American Dream Mall: Is America's Largest Mall a Spectacular Failure? Let's Find Out!

[@skeeterfan3626]

They charge you to park. That right there would keep me from ever visiting.

[@yosemite0000]

Its $5

[@EPA18]

​@@yosemite0000 So? Why should anyone have to pay for parking to patronize the mall?

[@rocketcat2]

Every mall in or near NYC charges you to park the only ones that don't are Roosevelt field and Broadway mall on LI from what I know of.

[@EPA18]

@@rocketcat2 Not in New Jersey

[@nikolashumphrey-howell2478]

tons of big cities charge for parking. it discourages people trying to use their lots for convenient "free parking" and filling the spaces paying customers need or want.

[@graytay]

I find it so off-putting that there is such a lack of natural daylight in the vast majority of the mall. It’s amazing how much warmer and more inviting the few areas with proper skylights are than the rest of the place. Seems crazy to me that such a recently opened mall would be designed like this.

[@DennisFreitas-q6i]

The era of large malls, luxurious and ostentatious, is over! The United States is in recession. Inflation, unemployment, homeless people, immigrants, prostitutes, drug addicts and the poor.

[@davis6123]

That’s the thing, it wasn’t designed recently. It was designed two decades ago and they didn’t care enough to redesign it before they opened it.

[@horseathalt7308]

@@davis6123 Even in the early 2000s late 90s designers knew that natural light was something people always want in a retail environment. It was the architect that failed.

[@dmleibo]

Thanks for putting this together. Since it opened I’ve had no desire to deal with the parking and traffic to get to American Dream and this video has satisfied any curiosity I had about it.

[@Jonny4384]

On behalf of myself, if you want to try something, do a walk through, or anything else that intrigues you, go for it! Enjoyed the video. I look forward to them each week and thanks again!

[@kkonabill95]

Yes! Please come back to this mall and try out all the activities sometime this year. It would be great

[@fleabittenadventures]

Ok. I'll see what I can do!

[@YTLawnGnome]

I have been here two times in 2023 and each time I was there it was pretty busy. I think it is more of a tourist attraction than a place to shop.

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

I just hope they figure something out to keep this mall in business, or else the mall is going to face insolvency. This mall is owned by the Ghermezians, the people behind the creation of Canada's West Edmonton Mall and the other megamall in the United States, the Mall of America. This mall holds so much promise, but still has a long way to go, right now its future is in limbo...

[@joschaarschmidt151]

As an autistic adult with a hyperfixation on shopping malls, I can't tell you how much I love your videos. You've done all of my local malls and I love these.

[@deborahdesanto2313]

Yes please come back in 2024.😊

[@Melissa2087]

i think this mall is great... yes its dead on the weekdays but on the weekends... it is BUSY. It has had a lot of problems and it is expensive but I loved the water park, theme park and tilt museum.This mall is about 40 minutes from me so I don't go too often and I wish malls in general would get busier and people stop giving their money to amazon.

[@allentarver6286]

I Love Amazon. F the malls!!

[@robertruffo2134]

@@allentarver6286 Mall employees have a great fun job (mostly) while Amazon workers live in windowless warehouse all day, and pee in bottles. I try not to support Amazon.

[@piecakeum]

​@@allentarver6286you won't be saying that when all stores are digital and Amazon decides to raise their prices.

[@horseathalt7308]

@@allentarver6286 Plus you can't even try or touch the merchandise to see the quality of fit correctly. Online shopping is still not adequate for many items.

[@carissaa8411]

I love this place. And just to let you know, you can sled at Big Snow. It’s kind of a kiddie area but adults can use it. I went with my friend and her two kids, and we stayed there the whole time cos they were too little for the other stuff.

[@markstrouse3101]

Great video as always. I was told that the occupancy is still very very low as of mid January.

[@fleabittenadventures]

Thanks! I'm not surprised that the occupancy is still low. There were a lot of those walls with "coming soon" on them.

[@deborahdesanto2313]

Tom thanks for making this video, I enjoy watching watching your videos.

[@Thomas-yr9ln]

Russians have bigger malls. Go to videos called - Different Russia. Then look up her videos on malls.

[@fleabittenadventures]

Glad you like them! Thanks.

[@Traindude7777]

Watched the whole video, Tom. Great video. Fun fact, I was there at the grand opening of the mall! Won't forget it!

[@fleabittenadventures]

Thanks! Glad you liked the video! Too bad I wasn't doing mall videos back when it opened. Otherwise, I would have been there too.

[@SavSpdDemon]

The largest mall ever? Honestly, I was hoping to visit this place, but it's about 200 miles from where I live. Maybe someday, I'll visit the place...

[@DeadFilmsINC]

I'd love to see a video on the Aquarium & ItSugar. 🖖💜👌

[@rogueish28]

It's nice, but online shopping has pretty much taken over not only for the convenience but if something isn't in store, it's usually online... It's sad because malls use to be really cool hang out spots...

[@allentarver6286]

U are exactly right. On line is the shit!!

[@rathorclemenger6125]

It m ight be impressive, but how useful would it be in a Dawn of the Dead type of scenario?

[@fleabittenadventures]

There are a lot of places to hide, so it may not be bad for that.

[@bradye21playsIndieHorror]

Whoa! The last time I saw this mall (on KZbin) it had two failing amusement parks that were forced to close, and no stores. Very curious how they managed to turn it around. I'll watch the video in full soon.

[@iluvwanesworld]

This is the most active mall I've seen in a long time and it gives me hope for our country. I hope they build one in AZ, all of these indoor theme parks would be amazing since its so hot outside.

[@mmcgahn5948]

I also live nearby in Bergen County. Local people go to one of the 3 Paramus Malls - this mall is a tourist trap

[@pizzaearthpancakesandother2549]

Gross sales of $153 million, compared with $151 million the prior quarter. Last year, American Dream’s sales rose 31% to $553 million. $2 billion is a 2017 projection the mall would bring in during its first year of operations. It was 86% leased as of Dec. 31 2023

[@jayogee913]

Honestly surprising in this age of online shopping. I admit I used to go to malls at least twice a week, and even I rarely go anymore when I can just order stuff online and receive it on my front porch.

[@christianevans2199]

​@jayogee913 so what do you do for fun, stay in the house?

[@jayogee913]

Hiking. Biking. Gardening. Visiting friends. Go to museums and parks. Try new foods. All kinds of stuff besides going to the mall.

[@ahernandez4695]

@@jayogee913 its more entertainment than mall % wise

[@ahernandez4695]

Let's see we have a seasonal park, a theme park with record setting rides, a water park can book surfing lesson as they can create waves manually, waterpark is also used for concerts so swim and dance ! and aquarium, tons of foods from different countries from ramen noodles to spanish foods to soul food, over 65 eateries 23 full service restaurants 3 food halls and a food court, you can visit friends there, ice skate which is sometimes converting to basketball courts with rollerblades, rock climb, 3d museum, gondola (Ferris wheel if you're not modern) 3 story candy store with Oreo cafe ( any candy you can find in or had in past in US is sold here) World's largest ScreenX auditorium opening at B&B Theatres multiplex at American Dream mall !! Miniature gold with blacklights or regular lights (2 different golf courses). But I guess this mall wouldn't be much fun fore you if you don't do any of these activities..lol

[@lstruble9848]

It’s actually the 2nd largest mall in America. Mall of America is larger. Just an FYI. 👍🏻

[@jerahmaya77]

And MOA is actually bustling still.

[@ahernandez4695]

Prefer the 2nd largest mall since it has an indoor waterpark and boasts the world’s largest indoor wave pool, world’s tallest trapdoor capsule drop slide, a lazy river and a water coaster, hydromagnetic coaster the world’s longest of its kind. etc etc lol

[@blue33fp]

This mall is larger than the MOA in Square feet, but the MOA has more stores.

[@Slane583]

I'd love to visit something like this one day. I'd visit the Dolce & Gabbana store even if their clothing isn't of interest to me. I'd be there buying cologne, I have some Dolce & Gabbana cologne I save for the fall and winter since the scents I have are spicy smelling. I also have a few bottles of Versace, Calvin Klein, Hugo BOSS, Ralph Lauren, Paco Rabanne and Aqua DeParma. I'm not one for fashion since I stick to jeans and t-shirts but I'm a big fan of fragrance. :)

[@cr-qo3ov]

I could see older elderly people having a problem with the Mall they had nowhere to sit you usually see seating periodically through malls you know if one person wants to go into the store maybe your significant other may want to sit out in front of the store and wait for you I seen none of that in this mall I mean basically the only place I seen seating was at the restaurants or the food areas but I didn't see any seating throughout the mall the only seating was that the real high end stores I guess peasants don't need to sit

[@oldcrook510]

It's losing a lot of money because of the large amount of vacancy terrible foot traffic. It's amazing to me they still build these monstrosities in the age of Amazon and think they'll be successful...

[@ahernandez4695]

amazon does not have a seasonal park, a theme park with record setting rides, a water park can book surfing lesson as they can create waves manually, waterpark is also used for concerts so swim and dance ! and aquarium, tons of foods from different countries from ramen noodles to spanish foods to soul food, over 65 eateries 23 full service restaurants 3 food halls and a food court, you can visit friends there, ice skate which is sometimes converting to basketball courts with rollerblades, rock climb, 3d museum, gondola (Ferris wheel if you're not modern) 3 story candy store with Oreo cafe ( any candy you can find in or had in past in US is sold here) World's largest ScreenX auditorium opening at B&B Theatres multiplex at American Dream mall !! Miniature gold with blacklights or regular lights (2 different golf courses). But I guess this mall wouldn't be much fun fore you if you don't do any of these activities..lol

[@xg6hpyk]

I live less than 10 minutes away from this mall and I watched it being built. I can tell you that this mall was built without input from the local population who should be the prime demographics that would make up the shoppers at American Dream mall

[@user-cu8bm9tw7s]

I remember the very early years of its idea, at least 20 years ago. It was slated to be a “high-end” mall that would employ locals and they would try to get much of Manhattan to come in to shop there. Did they ever add a train line from Manhattan? I left that area around 2007.

[@stphinkle]

I think this mall is doing OK considering it was plagued with challenges in its construction resulting from the 2007 financial crisis, lenders pulling out, litigation over construction halting it several times, and an opening day that occured during the COVID-19 lockdowns which lead to some tenants pulling out or downscaling their operations which impacted the vacancy rate. It is like that this mall did not get the full treatment at opening.

[@sharondungee4681]

I live on Long Island and last weekend my family and I took a day trip to this mall. It is a shoppers dream! Yes, it is large but it is absolutely beautiful! They thought of everything. Thank you to the developers for reimagining the concept of the mall! This mall was tasty done and so well thought out! Gorgeous!!

[@NickLeeds]

Sure if you are part of the top 1% or a kidult with a large trust fund living in Manhattan it is a great place to take a day trip to when spending a few thousands on depreciating items like clothing to alleviate boredom. Others have real life bills you know like rent or a mortgage with sky high taxes and utility bills and don't have mommy and daddy supporting us unlike the 20 and 30 something kidults living in Manhattan and Hudson County nj

[@j.reveille6815]

@@NickLeeds lighten up Francis.

[@deirdretaylor3105]

@@j.reveille6815 Exactly

[@beverlymerkel6522]

I'm amazed they even built this mall. Malls were dying in 2010's and then just to open in 2019, with pandemic in 2020, that is a death knell. But maybe in areas of wealth, this is sustainable. Thanks for sharing, will be interesting to see what happens to malls. They must incorporate some housing, medical, groceries to make these large spaces viable. People got too use to online shopping and delivery. I enjoyed this, told my grandkids about the activities.

[@trainman8812]

Well they built the bay plaza mall in 2014 and it's thriving today seeing how it's in a heavy populated area

[@raydemos1181]

i think there is some sports stadiums nearby to give some life into this mall

[@jenniferburchill3658]

This looks more like an airport...

[@johnburke1317]

Nice video 👋

[@fleabittenadventures]

Thanks!

[@Davidhodges93]

I'd like to see the candy store and others not shown. It looks awesome

[@fleabittenadventures]

Ok. I'll see what I can do. Thanks for watching!

[@stevepalmberg5905]

MOA doesn't have empty third level Esculator to nowhere

[@nested_King]

Okay. I went back after seeing just some of this video, because the first time we barely covered it. With its history and all, I thought was a huge waste of time, space, and money. But hear me out- thus mall is a must, and it’s a necessity. Not because of the shopping, but because of the attractions. If you have a family with young kids, (and some cash, I might add), there is literally nothing else like it on the east coast! We are mid 50s and late 60s we spent Six Hours walking this whole thing and having something to eat! The stores-no big deal and nothing you can’t get at another mall a short drive away. This was Friday before Labor Day and it was busy, busy, busy with families. The pool-full. The ski slope-busy. The skating rink was pretty empty, but then you had the kids riding those motorized horse things all over the space where you rent them. You wanna eat? You have everything from fast food junk to some rather expensive restaurants. One of them even has live music on Friday and Sunday afternoon. In between, all kinds of ethnic foods along with Italian baked goods and a Swiss chocolatier! I haven’t watched this entire video so I don’t know what was covered. Little museums, an aquarium, Legoland, plus whatever is in the video, not to mention the slow Ferris wheel with a view. All this to say, the amusement parks and the seaside boardwalk attractions must close for the winter-this thing gives you a similar experience YEAR ROUND. If it closes, it’s because somebody really messed up. Use some of that store space for more attractions like bumper cars, go carts and some of the things he’s showed us in other malls. Top it off with a real IMAX theater, and this thing can last for decades. It’s that good, and I don’t even have kids.

[@stevencipriano3962]

Wow very few people

[@ahernandez4695]

always on a weekday its so huge sometimes looks empty as hallways are as wider than you local street. Weekends > cant walk overcrowded lol

[@deniseg112]

Seems like lots of bright painted signs but not to many stores

[@THERVDJ]

We went to this mall a few weeks ago, and I did a small video on it myself. I don't think we covered a third of the mall, it's so massive. It was the Saturday before Easter, and it was mobbed. There are definitely some retail spaces that haven't been leased yet.

[@jonjonns2743]

I live in the area. Due to the horrible roads and traffic, I have never been there. Thanks for the video. It is way too much for me. If you want a real experience, try the ride there in a heavy rain storm.

[@Tetsujin-28]

I was there in March of 2022 . I thought the mall was "off-putting" and "bizarre". A family of 4 with a few attractions , purchases and food would be spending up to $600.00. I won't be going back.

[@andysorensen1737]

Toys R Us also has a Mall of America location now.

[@pukeclaw1147]

thats a small one in macys but i believe they are building one where marshals used to be

[@madmerlot841]

Looks like a great place to mall walk if parking is cheap or free. I think the mall needs to decide if it's a high end mall, a low end mall, or a destination mall. None of those type of malls are doing well in the US. I'm not surprised it's in bad financial straights.

[@fleabittenadventures]

I think parking was free, if I remember correctly. It's definitely a great mall, but I think they built it 30 years too late...

[@thiscorrosion900]

I looked it up, supposedly parking here is NOT free! It's free for the first half hour or so, then it's $5 per vehicle for the duration of the visit. Kind of absurd. No mall on LI NY here ever had paid parking. The only one that does I think is Queens Center Mall in Rego Park, Queens NY.

[@mark3464]

Parking from what I heard is not free and can be expensive

[@mark3464]

You aren’t allowed to say covid on KZbin? Lol

[@thiscorrosion900]

@@mark3464 I read that the web site states free for an hour, afterwards it's like $5 per vehicle for the day, or whatever. None of the LI malls charge for parking, that's for sure. Even R. Field. And the malls aren't doing that well so really they should be paying US to come and park and shop there! LOL

[@Joerick1972]

Go back and go through everything and do a video on it all and stay all day doing it I like to see that kind of stuff it fun to watch since I live in another state I like seeing this stuff do please go back and show it all don’t miss anything show it all thanks alot

[@dlewis9760]

This mall seems Blah and forced. Obviously they are still ramping up so that may change. A mall with a pulse would be places like these. You ought to hit this place again in a year's time. If it's the same vibe as the video, no, they won't make it. An interesting thing would be to find out how many years the deal with Nick and Dreamworks is. And what would the possibilities be if they bailed out? These 2 are smaller, urban and Asian. They are jumping with people. A Korean Mall kzbin.info/www/bejne/naqXdqR-jNh7p5Y Taipei Taiwan Main Station Underground Mall kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6LVoHualrNgapo Though to be fair probably many are taking a shortcut or if it's a hot day, taking advantage of the AC. Asians still eat this stuff up. Maybe they are doing it differently or they are just a bit behind us. But, these 2 are urban malls. To a large degree the malls have a captive audience.

[@stevepalmberg5905]

Moa has better design, flow Circular..not one end to the other end straight flow

[@dlewis9760]

H Mart? Always wanted to visit one. Just looked up their locations. Bristol CT has one. That's a way to kill half a day if bored as it's not too far from me.

[@rl8429]

H Mart doesn’t have any stores in Connecticut. Closest ones are in Hartsdale and Yonkers, NY

[@DrewTillman-tr4ex]

Seems that mall does not attract sufficient foot traffic to cover the enormous development and operating costs of a mall this size. If I am in the area I would consider visiting. Back in the 80s and 90s I would be out in Paramus on saturdays exploring the malls on route 17. Are those still operating?

[@DavidHaft1970]

A crazy idea popped into my head. Why don't they put a casino on the third floor? Why not they have everything else.

[@nested_King]

That’s actually not a bad idea. There’s a casino and a little outlet mall in a hotel in Bethlehem, PA

[@genegjr]

A Walgreens in a mall thats unique is that Walgreens still there

[@orangeblueandlavenda]

Theres a problem. Theres no one there. Where are the charging ports, the sleeping pods, the micro hotel? The sports stadium? Its not designed to bring people in they shiuld put in a walmart

[@ahernandez4695]

5-star Hotel and casino is in the plans, regular Holiday Inn Hotels etc. are in same area, Stadium is across the highway footbridge accessible. So, no problems lol

[@TheGhjgjgjgjgjg]

7:14 THIS is exactly how I imagined the world as a kid, this is amazing to see in real life! WOW!

[@PaylayWuffs]

This mall kind of reminded me of The Avenues Mall in Kuwait city. Especially with the "fancy" section and interesting attractions.

[@darealpapajon]

Fun fact garden state plaza is bergen county's most popular mall

[@GoldmineVideoLoot]

That really is a BIG ASS Mall!

[@lothar71]

This reminds me of a mall by me which is either the biggest or second biggest mall in north america which is the west edmonton mall. this is a beauitiful mall though.

[@ahernandez4695]

Ye same owner they are somewhat made to be alike

[@christinenapoli5106]

Need your good walking shoes for that mall😊

[@bodegamayor]

Im there almost every weekend, i wish it was empty like this 😅 great video

[@710pappy]

That place will be a haunt for homeless and rodents in 5 years I live in central Florida and see a vast number of New Jersey plates so if Jersey is in mass exodus no one will be there to shop 😕

[@Bionicbabyy]

Great job on the video.

[@BreakTime10101]

Did you figure out where those stairs to nowhere were supposed to go to?

[@fleabittenadventures]

Nope

[@rl8429]

@@fleabittenadventuresIt was supposed to be for some entertainment attractions, but they backed out. They were just able to sign on a trampoline park for the 4th level and they’re supposed to be opening later this year, according to new signs around that area.

[@JeffreyPiatt]

When Mills Corp was building the mall there was a plan to build a kids city attraction but when Mills went bankrupt and Simon aquired the company assets they sold this mall and dropped the kids city @Defunctland covered it.

[@blue33fp]

I've been to the Mall of America a number of times on weekdays, while visiting family in Minnesota, and I never saw it as dead as this. I have heard friends in NJ say that they don't like going to the American Dream mall because of of having to pay for parking, and just traffic in general.

[@EPA18]

I live no more than 15 minutes away from this mall, and I've never been there. On principal, I refuse to pay for parking to go to a mall to patronize stores.

[@raydemos1181]

when I was a kid my dad took me to old Chicago in Bolingbrook Illinois, it was dying then and looked just like this place with an indoor amusement and vacant mall stores park that looks similar, how could they make the same mistake over and over again

[@mantisshrimp314]

When I went to the mall last year, a professional women’s hockey team played their games at that ice rink. I believe the hockey league they were in no longer exists.

[@arkhamcityhero24]

Unfortunately it doesn't exist, your right. They were the metropolitan riveters

[@fleabittenadventures]

I think I read that some other teams may be playing there now, bit I'm not sure.

[@fleabittenadventures]

Thanks for the info

[@macgyver15147]

I think the place is absolutely beautiful. I would love to go there. A true look at the last of the human race to take pride in building something

[@carlm1595]

Nothing but Pig farms in the 50's. This is in what is called the Meadowlands which is a huge wetlands. It really isn't convenient to get to and they charge for parking. This project was a white elephant from the start 20 years ago. It is interesting to visit but it may go the way of Freedomland in the mid 60s. Malls are reverting to the original mall concept of it also being a residential as well as commercial space. Little mini city. It is just a few miles from the Lincoln Tunnel and Midtown Manhatten. A quick commute and cheaper to live than NYC. It's a thought

[@johnwagner800]

The pig farms were across the river in Secaucus...

[@Bionicbabyy]

I have been to the Mall of America twice. It was just beautiful. I literally did not have to leave the mall for anything except the football game😂. I wanted to visit this mall, but I did not want to pay to park so I have not been here yet. I'm already paying for a hotel, car or plane ride to get to this mall to then have to pay to park and the price is not cheap.

[@sKid-ez7zn]

Unfortunately this mall is doomed too expensive to keep open

[@liviacheung888]

Please come back and show us more stores. Thank you.

[@Thirdeyesss]

I had no idea this mall had a ski slope 😅 that’s wild

[@coreycoyle9548]

Wonderful Video!!!! F+L, Corey

[@fleabittenadventures]

Thanks so much!

[@jong.7944]

Wow, the rich even get their own mall enclaves now? The whole mall is beautiful, but the haute couture section of the mall looks like it's transported from an ancient Roman temple or something.

[@fleabittenadventures]

Yeah, "The Collections" section is a little too fancy for me.

[@jerahmaya77]

It's like an airport concourse

[@JouniKaitainen-j1v]

I would love to see you and Mom take the Toys R' Us train!

[@sstjacques]

The problem with huge malls is parking and people have to walk, a lot, and tend to want to park near stores they are visiting. This place needs huge foot traffic to survive, like football stadium traffic per day, so I would say they demise like every other mall going on in the North East, but hope they survive with the entertainment but that is tough they started after the Pandemic.. that screwed everyone.

[@Candie-u9x]

Love all your videos

[@docchocobo]

Could you imagine a whole city in a space like this? Everything you could need in an incredible space! I keep looking for some form of a people mover in here. If they had apartments in the top of this, I would so rent one :) It's beautiful and modern. Upon watching further, I can tell you that this would make an incredible self contained city environments complete with everything a populations would need. I can also admire and appreciate the architecture, as my family have built lots of locations down in Florida and up in New York. I am always casting an eye on the nuts and bolts of most of these types of places. If they had a place somewhere you could rent a place to live complete with work from home amenities, most people now would totally enjoy living in such a setting. Yeah, it blows me away that much. There is so much potential in a place like this. It just screams at you.

[@cr-qo3ov]

Definitely looks like a nice Mall except it reminds me of a fancy Airport and I definitely got to say not having natural light come in almost makes me feel like I'm trapped in a tunnel just watching the video makes me feel like you almost get funneled through the Mall parts of it give me a casino vibe but definitely very cool I hope they do well I hate seeing malls get demolished there used to be four malls in my area and they've already demolished three of them and they've been there since I was a kid in the 70s

[@harrisonhanson2998]

I wanna check this mall out for myself but it’s a 6 hour drive round trip so I’m gonna have to have a pre plan.

[@JBtheGeneral]

This is a great mall

[@TheMuvbuf]

The mall is AMAZING!!

[@Mike-wt7jq]

Those multi eyed statues in The Avenue Luxury area drive my brain crazy. Each face has 6 to 8 eyes, and each eye shares with the other eye, so all eyes are being shared by each other; therefore, they see everything in a panoramic 360 degrees.😂😂😂😂😂 They must be inspired by teachers!!

[@orangeblueandlavenda]

I also dont see any seating areas. They might consider putting in some residences

[@ahernandez4695]

most seating is located all over 1st floor but they so have seating

[@Keither754]

Is it me or are there very few directional signs throughout the mall? Every other mall I’ve been to has signs everywhere

[@sKid-ez7zn]

Ten years from now this mall will be abandoned

[@larryk731]

5 years

[@avgjoeavglife]

I like this mall. Now it has some problems, For one thing the top floor looks very dead and you can tell they are in debt. The reason Mr Beast Burger isn't good is because their food is made by ghost kitchens and not by the actual restaurant. I wouldn't mind snowboarding down the ski slope or going to the water park, but the food options could be better.

[@fleabittenadventures]

It was a good effort, but it looks like it's not going to work out. We'll see.

[@stephenuhlman7588]

Don't make people pay for parking. There was a mall in Columbus OH that did that, and I went to other malls even thought I liked the mall.

[@EPA18]

I live close to this mall yet I refuse to go because they charge for parking.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

Is this what was called Mall Of America at one time, or is that a different one?

[@bikdav]

Is this a “one upsmanhip” of the mall of America.

[@AirplaneDoctor_]

Not really, they're both owned by the same Canadian company along with the west Edmonton mall.

[@andysorensen1737]

@@AirplaneDoctor_What’s crazy is at Mall of America you’ll occasionally see ads for American Dream, and while I do understand why it’s promoted, it just feels weird considering you’re already at the better version of AD.

[@jerahmaya77]

MOA has more foot traffic and occupancy from what I can see here.

[@allthingsamber160]

I would love to see the full thing

[@fleabittenadventures]

You mean the It's Sugar video?

[@stephenuhlman7588]

Is there a Macy's or Dillards?

[@manyyoumas]

where are the benches??don't know if that's an intentional choice to prevent "unwanted" folk from lingering, or if they just wanted the interior to look as depressing as possible, but you better hope you don't have a disability/ or can walk for extended periods of time. not a fan of those circular thingies around 17:48, they look so small you'd definitely be bumping booty with a stranger. nice video btw i'm new

[@HyneBlack]

I live 3 miles away and have never been, everything about it just looks obnoxious

[@tvaddict6623]

Me too lol

[@harrisonhanson2998]

WOW! It’s even bigger than the mall of America apparently

[@jimd2791]

How does it compare in size to Mall Of America?

[@ourworldisbeautiful2912]

That escalator to nothing is going to be a trampoline park 18:41

[@The_Amazing_Dip]

Never knew the usa had Ardene till this video

[@rudyt1582]

I am there once a year but its not for me .Jersey Gardens ,Short Hills Bergen Town center are my go to malls

[@stemikger]

I love this mall, i hope they don't close. It will be a real shame after a 20 year wait. It really is amazing.

[@BarB2-90Nine]

Malls ; Days Gone By and never to be again Ty’s for the video; Would Want The Malls Back ; shopping “ on line”not even close

[@jayogee913]

Such a waste of resources. Ridiculous. A gigantic mega-building just to house all the same stores and businesses that already exist everywhere else. Nothing special about it. Only kind of cool thing is the aquarium and skating rink.

[@aaabbb-ve9po]

I mean… according to recent reviews this place is packed usually. Some complaining TOO packed. Almost 30,000 reviews with 4.5 stars. So when exactly did you go.. like first thing in the morning?

[@fleabittenadventures]

Nope. About 4pm on a Thursday