SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge
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| SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge | |
| Location | Nickelodeon Universe |
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| Status | Operating |
| Opened | March 15, 2008 |
| Cost | $2,500,000 |
| Type | Steel - Euro-Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Gerstlauer |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Euro-Fighter (Custom) |
| Track layout | Compact |
| Lift/launch system | Chain |
| Height | 67 ft (20 m) |
| Drop | 61 ft (19 m) |
| Length | 1,345 ft (410 m) |
| Max speed | 40 mph (64 km/h) |
| Inversions | 2 |
| Duration | 0:33 |
| Max vertical angle | 97° |
| Capacity | 750 riders per hour |
| Max G force | 4.4 |
| SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge at RCDB | |
| Pictures of SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge at RCDB | |
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SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge is a loop and corkscrew Eurofighter 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 only 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 loop, cutback element, and rollover inversion.
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- 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.
- On Ace of Cakes, Chef Duff delivered a cake to Mall of America and rode this roller coaster, then said, "It's actually a fun roller coaster."
- The coaster sits on the former site of the Mystery Mine attraction.
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| Preceded by unknown |
World's steepest roller coaster March 15, 2008 – July 5, 2008 97° |
Succeeded by Steel Hawg 111° |
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