DreamWorks Water Park facts for kids

DreamWorks Water Park is an awesome indoor water park located inside the American Dream shopping and entertainment center. You can find it in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in the United States. This super fun park opened its doors on October 1, 2020. It's a huge place, covering about 8.5 acres, and it's packed with over 40 water slides and 15 exciting attractions.

Discovering DreamWorks Water Park

DreamWorks Water Park is a massive indoor water adventure. It's known as one of the biggest indoor water parks in the United States. The park is filled with rides and attractions based on your favorite DreamWorks movies. Imagine splashing around with characters from Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, and Madagascar!

How the Water Park Was Built

The water park under construction in 2019.

The idea for the American Dream shopping center, where the water park is located, started way back in 1994. After some changes and delays, a company called Triple Five Group took over in 2011. They had big plans, including building both an amusement park and a water park.

In 2012, the head of DreamWorks Animation, Jeffrey Katzenberg, announced exciting news. He said that some of the attractions would be themed around DreamWorks movies. Later, in 2016, Triple Five shared that the indoor amusement park would become Nickelodeon Universe. DreamWorks Animation would then partner to create the water park.

Opening Day Challenges

The water park's opening date was announced several times. In 2018, Triple Five said it would open by the end of 2019. Then, it was moved to September 2019, and later to November 27, 2019. Surfers even started testing the huge wave pool in October 2019!

However, just six days before it was supposed to open, the park's opening was delayed again. This was due to some reasons that weren't shared. In February 2020, officials checked many of the rides. They approved 18 out of 27 rides for opening.

The park then announced a new opening date of March 19, 2020. But, because of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey, the opening was delayed once more. Finally, on September 3, 2020, American Dream announced the new opening day. DreamWorks Water Park officially opened its doors on October 1, 2020, along with the rest of the mall.

Exciting Attractions and Rides

DreamWorks Water Park is huge, covering 8.5 acres, and it's packed with fun. It has 40 water slides and about 15 attractions. All of these are themed around popular DreamWorks movies.

Themed Zones and Unique Rides

You can explore different areas like Shrek's Soggy Swamp. There's also a Kung Fu Panda-themed play area called the Kung Fu Panda Zone. For thrill-seekers, the Madagascar-themed Madagascar Rain Forest tower has 15 water slides! All the water slides were specially designed by a Canadian company called ProSlide Technology.

A relaxing lazy river winds through scenery inspired by Shrek. The park also has a giant indoor wave pool called Far Far A Bay Wavepool. It holds 1.5 million gallons of water and is the largest indoor wave pool in the world!

For those who love speed, there are dueling slides. These are the world's second-tallest body slides, starting from a height of 142 feet. They even feature a 50-foot free fall! Another exciting ride is a 1,600-foot-long "hydro-magnetic roller coaster" called Toothless Trickling Torpedo. There's also a mat racer slide called Dragon Racers. Both of these rides are themed after the How to Train Your Dragon movies. The park also features a six-story funnel slide and an eight-lane racing slide.

Relax and Meet Characters

If you want to relax, there are 31 fancy cabanas inside the water park. These were designed by a famous interior designer, Jonathan Adler. You'll see fun decorations like balloons of Shrek and Donkey from Shrek. There are also Alex and Marty from Madagascar.

Characters like Shrek, Puss In Boots, Alex the Lion, King Julien, the Penguins of Madagascar, Po, and Poppy and Branch from Trolls often appear at the water park. You might even get to meet them!

List of Rides

Here are some of the exciting rides and attractions you can find at DreamWorks Water Park:

• Bubbly Lazy River
• Far Far A Bay Wavepool
• Forbidden Waters Hot Tubs
• King Julien's Pineapple Jam Swim-Up Bar
• Kung Fu Panda Temple Of Awesomeness Play Structure
• Soakin' Surfari
• The Penguins Frozen Fun Zone
• Dragon And Dronkey's Flight
• Dragon Racers
• Lemur Leap
• Speeding Frenzy
• Swamp N' Splash
• Tube It!
• Penguins Plummet
• Majunga Jump
• Shrek's Sinkhole Slammer
• Zany Zigzag
• Zanier Zigzag
• Toothless Trickling Torpedo
• Thrillagascar
• Jungle Jammer
• Surfari Slider
• The Carnivortex