Well folks, with you-know-what closing in three days, I figured now is the time to introduce to this thread with a tribute to start it off.
Here are many photos of the attraction (before they added that disgraceful new Nickelodeon logo to everything). I will add more over time.
So, with Nicktoon Blast now closing, I will now state my full feelings on the attraction.
There were many things I loved about it. I thought it captured the spirit of the source materials very well, so if you have an affinity for these things, you probably will feel like a part of these Nicktoon worlds. I personally don't understand why anyone would say otherwise. I felt the ride captured the typical aspects of a Nicktoon: fun, humorous, with the occasional moment of pure thrill. In turn, I do not believe the thrill aspect worked very well for Hanna-Barbera. I feel that it would have been better if they had made it a dark ride instead.
The jokes in the attraction were quite very witty, with some of the best lines coming from Carl.
The story of the attraction is actually quite clever, as it focuses on Ooblar's own impulsiveness and incompetence, with King Goobot really being the secondary villain of the ride.
The animation of the attraction was wonderfully well done as well, looking very nice and colorful. Plus the environments were very creative and different from each other, whether it be the busy streets of Arnold's Neighborhood, the large house of the Rugrats, the colorful and cloudy Fairy World, the creepy Yolkian Planet, and finally the underwater town of Bikini Bottom. Probably one of the best aspects of the attraction were all of the hidden details and hidden characters that were scattered around throughout the ride film. There's something new to see with every ride.
They also did a great job with the special effects in the ride, from water spraying, to bubbles, to lasers, a whole lot of extra details here and there.
I also honestly don't understand why everyone goes on about the ride being uncomfortable. I guess it just depends on the person. I have been able to ride this ride all day without getting sick or hurt.
This ride certainly deserved a better budget, as it was not a great ride by any means. But, I thought that it was definitely impressive for what it is. Simply repainting things around from Hanna-Barbera actually worked surprisingly well for this ride, as the theming matched Jimmy Neutron quite well. I dislike it how people say that this is a near clone of its predecessor, the only similarities between the story of the two rides was that it was a chase through various worlds. Aside from that, they were both completely different. So, IMO, I can't really see that as a valid argument. And quite frankly I thought the rocket chase storyline worked well for this ride. Do not fix what is not broken.
And there you have it. My closing tribute and defense of Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast. Should the ride have been made better? Yes. But do I think it was very good they way it was executed? Yes. And I think that there's a lot of charm to the attraction and for me, it will be missed. For the longest time, I have felt that this attraction has received an overwhelming amount of bashing, so I naturally felt the need to speak in its defense. But oh well.
One man's trash is another man's treasure.