Meadowlands Exposition Center

The show was amazing!!! Very well organized and a lot of vendors! I really enjoyed this show it was a major help to anyone planning a wedding

Just went to this so called «Discover the Dinosaurs» event today. It should be rename to «Discover your Wallet.» This is by far the biggest ripoff I have ever been too. This event charged $ 28 per ticket for kids and $ 24 for adults. This scam was basically a big warehouse filled with large rubber dinosaurs, some actually moved, and some inflatables for kids. The rubber dinosaurs get boring after 20 minutes or so viewing and the inflatables, strictly for little kids, had a waiting time of well over a hour. There was also a mini golf section which was a big joke. You’re better off hitting some golf balls into a thrash can at home. A lot cheaper. Also, they charged extras for certain things like face painting for the kids. I was so disappointed. Many of the parents, I overheard, expressed the same sentiment saying how terrible this event was. Do yourself a favor, avoid this event when it returns to the metropolitan area. A big waste of time and money…

Thought this would be a great day out with the family turns out it was a complete waste of time… attractions sucked you walk threw everything within the first 20mins there was no order to things. after you pay the overly inflated price they get you for another 20 $ to face paint or do activities… lines for the bouncy house are over 1hr wait. Pretty safe to say I will never return to this event and will make sure my friends/​family don’t waste their time or money.

I’m very disappointed by this Discover the Dinosaurs. This is a huge waste of money and time. It’s poorly managed so theres crowds are at each stand. The coloring station doesn’t have anything for the kids to use. All activity sheets are used already. Two of the blow up jump houses are deflated. One of the advertised fossil attractions isn’t open. The teenagers running everything seem annoyed by the crowds. I’d call this s disaster for a 3 day event.

Dinosaur exhibit sucks. 3 automated dinosaurs behind a rope and 6 bouncy houses each with 45 min. Waits. Never again.

I recently attended the Walker Stalker con here and perhaps it was because it has such a large fan base, this place sucked? Let’s list all the things wrong with this spot.
— No organization. The staff is very la dee da about letting you in and monitoring how many people are even allowed inside.
— The basement level is a complete fire hazard. Swarms of people that rush you like they’re about to start a mosh pit. No breathing room. And you have to go outside then back in just to get to the basement (makes no sense).
— Security is a joke and doesn’t monitor who goes wherever.
— The parking is a DISASTER!!! The garage just ends, no wrap around, just ends… Meaning you would hit the wall if you kept going. Also forces you to make a u-​turn to get back downstairs (safety issue).
— The parking lots are scattered around and half belong to the surrounding hotels. Definitely a disaster there, as well.
— 2 bathrooms for the entire place. Both resulted in half hour long lines. Half the stalls don’t have locks.
The good? It’s easy to get to. 45 mins from LI by car and the bus stops right in front.
Never coming here again.

This is the site where I became a lawyer…
I took the July 2015 New Jersey Bar Exam at the Meadowlands Exposition Center and today I found out that I passed!!! However, as a Unilocaler, it’s my obligation to give an objective review…
The Expo Center is located on a narrow street adjacent to a parking garage. Nearby are a hotel, two office buildings, and a shopping center. I’m not that familiar with the highways in New Jersey, but the Expo Center is located near this highway. The Expo Center is roughly 20 minutes from the Lincoln Tunnel (though the traffic through the Lincoln Tunnel is a nightmare). The 320X bus runs from the Port Authority to the Expo Center.
The exam took place on two miserable days at the end of July. Each day I took the exam, it was about 30 degrees in the cavernous room. It felt like I was in Antarctica. There were people wearing sweaters and hoodies (they weren’t allowed to wear it over their heads). During the lunch break, the staff at the Expo Center sold snacks. It was basically junk food (pizza, hot dogs, burgers, pretzels, soda…). I didn’t buy that garbage. Instead, I packed two peanut butter sandwiches, a banana, and a small bottle of apple juice– food that I knew would give me the stamina to survive two arduous days.
There’s nothing special about this place. It’s just a run-​of-​the-​mill convention center. It’s a building at a semi-​convenient location. Nevertheless, it’s not like I had a choice of where I wanted to take the exam.

I was at the Meadowland for the first time yesterday for Brick Fest live. Although the event was fine, the Meadowlands handling of the event was mediocre at best.
The ticketing information said that Brickfest started at 3pm and that attendees were to arrive at 2 pm to pick up their tickets from the box office.
However, at 2 pm the entire place was locked. There was no access to the box office at all. There was one. ONE security guard outside who said that they wouldn’t open up until 3 pm. Not only that, but she didn’t really seem to know what was going on with the event at all.
The box office phone went straight to voice mail as well. That’s crazy.
The crowd at Brick Fest was mostly small children and their parents. It was July in NJ. It was easily 90 degrees outside in the glaring sun. One security guard attempted to have ~200 families make a line without any signs or structure to stand around for an hour for no real reason.
The Meadowlands should have had a better system for letting everyone know what was going on.
The Meadowlands should have had more than one guard outside.
The Meadowlands shouldn’t have told us to be there at 2pm if it didn’t let the doors open until 3.
The Meadowlands should be lucky that no one was injured or suffered heat exhaustion by being forced to stand outside for. They totally did NOT care about the safety of their patrons, especially small children or the elderly. Next time I’ll drive the extra few miles to Philadelphia and see my event there. I certainly won’t suggest going to see anything at the Meadowlands.
Boo.

I’ve been to this expo center a few times. More recently, my sisters and I took my nephew here for the Discover the dinosaurs exhibition. The ticket taking process seemed a bit chaotic. My aunt and mom were able to walk thru the exit of the exhibition to go the bathroom and proceeded to go thru the expo without purchasing a ticket (opps!!). Looking back, I don’t remember seeing many workers around. We probably could have all gotten away with walking thru the exit without paying!
This location is easy to get to buses and taxis available. There are parking decks available. Also, plenty of restaurants and hotels within walking distance. This is a nice big open space with clean bathrooms. There is a snack bar available that serves nachos, pretzels, water, soda etc.

My company rented a booth at the 2013 Tri-​State Food Show held in the Meadowlands Expo Center. I really enjoyed this expo center and look forward to returning next year.
LOCATION:
The location of Meadowlands is wonderful because it is only 12 miles from the Newark airport and it is adjacent to multiple hotels and restaurants.
PARKING:
The parking garage at Meadowlands is very organized and convenient to the expo center so there was no trouble finding a parking spot and there were no traffic jams trying to enter or leave the parking garage.
ORGANIZATION:
The staff was very organized the day we delivered our equipment to our booth. We only had a short wait before it was our turn to pull up onto the ramp and unload our vehicle. If you’ve hauled equipment for a food show you can appreciate being able to park as close as possible to your booth to unload and reload equipment. My arms and back were very grateful for short haul to our booth.
ON SITE FACILITIES:
We did not have access to kitchen facilities such as a oven, stove or deep fryer so I have to dock the expo center 1 star for not providing use of a kitchen at a food show. We were provided with a wash station, but it was not cleaned overnight until the next morning. One of the booth vendors had the bright idea to dump pasta down the sink clogged the station for everyone else. A snack bar was open during the show as well as the day of set up. It was nice having access to bottled water and snacks, but the prices were outrageous. Thank goodness one of the vendors had bottled water at their booth and was willing to share for the two day show or we would have had to pay $ 2.50 per bottle!
Overall, I really enjoyed the Meadowlands Expo Center and thought this was a great spot for a food show.

I’ve only ever been here for the Beer Expo (twice), and I thought the venue was perfect. Little to no wait for bathrooms, free parking, decent snacks… no complaints, really! The movie theater in the complex is really nice, and though most of the restaurants are chains, Houlihan’s is good (better than the one on Route 4).

WrestleCon 2013 was probably one of the greatest experiences of my life. This review is less about the actual venue than it is about WrestleCon. The venue is fine and all, but what convention center isn’t? The parking was a bit out of the way but after having the kind of day I experienced I could care less.
WrestleCon is a must visit if you are a wrestling fan or at one time you were a wrestling fan. It includes live wrestling shows from the top independent promotions, as well as autograph signings and collectibles from wrestling themed companies. PLEASE GO TO WRESTLECON and don’t forget to visit
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It can be daunting going in. There are so many exhibitors for so many things that you don’t know where to start. My wife was looking into roofing companies and there must have been at least 4. They had every aspect of home repair/​upgrade plus landscaping services, outdoor furnishings, cookware, etc.

Great open space. Security is not too intrusive. A great spot to host larger events.
Came here for the beer expo and thankfully there are a few places within walking distance to get good eats.
Seems like they are up to code and there’s plenty of ways to exit in-​case a hazardous situation arises. Smaller rooms for instructional sessions.
Would be nicer if there was more natural light, but at least temperature was kept at a great level throughout my stay.

We came here for a Beer Expo. Naturally I enjoyed myself. The space is huge and easy to drive to. Be aware that the bus schedule for the Expo is not consistent so you may end up shelling out $ 50 for a cab ride like I did.

Came here the other day for a trade show. Very easy to get to by bus from Port Authority, and less than $ 10 for a round trip. You just have to deal with the hell hole of using the Port Authority. Bus drops off right in front of the entrance, and there is a bus stop across the street to get back to the city. It’s actually very convenient and is a quick ride.
There are a lot of hotels and restaurants close by within walking distance. The expo center itself has an old feel to it, and resembles a building built in the late 70’s or early 80’s, yet it’s pretty clean and well air conditioned. Bathrooms were on the smaller side for a convention center and were a bit warm.
Overall, not a bad spot to attend a convention or business event with many places to stay close by if needed.

Probably the closest I’ve ever been able to park at a convention center. The parking garage is directly underneath the expo… nice.
Has a dated feel, but definitely clean and functional… super cinchy to navigate.
Plaza drive where the expo center is located also has a bunch of restaurants, hotels and a movie theatre. Can’t beat that.
Next time I hear i have to attend a conference here, I won’t cringe.

Not a bad place for a convention. We had fun at the beer expo, but it was very crowded and the floor got real slippery real fast. They could have done a better job with clean up.
I appreciated the coat check, but it cost $ 2 per coat.
Bathrooms were clean, but not very big and the line got long quickly.
Parking was close and convenient too. And best of all, it was free!
Staff were nice and friendly and probably a little buzzed but its the beer expo! What do you expect?

OK, sure the electrical was overpriced, and they decided to use comtex for internet access (see previous review), but this place is really great. I know, I never thought I’d call the Meadowlands really great either, yet here we are.
It was accessible, easy to set-​up, the event coordinators and experts where really on top of their game. The show was an outstanding success, significantly better even than my «good case scenario» outlook.
Simply put, I can highly recommend this as a great place for a convention or exhibition. Much easier to deal with than the corresponding New York Shows.