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(AP) - Goodbye, Snoopy and Charlie Brown. Say
hello to SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer and Jimmy
Neutron.

      The Mall of America announced Wednesday that it has signed a
branding-rights deal with the cable television network Nickelodeon
for the megamall's indoor amusement park.

      The park used to be called Camp Snoopy, but the mall's 13-year
partnership with the "Peanuts" gang ended last year. Since then,
the amusement park has been simply named, "The Park at MOA."

      The Bloomington mall also plans to add a new ride, a freefall
tower aimed at teens and adults. It already has a log flume and a
roller coaster.

      And a new roller coaster is planned based on the animated
series, "Avatar: The Last Airbender." Construction on the
upside-down roller coaster will begin this year.

      The announcement comes amid the megamall's plans for a $1.9
billion expansion that would about double its size and includes an
8,000-space parking garage. The plan seeks a package of $234
million in state and local subsidies.
     

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The park used to be called Camp Snoopy, but the mall's 13-year
partnership with the "Peanuts" gang ended last year.  Now, it'll be populated with SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer and Jimmy Neutron.

Mall of America strikes deal with Nickelodeon for theme park

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