A view of the SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge in Bloomington, MN
The loopintense; the roll is the slower one

Nickelodeon Universe, Bloomington, Minnesota

SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge

“The result is a powerful pop of ejector airtime.”

lift hill74ft97°beyond vertical44mphtop speed
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What riders love
  • The straight up and beyond straight down first hill is definitely the highlight, but this isn't just a one trick pony.
  • It has a great first drop with a pop of strong airtime followed by tight, intense inversions.
  • I really enjoyed the first drop and I was freaking out at first, but then I got used to it!
  • The two Inversions are very different, with the loop being intense and the roll being slower and you can get good hangtime.
  • Nice and compact Eurofighter with a surprise pop of ejector after the first inversion.
  • The tight twists, turns and inversions all really work here.
  • I have ridden this hundreds of times.
  • It was my first inverting coaster!
  • It's fun. Exceeded my expectations.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Nickelodeon Universe

(If only it had lap bars...) The beyond vertical drop is great, the inversions are fun, and there’s also airtime, but the second half has to have headbanging and ruin it.

Christopher S.

Nice and compact Eurofighter with a surprise pop of ejector after the first inversion.

guiderex

It has a great first drop with a pop of strong airtime followed by tight, intense inversions.

Michael M.

...being seen once you enter nickelodeon universe, good inversion and a pop of great ejector straight out of the loop, while the first half is good the second half is a nothingburger, nothing...

Benjamin

The result is a powerful pop of ejector airtime.

Canobie Coaster

It is a very smooth and quick transitioning little coaster that really delivers an excellent ride.

Brian Sheldon

This would be the best coaster in the park if it weren’t for the fact that not only is it a short ride, but there’s also headbanging.

Christopher S.

If you can get past the rickety chain lift, you can survive the coaster, it was probably the worst part.

Garrett Schlegelmilch

Probably deserves a re-ride for me, however this gave a grey-out basically straight out of the gate on the ride, vertical chainlift and drop as is typical for eurofighters, i felt like I could touch...

Benjamin

In no way does the loop feel forceful, but I started to gray out on each ride.

Canobie Coaster

The after a whippy transition into the mid course brakes the rest of the ride kind of dies however it still manages to throw in a nice helix.

James Jenkins

It peters out over the course of the ride, and has a bit of a rattle.

Blake Stoudt
Height fear

I’ve been on this ride many times the scariest part is the vertical lift

@johnbolanos483

I rode this a TON the time I was there, I think I was 14(?) but I remember a dude confessing his feelings for his friend because he was that scared.

Brian

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

74 ftHeight
74 SpongeBobSquarePantsRock 70 AvatarAirbender 54 Fairly OddCoaster
44 mphTop speed
SpongeBobSquarePants R…44 Fairly OddCoaster31 044 mph
97°Drop angle
97°SpongeBobSquarePantsRock Bottom50°Fairly OddCoasterdashed line: straight down, 90°

What riders say

Praised for

FunGreat inversionsHuge first dropHangtime

Criticised for

Too shortHead bangingRough or rattly

This coaster was butter smooth for me, and the inversions were very forceful.

CHARLES H., Captain Coaster review

It has a great first drop with a pop of strong airtime followed by tight, intense inversions.

Michael M., Captain Coaster review

Great ride overall, starts with a vertical lift, which is always fun and then it goes down a beyond-vertical drop.

Evan Bishir, Captain Coaster review

It peters out over the course of the ride, and has a bit of a rattle.

Blake Stoudt, Captain Coaster review

The first half of this coaster is excellent and is highlighted by the beyond vertical first drop an intense speed hill fantastic heartline roll.

James Jenkins, Captain Coaster review

I rode this a TON the time I was there, I think I was 14(?) but I remember a dude confessing his feelings for his friend because he was that scared.

Brian, Captain Coaster review

Planning your ride

History

March 15, 2008Opened

A euro-fighter, built by Gerstlauer, designed by Ing.-Büro Stengel.

$2.5 millionTo build
4.4 gStrongest force on riders

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands (CC BY-SA 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

Quote at the top of the page: Canobie Coaster, YouTube video.

What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Evan Bishir, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Great ride overall, starts with a vertical lift, which…”; Brian Sheldon, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The straight up and beyond straight down first hill…”; Michael M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “It has a great first drop with a pop…”; Killua Zoldyck, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I really enjoyed the first drop and I was…”; CHARLES H., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The looper was intense, the speedhill after the loop…”; Evan Bishir, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The two Inversions are very different, with the loop…”; guiderex, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Nice and compact Eurofighter with a surprise pop of…”; Brian Sheldon, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The tight twists, turns and inversions all really work…”; Brian Sheldon, rider review on Captain Coaster: “We must have ridden this 10 times the day…”; PumkinRBLX, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I have ridden this hundreds of times.”; Garrett Schlegelmilch, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It was my first inverting coaster!”; Along 4 The Ride, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It's fun. Exceeded my expectations.”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: ThemeParkMark's back row POV, SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge - Nickelodeon Universe - Back Row (4K HD POV) - Aug 2025 (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.