BLOOMINGTON — Anticipation built as the roller coaster climbed.
The car crested the top of the first hill, tilted forward and prompted screams of joy that were accompanied by a WOOSH and trailing breeze.
Loops, ups, downs, twists and turns followed until the occupants of the SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge at Nickelodeon Universe inside Mall of America.
Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway accompanied critically and chronically ill children and their families on the ride Sunday. Greenway was less of a thrill seeker and more of a joy provider for 15 children bravely facing medical issues and their families.