Pepsi Orange Streak (formerly known as Pepsi Ripsaw) is a custom
Zierer
Zierer Karussell- und Spezialmaschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG (Short name: Zierer ) is a German company located close to Deggendorf. Zierer manufactures Tivoli and Force line of roller coasters, as well as panoramic wheels, wave swingers, flying ca ...
roller coaster
A roller coaster, or rollercoaster, is a type of amusement ride that employs a form of elevated railroad track designed with tight turns, steep slopes, and sometimes inversions. Passengers ride along the track in open cars, and the rides are o ...
located in
Nickelodeon Universe
Nickelodeon Universe is the name of two indoor amusement parks located at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota and American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with a third location under construction at the Mall of China in Chongqing, ...
in the
Mall of America
Mall of America (MOA) is a large shopping mall located in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States. Located within the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, the mall lies southeast of the junction of Interstate 494 and Minnesota State Highway ...
.
It is located in the west side of the park, and debuted with the park in August 1992. Some of its features include two lift hills, a tunnel through the
Log Chute
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* Trunk (botany), the stem and main wooden axis of a tree, called logs when cut
** Logging, cutting down trees for logs
** Firewood, logs used for fuel
** Lumber or timber, converted from wood logs
* Logarithm, in m ...
, and three large
helices
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, twisting its way through the park. The ride is sponsored by
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola in 1898, and then shortened to Pepsi in 1961.
History
Pepsi was ...
, Mall of America's official soft drink.
Ride experience
The ride vehicles exit the elevated platform at the boarding station, and travel up a 40 foot hill. The vehicles then make a sharp turn at the west-end of the building. The coaster proceeds to make two fast turns and runs to the opposite end of the building, with a few track-bumps along the way. The ride then slows to a crawl as it travels around the park's
Log Chute
Log most often refers to:
* Trunk (botany), the stem and main wooden axis of a tree, called logs when cut
** Logging, cutting down trees for logs
** Firewood, logs used for fuel
** Lumber or timber, converted from wood logs
* Logarithm, in m ...
attraction. The coaster then makes another tight turn and heads back into the boarding station.
History
Since the ride travels throughout a decent amount of the theme park, it was built with steel track and nylon wheels, to keep its noise-levels relatively low.
The attraction was originally named "Pepsi Ripsaw" when the mall's theme park was themed to Camp Snoopy in 1992.
It was then renamed to "Pepsi Orange Streak" during the rebranding to Nickelodeon Universe.
The track color is currently green with cream colored pylons. The ride used to have rustic looking, mine cart themed trains when it was known as Pepsi Ripsaw, but were changed to sleek orange trains during the theme park's retheming to Nickelodeon Universe.
The Pepsi Orange Streak's station currently shares space with the Rugrats Reptarmobiles attraction in a blue building, with designs similar to the front of Pepsi bottles and cans. This area of the station building used to contain a wilderness-themed shooting gallery.
References
Indoor roller coasters
Roller coasters introduced in 1992
Roller coasters manufactured by Zierer
Steel roller coasters
Roller coasters in Minnesota
PepsiCo buildings and structures
Nickelodeon Universe
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