Adventure Crossing USA in Jackson
Township, one of the largest indoor sports domes in the United States has taken
shape -- and it is massive.
Three hundred feet by 400 feet and
almost 100 feet tall. The future of the facility will include indoor golf driving
ranges, basketball, bowling and more.
“We are going to introduce our new
dome to New Jersey,” says developer Vito Cardinale.
From years of planning to only a
few hours of inflation, one of the centerpieces of Adventure Crossing USA now
stands tall.
“Basically, you can play softball
soccer, get a golf ball, do a lot of stuff in there, it can house a concert indoors,” says
Cardinale.
Cardinale's vision of Adventure
Crossing USA began with a message of hope to find a cure for multiple
sclerosis. His wife died of the disease several years ago.
“We had to first bring joy to
everyone,” says Cardinale. “It's life with the families coming here enjoying it
and with that money we will be able to build one of the best research centers
in the world with some very good doctors and at some point, we will disclose to
the world there will be a big name behind this medical research facility.”
Besides the dome and athletic
fields, look for hotels, restaurants, a race course, even an indoor water park and
outdoor surf pool to take up the 300-acre $800 million sprawling complex in the
years to come.
“It's a beautiful thing and there
will be a lot of happy families and a lot of happy kids on this turf,” says
Cardinale. “Many things will happen on this land, happy families, happy
activities but MS will die on this dirt also. Today is a big day toward that
day.
Cardinale says once finished,
Adventure Crossing USA will add 2,000 permanent jobs to the area.
As far as traffic goes, Cardinale
says the engineers are in talks of adding extra ramps to 195 to help ease any
possible congestion.