Nickelodeon Universe opened last weekend at the Mall of America. I was there to witness the festivities, and to try to get a hold of the new Nickelodeon Universe Map that we here at PUNY have been working on for so long now.

I set out early on Saturday morning in order to be where the action was... the MOA.



As I entered I was surprised to see Lil' JJ from Nickelodeon's Just Jordan working a huge crowd of people.



There were people everywhere, and the new park looked incredible. Lots of new rides and signage, plus new coats of paint on everything. I saw hundreds of people holding their maps, bedazzled by the crisp clean representation of the reality they were now experiencing, but alas, an extra one was nowhere to be found.





I made my way to the rotunda just in time to see pop sensation Ashley Simpson take the stage to sign autographs.




This girl is Ashley Simpson's #1 fan.






There were people everywhere!






Then I found PUNY employee Mitch and his gal.



They had a map, but wouldn't give it to me.



I found these signs featuring our friends from YO GABBA GABBA! Hopefully the mall will get them to come on out and make an appearance.







Out of the corner of my eye I spotted something on the ground. As I approached I was horrified to see that someone had lazily lost or disposed of their map, just thrown it on the ground. I gave it a proper burial, and went on my way. What a waste.





On my way out I found a spare map. It was very exciting to see after so much work on it. Overall I think the park looks fantastic, a drastic improvement on what it was.