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36-629: DreamWorks Water Park is an indoor water park within the American Dream shopping and entertainment complex, at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey , United States. Opened on October 1, 2020, the water park includes 15 water slides and 15 attractions, and covers 8.5 acres (3.4 ha). The American Dream shopping mall was first proposed as Meadowlands Mills in 1994. The mall, later renamed Meadowlands Xanadu,

72-422: A folk hero , and visit him with even more frequency than before, disturbing him. Despite this, after the experiences of the movie, Shrek comes to appreciate his life more than ever. When Steven Spielberg purchased the book rights in 1991, he had planned for Bill Murray to play Shrek. Nicolas Cage was offered the role of Shrek at one point, but turned it down. In 1996, DreamWorks hired Chris Farley to do

108-423: A playable character in both Madagascar Kartz and DreamWorks Super Star Kartz . Myers reprised his role as Shrek for a cameo in his Netflix mini-series, The Pentaverate . On social media sites, Shrek is portrayed in a variety of Internet memes . Shrek's popularity is attributed to "ShrekChan", an imageboard that existed between 2012 and 2014. Fans of Shrek on the imageboard were known as "brogres",

144-570: A recluse after trying and failing to find acceptance among others. Another factor causing lack of acceptance can be found in Shrek the Third , where it is revealed that Shrek's father tried to eat him ("I guess I should have seen it coming. He used to bathe me in barbecue sauce and put me to bed with an apple in my mouth."). When he finds squatters where he lives, he attempts to evict them, only to learn he has no legal recourse against them, for he does not own

180-493: A Canadian company. Inside is a 1.5-acre (0.61 ha), 1,500,000-U.S.-gallon (5,700,000 L) indoor wave pool and a lazy river which runs through Shrek-themed scenery. DreamWorks Water Park also contains a set of dueling slides, the world's second-tallest body slides, starting from a height of 142 feet (43 m) and featuring a 50-foot (15 m) free fall. Another attraction is a 1,600-foot-long (490 m) "hydro-magnetic roller coaster called Toothless Trickling Torpedo" and

216-667: A ProSlide KrakenRACER mat racer slide called Dragon Racers. Dragon Racers and Toothless Trickling Torpedo are the only rides in the water park that are themed towards the How to Train Your Dragon franchise However, these have since been renamed to Trolls Rainbow Racer and the DreamWorks Dream Runner. There are also 31 luxury cabanas within DreamWorks Water Park. These were built to plans by interior designer Jonathan Adler ,

252-426: A conversation with Donkey, he laments that he is constantly judged by the outside world the minute people meet him, and is thus better off alone ("Look, I'm not the one with the problem, okay? It's the world that seems to have a problem with me. People take one look at me and go 'Aah! Help! Run! A big stupid ugly ogre!' They judge me before they even know me. That's why I'm better off alone."). This implies that he became

288-590: A human being, such as a gigantic vat of magic potion against the maximum security of the Fairy Godmother in Shrek 2 . In Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party! , Shrek sings "Just the Way You Are". In Far Far Away Idol, he sang " What I Like About You " by The Romantics with Fiona. Shrek has difficulty socializing due to the fact that people think he is a mean ugly ogre, even though his appearance

324-493: A letter from Spielberg thanking me so much for caring about the character... And he said the Scottish accent had improved the movie." Some early sketches of Shrek's house were done in 1996 and 1997 using Photoshop , with the sketches showing Shrek first living in a garbage dump near a human village called Wart Creek. At one point, he was to live with his parents and keep rotting fish in his bedroom. Art director Douglas Rogers visited

360-458: A magnolia plantation in Charleston, South Carolina for inspiration for Shrek's swamp. Shrek appears in the stage musical version of the 2001 film, which debuted in 2008. The role was originated by Broadway actor Brian d'Arcy James , who earned a Tony nomination for it. The character has remained virtually unchanged in the musical, as does the plot. However, various minor details differ between

396-605: A native New Jersian. Themed decorations include balloons of Shrek and Donkey from the Shrek movie franchise, and Alex and Marty from the Madagascar movie franchise. Characters such as Shrek, Puss In Boots , Alex the Lion, King Julien, the Penguins of Madagascar, Po, and Poppy and Branch from Trolls , make daily appearances at the water park. Source: Indoor water park Some of

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432-483: A play off of " bronies " that refers to members of the My Little Pony fandom, and memes often involved graphic material including sex, drugs, and violence for their shock value. Most infamous was the "Shrek is love, Shrek is life" meme, an animated video made through Source Filmmaker where Shrek engages in anal sex with a young boy who worships the ogre. The Atlantic writer David Sims compared this phenomenon to

468-416: Is a class struggle in Shrek between the fairytale kings and queens and the common people. I always thought that Shrek was raised working class. And since Lord Farquaad (the villain) was played English, I thought of Scottish". After hearing the alternative, Katzenberg agreed to redo scenes in the film, saying, "It was so good we took $ 4m worth of animation out and did it again." Myers later reported: "I got

504-510: Is a large, green-skinned, physically intimidating ogre with a Scottish accent. In Shrek Forever After , however, it is revealed that he is much smaller than the average ogre. Even though his background is something of a mystery, according to Shrek the Musical , it is revealed that on his seventh birthday, Shrek was sent away by his parents, because it was an ogre tradition. (The original book also has his parents evicting him from their swamp.) He

540-516: Is currently the largest indoor water park in the world. Most major indoor water parks have: Shrek (character) Shrek is a fictional ogre character created by American author William Steig . Shrek is the protagonist of the book of the same name , a series of films by DreamWorks Animation , as well as a musical . The name "Shrek" is a romanization of the Yiddish word שרעק ( shrek ), or שרעקלעך ( shreklekh ), related to

576-734: Is over 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m ). It was a success for the mall and remains as one of the largest indoor water parks in the world. In 1985 Aqualud opened in France. Another indoor water park in Europe was built in Blackpool in 1986. It is called the Sandcastle Water Park . The first indoor water park in the United States known as the Polynesian Resort Hotel and Suites in

612-418: Is peaceful and does not care to hurt anyone, but just wants to live in solitude and be left alone. Shrek is accompanied by Donkey , an excitable and hyperactive talking donkey. When Shrek is first seen, he successfully scares off villagers by roaring at them, but it later becomes obvious that they were only attacking him because he is an ogre, rather than because he has done anything wrong. In Shrek , during

648-455: Is remarkably humanoid, with a few cosmetic exceptions. In the process, Shrek is said to have sociophobia . However, from Shrek the Third onward, Shrek has become a well-liked celebrity, at least in Far Far Away. In the fourth movie, people manage to realize that Shrek is not dangerous, and lose their fear and prejudice against him. However, to Shrek's dismay, they also come to regard him as

684-483: Is seen traveling alone, being either screamed at or teased by passers-by. The only time he receives a pleasant greeting is a wave from a young Fiona , who is promptly led away by her parents. In the book, his parents threw him into a dark hole that leads to the real world. After scaring away an angry mob, he arrives at his swamp, enters an outhouse , and literally breaks out as the adult Shrek. Though surly, dangerous, cynical , misanthropic , and venomously cranky, Shrek

720-536: The Hotel Rome at Mt. Olympus . Wisconsin has the most indoor water parks in one state. Other states in the U.S., especially in the midwest, are building more indoor water parks separate or to existing hotels so they can become a year-round destination. More water parks are also being built in Canada, Europe and Asia . Tropical Islands Resort ( Krausnick-Groß Wasserburg , Germany ) with an area of 66,000 m² (710,000 sq feet)

756-562: The 27 rides at the park had been inspected and approved for opening. Of the other nine, four had completed engineering review and were ready for inspection, and the last five rides were still in engineering review. On February 27, 2020, DreamWorks Water Park announced an opening date of March 19, 2020. However, due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey , its opening was delayed once again. On September 3, 2020, American Dream announced

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792-612: The German Schreck and meaning "fear" or "fright". In the films, Shrek was voiced by Mike Myers , and in the musical, he was played principally by Brian d'Arcy James . On May 21, 2010, Shrek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles . In June 2010, Entertainment Weekly named him one of the "100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years", placing 15th. Shrek

828-708: The United States' largest water park upon opening. Since the opening of the first park, the indoor water park business has become increasingly popular, especially for Edmonton in Canada, and Wisconsin Dells in the U.S., which proclaims itself as the "Water Park Capital of the World". The Dells has five water park resorts that have at least one water park bigger than 55,000 sq ft (5,100 m ). This includes Great Wolf Lodge , Kalahari (Wisconsin's Largest Indoor Water Park), Chula Vista Resort (Lost Rios), Wilderness Territory (Wild West, Klondike Kavern, Wild WaterDome), and

864-485: The amusement attractions would be themed upon DreamWorks productions. In September 2016, Triple Five announced that the indoor amusement park space would be occupied by Nickelodeon Universe , and that DreamWorks Animation would work in partnership to develop the water park. Triple Five stated in June 2018 that the water park would open in the end of 2019. By November 2018, the mall's vice president of Communications announced that

900-526: The character, originally from 1997, was leaked across the Internet. In August 1998, DreamWorks then re-cast the role with Mike Myers , who insisted on a complete script rewrite, to leave no traces of Farley's version of Shrek. Myers stated that the reason he was interested in voicing the character was remembrances of his mother acting out fairy tales: My mother used to take me to the library in Toronto to check out

936-446: The fairy tales. And she was an actress, so she used to act out for me the different characters in all these fairy tales. And then my mother would change stuff. Like because she's from Liverpool, Babar the elephant would be from Liverpool too. So I have all these great memories and associations with those stories. And I thought, when I have kids, that's the sort of well told, silly, and fun fairy tale that I would want to take them to. But it

972-632: The first indoor water parks are Tikibad at Duinrell (The Netherlands, 1984), Nautiland located at Haguenau (France, 1984), the Aqua Mundo at Center Parc De Eemhof located at Zeewolde (The Netherlands, 1980) and Alpamare (Pfäffikon) (Switzerland, 1977). In 1985 an indoor water park was open in Edmonton , Alberta, Canada at the West Edmonton Mall . It is called the World Waterpark and

1008-554: The mall's organizers, DreamWorks Water Park is the largest indoor water park in the United States, at 8.5 acres (3.4 ha). Specific areas include an area themed around Shrek's Soggy Swamp , a Kung Fu Panda -themed children's play area called the Kung Fu Panda Zone, and a Madagascar -themed tower called Madagascar Rain Forest with 15 water slides. All of the park's water slides were exclusively developed by ProSlide Technology ,

1044-580: The musical and the film. Other actors to play the role include Ben Crawford (Broadway), Eric Petersen (National Tour), Jacob Ming-Trent (Broadway understudy), Brian Gonzales (Broadway/National Tour understudy), David Foley Jr. (National Tour understudy), Bradley Jaden (West End understudy), and from 2011 – Nigel Lindsay (West End). On May 21, 2010, Shrek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles . In video games, Shrek appeared as an unlockable player in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 , and as

1080-459: The new opening date for the water park. DreamWorks Water Park officially opened on October 1, 2020. DreamWorks Water Park was temporarily closed on February 19, 2023, after a decorative helicopter fell into a swimming pool, injuring four people. The park later reopened six days later on February 25, 2023, with the helicopter permanently removed. DreamWorks Water Park occupies six stories adjacent to Nickelodeon Universe American Dream . According to

1116-485: The small tourist town of Wisconsin Dells, WI. The hotel opened in 1989 and the water park in 1994. It was built in an effort to make the Dells a year-round tourist destination, rather than just a summer one. Since then, the Great Wolf Lodge brand has expanded, with multiple locations in the U.S. and a single venue in Canada, at Niagara Falls . The DreamWorks Water Park , originally slated to open in late 2019, will be

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1152-500: The swamp. Shrek is hired by Lord Farquaad to rescue Princess Fiona in exchange for the deed to the swamp, with which he can legally banish the squatters. However, during the course of the mission, Shrek falls deeply in love with Fiona, and eventually stops her wedding with Farquaad and marries her himself. Being an ogre, Shrek has considerable physical strength, being able to break wood and metal constructions, defeat armored humans in combat, and lift or turn objects that are too heavy for

1188-471: The voice. Farley had recorded 80 to 90% of the dialogue for the character, but died in December 1997, before completing the project. This would result in development of the film being scrapped, such as storyboards and recording sessions, which cost $ 34 million alone. Shrek screenwriter Terry Rossio describes Farley's vocal performance as being "extraordinary". In August 2015, footage of Farley voicing

1224-567: The water park would open in September 2019. However, by that date, DreamWorks Water Park's opening had been delayed to November 27, 2019. In October 2019, surfers began testing the 1.5-acre (0.61 ha) wave pool. Six days before the scheduled opening, Triple Five announced that they were postponing the water park opening again due to undisclosed reasons. On February 25, 2020, the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs announced that 18 of

1260-604: Was an amazing experience. And I think Shrek is a real classic, a fairy tale classic. In February 2000, after Myers had completed providing the voice for the character, and after a rough cut of the film, he requested to re-record all of his lines in a Scottish accent , similar to the one his mother had used when she told him bedtime stories, and also used in previous films he was in such as So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). Myers explained his decision, "There

1296-514: Was nearly complete in 2009 when construction stopped due to a lack of funding. In 2011, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority formalized an agreement with Triple Five Group , which assumed ownership of the mall and renamed it "American Dream". The revised mall plans included an amusement park and a water park. DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg announced in July 2012 that some of

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