SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge

SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge
SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge
Nickelodeon Universe
Coordinates
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.

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 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

Preceded by unknown

World's steepest roller coaster March 15, 2008 – July 5, 2008 97°

Succeeded by Steel Hawg 111°