You can now ‘Get Slimed’ at Nickelodeon Universe in the Mall of America

The ‘Slimulator’ will run until April 14.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
March 7, 2024 at 1:29AM
Justin Bieber stands to the left of Will Smith and points off-camera. The two men are drenched in a green slimy liquid.
Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America recently opened up its "Get Slimed" attraction. Visitors can pay $45 to get drenched in the kids network's signature green slime, a la Justin Bieber and Will Smith here at the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards. (Chris Pizzello)

If there’s one thing ‘90s kids remember about Nickelodeon programming, it’s the network’s propensity for staging elaborate setups during its various gameshows that ended with contestants drenched in its signature green slime.

Now, the Mall of America’s Nickelodeon Universe is bottling up that sense of nostalgia for the next month and selling it off for $45 a pop in its “Get Slimed” attraction. (Or you can pay $10 more to get slimed with a friend.)

The “Slimulator,” as it’s called, is open until April 14.

Nickelodeon Universe requires a registration for the attraction. It’s only available on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Park officials suggest slimees bring a change of clothes, even though they’ll be wearing protective gear. (Though they also assure you that the slime is machine washable.)

Visitors also will get a commemorative T-shirt. The attraction already has its share of fans. Local hip-hop artist Nur-D recently took part in the action.

And Marc Summers, one of the Nickelodeon personalities who pioneered the art of sliming gameshow contestants when the first iteration of “Double Dare” aired in the ‘90s, told WCCO he gives the Mall of America slime a solid “7-plus” out of 10. The new slime, he said, is slightly more watery than the stuff he used to drench people with.

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