| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shock | |
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| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | March 17, 2012 |
| Replaced | Tak Attack |
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| Manufacturer | Gerstlauer |
| Model | Sky Fly |
| Theme | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| Height | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Speed | 25 mph (40 km/h) |
| Capacity | 264lbs riders per hour |
| Vehicles | 12 |
| Riders per vehicle | 1 |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shock is aGerstlauer Sky Fly ride operating atNickelodeon Universe atMall of America inBloomington, Minnesota. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shock opened on March 17, 2012, and was the first of its kind in the United States.[1][2] The ride was installed byRide Entertainment Group, who handles all of Gerstlauer's operations in the Western Hemisphere.[3][4]
Riders enter through a queue themed to look like the Ninja Turtles' underground sewer headquarters before boarding the ride vehicles, which feature the turtles' shells and their weapons on the back.[2] Once the 12 single-rider gondolas are carried up, the gondola brakes are released and guests are able to control the rotation of their vehicles. Since the boom is tilted, riders go up 72 feet (22 m) and come down each revolution around the central tower at speeds of 25 miles per hour (40 km/h).[5]
On July 25, 2011, thePark Thoughts podcast interviewed the marketing director ofNickelodeon Universe, and confirmed that a new major attraction was in the works for the 2012 season.[6] On January 20, 2012, Nickelodeon Universe announcedTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shock for the 2012 season, and was expected to open in March 2012.[1] The attraction replacedTak Attack, which closed on November 14, 2011.
On March 17, 2012, the attraction officially opened several months before the premiere of thetelevision series that it is based upon.[2] Nickelodeon Universe hosted aBe A Part of Turtles History at Nickelodeon Universe! event to conduct theGuinness World Record for theLargest Gathering of Ninja Turtles.[7][8][9] The record was broken on March 17, 2012, with 836 people dressed up as Ninja Turtles in front of the ride.[10] The previous record for the largest gathering of Ninja Turtles was set atRutgers University in 2008 with 786 people.[9]
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