Rumble Bridge

The Rumble Bridge is an obstacle, used as the first obstacle in the Qualifier during episode 17 of Season 3.

Contestants must run across two sets of two piston-rigged platforms to get to the other side. If they run at a 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 into the mud. If they land on the other platform during this, then it will deliver one last hit to finish them off.

Other Season Appearances[]

Season 4[]

The Rumble Bridge made a huge appearance and is common mostly in Summer Wipeout of Season 4.

In episode 3 of Winter Wipeout, the Rumble Bridge appeared as the Winter Wonder Planks, the first obstacle of the Qualifier. It is two sets of three piston-rigged platforms placed parallel to each other.

Holiday Hams (Season 4) — Season 4's Holiday Hams

In episode 6 of Winter Wipeout, the module for the Winter Wonder Planks was later reused for the Holiday Hams.

In episode 5 of Spring Wipeout, the Rumble Bridge appeared in Spring Training and attempted to flip contestants into the water. It was much larger and had more width to stood on.

In episode 5 of Summer Wipeout, it served as both the starting and landing platforms for the Wheel of Misfortune. 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 were activated for this obstacle.

In episode 12 of Summer Wipeout, it appeared as the landing platform for Ballsy’s Playground.

Although nobody got past the Fly Swatters in episode 13, it returned but wasn’t used as no one got to it.

Double Bubble Trouble (Season 4) — Season 4's Double Bubble Trouble

Again, in the next episode, the Rumble Bridge returned with the same mechanics for Double Bubble Trouble.

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 the Cold Hearted Snake of Winter Wipeout and was never activated.

Fandemonium (Season 5) — Season 5's Fandemonium

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.

Rumble Bridge Motivator (S5) — Season 5’s Rumble Bridge Motivator

It later appeared as the Rumble Bridge Motivator for the Big Balls in half of Season 5's Summer Wipeout. It was significantly shorter compared to its previous appearances.

Variations:

Season 5’s Rumble Bridge Motivator (with foam)

In episode 19, the platform was covered in foam.

Scaregrounds (Season 5) — Season 5's Scaregrounds

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 also used for both the Killer Crocodile and It’s No Picnic respectively.

Screenshot 20240628-225454~2 — Season 6's Miami Pound Machine

It was later used for the finish platforms of Octopushy, the 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[]

The Rumble Bridge appeared once again as a motivator for the Big Balls in Season 7, now with similar length to its original appearance alongside a hydraulic arm hidden in the ramp.

An obstacle in the Qualifier has a similar mechanic to the Winter Wonder Planks from Season ‘s Winter Wipeout. It has a similar layout, but it was given different liveries and themes in every episode it appeared in, such as:

Shred Zone (Episode 7x01)

Angry Organ Grinder (Season 7) — Season 7’s Angry Organ Grinder

Angry Organ Grinder (Episode 7x06)

Beavers and Beaverettes (Season 7) — Season 7’s Beavers and Beaverettes

Beavers and Beaverettes (Episode 7x07)

Pink Slip (Episode 7x10)

Season 8[]

The same version of the Multivator from Season 7 returned as part of the Big Balls in Season 8.

The Rumble Bridge was also used as part of Vertigo, the second obstacle of the Wipeout Zone. Initially, it was raised up to block contestants from clearing the obstacle, and it lowers once they wave at the sensor in the middle. It was not made for funny wipeouts in this appearance.

The same first obstacle from Season 7 later reappeared under a new unifying name: Spanker Planks.

Later on, during episode 11, it was used as the second obstacle in the Qualifier with a new name: Rumble Road. It worked the same way as it did in Season 3.

Slosh Bucket Basher (Season 8) — Season 8's Slosh Bucket Basher

It was used as the landing platform for Slosh Bucket Basher, used in episode 16 as the second obstacle in the Qualifier.