Having ridden the excellent Simpsons ride and Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rock-It, and had a nice meal in a pub based on Irish cuisine, while heading out of Universal Studios Florida I tried the Jimmy Neutron ride. Dubbed NickToon Blast, it was in fact another simulator, this time trying to emulate an aerial chase through popular Nickelodeon cartoons such as Spongebob and Rugrats. Perhaps I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't rode The Simpsons ride earlier, which made stunning use of simulation and realism and all-out humour along the way, but the safety precautions, queue (simply featuring clips from the shows and little in the way of scenery) and general ride weren't that compelling, even if meeting all your favourite characters from television is exhilirating to you (I used to love these icons, now not so much). Thankfully, the Chicken Dance you're forced to do at the end, thrusting your carraige left right then up and down repeatedly was hilarious to watch and partake in (though not so much considering we'd just had dinner, but that wasn't the ride's fault). I think the biggest shortcoming for Nick-Toon Blast was having to contend with Shrek 4-D and the Simpsons ride especially, but it was still worth the 10 minute queue and is easily worth your spare time if you've seen all the other big attractions in the park!
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