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| Manufacturer | Zamperla | ||||||||||
| Product | Rotoshake | ||||||||||
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| Capacity | 42 riders per cycle | ||||||||||
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Tak Attack was a Rotoshake from Zamperla located at Nickelodeon Universe Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA.
History
The ride opened on March 20, 1998 as Mighty Axe,[1] becoming the first ride at the park which inverted riders.[2] The ride was themed to the legendary Paul Bunyan's "mighty axe," and looked like a hatchet.
In 2008, coinciding with the redevelopment of Knott's Camp Snoopy into Nickelodeon Universe, Mighty Axe was renamed Tak Attack, after the then-recent Tak and The Power of Juju series. Since Tak started as a video game, this was one of the few attractions themed to a video game character at the time. It closed in 2011 and was replaced the following year with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shock.[3]
Incidents
In its opening year, riders got stuck upside-down for 4 hours after a mechanical failure.
Images
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References
- ↑ "One busy weekend". Star Tribune. March 20, 1998. p. 51. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ↑ Stansbury, Robin (1998-03-15). "New rides for the strong of stomach". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ↑ "Mall Of America Chops 'Mighty Axe' Ride From Park". CBS Minnesota. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
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