BrainSurge (attraction)

BrainSurge is the first park model of Chance Morgan's UniCoaster flat ride and was unveiled March 20, 2010. It is the first of three UniCoasters installed, the others being "Octotron" at Belmont Park in San Diego, California, and Jimmy Neutron's Atom Smasher at the other Nickelodeon Universe park.[1]

The 56 ft diameter Unicoaster is dubbed BrainSurge, which is based on the Nickelodeon television network's game show of the same name. In the center of the machine is a giant model of a brain that glows and flashes. It is in the center of the park near the Avatar Airbender ride. The ride spins at 35 mph (56 km/h) around the brain. In this ride, riders control the orientation of their car.

The ride has eight sweeps radiating from a central column. At the end of each sweep is a two-seat gondola with over-the-shoulder restraints. Sixteen riders per cycle use a lever between the seat pairs to control the forward/backward flipping motion of the individual gondolas as they travel around the track. Ride time is two minutes per cycle.