Nickelodeon Suites Resort Invites Guests to Experience Its 'Summer of Shell' with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Nickelodeon Suites Resort (also known as the Nick Hotel / Nickelodeon Hotel) has announced the Booyakasha TMNT news in the following press release, from Business Wire, that Nickelodeon Suites Resort, the only resort of its kind in the world, is gearing up for a summer like never before with its "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (TMNT) 'Summer of Shell'! Beginning Friday 23rd May 2014, the hotel will pull out all the stops to make the summer of 2014 unforgettable for kids of all ages with new Turtles-themed guest suites, poolside parties, dinner shows and other unique experiences. Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello will spread "turtle power" from the pool to the stage and everywhere in between beginning Memorial Day weekend, with special weekend events continuing throughout the year which are sure to make guests yell out 'Booyakasha' the moment they arrive!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are taking over the Nickelodeon Suites Resort - Summer of 2014 (Photo: Business Wire)

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 'Summer of Shell' celebration will include:

* 10 newly designed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed guest suites, debuting in June 2014.

* A TMNT Retro weekend from Friday 13th to Sunday 15th June 2014 featuring the original voice cast of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the original TMNT comic book.

* An all new 'Turtle Power' poolside show at the Lagoon Pool.

* Poolside glow parties, games, "dive-in" movies and other Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle encounters.

* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed dinner shows where guests can dine with their favorite Heroes in a Half Shell.

* A Guinness World Record for "Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" event on Saturday 9th August 2014.

* Brand new art of The Turtles on the Nickelodeon wall of characters at the Lagoon Pool.

Special rates and stay packages will be available during the 'Summer of Shell' and the Retro Turtles Weekend. For more information and a complete listing of the events happening throughout the year, visit www.nickhotel.com/TMNT.

Original Nickelodeon Suites Resort Press Release:

Nickelodeon Suites Resort Invites Guests to Experience Its 'Summer of Shell' with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

May 07, 2014 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nickelodeon Suites Resort, the only resort of its kind in the world, is gearing up for a summer like never before with its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) ‘Summer of Shell’. Beginning Friday, May 23, 2014, the hotel will pull out all the stops to make the summer of 2014 unforgettable for kids of all ages with new Turtles-themed guest suites, poolside parties, dinner shows and other unique experiences. Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello will spread “turtle power” from the pool to the stage and everywhere in between beginning Memorial Day weekend, with special weekend events continuing throughout the year.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ‘Summer of Shell’ celebration will include:

10 newly designed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed guest suites, debuting in June.

A TMNT Retro weekend June 13-15 featuring the original voice cast of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the TMNT comic book.

An all new ‘Turtle Power’ poolside show at the Lagoon Pool.

Poolside glow parties, games, “dive-in” movies and other Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle encounters.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed dinner shows where guests can dine with their favorite heroes.

A Guinness World Record "Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" event on August 9.

Brand new art of The Turtles on the Nickelodeon wall of characters at the Lagoon Pool.

"The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are incredibly popular with kids of all ages and we are thrilled that they are taking over the Nick Hotel for our 'Summer of Shell'," said Tony Aslanian, director of sales and marketing for Nickelodeon Suites Resort. "We can't wait to unveil everything from our new poolside and Studio Nick shows to our TMNT-themed suites. Our guests are going to be yelling 'booyakasha' the moment they arrive."

Special rates and stay packages will be available during the ‘Summer of Shell’ and the Retro Turtles Weekend. For more information and a complete listing of the events happening throughout the year, visit www.nickhotel.com/TMNT.

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About Nickelodeon Suites Resort

Located in the heart of Orlando's tourism district, Nickelodeon Suites Resort, otherwise known as the Nick Hotel, is much more than a place for guests to lay their heads at night. From two over-the-top pool complexes with slides and flumes, to live entertainment and Character Breakfast featuring Nickelodeon's beloved characters, to a multimillion dollar 4-D Theater, to the colorfully themed Kid Suites and gallons upon gallons of slime, Nick Hotel offers nonstop activity from dawn to dusk for the entire family any time of the year. For more information about the Nick Hotel, visit www.nickhotel.com or call (877) NICK-KID.

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Nickelodeon USA Wins 17th Consecutive Week With Kids And Total Viewers

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers.com, the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nick USA closed the first week of May 2014 (Monday 28th April to Sunday 4th May 2014) as the number-one basic cable network in total day with Kids 2-11 (2.5/805K) and total viewers (1.5M), extending its weekly win streak to 17 weeks!

The networks weekly ratings win was propelled by "SpongeBob SquarePants", which was the top animated series, across all of TV, with Kids 2-11 (4.9/1.5M, +9%) and Kids 6-11 (4.3/844K). "SpongeBob SquarePants" was also the number-one kids' show on basic cable with total viewers (2.9M), followed by "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", which averaged 2.3M (P2+).

"Sam & Cat" was the top live-action series with Kids 2-11 (3.8/1.2M, +27%) and the number-one live-action kids' program with total viewers (2.2M) for the second straight week.

Nickelodeon also won with Kids 2-5, sweeping the top five programming spots among preschoolers. "Team Umizoomi" led the net's hit slate, averaging a 7.1/882K (+45%); "PAW Patrol" ranked second, scoring a 6.5/800K (+41%); "Bubble Guppies" placed third with a 6.2/772K (+15%) rating; "Wallykazam!" was fourth with a 5.6/690K (+22%) average; and "Dora the Explorer" rounded out the group in the fifth spot, averaging a 5.5/682K (+8%).

Nick at Nite closed the week as the number-one basic cable network in total day with Women 18-49 (0.5/285K). It also scored gains with Adults 18-49 for the week, averaging a 0.4/381K (+25%) and drawing 1.3M total viewers.

Additionally, Nickelodeon's niche nets continue to post strong performances with their core demos. TeenNick posted double and triple-digit gains, pulling 240K total viewers (up +90%, versus a year ago) while also scoring a 0.5/84K (+150%) with Teens 12-17. Nicktoons averaged a 0.7/48K with Boys 6-11 (+17%).

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON WINS 17th CONSECUTIVE WEEK WITH KIDS AND TOTAL VIEWERS

SpongeBob SquarePants is Top Overall Series with Kids; Sam & Cat Leads Live-Action with Kids 2-11; Net Sweeps with Preschoolers, Nabs Top Five Spots, Led by Team Umizoomi and PAW Patrol

Nick at Nite Wins with Women 18-49 on Basic Cable; Nicktoons and TeenNick Post Gains with Core Demos

NEW YORK - May 6, 2014 - Nickelodeon closed the first week of May (4/28/14-5/4/14) as the number-one basic cable network in total day with Kids 2-11 (2.5/805K) and total viewers (1.5M), extending its weekly win streak to 17.

The net's weekly ratings win was propelled by SpongeBob SquarePants, which was the top animated series, across all of TV, with Kids 2-11 (4.9/1.5M, +9%) and Kids 6-11 (4.3/844K). SpongeBob SquarePants was also the number-one kids’ show on basic cable with total viewers (2.9M), followed by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which averaged 2.3M (P2+).

Sam & Cat was the top live-action series with Kids 2-11 (3.8/1.2M, +27%) and the number-one live-action kids’ program with total viewers (2.2M) for the second straight week.

Nickelodeon also won with Kids 2-5, sweeping the top five programming spots among preschoolers. Team Umizoomi led the net’s hit slate, averaging a 7.1/882K (+45%); PAW Patrol ranked second, scoring a 6.5/800K (+41%); Bubble Guppies placed third with a 6.2/772K (+15%) rating; Wallykazam! was fourth with a 5.6/690K (+22%) average; and Dora the Explorer rounded out the group in the fifth spot, averaging a 5.5/682K (+8%).

Nick at Nite closed the week as the number-one basic cable net in total day with Women 18-49 (0.5/285K). It also scored gains with Adults 18-49 for the week, averaging a 0.4/381K (+25%) and drawing 1.3M total viewers.

Additionally, Nickelodeon’s niche nets continue to post strong performances with their core demos. TeenNick posted double and triple-digit gains, pulling 240K total viewers (up +90%, versus a year ago) while also scoring a 0.5/84K (+150%) with Teens 12-17. Nicktoons averaged a 0.7/48K with Boys 6-11 (+17%).

Tags: Paw Patrol Ratings, Sam & Cat Ratings, SpongeBob SquarePants Ratings

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Nickelodeon USA To Premiere "Webheads" On Monday 2nd June 2014

Nickelodeon USA has announced in a Tweet (post) on their official Twitter profile page, @NickelodeonTV, that Nick USA will start to premiere and show the networks brand-new game show "Webheads" from Monday 2nd June 2014 (time TBA)!:

We've got a brand new game show premiering on June 2 and @thecarlospena will be hosting it! http://at.nick.com/1ngRudt #webheads.

"Webheads", hosted by Nickelodeon Star Carlos PenaVega from the hit Nick TV show and superstar band, "Big Time Rush", is a 40 episode, 30 minute studio-based game show series featuring kid contestants as they compete in elimination challenges revolving around viral videos. Each of the four crazy rounds of challenges will put the contestants Internet intelligence to the test. From wacky physical challenges to epic slimes and slemes (memes with SLIME!), Nick guarantee's you've never seen a show like this!

To celebrate and promote Nickelodeon USA starting to air the channels all-new game show, "Webheads", in June, Nick.com has launched the channels official "Webheads" website, which features exclusive online streaming videos (digital shorts), information about the show, a bio of and fun facts about the shows presenter, Carlos PenaVega, and Nickelodeon's official message board/forum, where fans can talk about the upcoming show!

"Webheads", formally titled "Go Viral", is produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions, with Ryan Seacrest and Adam Sher serving as Executive Producers for the series.

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NickToons USA Unveils 2014 Rebrand

The Nickelodeon USA fanblog Nick and More is reporting the very exciting news that Nicktoons USA, Nick USA's animation and action channel, launched the channels brand-new rebrand on Monday 5th May 2014!

Nicktoons brand-new look, the networks first overall brand refresh since 28th September 2009, when Nickelodeon introduced brand-new logos across the Nickelodeon network, includes a new on-air look, with new colors for the "toons" part of the logo, brand-new channel bumpers specifically created and design for NickToons, plus all-new fonts, new voiceovers, and a brand-new tagline "Action to the Maxtion".

Additionally, NickToons are now pushing the end credits to the last half-minute of each program, where they are shown at the bottom of the screen.

Nicktoons' 2014 rebrand were written and edited by filmmaker and designer Mike Cheslik, and were co-produced with JJ Pagano.

Additionally, NickToons USA has given their official website, nicktoons.com, a refresh to reflect NickToons 2014 rebrand.

Below are a couple of online streaming video featuring a selection of Nicktoons brand-new bumpers:

Nicktoons Rebrand Bumpers:

A selection of NickToons' 2014 rebrand bumpers, including 'Stay tuned', 'We'll be right back' and 'we're back'/'now back to the show' bumpers and spot the difference bumpers, featuring hit Nicktoons shows including "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Avatar: The Last Airbender", "Danny Phantom", "The Fairly OddParents", "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius", "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness", "Sanjay and Craig", "Back at the Barnyard", "Digimon Fusion", "The Legend of Korra", "Rabbids Invasion", "NFL Rush Zone", "Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL", "T.U.F.F. Puppy", "Penguins of Madagascar", "Monsuno", "Robot and Monster", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Wild Grinders", "Power Rangers" "Megaforce" "Super Megaforce", and "Samurai", "Planet Sheen", and "Monsters vs. Aliens":

Nicktoons Rebrand Bumpers from Mike Cheslik on Vimeo.

I wrote and edited these bumpers for Nicktoons' 2014 rebrand. Co-produced with JJ Pagano.

Nicktoons 2014 Rebrand - Action to the Maxtion #1:



Nicktoons 2014 Rebrand - Action to the Maxtion #2:

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Nickelodeon And Lima Sky Release "Doodle Jump SpongeBob SquarePants" On Apple App Stores Worldwide

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, and app developer Lima Sky have partnered to release a brand-new iOS app called "Doodle Jump SpongeBob SquarePants"!

Based on Lima Sky hit "Doodle Jump" game app, "Doodle Jump SpongeBob SquarePants" is a all-new platforming video game which lets "SpongeBob SquarePants" fans jump into the most hilariously addictive game ever! The game is available for both the Apple iPhone and iPad.

In "Doodle Jump SpongeBob SquarePants", the diabolical Plankton and his jailhouse crew have stolen the Krabby Patty Secret Formula! With "Doodle Jump SpongeBob SquarePants", players jump up and across Bikini Bottom, blast bubbles at baddies, and restore order to the sea!

"Doodle Jump SpongeBob SquarePants" is broken down into more than 40 increasingly challenging levels. When players beat all of those levels they can unlock an special endless mode, which can also be unlocked early by using the in-game currency.

"Doodle Jump SpongeBob SquarePants" game features include:

* Four iconic undersea worlds to explore
* Classic endless mode—how high can you jump?!
* All-new incredible power-ups
* Exciting and unexpected platforms
* Friendly faces (Patrick, Sandy, etc.) provide a helping hand
* Infamous villains (Man Ray, Dirty Bubble, etc.) to defeat
* Daily rewards
* Daily and weekly challenges
* Leaderboards
* Achievements

If you're new to Doodle Jump, the gameplay is simple to explain: the main character constantly bounces up and down, and your job is to move him left and right to ensure he bounces up the vertically-scrolling levels, using platforms and defeating villains along the way. "Doodle Jump SpongeBob SquarePants" features easy-to-play game controls. Players simply need to tilt their device to move left or right, and tap the screen to shoot.

"Doodle Jump SpongeBob SquarePants" also offers in-app purchases and charges real money for additional in-app content. Users have the option to lock out the ability to purchase in-app content by adjusting their device's settings. "Doodle Jump SpongeBob SquarePants" may contain in-app advertising.

In-app purchases available include:

Bag of Coins
Coin Doubler
Sack of Coins
Pirate's Booty
Box of Coins

"Doodle Jump SpongeBob SquarePants" is available for the Apple iPhone and iPad, and is available to be purchased on Apple app store's worldwide, including the USA app store for US$3.99, the UK app store for £2.49 GBP, and Germany's app store for 3,59 € (Euros).

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