Nickelodeon Land is a themed children's area at the Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast, Australia.[1] The area currently features 6 operating rides as well as some other attractions.[2]
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| Attractions | |
|---|---|
| Total | 6 |
| Other rides | 5 |
| Sea World | |
| Coordinates | 27°57′28″S 153°25′32″E / 27.957650°S 153.425613°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | October 1999 |
| Replaced | Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach, Sesame Street Beach, Beach Break Bay |
History
editIn 1981, Sea World opened the Carousel. Prior to October 1999, Sea World the area where Beach Break Bay currently stands was part of the Sea World Lake.[3] The land was filled in for the construction of Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach which opened in October 1999.[3][4] This saw the introduction of several rides including Air-See Rescue, Airborne Barrel Brigade, Dexter's Time Machine, Toon Point Lighthouse and Woody's Beachtrucks.[4] In 2007, work began on the removal of the Cartoon Network theme. On 29 September 2007, Sesame Street Beach officially opened replacing Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach. This saw the introduction of a new ride, an SBF Visa Group Happy Tower named Big Bird Bounce as well as a show stage adjacent to the area. The stage was used for Bert and Ernie's Island Holiday.[5] In late 2011, Sesame Street Beach was converted into the generic Beach Break Bay theme.[1] The show stage now shows Dora's Best Friends Adventure.[2][6]
In April 2015, Sea World announced it was going to refurbish Beach Break Bay, and add four new rides. A Zamperla roller coaster is rumoured as one of the additions.[7] Eventually those plans were scrapped and replaced with plans for a Nickelodeon area. The new rides will still be added however. Nickelodeon Land opened in September 2015.
Rides
edit| Ride names | Description | Manufacturer | Status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior to licensed theming 1981—1999 |
Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach 1999—2007 |
Sesame Street Beach 2007—2011 |
Beach Break Bay 2011—2015 |
Nickelodeon Land 2015—present | ||||
| Coca-Cola Carousel | Cookie Monster Cup Carousel | Carousel | Dora's Fiesta Carousel | 30-horse carousel | Arrow Dynamics | Operating | [8][9] | |
| Air-See Rescue | Grover's Flight School | Samba Tower | Zamperla | Closed | [10] | |||
| Airborne Barrel Brigade | Elmo's Sea Safari | Air Sea Explorer | Boots' Banana Boogie | Mini Jet | Zamperla | Operating | [11] | |
| Dexter's Time Machine | Zoe's Sub Splash | Beach Break Bay Water Play Area | Water play area | Unknown | Closed | |||
| Toon Point Lighthouse | Bert and Ernie's Big Dive | Sea Climb | Heege Tower | Heege Freizeittechnik | Closed | [12] | ||
| Woody's Beachtrucks | Oscar's Sweep the Beach | Beach Dump Trucks | Convoy | Zamperla | Closed | [1][13] | ||
| Big Bird Bounce | Beach Ball Bounce | Happy Tower | SBF Visa Group | Closed | [1][14] | |||
| Bikini Bottom Crosstown Express | Rockin' Tug | Zamperla | Operating | |||||
| Patrick's Jellyfish Frenzy | Demolition Derby (tea cups) | Zamperla | Operating | |||||
| SpongeBob's Boating School Blast | Family Gravity Coaster | Zamperla | Operating | |||||
| Donatello's Ninja Flyers | Magic Bikes | Zamperla | Operating | |||||
Gallery
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Bert and Ernie's Big Dive (was Sea Climb, replaced by SpongeBob's Boating School Blast) -
Elmo's Sea Safari (was Air Sea Explorer, now Boots' Banana Boogie) -
Air Sea Explorer (now Boots' Banana Boogie) -
Beach Dump Trucks (replaced by Bikini Bottom Crosstown Express)
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Sea World. "Beach Break Bay". MyFun. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ a b Park Map, Sea World, December 2011
- ^ a b "Adventure Island & Adventure Island Ferry (Sea World)". Parkz. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ a b Sea World (1999). "Surf Your Way to Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach". Press Release. Parkz. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Sea World (2007). "Sea World Brings the Magic of Sesame Street to the Gold Coast!". Press Release. Parkz. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Sea World. "Dora's Best Friends Adventure Show". MyFun. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Sea World to revamp Beach Break Bay | Australian Theme Park News | Gold Coast Theme Parks". Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "Carousel (Sea World)". Parkz. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Sea World. "History and Development of Sea World". MyFun. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Samba Tower". Zamperla. Retrieved 26 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mini Jet". Zamperla. Retrieved 26 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Towers". Heege Freizeittechnik. Retrieved 26 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Convoy". Zamperla. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Happy Towers". Drop Towers. SBF Visa Group. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2012.