SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge

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SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge
SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge
Nickelodeon Universe
Location	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	The Mystery Mine Ride, Spongebob Squarepants 4-D, The Funtastic World Of Hanna-Barbera (ride) A.K.A Yogi’s Big Rescue.
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	74.5 ft (22.7 m)
Length	1,371.4 ft (418.0 m)
Speed	43.5 mph (70.0 km/h)
Inversions	2
Duration	2:00
Max vertical angle	97°
Capacity	750 riders per hour
G-force	4.4
Height restriction	48 in (122 cm)
Trains	Several trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows for a total of 8 riders per train.
SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge at RCDB Pictures of SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge at RCDB

SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coaster located at Nickelodeon Universe in the Mall of America, Bloomington, Minnesota. Standing 74.5 feet tall, it is the tallest roller coaster in the park. It also features a beyond vertical (97 degrees) 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, and a heartline roll. The ride was installed by Ride Entertainment Group, who handles all of Gerstlauer's operations in the Western Hemisphere. The roller coaster replaced the Mystery Mine Ride which housed Spongebob Squarepants 4-D, and The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride) which was alternately named as Yogi's Big Rescue.^[1][2]

History and development[]

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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 Squarepants 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 glove over his head. The coaster sits on the former site of the Mystery Mine attraction which housed the SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D ride and The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera ride (which was alternately known as Yogi's Big Rescue).

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