keeps being postponed every time I check. I've been trying to ride Bronco and Shellraiser for years now but every time I try to go the the best rides are always closed and I have not had the opportunity to ride those coasters. Guests shouldn't have to be lucky and thoroughly strategies with their time and money in order to experience something included in admission. The problems of the coasters might be outside of the park's control, but the fact that they gave you a limited coupon means that they don't care about you coming back or being happy they just are so desperate for money and will do anything to get it from you. Not the way to run a business. Very sad. I don't know how long Nickelodeon Universe will get away with this for any longer.

  • @quack7426
    @quack7426 3 роки тому

    I remember I went to the Nick Universe at the Mall of America the same day I saw The Last Airbender when it premiered, and that nearly ruined the entire experience.

  • @JeffT77
    @JeffT77 3 роки тому

    75 dollars and this Nickelodeon Universe doesn’t even include a log flume ride nor that fly over America type attraction. Hopefully American Dream mall does succeed as it does have potential to do so. Also, I heard that they will be opening 8 new rides soon. But I’m not sure if it is existing rides or expanding. Most likely it’ll probably be rides they have yet to open. But a dark ride would be a great addition to even say people will pay 75 for that.

  • @bradx3827
    @bradx3827 3 роки тому

    I went literally the DAY after you went and everything’s was open. It’s good when it is open, but when it’s like this I’m sure it’s so :(

  • @drew_bruh
    @drew_bruh 3 роки тому

    Yeah this is definitely not ok, it boggles my mind they would let this happen. Great video!

  • @drpenguin57
    @drpenguin57 Рік тому

    I also just went on a tuesday and almost everything was open lol. It's also better now that they have individual ride ticket options. The park was mostly empty and I was the only rider on most cars, but I noticed there were a couple of birthday parties going on that day. Not sure if that plays into ride availability or not.

  • @Porcf81
    @Porcf81 3 роки тому

    Hidden Temple, Sandy’s, the crazy bumper car ride, and the Air Race were down on my visit a couple of weeks ago. Other rides went up and down throughout the two hours I was there. I was happy with the ride selections in the park but not too impressed with the price I paid and the amount of closed rides. It’s a problem that is becoming their reputation and hurting them.

  • @jaysoncowan4333
    @jaysoncowan4333 3 роки тому

    75 f***ing dollars!!! I’m from the UK and my home park is Alton Towers, where you can ride some world famous rides such as the Smiler, Nemesis, Wicker Man, Oblivion, Galactica, TH13TEEN for £34 per adult! And they expect people to be willing to pay $75 for an over used IP in a amusement park that is placed in a huge steal box full of clones? I do not think so. I’d be on the phone to the park ASAP and say everything you said in this video!

  • @Kokokontent
    @Kokokontent 3 роки тому +1

    Very informative, thanks i will be there in dec and now i know to check the closures before i purchase, may even call just to verify.

  • @olicoasters
    @olicoasters 3 роки тому

    I went yesterday and it was super fun! Sure, we had to pay $75 for 2 hours but we got on everything important multiple times!

  • @karlsturm9698
    @karlsturm9698 3 роки тому

    I visited on Tuesday. All the thrill rides except Kraang were open, but I was fully prepared to bail if I arrived and more than one coaster was down. Was checking the website throughout the week. As for the $75, on the one hand it's NY metro prices and not really comparable to the rest of the country...but on the other hand the park was pretty much dead so something isn't working. The half-off passes come off like salt on the wound.

  • @mycobacteriem2540
    @mycobacteriem2540 3 роки тому +1

    I'm from philly and kinda refuse to go here until they inevitably drop the price. it is not worth the 2 hour drive

  • @UnknownJ25
    @UnknownJ25 3 роки тому

    Jeez it was no where like this when we went in March. Like every thing had a line and we barely could ride everything that’s ridiculous

  • @diamondswiss8026
    @diamondswiss8026 3 роки тому

    I visited the park literally less than a week ago and I did not have this described experience. When I went only one of the major thrill rides was “closed for maintenance” which was the “Kraang’s pandemonium” other than that all of the thrill rides were open when I went. (Mabe I just got EXTREMELY lucky, because there were little to no crowds at all which made my experience dang near perfect)

  • @iilikeitlikethatii
    @iilikeitlikethatii 2 роки тому +2

    American dream is such a shame. A tragedy.

  • @04taylorj
    @04taylorj 3 роки тому +3

    that is an extortionate price for 1-day entry, even if it is beyond basic maintaining......SFGA is also located in NJ and you can currently buy a season pass for less than $60.00 for the remainder of the season
    park maintenance happens but it's a kick in the teeth to be offered half-price entry on your return when things may or may not be open. Considering many parks across the globe offer many superior incentives for rainy days etc, American Mall really needs to figure out their business plan. I hope I am wrong but I feel this park /mall is not going to make it as its overpriced, the mall is actually quite ugly , people are still shopping online and covid hasn't helped.
    but as you rightly said a good start would be a ticket system, 75???? they must be desperate!

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  3 роки тому

      They'll lower the price if it doesnt work for them, apparently they think they can get away charging that much and still turn a profit

  • @andrewcb9255
    @andrewcb9255 3 роки тому +1

    Nickelodeon Universe is honestly very upsetting to me. It had all the potential to be just as if not better than the one at MoA but it has mostly missed the mark. The atmosphere is just lacking and its completely void of any life or color outside of the rides themselves. And then the $75 admission is just ridiculous considering the amount of attractions and the lack of food or shopping options within the park.
    Outside of the actual ride theming and lineup this park has nothing going for it and has failed to live up to what was initially planned. And this is coming from a Nickelodeon fan who really wants to like this park.

  • @annemitchell4822
    @annemitchell4822 3 роки тому

    Went once on a Sunday in February, and was thankfully able to ride everything. However, most the rides are ridiculously rough for the fact that they're brand new. My main complaint besides the cost, is how stuffy and hot it is inside, and that was in the middle of winter. Ridiculously expensive, and I'm sorry you got shafted again.

  • @JustShootLight
    @JustShootLight 3 роки тому +1

    Yeah, you had a ROUGH day there for sure. I was there early July, EVERYTHING was open except the ropes course.... Sandy's is GREAT. I thought ShellRaiser was a bit rough, but still a good ride. It's a decent park...but not great. Paid 55$ for the military/veteran ticket.

  • @jasonspruce6430
    @jasonspruce6430 2 роки тому +1

    I work there and I can definitely tell you its not a staffing problem. If it was staff then the first rides to close would be the kid rides. The problem really is maintenance. There maintenance crew is full of a bunch of unqualified people that don't even know how to operate the rides outside of maintenance mode. While I was working there one of the coasters faulted and when maintenance went to fix it they made it worse and its been closed ever since. They just can't get half of those rides to work properly.

  • @stemikger
    @stemikger 2 роки тому +1

    This place looks depressing. They didn't even try to make it look cool. It looks like a bunch of high-end coasters in a warehouse. No thanks!

  • @ftn5249
    @ftn5249 3 роки тому +2

    Ah yes the worst park in America (not even lying)

  • @grobble8954
    @grobble8954 3 роки тому

    When I was there in July, 1 coaster was down Shredder, drop tower, ropes course & Air Glider was down 1/4 the day after 1 arm got stuck upside down with people on it. The good part was there was no real lines, walk ons or 1 cycle/train wait. I road all 4 coasters that were open 10 times or more, the bigger flats 5+ times each. Most flats were running with 1 or 2 staff & the coasters with 2.

  • @ThrillRidez
    @ThrillRidez 3 роки тому

    This place sucks hardcore. Not only is the $75 price tag ridiculous, but they wanted to cash grab another $37.50 from you. That’s crazy. Also yes I agree put your scheduled maintenance schedule up. I’ll wait till El Toro is fixed next year before doing it because at least then I’ll have a backup. Better luck next time right?

  • @MillenniumForceMan
    @MillenniumForceMan 3 роки тому +1

    Yeah u can’t say entitled enthusiast cuz the gp would be complaining if this happened this is just ridiculous

  • @iseneau27
    @iseneau27 3 роки тому

    Nickelodeon Universe at American Dream is like... Cyberpunk 2077!

  • @rushtest4echo737
    @rushtest4echo737 3 роки тому

    The place needs to be reported to the BBB and other business agencies/regulators. It's literally false advertising to sell a $75 ticket for a park with 7 major rides and offer little to nothing in return with 5 or 6 of them are closed. So glad all the big stuff was open when we visited right before you (we saw you on Phoenix a few days later!)- because it means there's never this latent "but we still need to go on everything" feeling. The place is hot garbage even with everything open. Shellraiser was ridiculously rough to the point where we couldn't manage a second ride. The place is a soulless, lifeless, surface themed scam. Literally what NOT to do with a hundred+ million park full of IP. Just crazy bad in every way. Terrible operations. Terrible maintenance (we saw first hand how outright sketchy their maintenance was when we got stuck on Shellraiser). Terrible "food" from a cart being the only option (and they have the nerve to say no re-entry) with that offering as food. Terrible "merchandise" being generic Nick stuff that wasn't even within the park gates (again, no re-entry even though the shop was outside the damn gates). Bizarro world here.
    The place literally has not a single redeeming quality. Burn it with fire. By the way, we got on everything (Sandy twice, since it was unique but still not great) in about 75 minutes and GTFO of there and headed for some real parks.

  • @life.w.lindsay1274
    @life.w.lindsay1274 2 роки тому

    I wonder if they have different prices during the summer then, bc we were just there earlier this month, and it was under $50 per ticket. I have a small child, so I couldn't tell you what was or wasn't up and running in terms of coasters. I do wish they had an option to pay per ride, like knoebels, or a ticket for just entry. Unfortunately, I couldn't ride any of the rides with my child, even though I am well below the weight limit, so essentially I paid full admission to walk around

  • @DLXRY2
    @DLXRY2 3 роки тому +1

    That's actually really unfortunate. You should've asked for a refund for full price and left.

  • @ashleighelizabeth5916
    @ashleighelizabeth5916 Рік тому

    There is nothing entitled about being pissed off at paying $75 for tickets to an amusement park where 5 out of 7 of their roller coasters are closed. I would be in an absolute rage if this happened to me! It was hard enough losing a day at Sea World because of a medical emergency that I will get to hopefully go back and use next year.

  • @matthewsouthwell9653
    @matthewsouthwell9653 3 роки тому +4

    E

  • @Casual_Memeroriginal
    @Casual_Memeroriginal Рік тому

    I agree man in the American Dream Mall Nickelodeon Universe everything is closed I swear

  • @xri0tt
    @xri0tt 3 роки тому +2

    When I was at NU for my 13th birthday in January of this year, I actually witnessed Skyline Scream get stuck at the top due to a technical fault. :,)

  • @ASmitty429
    @ASmitty429 3 роки тому

    I was there on a Thursday at the end of April and while some of the bigger rides didn't open right away, they eventually did open and I was able to get on every coaster several times and a few of the flats (they were all open). I had a positive experience but I did go into it expecting some stuff to be closed based on what I had heard about the park.

  • @johnlovesbridge
    @johnlovesbridge 3 роки тому

    The price is crowd and riff raff control. Their market segment doesn't mind the price. There are gangs around.

  • @Yela_indi
    @Yela_indi 3 роки тому +5

    When we gettin the valley fair review?

    • @AirtimeThrills
      @AirtimeThrills  3 роки тому +3

      Its coming, i have so many videos lined up, that one will probably be in Sept

    • @billchief397
      @billchief397 3 роки тому +1

      And their high class thrill coaster excalibur.....

  • @-Astro_Bones-
    @-Astro_Bones- 3 роки тому +3

    I went in January of this year and all the coasters were open just Sandy's took 4 hours to open. It just the price is just too high for only 2 good good coasters. Shellraiser and Sandy's are good just not worth that high of a price. Meanwhile Bay Beach makes you only spend a dollar on Zippin Pippin.

    • @snapple7249
      @snapple7249 3 роки тому +2

      Galeforce is better than any ride at American Dream and costs less too

  • @mostly.coasters
    @mostly.coasters 3 роки тому +1

    Yea, I’d say we all have “entitled enthusiast” opinions from time to time but I think this park experience would infuriate anyone, even the G-est of all P’s. I’m really bummed, because I’d love to ride Shell Raiser and Sandy’s, but I just don’t see myself ever going to this park

  • @porcelainthunder2213
    @porcelainthunder2213 3 роки тому

    The gate entry and high prices are intentional. They are pricing out both overcrowding and people there just to cause problems. Its the same reason why a lot of parks charge so much for parking.

  • @thatredsunburst
    @thatredsunburst 3 роки тому +1

    Well if shellraizer is closed might as well make canibal the previous record holder be it again

  • @smartman123
    @smartman123 2 роки тому

    this piece of land seems to be cursed no ride because not enough customers

  • @coasterknowledge1982
    @coasterknowledge1982 3 роки тому

    I had gone Just a bit before u. And I remember seeing on your insta story and going I’m lucky I went when I did. The only ride I missed out on was the drop tower. I had also done the dream works water park. I thought both parks were really fun and really cool but anything else we did in the mall or how the mall ran stuff there was pretty bad. But over all I had a good time. I hope the mall fixes its issues and gets a better name for its self and more people come through the doors.

  • @DoubleTheRent
    @DoubleTheRent 3 роки тому

    I went in June and every coaster was closed. Everything ended up opening in the afternoon but not all at the same time. Sandy's also broke down while I was trying to ride it

  • @bandmfanboy
    @bandmfanboy 3 роки тому +2

    Did you know that a SFMM season pass is around the same price at $80? I'd much rather go to SFMM for a year than NU for a day with everything closed.

    • @jrax1713
      @jrax1713 3 роки тому

      From what I’ve seen you don’t even get in for a full day just a couple hours out of the day it’s a total rip off in my opinion

  • @TopThrillDolphin
    @TopThrillDolphin 3 роки тому

    Went in late June and while all the rides were open, the park opened an hour later then advertised

  • @Unctuousrobot
    @Unctuousrobot 2 роки тому +1

    It was a terrible investment for everyone involved and they’re hoping if anyone shows up after seeing it leaving EWR that they’ll be willing to shell out the money to cover their losses. I went last august, everything was open except legends of the hidden temple, invader Zim, and I think the half pipe closed later in the day. I remember when I was buying tickets it said prices could go up on peak capacity days, but I frankly don’t think that will ever happen.

  • @OklahomaCoasterFan
    @OklahomaCoasterFan 3 роки тому

    I've seen many reports similar to yours about this park. That is why I still haven't bothered to go, even though I could have last month. The price tag and the unpredictable and extensive ride closures make me not interested in going. Maybe the park doesn't care about bad reports, figuring that they will still draw in plenty of people regardless.

  • @Lloyd00
    @Lloyd00 3 роки тому +1

    $75??? Jesus that's highway robbery

  • @JFrombaugh
    @JFrombaugh 2 роки тому +1

    The fact that the mall itself is called American Dream is so ironic.

  • @thewintermedic2246
    @thewintermedic2246 3 роки тому

    The day I went everything was open (Except legends of the hidden temple) and it wasn't busy at all. The coasters were mostly walkons. I got plenty of rides on everything and had a pretty good experience but this place definitely seems like a one and done. (Assuming you can get all the credits) This was on 4/5/21 if you were curious

  • @josephlewis9317
    @josephlewis9317 3 роки тому +2

    i went here like 2 days before july ends and the website said that aangs air gliders and kraangs prime pandamonium were closed which i was upset about but i looked past it because i thought evrything else would be open well wrong sandys blasting bronco was close which was my second most anticapated ride and the ropes course which was upseting and i didnt find this out till i got to the park

  • @AdamSmith-gs2dv
    @AdamSmith-gs2dv 3 роки тому +1

    $75 is outrageous, you can get a Six Flags pass for that price...

  • @dopaminecoasters
    @dopaminecoasters 2 роки тому +1

    Update: Right after I left Dreamworks Water Park today, I went and asked a ride supervisor what was going on with Sandy’s and Shellraiser being closed. She gave me the answer and then I told her that I didn’t think it was worth it to buy a ticket while those 2 rides were closed. She let me in that day for free and told me I can do all the other rides.

  • @RollerCoasteraddict
    @RollerCoasteraddict 3 роки тому +1

    I would have demanded my money back ...

  • @aaronroffman3987
    @aaronroffman3987 3 роки тому

    I live pretty close to Nickelodeon Universe. I've been there exactly twice and never will go back. i was so disgusted with the operations and closures, I just wanted my credits and that's it. I'm sticking to Great Adventure for my home park. Maybe they'll improve their operations later but who knows?

    • @jeffc1347
      @jeffc1347 3 роки тому

      That's really sad that a park is so bad that in comparison GADVs operations and closiures are considered good haha.

    • @aaronroffman3987
      @aaronroffman3987 3 роки тому

      @@jeffc1347 Honestly I'm not even that impressed with Nickelodeon Universe's rides other than Shellraiser, which is actually a clone of a coaster in Japan (Takabisha) which I've also been on, and the latter's outdoor setting makes it more enjoyable. Blasting Bronco is... okay. The backwards part is cool but it's like a weaker version of Gale Force at Ocean City.

    • @jeffc1347
      @jeffc1347 3 роки тому

      @@aaronroffman3987I hated Fuji Q, went there once in 2017 but did not ride Takabisha because those rides make me sick. I did ride Dodonpa though and it was terrible, extremely low capacity (1+ hour wait with very few people in line) and the ride was rough and poorly designed. Rode Eijanaka also but just once because of poor capacity and operations. The place was a dump TBH.

  • @CoasterJawn
    @CoasterJawn 3 роки тому +2

    50% off a future ticket AND IT EXPIRES IN SEPTEMBER what a joke 😂😂

  • @boilercoasters8442
    @boilercoasters8442 3 роки тому +1

    I went to this park in pre covid 2020, and I had a positive experience. All the rides were open except for sandy’s and the gyrosphere thingy. Sorry you had such a bad experience and I hope they can turn things around financially

  • @Spiderific
    @Spiderific 3 роки тому +2

    When I went about a month ago, everything was open except for the ropes course. It was expensive, and the food options there are horrible, but the coasters and rides were a lot of fun and I honestly had a great time.

  • @VioletCoronet50
    @VioletCoronet50 3 роки тому +1

    What's worse this or Elitch Gardens?

  • @geraldzotoglo1322
    @geraldzotoglo1322 3 роки тому

    That is such a bad idea to close the top rides still in summer and crazy they wouldn't give you a full refund.

  • @EdwardmWhitney
    @EdwardmWhitney 3 роки тому +1

    This place has been a disaster every time I visited

  • @coastersinperspective807
    @coastersinperspective807 3 роки тому

    I actually had a good expiriance there. everything was open!

  • @killervirgo
    @killervirgo 3 роки тому

    Was there on 6/10/2021 the only coaster that was down was Timmy's Half-Pipe Havoc. I bought my ticket at the park, because I wanted to get the TMNT Shellraiser credit and I didn't want to make the same mistake from Nov 2020 by pre-purchasing and the ride being closed.

  • @EZKI332
    @EZKI332 3 роки тому +2

    I saw this in ur 500 credit video

  • @crouse_2248
    @crouse_2248 3 роки тому

    It’s criminal how much they charge for admission

  • @johnfoltz8183
    @johnfoltz8183 Рік тому +2

    Sorry folks. Park’s closed

    • @GymofRock
      @GymofRock Рік тому

      Well sandy’s blasting bronco has been closed every single time I have went and I think it might be 3 times!!!!! I’m going there this Saturday.And my birthday is this Saturday