A Nostalgia Blast at Nickelodeon Universe

Hey all!

Today, the Coast 'N' Tiki crew is visiting the Mall of America—the largest mall in the United States—to explore Nickelodeon Universe! This massive indoor theme park is packed with attractions and elements from the beloved Nickelodeon network. With everything from thrilling roller coasters to character meet-and-greets, it's an absolute must-visit for any fan.

We started our day on Back at the Barnyard Hayride, a family-friendly coaster featuring gentle hills and dips. The layout is packed with clever character-themed Easter eggs scattered throughout its footprint, making it incredibly engaging and an ideal first roller coaster for younger kids.

Next, we headed to SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge. This Euro-Fighter features a vertical lift, a beyond-vertical drop, and intense overbanked turns and inversions. It serves as the park's main thrill ride and is genuinely exhilarating, especially when the crest gets remarkably close to the mall ceiling. We loved spotting the Easter eggs from the classic "Rock Bottom" episode! This coaster is a definite must-do if you are spending the day here.

Afterward, we hopped on The Pepsi Orange Streak, a sprawling family coaster that winds around the entire perimeter of the park. Offering small pops of airtime throughout its lengthy layout, it’s easily the longest ride here and uniquely features dual chain lifts. It's perfect for riders not quite ready for the major thrills, while still delivering great elevated views of the park.

We then made our way to Avatar Airbender. This massive half-pipe coaster features a spinning gondola that rotates on a giant skateboard-like track. As it traverses the towering vertical spikes, it launches you mere feet from the mall's massive glass skylight. It’s an incredibly thrilling experience, though definitely not recommended if you're prone to motion sickness from heavy spinning!

Last but not least, we hit the Fairly Odd Coaster. This spinning roller coaster heavily interacts with the front entrance of the park, bringing you thrillingly close to the Backyardigans Swing-A-Long ride. We caught some fantastic spins on our run, along with a few surprising little pops of airtime along the way.

Overall, Nickelodeon Universe is a fantastic indoor amusement park and the perfect coaster fix when the regional parks are closed for the off-season. Plus, unlike its sister park in New Jersey, the majority of the main headlining attractions are actually up and running! With that, let's get into the photo report!

Welcome to Nickelodeon Universe at Mall of America! The Fairly Odd Rollercoaster is in the distance!

As You enter, you can see that The Fairly Odd Rollercoaster interacts with the Backyardigans Swing Along Ride

Because we all know you want this.... A Random Mug Shot of this Guy....

We have no shame on our first ride!

Next on... Is this a Rollercoaster???

I wonder what's crazy About Em'...

Off to the SpongeBob Corner of the park!

Time to go hit ROCK BOTTOM!

Up They Go!

Down They Go!

The Fact this was built 15 or so years after the park was built in this space is impressive

Pepsi Orange Streak is Next!

The Orange streak gives you a great birds eye view of the park

Not Pictured.... Bit the Orange Streak also interacts with the Log Flume.

Are Next ride is Avatar: Air Bender

The ride slowly rises back and forth as it spins you

Until you almost hit the Malls Skylight!

Last but not least, we headed to get a ride on the Fairly Odd Coaster.

The Fairly Odd Rollercoaster twists and turns high above the park and spins you in the process as you are face to face with other riders.

The Entrance is a little tricky to find

The ride packs a lot into the little space it has.

I'm not sure what Character this is....

OMG! The Sponge Bob Pineapple.....

And with that.... We Conclude our Visit

Thanks for Reading!

As Always, Keep On Coast'N'