Nickelodeon in amusement parks facts for kids

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.

Locations
Attractions
Shows
Character appearances
Gallery

Locations

Park	Area	Opening date	Closing date	Previous area	Replaced by
Alton Towers	Nickelodeon: Outta Control	1997	1998	N/A	Frog Hopper
American Dream Meadowlands	Nickelodeon Universe	25 October 2019	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blackpool Pleasure Beach	Nickelodeon Land	May 2011	N/A	Beaver Creek children's park	N/A
California's Great America	Nickelodeon Central	2000	2009	Hanna Barbera Land	Planet Snoopy
Canada's Wonderland	Nickelodeon Central	2003	2009	Hanna Barbera Land	Planet Snoopy
Carowinds	Nickelodeon Central	22 March 2003	2009	Happy Land of Hanna Barbera	Planet Snoopy
Dreamworld	Nickelodeon Central	26 December 2002	24 June 2011	Kennyland	Kid's World
Kings Dominion	Nickelodeon Central	2000	2009	Happy Land of Hanna Barbera	Planet Snoopy
Kings Island	Nickelodeon Universe	2001	2009	Happy Land of Hanna Barbera	Planet Snoopy
IMG Worlds of Adventure	LazyTown	15 August 2016	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mall of America	Nickelodeon Universe	15 March 2008	N/A	Camp Snoopy	N/A
Movie Park Germany	Nickland	2007	N/A	Unknown	N/A
Parque de Atracciones de Madrid	Nickelodeonland	April 2014	N/A	Infantil Zone	N/A
Nickelodeon Adventure Lakeside	Nickelodeon Adventure	February 2020	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nickelodeon Adventure Madrid	Nickelodeon Adventure	December 2018	September 2019	N/A	N/A
Nickelodeon Adventure Murcia	Nickelodeon Adventure	December 2017	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sea World	Nickelodeon Land	December 2011	N/A	Beach Break Bay	N/A
Sega World Sydney	Nickelodeon TV Machine	April 1997	2000	N/A	N/A
Silverwood Theme Park	Garfield's Summer Camp	2001	N/A	Tinywood	N/A
Sunway Lagoon	Nickelodeon Lost Lagoon	2 February 2016	N/A	N/A	N/A
Universal Studios Florida	Nickelodeon Studios	7 June 1990	30 April 2005	N/A	Blue Man Group Sharp Aquos Theatre
Universal Studios Hollywood	Nickelodeon Blast Zone	2001	2007	N/A	The Adventures of Curious George
WhiteWater World	Nickelodeon Pipeline Plunge	8 December 2006	24 June 2011	N/A	Pipeline Plunge

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								2007-
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 (USF)
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 (USH)
Nickelodeon Pipeline Plunge	Aqua play area											2006-2011 (WWW)
Nickelodeon Space Surfer	Swinger					2001–2009
Nickelodeon Streak	Wooden roller coaster									2011-
Nickelodeon Studios	Television studios											1990-2005 (USF)
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 (seasonal)			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 (which toured the former Paramount Parks from 2004 to 2007). 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, Angelica Pickles, Phil DeVille, Lil DeVille, Susie Carmichael, and Lou Pickles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, Foot Soldier, Bebop, Rocksteady, and April O'Neil.
Blue's Clues: Blue
The Fairly OddParents: Cosmo, and Wanda.
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Aang.
The Legend of Korra: Korra, Mako, and Bolin.
PAW Patrol: Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Skye, Rocky, and Zuma.
The Loud House: Lincoln Loud.
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius: Jimmy Neutron.
The Backyardigans: Pablo, Tyrone, and Uniqua.
Wonder Pets!: Linny, Turtle Tuck, and Ming Ming Duckling.
Little Bill: Little Bill.
Team Umizoomi: Milli, and Geo.
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.
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness: 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.
Rocko's Modern Life: Rocko.
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters: Krumm.
The Angry Beavers: Norbert Beaver, and Daggett Beaver.
The Wild Thornberrys: Eliza, and Donnie Thornberry.
Danny Phantom: Danny Fenton.
Tuff Puppy: Dudley Puppy.
Winx Club: Aisha and Stella.
Sunny Day: Sunny.
ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks: Alvin, Simon, Theodore Seville, and Brittany Miller.

Gallery

Angry Beavers Spooty Spin at Dreamworld
Angry Beavers Spooty Spin at Dreamworld
Avatar Airbender at Pleasure Beach Blackpool
Avatar Air Glider at Movie Park Germany
Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Flyer at Movie Park Germany
Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Flyer at Movie Park Germany
Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios Florida
Rugrats Runaway Reptar at Dreamworld
Rugrats Runaway Reptar at Dreamworld
Rugrats Runaway Reptar at Kings Island
Slime Bowl at Dreamworld
Slime Time Live at Dreamworld
Swinger Zinger at Dreamworld
Wild Thornberrys Rainforest Rampage at Dreamworld

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