The Woodbridge Center Mall in Woodbridge, NJ

I just visited the Woodbridge Center Mall in Woodbridge, NJ, and was amazed!  This is a really big mall, and the size of many of the stores in this mall are bigger than I have seen before.  The Dick’s Sporting Goods store is the biggest one I have ever been in.

Additionally, this is not just a shopping store mall, but also an entertainment mall.  This is a mall to go to with your kids, as there are a whole bunch of arcade and ride games in the hallways of the mall, along with entertainment venues like bumper car facility, laser tag game facility, mini golf, air gun and much more.

There is also the Woodbridge Center Kids Club which is free, fun, and educational children’s program presented by Woodbridge Center, participating retailers and community organizations. Membership is complimentary.

There are still many stores that are empty, as they shut down, and two big ones, Sears and Lord & Taylors.  That said, it still does not make this mall bad in any way, as it is so big with so many opened stores.

It is definitely a mall to visit and enjoy!!!  Learn more at https://www.woodbridgecenter.com/.

As for the history of the Woodbridge Center Mall, the mall was developed by the Rouse Company and opened in 1971 with Abraham & Straus, Ohrbach’s, and Stern’s. In 1978, the mall was expanded with a new wing to include Hahne’s. By 1987, the mall got a fresh new look through renovation. The stairwell in the A&S wing next to center court was removed, new flooring was added, new lighting was added, the mall entrances were redone, and the fountains in front of A&S were either changed (the 2nd floor fountain) or removed (the first floor fountains). The Mall’s current fountain is on the 1st floor outside of Macy’s. (The fountains in front of Lord & Taylor and Sears have been disabled.) In 2003, the mall was expanded with a new 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) Galyan’s, the chain’s first location in New Jersey,[6] which become Dick’s Sporting Goods in 2004.[7] Notable department stores that have closed include Hahne’s (became Fortunoff now Boscov’s), Ohrbach’s (which became Steinbach and later Lord & Taylor), Stern’s (now Macy’s), and A&S (later Sears).

In October 2007, the carousel ride was relocated near the J. C. Penney. The train ride was also reconfigured to ensure both rides stay together at the same location. A toddler’s play area, “Tiny Town”, is located near the carousel and train rides.

On November 14, 2017, Dave & Buster’s opened on the upper level by Sears, their first location in New Jersey.