First trip to Newark

The weekend before Thanksgiving I went to Newark for the first time (if you dont count the train station and airport) to see Disney on Ice: Dare to Dream which told the stories of Cinderella, Tangled and the Princess and the Frog. It was very well done but something that I would only do once. Didnt enjoy leaving as the bus stop was further away than I thought (10-15 mins walk), I missed the bus so had a 30 min wait and even though I left at 5pm it was already pretty dork and Newark is very unnerving even with the sun up. There was some huge procession commerating a marriage or death or something (it was all in Spanish and sounded mournful even though they were carrying a couple of dolls that looked like a bride and groom) that was being escorted by the cops so I stuck close to it until I got to my bus stop. Having the cops near by made me feel much more secure.