Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park, East Rutherford, New Jersey

TMNT Shellraiser

launched up141ft138ftdrop122°beyond vertical7xupside down
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What riders love
  • You immediately invert then hit a punchy launch that genuinely feels as strong as Maxx force and xcelerator.
  • The launch however is easily one of the best moments of the ride and one of the best LSM launches I've done.
  • The launch had a nice punch to it for being an LSM launch and the the holding break before the drop was very suspenseful.
  • The launch is quite forceful, and leads into super tall inversions filled with hangtime.
  • It’s intense, the launch pulls great forces, the inversions provide are very disorienting, and it currently holds the record for the world’s steepest drop, providing powerful and sustained ejector airtime!
  • Tons of inversions. Surprisingly long and tall for an indoor coaster.
  • That beyond vertical drop is insane, and every inversion is fun.
  • You get a nice view of the skyline of NYC, my hometown before IT HANGS YOU at the top.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park

The only real moment of airtime is in the first half on the hill right before the midcourse brakes.

Erik C.

An S-hill with great floater and a brake run hop with some weak airtime get you closer to the vertical lift (With an incredible view!) and dive coaster-esque holding brake before the magnificent drop...

Anthony DeNight Jr.

...intense, the launch pulls great forces, the inversions provide are very disorienting, and it currently holds the record for the world’s steepest drop, providing powerful and sustained ejector airtime!

Nicolas Mattioli

This element also has great airtime, the only instance where I felt airtime.

Bubble Gaming

The ejector airtime is both powerful and sustained.

Canobie Coaster

You also get a lot of ejector on the drop which is insane.

Lightning Productions

The launch begins straight into a few inversions, which despite people saying the coaster is rough, I found it fairly smooth apart from some ratting here and there.

Lucas Thornborough

It’s like I started the ride saying, "Oh, it’s not that rough", continued it throughout the ride, and then realized at the end I suddenly had a headache.

Justin Lininger

the ride had a rattle and some jolts as I expected but they weren’t as a bad as I thought they would be.

Keystone Coasters

Layout wise, this is a pretty intense coaster with some great inversions, but it’s an oddball, definitely a side effect of being a clone of Takabisha.

Justin Lininger

It’s intense, the launch pulls great forces, the inversions provide are very disorienting, and it currently holds the record for the world’s steepest drop, providing powerful and sustained ejector...

Nicolas Mattioli

Obviously super intense, including the crazy launch.

Jesse

It is definitely not as smooth as Takabisha but it felt just a bit more forceful than Takabisha at some moments.

@mulinhuan8410

It’s not too rough where it’s uncomfortable but it’s just rough enough to make the ride experience more intense

@themikeygshow1271

I could feel the very powerful wind in my face, a genuinely strong sense of speed.

steve

Having the lift hill and holding break in the middle of the ride kills about every single ounce of momentum and rush you feel from the ride.

Justin Lininger

It really breaks up the pacing and makes it unenjoyable.

B West

Once the short wait is over you end up boarding in whatever row is available.

Bubble Gaming

On a relatively busy day at Nickelodeon Universe, Shellraiser was almost always a walk-on.

Canobie Coaster

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

141 ftHeight
141 TMNTShellraiser 85 Sandy’sBlastingBronco 69 Timmy'sHalf-PipeHavoc
138 ftFirst drop
62 mphTop speed
TMNTShellraiser62 Sandy’sBlasting Bron…48 062 mph
122°Drop angle
7Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Great launchGreat inversionsHuge first dropHangtime

Criticised for

Rough or rattlyHead bangingWeak themingOften closed

An amazing coaster that’s super fun with a lunch and lift hill in one ride.

anonymous Outcast, Captain Coaster review

The elements are all extremely weak, there’s a strong and persistent rattle with some egregious potholes, the lift in the middle disrupts all pacing, and then the drop has no punch at all.

Scott Quisenberry, Captain Coaster review

the ride had a rattle and some jolts as I expected but they weren’t as a bad as I thought they would be.

Keystone Coasters, Captain Coaster review

That launch is the second best I have ever been on (stormrunner at Hersheypark barely beats it).

Jonas, Captain Coaster review

This should be an amazing ride, but I had a headache after just a few trips.

Racc Hudson, Captain Coaster review

Along with that, the line for this wasn’t an issue because of the multiple train ops, meaning that if you can tolerate the roughness then this would be great.

Bubble Gaming, Captain Coaster review

Planning your ride

History

October 25, 2019Opened

A euro-fighter, built by Gerstlauer.

5 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.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Lightning Productions, rider review on Captain Coaster: “First of all, the launch is the punchiest launch…”; Gavin Hively, rider review on Captain Coaster: “You immediately invert then hit a punchy launch that…”; Bubble Gaming, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launch however is easily one of the best…”; Keystone Coasters, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launch had a nice punch to it for…”; Anthony DeNight Jr., rider review on Captain Coaster: “You start out with a dip, turn, and a…”; Erik C., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launch is quite forceful, and leads into super…”; Nicolas Mattioli, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It’s intense, the launch pulls great forces, the inversions…”; Your Coaster Friend, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Tons of inversions. Surprisingly long and tall for an…”; steve, rider review on Captain Coaster: “At the top of vertical lifthill I could feel…”; Jonas, rider review on Captain Coaster: “That beyond vertical drop is insane, and every inversion…”; Lucas Thornborough, rider review on Captain Coaster: “You get a nice view of the skyline of…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: Theme Park POV's back row POV, 2023 TMNT Shellraiser Roller Coaster On Ride Back Seat 4K POV Nickelodeon Universe American Dream (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.