Nickelodeon in amusement parks
Since the 1990s, Nickelodeon, a worldwide children's television network and franchise, owned by ViacomCBS, has had an involvement in the creation and theming of amusement parks rides.
Several amusement parks have featured themed areas entirely devoted to the Nickelodeon brand whilst others have featured standalone attractions. Nickelodeon attractions currently exist at Movie Park Germany, Pleasure Beach Blackpool, Mall of America and Sea World, as well as American Dream Meadowlands. Attractions previously existed at California's Great America, Canada's Wonderland, Carowinds, Dreamworld, Kings Dominion, Kings Island, Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood and WhiteWater World.
History
On June 7, 1990, Universal Studios Florida opened with an attraction named Nickelodeon Studios. It was a television taping studio for the cable television channel Nickelodeon.In 1995, Nickelodeon Splat City opened at three former Paramount Parks: California's Great America, Kings Dominion and Kings Island. These attractions were inspired by the game shows that aired on the television network and generally involved slime. In 1999, Kings Dominion closed Nickelodeon Splat City in preparation for the opening of its 2000 attraction, Nickelodeon Central. Nickelodeon Central brought a retheme of many of the park's children's rides as well as the addition of new ones. Kings Island followed suit, closing its Splat City in 2000 and opening Nickelodeon Central in 2001. This area would later be expanded and renamed Nickelodeon Universe in 2006.
In 2002, Australian theme park Dreamworld opened Nickelodeon Central. In 2003, Nickelodeon Central opened at California's Great America, Canada's Wonderland and Carowinds, and Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast opened in Universal Studios Florida. Expansions of these areas took place in 2005, 2006 and 2008 for Carowinds, Kings Island and Dreamworld, respectively. The Kings Island area was also renamed to Nickelodeon Universe at the same time. In 2007, Movie Park Germany opened a similar area entitled Nickland. In 2007, it was announced that Nickelodeon Universe would be opening in Mall of America in 2008, replacing Camp Snoopy. In 2009 and 2010, Cedar Fair terminated their contract with Nickelodeon resulting in all of the areas being rethemed to Planet Snoopy. In early 2011, at a cost of million, Pleasure Beach Blackpool opened Nickelodeon Land. By mid-2011, Dreamworld had closed their Nickelodeon Central and rethemed it to the generic Kid's World theme. In 2012, Universal's Superstar Parade had its first performance which features floats based on SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer and later opened a SpongeBob gift shop in Woody Woodpecker's Kidzone. In September 2016, it was announced that a new Nickelodeon Universe would open in the upcoming American Dream Meadowlands mall and entertainment complex owned by the Triple Five Group, which also owns the Mall of America. Nickelodeon Universe American Dream opened to visitors on 25 October 2019.
Locations
Attractions
Below is a list of all of the attractions at Nickelodeon themed areas around the world. The dates shown in the columns refer to the opening and closing dates for the ride under that name. It does not mean that the ride was closed and/or removed.Attraction | Type | CGA | CW | C | DW | KD | KI | MOA | MPG | PBB | ADM | Standalone |
Angry Beavers Spooty Spin | Matterhorn | 2002-2011 | ||||||||||
Avatar Airbender | Disk'O | 2006–2009 | 2011- | |||||||||
Avatar Airbender | Half Pipe roller coaster | 2008- | ||||||||||
Avatar Air Glider | Giant Skychaser | 2007- | ||||||||||
Back at the Barnyard Hayride | Powered roller coaster | 2008- | ||||||||||
Backyardigans' Hip Hopper | Hopper | 2007- | ||||||||||
Backyardigans' Mission to Mars | Junior Roller Coaster | |||||||||||
Backyardigans' Pirate Treasure | Swinging Ship | 2011- | ||||||||||
Backyardigans' Swing-Along | Swinger | ????-2009 | 2005–2009 | 2008- | ||||||||
Backyardigans Mighty Go Round | Carousel | 2008-2011 | ||||||||||
Back at the Barnyard Bumpers | Bumper cars | 2007- | ||||||||||
Balloon Race | Balloon Ride | 2008-2015 | ||||||||||
Big Rigs | 2008- | |||||||||||
Bikini Bottom Bus Tour | Crazy Bus | 2011- | ||||||||||
Blue Flyer | Junior Roller Coaster | 2011- | ||||||||||
Blue's Skidoo | Rotating Flat Ride | 2003-2011 | 2005–2009 | 2008- | 2007-2018 | 2019 | ||||||
Boots Balloon Race | Balloon Ride | ????-2009 | ||||||||||
BrainSurge | UniCoaster | 2010- | ||||||||||
Bubble Guppies Guppy Bubbler | Spinning Tower Ride | 2015- | ||||||||||
Carousel | Carousel | 2008- | ||||||||||
Crazy Cars | Bumper cars | 2008- | ||||||||||
Danny Phantom Flyers | Kite Flyer | 2006–2007 | ||||||||||
Danny Phantom Ghost Zone | Teacups | 2007- | ||||||||||
Danny Phantom Ghost Zone | Falling Star | 2008-2015 | ||||||||||
Diego's Rainforest Rescue | Balloon Ride | 2011- | ||||||||||
Diego's Rescue Rider | Rotating Flat Ride | 2007- | - | |||||||||
Diego's Rescue Rider | Crazy Bus | 2008- | ||||||||||
Dora's Adventure Express | Children's Train | 2007- | ||||||||||
Dora's Big River Adventure | Log Flume | 2007- | ||||||||||
Dora's Dune Buggies | Rotating Flat Ride | 2003-2009 | 2003-2009 | |||||||||
Dora's Sky Railway | Monorail | 2019 | ||||||||||
Dora's World Voyage | Boat Ride | 2011- | ||||||||||
Dora and Boots Sun Wheel | Ferris Wheel | 2008- | ||||||||||
Dora the Explorer Azul's Adventure | Children's Train | ????-2009 | ||||||||||
Dora the Explorer Sea Planes | Rotating Flat Ride | 2002-2010 | ||||||||||
Fairly Odd Coaster | Family Wooden Roller Coaster | ????-2009 | 2005-2009 | |||||||||
Fairly Odd Coaster | Spinning roller coaster | 2008- | ||||||||||
Fairy World Spin | Mack teacups | 2013- | ||||||||||
Fairy World Taxi Spin | Rotating Flat Ride | 2011- | ||||||||||
Flying Dutchman's Revenge | Rockin' Tug | ????-2009 | ||||||||||
Ghost Blasters | Dark ride | 2008- | ||||||||||
Ghost Chasers | Wild Mouse | 2007- | ||||||||||
Go Diego Go | Jeep Ride | 2005–2009 | ||||||||||
Ice Age Adventure | Flume ride | 2005-2016 | ||||||||||
Jimmy Neutron's Atom Smasher | Bumper cars | 2005–2009 | ||||||||||
Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Collider | Rotating Flat Ride | 2008- | ||||||||||
Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Flyer | Suspended Family Coaster | 2007- | ||||||||||
Jimmy Neutron's Brainwasher | ????-2009 | |||||||||||
Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast | Motion simulator | 2003-2011 | ||||||||||
Krusty Krab Order Up | Hopper | 2011- | ||||||||||
La Adventura de Azul | Children's Train | 2005–2009 | 2008- | |||||||||
LazyTown Sportacopters | Pedal Helicopters | ????-2009 | 2005–2009 | |||||||||
Little Bill's Cruisers | Mini Speed Boat Ride | ????-2009 | ||||||||||
Little Bill's Giggle Coaster | Junior Roller Coaster | 2005-2009 | ||||||||||
Log Chute | Log flume | 2008- | ||||||||||
Mystery River | Raft ride | 2005-2017 | ||||||||||
Nick Jr. Drivers | Car Ride | 2005–2009 | ||||||||||
Nick Jr. Jets | Flying Jet Ride | ????-2009 | ||||||||||
Nick O Round | Carousel | ????-2009 | 2002-2008 | 2005–2009 | ||||||||
Nickelodeon Blast Zone | Children's play area | 2001-2007 | ||||||||||
Nickelodeon Pipeline Plunge | Aqua play area | 2006-2011 | ||||||||||
Nickelodeon Space Surfer | Swinger | 2001–2009 | ||||||||||
Nickelodeon Streak | Wooden roller coaster | 2011- | ||||||||||
Nickelodeon Studios | Television studios | 1990-2005 | ||||||||||
Pepsi Orange Streak | Steel roller coaster | 2008- | ||||||||||
Phantom Flyers | Kite Flyer | ????-2009 | 2007–2009 | |||||||||
Pineapple Poppers | Jumping Castle | 2008- | ||||||||||
Plankton's Plunge | Hopper | 2006–2009 | ||||||||||
Rocket Power Air Time | Swinging Ride | ????-2009 | ||||||||||
Rocket Power Bumper Beach | Bumper cars | 2002-2011 | ||||||||||
Rugrat Reptarmobiles | Bumper cars | 2008- | ||||||||||
Rugrats Lost River | Log flume | 2011- | ||||||||||
Rugrats Runaway Reptar Roller Coaster | Suspended Family Coaster | 2003-2009 | 2003-2009 | 2002-2011 | 2001-2009 | |||||||
Rugrats Toonpike | 2003–2009 | 2002–2009 | ||||||||||
Scooby-Doo and the Haunted Castle | Laser Skirmish Dark ride | 2002–2009 | ||||||||||
Sea Swing | Swinger | 2007- | ||||||||||
Splat-O-Sphere | Aviator | 2007- | ||||||||||
Splat-O-Sphere | Space shot | 2008- | ||||||||||
SpongeBob's Boatmobiles | 2003-2009 | |||||||||||
SpongeBob FlyPants | Kite Flyer | 2008-2011 | ||||||||||
SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge | Euro-Fighter roller coaster | 2008- | ||||||||||
SpongeBob SquarePants Splash Bash | Splash Battle/Twist 'n' Splash | 2007- | 2011- | |||||||||
Sunny Day 4-D | Sunny Day 4-D | 2019- | 2020- | |||||||||
Swinger Zinger | Swinger | 2002-2011 | ||||||||||
Swiper's Sweeper | Speedway | 2005–2009 | 2008- | 2007- | ||||||||
Tak Attack | 2008-2011 | |||||||||||
Team Umizoomi Number Tumbler | Zamperla Kiddie carpet | 2013- | ||||||||||
Teenage Robot Roundabout | Zamperla Kiddie carpet | 2007-2012 | ||||||||||
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shock | 2012- | |||||||||||
Timmy's Airtours | Giant Skychaser | 2005–2009 | ||||||||||
Tommy's Take Off | Rotating Plane Ride | ????-2009 | ||||||||||
TV Road Trip | Car Ride | ????-2009 | ||||||||||
Wild Thornberry's Rainforest Rampage | Ball play area | 2002-2011 | ||||||||||
Wild Thornberry's Rain Maze | Water play area | 2003-2009 | ||||||||||
Wild Thornberry's River Adventure | Water ride | 2003–2008 | 2005–2009 | |||||||||
Wild Thornberry's Treetop Lookout | 2003-2009 | ????-2009 | ||||||||||
Wonder Pets Big Circus Bounce | Miniature Carousel | 2011- | ||||||||||
Wonder Pets Fly Boat | Hopper | 2008- |
Shows
Below is a list of all of the Nickelodeon-themed shows which have been shown at theme parks around the world. The dates shown in the columns refer to the opening and closing dates for the show. Some parks have multiple shows in the one theatre, hence overlapping dates.Show | CGA | CW | C | DW | KD | KI | MPG | PBB | SW |
Blue's Clues Live! | 2002-2004 | ||||||||
Character Show / Street Entertainment | 2007- | 2011- | |||||||
Dora's Best Friends Adventure | 2011- | ||||||||
Dora's Sing-Along Adventure | 2008–2009 | 2006–2008 | 2006–2008 | 2007–2008 | 2007–2008 | ||||
Mega Mess A Mania | 1995-1996 | ||||||||
Nicktoons Summer Jam! | 2000–2001 | 2000-2001 | |||||||
Meet the Nicktoons LIVE | 2003-2009 | ||||||||
Paw Patrol on Holiday | 2017- | ||||||||
Slimetime Live! on Stage | 2003-???? | 2002-2011 | 2002–2004 | 2002–2004 | |||||
SpongeBob ParadePants-tacular | 2011- | ||||||||
SpongeBob SquarePants 3-D | 2003-2009 | 2002 – present | 2002-2011 | ||||||
SpongeBob SquarePants Bikini Bottom Bash | 2006-2009 | ||||||||
SpongeBob SquarePants Stories from Bikini Bottom | 2005-2011 |
Character appearances
A variety of Nickelodeon costumed characters have been showcased alongside each individual theme park's attractions. Some were used for meet and greets with guests, others for shows and some in the Nickelodeon Celebration Parade. Keep in mind that this list also includes third-party characters who have been associated with Nickelodeon before.- SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Squidward Tentacles, Sandy Cheeks, Mr. Krabs, Mrs. Puff, and Pearl Krabs.
- Dora the Explorer franchise: Dora Marquez, Boots, Diego Marquez, Kate, and Pablo.
- Rugrats: Tommy Pickles, Chuckie Finster, and Angelica Pickles.
- Blue's Clues: Blue.
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, Foot Soldier, Bebop, Rocksteady, and April O'Neil.
- The Fairly OddParents: Cosmo, and Wanda.
- : Aang.
- PAW Patrol: Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Skye, Rocky, and Zuma.
- : Jimmy Neutron.
- The Backyardigans: Pablo, Tyrone, and Uniqua.
- Wonder Pets!: Linny, Turtle Tuck, and Ming Ming Duckling.
- Little Bill: Little Bill.
- Team Umizoomi: Milli, Geo, and Bot.
- Bubble Guppies: Molly, Gil, and Bubble Puppy.
- Ni Hao Kai-Lan: Kai-Lan.
- Shimmer and Shine: Shimmer, and Shine.
- Fanboy and Chum Chum: Fanboy, and Chum Chum.
- Back at the Barnyard: Otis.
- Power Rangers: Red Ranger, Pink Ranger, Blue Ranger, Green Ranger, and Yellow Ranger.
- The Penguins of Madagascar: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, Private, King Julien XIII, and Mort.
- : Po and Master Tigress.
- Peppa Pig: Peppa Pig, George Pig, Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig, and Suzy Sheep.
- LazyTown: Sportacus, and Stephanie.
- Hey Arnold: Arnold Shortman.
- The Ren & Stimpy Show: Ren and Stimpy.
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