Season 3's Rumble Bridge
The Rumble Bridge is an obstacle, used as the first obstacle of the Qualifier in Season 3, Episode 17.
Contestants must run across two sets of two piston-rigged platforms. If they run at fast speed, the first platform would move down while the second moves upward, smacking them in the face. If they do not run as quick, it will shake them up and down until they fall in the mud. If they land on the other platform during this, then it will deliver one last hit to finish them off. Nobody got past the obstacle by itself.
Other Season Appearances[]
Season 4[]
In Season 4, the Rumble Bridge makes a huge appearance and is common mostly in Summer Wipeout.
- On episode 3 of Winter Wipeout, the Rumble Bridge appeared as the Winter Wonder Planks, the first obstacle of the Qualifier. It consists of two sets of three piston-rigged platforms placed parallel to each other. The module for this obstacle was later reused for the Holiday Hams.
- As a platform, it appeared in Spring Training and attempted to flip contestants in the water. The Rumble Bridge was much larger and had more width to stood on.
- On episode 5 of Summer Wipeout, it served as both the starting and landing platforms for the Wheel of Misfortune obstacle. The starting bridge is inactive, while the landing bridge is only activated if contestants don't land with both feet on it. During Chaz Hume's run, neither of the bridges activated for this obstacle.
- On episode 12 of Summer Wipeout, it appeared as the landing platform for Ballsy's Playground.
- Although nobody got past the Fly Swatters, it returns but was not used as no one got to it.
- Again, in the next episode and obstacle, Double Bubble Trouble, the Rumble Bridge returns with the same mechanics for the obstacle.
- It reappeared one last time in Season 4 as the starting and landing platforms for the Wipeout Video Game Spinner.
Season 5[]
The Rumble Bridge was used in Season 5 as the landing platform for the Snow Sweepers in Round Three's Cold Hearted Snake. It was never activated.
It was later prominently used for the Fandemonium. It was used for both sides of the obstacle and worked the exact same way as it did in Season 3.
It later appeared as a Motivator for the Big Balls for half of Season 5's Summer Wipeout. It was significantly shorter compared to its previous appearances.
It appeared as the finish platform for the Scaregrounds.
Season 6[]
The Rumble Bridge was used in Season 6 for the Trippity Skippity Flippity Doo, going back to its Season 4 appearance.
It was later used for the finish platforms of Round Two and Three for courses like Octopushy, Miami Pound Machine, and Wipeout’s Greatest Hits. For safety reasons, if contestants wedge their hand near the gap between the bridge and the actual finish platform, then the bridge itself would stall so that it wouldn't crush any body part. This was used by some contestants to their advantage as a way to stop the bridge from unfairly shaking them off.
Season 7[]
"Our Own Hottie" Courtney Turner is about to be punched by the Multivator.
In Season 7, the Rumble Bridge appeared once again as a Motivator for the Big Balls, now with similar length to its original appearance and a hydraulic arm hidden in the ramp.
Season 8[]
In Season 8, the Rumble Bridge was used as a part of Vertigo, the second obstacle of the Wipeout Zone. Initially, it was raised up to block contestants from clearing the obstacle, and it would lower once they waved at the sensor in the middle of the obstacle. It was not made for funny wipeouts in this appearance.
Later on, it was used as the second obstacle of the Qualifier with a new name: Rumble Road. It worked the same way as it did in Season 3.