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Splat-O-Sphere

Drop Tower at Nickelodeon Universe, Bloomington, Minnesota. Opened 2008.

By Theme Park Spot · Last reviewed November 9, 2026

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Ride time
1 min 45 s
Designer
Moser's Rides

Splat-O-Sphere is a drop tower at Nickelodeon Universe, the indoor theme park inside Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. It was built by Moser's Rides and opened in 2008, the year the park took its Nickelodeon name.

The park describes it as a family thrill ride that lifts riders straight up to almost 60 feet and then drops them quickly back to the ground, repeating the up-and-down motion. Riders sit with their feet dangling and wear over-the-shoulder harnesses. A ride lasts about 1.75 minutes.

The park lists it among its thrill rides, and the minimum height is 42 inches. The rapid vertical motion and dangling feet may be intense for some riders, the park notes.

Sources

  • nickelodeonuniverse.com/rides/splat-o-sphere (Official: thrill ride; launches riders straight up to almost 60 feet, then down; repeats up and down motions; dangling feet; rapid vertical motion and dangling feet may be intense for vestibular-sensitive riders; over-the-shoulder harness; duration 1.75 minutes; height requirement 42 inches)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickelodeon_Universe (Mall of America park opened August 11, 1992 as Knott's Camp Snoopy, later Camp Snoopy and The Park at MOA; Nickelodeon Universe completed March 15, 2008; 7 acres; owned and operated by Triple Five Group under license from Nickelodeon. Current rides table: Pepsi Orange Streak 1992 Zierer; Fairly Odd Coaster 2004 Gerstlauer; SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge 2008 Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter; Back at the Barnyard Hayride 1995 Zamperla; Avatar Airbender 2008 Intamin Surfrider; Splat-O-Sphere 2008 Moser's Rides drop tower; Log Chute 1992 Hopkins Rides flume; Ghost Blasters 1999 Sally Corporation interactive dark ride)

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