valleyfairfanatic Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Stopped by the park yesterday to do some shopping and to check out the new ride. Got there just before the mall was shut down but while I was there I saw these signs. What do you guys think of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BisonRugbyGuy Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 They're just adding new stairs for the Ferris Wheel. Source: my supervisor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF15 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) Went to Nickelodeon Universe for a few hours today and had a good time getting in some offseason coaster rides. Took my first ride on Shredder's Mutant Masher, the park's newest ride. Excellent ride. While the arm doesn't swing as high as similar models I've seen, it pulls some decent Gs and has a few airtime pops. Waking down the midway. Fairly Odd Coaster is one of the best family coasters out there in my opinion. Avatar Airbender is always a blast. Near the Ferris wheel. SpongeBob was running much smoother today than when I last rode it. I wish more parks had rides like Shell Shock. FlyOver America construction. SpongeBob looping. View of the park from the third floor. Edited January 3, 2016 by VF15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCI Wooden Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 That's the busiest I've ever seen this place! Please tell me they had more than 1 operator on Ninja Turtles. Good report, glad you enjoyed the new ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Great report!! Shredder's Mutant Masher is really shinny.... me likey!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF15 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 ^^ Yep, it was very busy yesterday. I went back to the park in the evening, and most of the rides had full queues. I guess that's what I get for going on a Saturday during winter break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millertpr Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Shredder always has 1 op. Really stupid though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2737097 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Nickelodeon Universe finally redid their website. I think it's a great compromise of the overly ambitious one they had opening day and the bare-bones one they've had for the last few years. I love how they're incorporating the slime again since the orange splat was phased out with the new logo a few years ago. Also note "El Circulo Del Cielo, Closed 1/18 – 1/23" - do you think this has anything to do with that new staircase on the western side? What's going on with that project anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 http://nickelodeonuniverse.com/ride-maintenance-schedule/ Just its scheduled maintenance time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2737097 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 From Screamscape: screamscape.com/html/nickelodeon_universe.htm Mall of America News - (1/27/16) A reader sent in a couple of photos from Nickelodeon Universe taken this week, showing off an area where they used to have a few private party rooms and some office space, which has now been leveled out to make way for future attractions. From what I'm told this is all very near to where the Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Collider ride is located... an attraction which is expected to be retired in the near future as well. I'm a bit torn about the possible retirement of the Collider, as it's very well could be the last "Zierer Hexentanz" flat ride (also sometimes called the Witch's Dance) in the USA. The Collider's cousin at Knott's Berry Farm (Tampico Tumbler) was probably my all time favorite flat ride before they removed it. Anyone know what's going on here? Maybe this is why they are adding the new staircase to the west side of the ferris wheel, a more direct route instead of having to go up and around, plus whatever changes they are making to the eastern second level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainUnknown Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Could this possibly be the station for a new coaster? I could see a launch into the corner and then heading towards the log chute. This could be another coaster that goes all the way around the park. Yeah, I know. It's a stupid pipe dream and I should find some better meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millertpr Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Could this possibly be the station for a new coaster? I could see a launch into the corner and then heading towards the log chute. This could be another coaster that goes all the way around the park. If we get another coaster, I too think it will be al across the park. I could see some sort of launched motorbike coaster like at SeaWorld Australia or Darien Lake. I think a coaster is the most likely of any future additions at Nickelodeon Universe, and with a stair case being built to the potential station of the coaster, don't count a large new ride out of the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristianBale Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Perhaps they will finally get that long rumored ZacSpin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2737097 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Can the second level support an actual ride on its own? From the photos it looks like they're keeping the first level structure in tact, even a pathway to the elevator on the second level. The second pic looks like it was taken from Moose Mountain, if they took that out they'd have a lot more space, especially vertical space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleDown Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Oh man I saw that Tampico Tumbler in the Nick Universe and it brought me back to Knott's! Quite possibly one of the greatest flats EVER made! So much fun with such a simple concept. If I'm not mistake, I think it had a reverse mode as well! Can't believe so few of them were ever made, it was truly a great ride! The girls I used to ride with liked it a lot too because it provided a lot of airtime, but it wasn't too scary, just a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millertpr Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Moose Mountain will stay. Much too new of an investment to be taken out. I don't know if that space could hold more than a ride's station as well. I don't think another spinning coaster would be ideal. A really good launch coaster would be awesome. I would be interested to see what approach they could possibly take, as it could be inversion heavy triple launch (unlikely) or a launch motor bike coaster. I don't know what Atomic Collider has to do with this, as it probably would not be involved in the coaster would take place. Maybe another Gerstlauter flat ride? They like that company. Otherwise I couldn't tell you what would be ideal. NU is very bold and different with their flat rides. Maybe something from IAAPA this year that they liked? Comment with your thoughts below: - What type of roller coaster would you like seeing? - What type of flat ride would you like seeing? *Of course, make the rides ideal for the areas height and space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo von Sol Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 If I'm not mistake, I think it had a reverse mode as well! It did, I can recall back then in the days (10+ years ago) that it did run in forward and reverse mode at Camp Snoopy. I rode on it while in reverse mode when I was young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myself Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 The one coaster I could see fitting in really well in NU would be a Vekoma junior suspended in the vein of Freedom Flyer at Fun Spot. You could easily adapt a layout to cross a large portion of the park like Orange Streak, and even though a full-size inverted coaster probably wouldn't fit anywhere in the park, other rides like Orkanen are proof that you can still do some interesting things with this model. It's also got a low height requirement and lacks shoulder harnesses, so it'd be a good fit for the ride selection present at the park already. As much as I'd hate to see the Atomic Collider leave, I could easily see an Air Race replacing it somewhere down the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeahThad Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Given that every ride Nickelodeon Universe has built since their re-theme has been from either Gerstlauer, Chance, Intamin, or Moser, I feel it would be very likely that one of these companies would be behind any new project. If the Atomic Collider is on the chopping block (god forbid) , it'll probably get replaced with a flat. A Chance Freestyle would be a good fit. Moser has a good set of flats on their website too. I'd suggest a visit to their site, as the music is phenomenal. If a new coaster is going in I could really see a Gerstlauer or Intamin family coaster, possibly with a launch. If we're dreaming then it will be an aquatrax themed to Mrs. Puff's Boating School. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dippindotsguy8 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 That space in the park above the arcades has been empty like that for at least a year, maybe two now. Nothing appears to be happening with it at the moment. It definitely isn't a huge area, but if the arcades and restrooms that it sits above were removed, they could make room for something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomUser90 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 That space in the park above the arcades has been empty like that for at least a year, maybe two now. Nothing appears to be happening with it at the moment. It definitely isn't a huge area, but if the arcades and restrooms that it sits above were removed, they could make room for something. I'm shocked they haven't removed the arcade. You'd be hard pressed to find ANY arcades in malls at this point and it has to be taking up valuable space at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millertpr Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Fellow TPR Members, MNThemeParks is a very small group that has a big impact in the theme park environment. They run events for poor children in theme parks (in Minnesota) that would not normally be able to go to a theme park. They cover all the costs, fees, everything. Right now they are looking to get tshirts for their leaders. If you go to the link below, you can complete several activities of no cost to you that give dollars directly back to the organization. A great way to support a great charity. Also, if you complete the activities as recognized, shoot me a private message and I'll send you a theme park prize pack. I love this organization and want to help them as much as possible. Thanks! https://www.pearup.com/mnthemeparks/rally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Themonerd Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Not a mod, but I don't think TPR allows ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millertpr Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Not a mod, but I don't think TPR allows ads. They are allowed if you have 100 posts Even though I don't have 100 posts, this isn't really an advertisement, it's a link that I'm not sponsoring to a website that performs charitable work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millertpr Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Flyover America opens next Friday, April 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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