Nickelodeon Universe Mall of America

Amusement park in the United States
(Redirected from Knott's Camp Snoopy)


Nickelodeon Universe Mall of America
Location
Bloomington, Minnesota, USA
Status Operating
Opened August 11, 1992
Owner Triple Five Group
Previous names Park At MOA
Camp Snoopy
Knott's Camp Snoopy

Nickelodeon Universe Mall of America is an indoor amusement park located within the Mall of America, in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA.

History

The park first opened as Knott's Camp Snoopy on August 11, 1992.[1] The park was based on the classic Peanuts comic strip and featured a giant Snoopy balloon above its central water fountain. Some of its rides included the Kite Eating Tree (a swing ride based on the tree Charlie Brown's kites get stuck in), the Linus Loop (a miniature Ferris wheel themed to Charlie's best friend, Linus Van Pelt) and the Snoopy Bounce (an inflatable Snoopy kids could bounce in.) The gift shop sold Peanuts merchandise like video tapes and stuffed toys.

The Snoopy theming got removed at the end of the 2005 season and the park became "The Park at MoA," a generic theme park, in 2006.

In 2007, Nickelodeon announced it had struck a deal with mall owner Triple Five to take over the park. It reopened as Nickelodeon Universe on March 15, 2008.[2] The park now featured rides based on Nickelodeon shows, such as SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge (a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter themed to two classic SpongeBob episodes) and Avatar Airbender (an Intamin Surfrider themed to Avatar: The Last Airbender.) Existing rides also got Nickelodeon themes, such as Danny Phantom Ghost Zone (a Danny Phantom retheme of the Chance Rides Falling Star) and Tak Attack (a Tak retheme of the Zamperla Rotoshake.)

Roller coasters

Operating

Class Name Manufacturer Type Opened Status
Roller Avatar Airbender Intamin Launched
Spinning
Shuttle
Indoor
March 15, 2008 Operating
Powered Back at the Barnyard Hayride Zamperla Kiddie
Indoor
1995 Operating
Roller Fairly Odd Coaster Gerstlauer Spinning
Indoor
March 15, 2004 Operating
Roller Pepsi Orange Streak Zierer Indoor August 11, 1992 Operating
Roller SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge Gerstlauer Indoor March 15, 2008 Operating

Attractions

Operating

Name Manufacturer Type Opened
Backyardigans Swing-Along Zierer Waveswinger 1992
Big Rigs Zamperla Track Ride 1992
Blue's Skidoo SBF Visa Group Junior Jets 2008
Boots' Banana Swing Zamperla Happy Swing January 13, 2024
BrainSurge Chance Rides Looper/Rock 'n' Roll 2010
Bubble Guppies Guppy Bubbler Zamperla Balloon Tower 2015
Carousel Chance Rides Carousel 1992
Crazy Cars Bertazzon Dodgems 1992
Diego's Rescue Rider Zamperla Junior Flying Carpet 1992
El Circulo Del Cielo Chance Rides Ferris Wheel 1992
Fly with Appa Zamperla Jets March 23, 2024
Ghost Blasters Barbisan Tracked Dark Ride 1992
La Aventura de Azul Zamperla Junior Railway 1992
Log Chute Hopkins Log Flume 1992
Rugrats Reptarmobiles Bertazzon Junior Dodgems 2008
Shredder's Mutant Masher Chance Rides Frisbee 2015
Splat-O-Sphere Moser's Rides Drop Tower 2008
Swiper's Sweeper Zamperla Junior Whip 1992
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shock Gerstlauer Sky Fly 2012
Wonder Pets Flyboat S&S Worldwide Junior Drop Tower 1999

Closed

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Closed Fate
Balloon Race Morgan Balloon Race 1992 2015 Scrapped
Danny Phantom Ghost Zone Chance Rides Rainbow 1992 2015 Scrapped
Jimmy Neutron's Atomic Collider Zierer Hexentanz August 1992 April 2018 Scrapped
Red Baron Chance Rides Jets 1992 2007 Scrapped
Tak Attack Zamperla Rotoshake 1998 2011 Scrapped

Dutchman's Deck Adventure Course

Dutchman's Deck Adventure Course is a ropes course at Nickelodeon Universe. The attraction includes the Ghostly Gangplank ropes course, Anchor Drop slides and Barnacle Blast zip line. It opened in 2008.

References

  1. Terveen, Joyce (1992-08-11). "Mall of America's Camp Snoopy woos shoppers with fun". Argus-Leader. p. 23. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  2. Baenen, Jeff (2008-03-16). "Nick Universe takes over at Mall of America". The Bismarck Tribune. p. 29. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

External links


Amusement parks operated by Triple Five Group
Amusement parks operated by Cedar Fair