Nickelodeon Land (Sea World)

{{Short description|Themed children's area}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox themed area | name = Nickelodeon Land | logo = | logo_size = | image = Beach Break Bay sign - Sea World.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption =  | theme = | area = | area_ha = | area_acre = | rides = 6 | coasters = | water_rides = | other_rides = 5 | shows =  | park1 = Sea World | coordinates1 = {{Coord|-27.957650|153.425613|display=it}} | status1 = Operating | opened1 = {{Start date|1999|10|df=yes}} | closed1 = | replaced1 = Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach, Sesame Street Beach, Beach Break Bay | replacement1 = }}

'''Nickelodeon Land''' is a themed children's area at the Sea World theme park on the Gold Coast, Australia.<ref name=Official>{{cite web|title=Beach Break Bay|url=http://seaworld.myfun.com.au/Attractions/Rides/Beach-Break-Bay.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425014420/http://seaworld.myfun.com.au/Attractions/Rides/Beach-Break-Bay.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 April 2012|publisher=MyFun|accessdate=26 February 2012|author=Sea World}}</ref> The area currently features 6 operating rides as well as some other attractions.<ref name="2011 map" />

==History== In 1981, Sea World opened the Carousel. Prior to October 1999, Sea World the area where Beach Break Bay currently stands was part of the Sea World Lake.<ref name="Adventure Island">{{Parkz|ride_name=Adventure Island & Adventure Island Ferry|location=Sea World|parkz_number=134|accessdate=26 February 2012}}</ref> The land was filled in for the construction of Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach which opened in October 1999.<ref name="Adventure Island"/><ref name="PR Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach"/> This saw the introduction of several rides including Air-See Rescue, Airborne Barrel Brigade, Dexter's Time Machine, Toon Point Lighthouse and Woody's Beachtrucks.<ref name="PR Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach">{{cite web|title=Surf Your Way to Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach|url=http://www.parkz.com.au/article/1999/12/01/143-Surf_Your_Way_to_Cartoon_Network_Cartoon_Beach.html|work=Press Release|publisher=Parkz|accessdate=26 February 2012|author=Sea World|year=1999}}</ref> In 2007, work began on the removal of the Cartoon Network theme. On 29 September 2007, Sesame Street Beach officially opened replacing Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach. This saw the introduction of a new ride, an SBF Visa Group Happy Tower named Big Bird Bounce as well as a show stage adjacent to the area. The stage was used for Bert and Ernie's Island Holiday.<ref name="PR Sesame Street Beach">{{cite web|title=Sea World Brings the Magic of Sesame Street to the Gold Coast!|url=http://www.parkz.com.au/article/2007/10/03/194-Sea_World_Brings_the_Magic_of_Sesame_Street_to_the_Gold_Coast.html|work=Press Release|publisher=Parkz|accessdate=26 February 2012|author=Sea World|year=2007}}</ref> In late 2011, Sesame Street Beach was converted into the generic Beach Break Bay theme.<ref name=Official /> The show stage now shows Dora's Best Friends Adventure.<ref name="2011 map">{{citation |title=Park Map|publisher=Sea World|date=December 2011}}</ref><ref name="Official Dora">{{cite web|title=Dora's Best Friends Adventure Show|url=http://seaworld.myfun.com.au/Attractions/Shows/Dora-the-Explorer.aspx|publisher=MyFun|accessdate=26 February 2012|author=Sea World|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130012025/http://seaworld.myfun.com.au/Attractions/Shows/Dora-the-Explorer.aspx|archivedate=30 January 2012}}</ref>

In April 2015, Sea World announced it was going to refurbish Beach Break Bay, and add four new rides. A Zamperla roller coaster is rumoured as one of the additions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ausparks.com.au/2015/04/sea-world-to-revamp-beach-break-bay/ |title=Sea World to revamp Beach Break Bay | Australian Theme Park News | Gold Coast Theme Parks |accessdate=2015-04-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427124840/http://www.ausparks.com.au/2015/04/sea-world-to-revamp-beach-break-bay/ |archivedate=2015-04-27 }}</ref> Eventually those plans were scrapped and replaced with plans for a Nickelodeon area. The new rides will still be added however. Nickelodeon Land opened in September 2015.

==Rides== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- ! colspan="5" | Ride names !! rowspan="2" | Description !! rowspan="2" | Manufacturer !! rowspan="2" | Status !! rowspan="2" | |- ! Prior to licensed theming ''1981—1999'' !! Cartoon Network Cartoon Beach ''1999—2007'' !! Sesame Street Beach ''2007—2011'' !! Beach Break Bay ''2011—2015'' !! Nickelodeon Land ''2015—present'' |- | colspan="2" | Coca-Cola Carousel || Cookie Monster Cup Carousel || Carousel || Dora's Fiesta Carousel || 30-horse carousel || Arrow Dynamics || Operating || <ref name="Parkz Carousel">{{Parkz|ride_name=Carousel|location=Sea World|parkz_number=33|accessdate=26 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="History and Development of Sea World">{{cite web|title=History and Development of Sea World|url=http://seaworld.myfun.com.au/Excursions/Project-Information/History-and-Development-of-Sea-World.aspx|publisher=MyFun|accessdate=26 February 2012|author=Sea World}}</ref> |- | {{N/A|}} || Air-See Rescue || Grover's Flight School || colspan="2" {{N/A|}} || Samba Tower || Zamperla || Closed || <ref name="Samba Tower">{{cite web|title=Samba Tower |url=http://www.zamperla.com/en/product/102/samba-tower.html |publisher=Zamperla |accessdate=26 February 2012 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- | {{N/A|}} || Airborne Barrel Brigade || Elmo's Sea Safari || Air Sea Explorer || Boots' Banana Boogie || Mini Jet || Zamperla || Operating || <ref name="Mini Jet">{{cite web|title=Mini Jet |url=http://www.zamperla.com/en/product/126/mini-jet.html |publisher=Zamperla |accessdate=26 February 2012 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- | {{N/A|}} || Dexter's Time Machine || Zoe's Sub Splash || Beach Break Bay Water Play Area || {{N/A|}} || Water play area || {{N/A|Unknown}} || Closed|| |- | {{N/A|}} || Toon Point Lighthouse || Bert and Ernie's Big Dive || Sea Climb || {{N/A|}} || Heege Tower || Heege Freizeittechnik || Closed|| <ref name="Heege Tower">{{cite web|title=Towers|url=http://www.heege-freizeittechnik.de/open/action/products%3Bimages/menu/30/M/OGjpgA|publisher=Heege Freizeittechnik|accessdate=26 February 2012}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- | {{N/A|}} || Woody's Beachtrucks || Oscar's Sweep the Beach || Beach Dump Trucks || {{N/A|}} || Convoy || Zamperla || Closed || <ref name=Official /><ref name=Convoy>{{cite web|title=Convoy |url=http://www.zamperla.com/en/product/18/convoy.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210134706/http://www.zamperla.com/en/product/18/convoy.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 February 2013 |publisher=Zamperla |accessdate=26 February 2012 }}</ref> |- | colspan="2" {{N/A|}} || Big Bird Bounce || Beach Ball Bounce || {{N/A|}} || Happy Tower || SBF Visa Group || Closed || <ref name=Official /><ref name=Hopper>{{cite web|title=Happy Towers|url=http://www.droptowers.it/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=26:happy-towers&Itemid=59|work=Drop Towers|publisher=SBF Visa Group|accessdate=26 February 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326101007/http://www.droptowers.it/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=26%3Ahappy-towers&Itemid=59|archivedate=26 March 2011}}</ref> |- | colspan="4" {{N/A|}} || Bikini Bottom Crosstown Express || Rockin' Tug || Zamperla || Operating || |- | colspan="4" {{N/A|}} || Patrick's Jellyfish Frenzy || Demolition Derby (tea cups) || Zamperla || Operating || |- | colspan="4" {{N/A|}} || SpongeBob's Boating School Blast || Family Gravity Coaster || Zamperla || Operating || |- | colspan="4" {{N/A|}} || Donatello's Ninja Flyers || Magic Bikes || Zamperla || Operating || |}

==Gallery== <gallery> File:Bert and Ernie's Big Dive (Sea World).jpg|Bert and Ernie's Big Dive (was Sea Climb, replaced by SpongeBob's Boating School Blast) File:Elmo's Sea Subs (Sea World).jpg|Elmo's Sea Safari (was Air Sea Explorer, now Boots' Banana Boogie) File:Air Sea Explorer 1 - Sea World.jpg|Air Sea Explorer (now Boots' Banana Boogie) File:Beach Dump Trucks - Sea World.jpg|Beach Dump Trucks (replaced by Bikini Bottom Crosstown Express) </gallery>

==See also== * Kids' WB Fun Zone

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://seaworld.com.au/rides-and-attractions/rides/beach-break-bay.aspx}}

Category:Amusement rides introduced in 1999 Category:Amusement rides closed in 2007 Category:Amusement rides introduced in 2007 Category:Amusement rides closed in 2011 Category:Amusement rides introduced in 2011 Category:1999 establishments in Australia