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We are so excited to introduce Anchor Drop, the newest attraction at Nickelodeon Universe®!

Take the plunge on Anchor Drop, a brand new spiral slide experience that will have you winding down to the ground. Two intertwining tubes offer quite the thrill  from 56 and 35 ft. in the air. One slide leaves from the third level while the other leaves from the top of the Ghostly Gangplank Ropes Adventure Course.

Admission to the Anchor Drop slides is included in the Ghostly Gangplank Ropes Course admission or can be purchased for $2 per person with a wristband purchase or $3 per person without a wristband purchase.

 *Must be 40” tall to participate.

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Fans dressed as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles united in Mall of America to break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS largest gathering of ninja turtles and celebrate the grand opening of the newest thrill ride at Nickelodeon Universe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shock, the first ever ride of its kind in the United States. Fans from across the nation traveled to Mall of America to shatter the previous record of 786 with 836 fans dressed as ninja turtles. The Mall welcomed guests with commemorative Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles t-shirts, face masks and free passes to check out the ride.

“The passion of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans blew this record out of the water with 836 fans dressed as ninja turtles,” said Michael Empric, adjudicator with Guinness World Records.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shock takes riders 70 feet in the air in a matter of seconds reaching up to 25 mph. With 12 single bucket seats at the end of a cantilevered arm that rotates around a central tower, this ride is a thrill-seekers dream. Each guest controls their seat which can rotate wildly like a plane propeller or a gentle teeter-totter like a see-saw making no two ride experiences the same. The attraction is based on the highly-anticipated all-new CG-animated television series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which will premiere on Nickelodeon later this year.

A second new attraction to Nickelodeon Universe, Dutchman’s Deck Anchor drop stainless steel spiral tube slide system also opened this month. These two intertwining tubes offer quite the thrill for guests from 56 and 35 ft. in the air. One leaves from the third level while the other one leaves from the top of the Flying Dutchman Ghostly Gangplank Adventure Ropes Course. The attraction is based on the Flying Dutchman character from Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants—the number one animated series with kids for the last 12 consecutive years.  Admission to the slides will be included in Ropes Course admission or can be purchased for $2 per person with a wristband purchase or $3 per person without a wristband purchase.

For more information on the new ride visit www.mallofamerica.com or www.nickelodeonuniverse.com.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Turtles count it off! One, two, three, four!

Who remembers this? Well, they’re back and bigger than ever at Mall of America® as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans and ride lovers alike gather to break the Guinness Book of World Records’ “Largest gathering of Ninja Turtles” and you’re invited to help!

To celebrate the Grand Opening of the newest ride at Nickelodeon Universe®, TMNT Shell Shock, we’re calling all TMNT and Nickelodeon Universe® fans to join us Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 9 a.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m. in West Market Square to break the 786 person record of TMNT fans dressed as Ninja Turtles. Nickelodeon Universe will provide t-shirts and green face masks to the first 800+ people while supplies last. For participating, guests will receive a complimentary ride pass to check out Shell Shock before anyone else!

The new attraction that takes riders 70 feet in the air in a matter of seconds is based on the highly-anticipated all-new CG-animated television series, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” which will premiere on Nickelodeon later this year.

Thank you readers for all of your comments. Congratulations to Eric Steed, Aly Preston, and Dustin Motley on winning a Blackout Prize Pack!

Experience Nickelodeon Universe^® in a whole new way during BLACKOUT on October 21, 22, 28 and 29 from 5-10 p.m. The park will be transformed with unlit rides, black lighting and fog effects all while DJ Glo jams out your favorite playlist. Stop by to make your own black light t-shirt, boogie at the bubble dance party, concoct spooky goo and decorate yourself with a glow in the dark airbrush tattoo.

Ghosts and witches 12 and under can enter the Halloween costume contests at 6, 6:30 and 7 p.m for a chance to win spooktacular prizes. Stop by The Patio starting at 5:30 p.m. to register. Prizes will be awarded to silliest, most original and best glow in the dark costumes.

Meet your favorite Nickelodeon characters including Spongebob & Patrick, Dora & Diego and The Backyardigans. The ever-popular Nickelodeon Scream Collector will also make a special appearance from 7 – 9 p.m.

All activities at BLACKOUT are FREE! But if you want to hop on a few rides while at Nickelodeon Universe — really, who doesn’t? — the BLACKOUT Unlimited Ride Wristband is $19.95 + tax. And the first 1,000 ride ticket purchases made after 5 p.m. in any Nickelodeon Universe retail store or at Guest Services receive a free treat bag.

We are giving away a Blackout Prize Pack! The Prize Pack will include two ride wristbands, a treat bag, white t-shirt, highlighters and glow bracelets. To enter, you must comment on this blog post by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, October 20 and provide a VALID EMAIL ADDRESS: What song do you want to hear DJ Glo play at Blackout?