SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D (also known as SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D Ride, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Ride or SpongeBob SquarePants 3-D) is an 4-D film based upon the popular television series SpongeBob SquarePants. It can be found at many aquariums and theme parks across the world. The ride consists of a pre-show which then leads into a stadium seated auditorium. The ride is in 4-D, meaning it's a motion simulator with a 3-D movie. The effects on the ride vary at different parks. Water spray, Bubbles, wind, leg ticklers, smoke, and smells are usually found.
The ride once appeared at Camp Snoopy in Mall of America as a film rotation of The Mystery Mine Ride. Instead of being in 4-D with special effects, the ride was in 3-D, and the seats would move(causing a very realistic fall during the Rock Bottom sequence). Ironically, in Fall 2007, the Mystery Mine Ride, which once housed SpongeBob SquarePants: The Ride, was demolished to make way for SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge rollercoaster, part of the park's transformation into Nickelodeon Universe. In 2008, SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D came to Nickelodeon Family Suites.
The film begins with Patchy the Pirate about to sing the television series theme as usual, but he pops out of the painting and throws the riders into Bikini Bottom. The audience ends up in the The Krusty Krab, where SpongeBob SquarePants welcomes them and shows them how to make a Krabby Patty by pointing at the ingredients with his spatula. When preparing the Krabby Patty, SpongeBob accidentally loses a pickle. The pickle then bounces out of the restaurant into Patrick Star's hand on a pogo stick. Patrick steals the pickle. SpongeBob, not knowing why, tells the riders to find Patrick on his bubble bike, destroying half of Bikini Bottom. While going through Jellyfish Fields, SpongeBob falls into Rock Bottom, where a fish pops the bubble bike by biting it. The force of the pop hurdles SpongeBob into the air, landing in the Chum Bucket. It is revealed that the real Patrick had been kidnapped by Plankton, and the pickle thief was a high tech robotic version of Patrick. The robot then pursues SpongeBob, only to be unplugged by Patrick (looking for an electrical outlet for his toaster). Plankton is crushed by his robot and SpongeBob recovers the pickle. Sandals enters the Chum Bucket to eat his patty; however, it turns out that Sandals is allergic to pickles and he explodes.
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- Adventure Aquarium (defunct)
- Adventuredome
- California's Great America
- Canada's Wonderland
- Carowinds
- Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
- Dollywood (defunct)
- Downtown Aquarium, Denver
- Dreamworld (planned, but canceled at the last minute)
- Enchanted Kingdom
- Excalibur Hotel and Casino
- Flamingo Land
- Fårup sommerland
- Gardaland (defunct, replaced with Ice Age 4D)
- Kemah Boardwalk
- Kings Dominion
- Kings Island
- La Ronde
- Louisville Zoo
- Madame Tussauds, New York City
- Maritime Aquarium (defunct, replaced with Happy Feet: The Ride)
- Movie Park Germany (defunct)
- Nickelodeon Suites Resort
- Nickelodeon Universe (formerly Camp Snoopy) at Mall of America (defunct)
- Noah's Ark Waterpark (2007-2011, replaced with Pirates 4-D)
- North Carolina Zoo
- Oregon Zoo (defunct)
- Pier 39(defunct)
- Riverbanks Zoo
- San Diego Safari Park
- Sea World (late 2011 to present)
- Shedd Aquarium(replaced with Happy Feet 4-D experience)
- Six Flags Great Adventure (defunct, replaced with Fly Me to The Moon)
- Six Flags New Orleans (SBNO)
- Six Flags Over Texas (defunct)
- Stone Mountain (defunct)
- Trans Studio Makassar Theme Park, (Indonesia)
- Trans Studio Bandung Theme Park, (Indonesia)
- Vancouver Aquarium (defunct, replaced with Planet Earth: Shallow Seas)
- Walibi Belgium
- Wild Adventures (defunct)
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