Absorbent and yellow and porous is he and gay? A Pride Month tweet from the official Nickelodeon Twitter account has the internet believing SpongeBob SquarePants is not just a happy guy. The latest tweets from @nickelodeon. 1.2m Followers, 718 Following, 3,061 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Nickelodeon UK (@nickelodeonuk).
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A Two-Hour Unlimited ride pass will be required for entry to Nickelodeon Universe. Guest capacity will be limited at this time, per current state restrictions to allow for social distancing. We recommend planning to arrive early to ensure availability.
Nickelodeon Universe is now open! With the safety and well-being of guests and staff at the forefront, we will begin a phased reopening and we are eager to welcome you back! We look forward to seeing you soon!
Ticket Options
- Two Hour Unlimited Ride Wristband - $19.99+tax on non-peak days, $24.99+tax on peak days**
- Non-rider passes available for $4.99 + tax on non-peak days, $14.99 + tax on peak days.
- Annual Passholders can get one, Two-Hours unlimited Rides Pass per day
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Tickets can be purchased online and are available at the Nickelodeon Shop, located on the North side of Nickelodeon Universe. All guests entering the Park need to have a ticket. Previously purchased or promotional tickets can be exchanged for one of the above, but we strongly encourage guests to save these tickets for when we fully reopen with a larger capacity.
Capacity
To align with state requirements and assure safe distancing, we are operating at a limited guest capacity. The only entrance into Nickelodeon Universe is on the North side underneath the Ferris Wheel through the Nickelodeon Shop. Entrance into the park is on a first come, first serve basis. Once capacity is reached, guests will be entered into a virtual queue line and texted to return when a spot is available.
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Happy Pride from Bikini Bottom: Nickelodeon’s Pride post with SpongeBob has Twitter celebrating asexual representation. The network celebrated the LGBTQ+ community on Twitter on June 13 with colorful art from Ramzy Masri including images of SpongeBob from SpongeBob Squarepants, Schwoz (Michael D. Cohen) from Henry Danger, and Korra from The Legend of Korra. SpongeBob’s inclusion with Schwoz, portrayed by a trans actor, and Korra, a bisexual character, became a top trending moment on Twitter as users expressed excitement over the fact that the beloved sea sponge is, in fact, queer.
While SpongeBob’s queer status has come as a surprise for some, many were quick to point out that SpongeBob’s late creator Stephen Hillenburg, who died in 2018 from Lou Gehrig's disease (also known as ALS), regarded the sea critter as part of the LGBTQ+ community. Hillenburg confirmed SpongeBob and Patrick's asexual identity in an interview with the Wall Street Journal in 2002. 'No one is shut out,' he said. 'I always think of them as being somewhat asexual.' He doubled down in 2005 when a conservative group accused the series of promoting a 'gay agenda' and told Reuters, “It doesn’t have anything to do with what we’re trying to do… I consider them to be almost asexual.”
Now, with SpongeBob’s asexual identity in public discourse once again, many on Twitter are celebrating the sponge’s queer status. Asexual (also known as Ace) people tend to be underrepresented in pop culture, which only makes the beloved yellow sponge's identity all the more important. As Twitter user @tequilahobi wrote, 'a reminder that spongebob is asexual and that we need more ace representation in cartoons and teen series/sitcoms.'
Nickelodeon’s Pride tribute comes after the network expressed solidarity with the Black Lives Movement in the wake of nationwide protests organized in response to the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died while pinned under a white police officer in Minneapolis. The network announced plans to go off air for eight minutes and 46 seconds — the amount of time the police officer spent on Floyd’s neck — “in support of justice, equality, and human rights” on Twitter on June 1. Nickelodeon also outlined six “declaration of kids’ rights,' which read, in part, “You have the right to be seen, heard, and respected as a citizen of the world' and, “You have the right to be treated with equality, regardless of the color of your skin.'
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Between Nickelodeon's inclusivity with the LGBTQ+ community and the Black Lives Matter movement, it appears that the kids will, in fact, be alright.