SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge

SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge

SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge
Nickelodeon Universe
Coordinates 44°51′19″N 93°14′33″W / 44.8553°N 93.2425°W / 44.8553; -93.2425Coordinates: 44°51′19″N 93°14′33″W / 44.8553°N 93.2425°W / 44.8553; -93.2425
Status Operating
Opening date March 15, 2008
Cost $2,500,000
Replaced Mystery Mine
General statistics
Type Steel Euro-Fighter Indoor
Manufacturer Gerstlauer
Designer Werner Stengel
Model Euro-Fighter (Custom)
Track layout Compact
Lift/launch system vertical Chain lift
Height 67 ft (20 m)
Drop 61 ft (19 m)
Length 1,345 ft (410 m)
Speed 40 mph (64 km/h)
Inversions 3
Duration 1:17
Capacity 750 riders per hour
G-force 4.4
Height restriction 48 in (122 cm)
SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge at RCDB
Pictures of SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge at RCDB

SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge is a loop and corkscrew Euro-Fighter roller coaster located at Nickelodeon Universe in the Mall of America, Bloomington, Minnesota. It is the shortest Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coaster to date, standing 67 feet tall; yet it has a 97 degree drop. It is the first roller coaster themed to SpongeBob SquarePants, and opened with the Nickelodeon Universe grand opening on March 15, 2008. The ride features a vertical loop, a cutback, and heartline roll. The ride was installed by Ride Entertainment Group, who handles all of Gerstlauer's operations in the Western Hemisphere.[1][2]

Development

The ride, starting partway up the lift hill and running until it is obscured by a wall as it returns to the station

The ride is based on the SpongeBob episode "Rock Bottom" (from Season 1) and features a prominently placed statue of SpongeBob and Patrick riding an orange bus down a 90 degree angle while holding a rubber glove over his head. The coaster sits on the former site of the Mystery Mine attraction which housed the SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D ride.

References

  1. "Gerstlauer busy in 2011". Park World Magazine. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  2. "Projects". Ride Entertainment Group. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
Preceded by
unknown
World's steepest roller coaster
March 15, 2008 – July 5, 2008
97°
Succeeded by
Steel Hawg
111°


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