In real life, the goo is a substance called brine, which is water with an extremely high concentration of salt. Brine forms underwater pools of a darker color and highest density because its salinity is several times greater than the surrounding ocean. Since SpongeBob SquarePants takes place underwater, the characters swim and surf in brine since they are already surrounded by seawater.
Goo Lagoon is broken down into sections, which include Mussel Beach, Goo Lagoon Sea Caves, the Snack Bar and the Goo Lagoon Pier amusement park.
The Salty Spitoon - A sailor's club near Goo Lagoon, intended for tough fish only. SpongeBob tries to get into this club in the episode "No Weenies Allowed."
Incidental 155 is a lifeguard. Larry the Lobster, a regular at the beach, also serves as a lifeguard. He can always be found here, either lifting weights, surfing, or lifeguarding. SpongeBob also once serves as a lifeguard in "SpongeGuard on Duty."
Goo Lagoon Sea Caves (2) - A large cavern in Goo Lagoon. The only way to get here is over a rope bridge, from the sand castle. Inside, there are cave drawings.
Weightlifting competition - Whoever lifts the most amount of weights wins. SpongeBob, Sandy, and Larry compete in this event in "Ripped Pants."
Surfing competition - Whoever has the best surfing moves wins.
Anchor Toss competition - Whoever tosses an anchor the furthest wins. SpongeBob, Sandy, Larry, and Don the Whale compete in the 8th annual competition, and Sandy wins.
Sand castle competition - A competition for who ever makes the best sand castle, as seen in the video games Battle for Bikini Bottom and Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated.
Annual hot dog chug - Chugging down many hot dogs, as seen in "SpongeGuard on Duty."
Badminton - Sandy and her other friends, including Incidental 108, play this game and Sandy is the champion until SpongeBob and Patrick break her record, as seen in "Ditchin'."
Events - Goo Lagoon hosts events such as the Valentine's Day Carnival and the Bikini Bottom Carnival at the Pier Amusement Park.[1]
Landmarks
Concert Stadium - A stadium where singers can perform, as seen towards the end of the episode "Ripped Pants."
Goo Lagoon Lighthouse - A lighthouse, as seen in the video games Battle for Bikini Bottom and Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated and in the episode "The Sponge Who Could Fly."
Goo Lagoon Castle - A giant sand castle built during the sand castle competition, as seen in Battle for Bikini Bottom and Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated.
Weightlifting area - As seen in Lights, Camera, Pants!
Mussel Beach - A part of the beach where all of the bodybuilding fish hang out to lift weights, play volleyball, and Frisbee.
Mount Climb-Up-And-Fall-Off - A mountain, as its name implies, is a mountain where one can climb up and fall off it. It is located near Goo Lagoon Pier, as seen in the episode "Valentine's Day."
Rippers' Reef - An island containing purple reef-shaped spikes. One can be injured if they land on the spikes.
Information
Goo Lagoon is where most Bikini Bottom citizens spend their leisure time. In some episodes, there is an orange sign outside the beach that says "Welcome to Goo Lagoon."
It is not an actual lagoon, but is a lake, as seen in many episodes of the series. Activities at Goo Lagoon include surfing, dancing, volleyball, weight-lifting, and tanning.
When compared to the Sand Mountain ski resort, Goo Lagoon is its summer counterpart. The weather is usually sunny at Goo Lagoon during the summer months. During winter, many people flock to Sand Mountain. At some times, there is very windy weather.
There is a huge boat parking area out at the front of Goo Lagoon, and in Revenge of the Flying Dutchman, there is a bus stop. In the Employee of the Month video game, the beach has a tanning salon, which is run by a fish named Ray. There is a workout area for all of the beach buffs who hang out at the beach, called Mussel Beach.
Events and competitions that the beach holds include the anchor toss competition, a weightlifting competition, a surfing competition, and a sand castle competition.
A well-known lifeguard and beach buff is Larry the Lobster, one of the strongest creatures in Bikini Bottom. He commonly impresses many women as well. He is one of the many lifeguards and beach buffs who works and spends time at Goo Lagoon.
Sheldon J. Plankton of the Chum Bucket planned to open his second restaurant called the Chum Bucket Mega Bucket on Goo Lagoon in the episode "Walking Small." He hired SpongeBob to help demolish the beach's property with assertiveness. However, after SpongeBob discovers Plankton's motives, he regrets his actions and revives Goo Lagoon for everyone, so the new restaurant Plankton planned was never built.[2]
The Flying Dutchman has buried treasure on the beach, as seen in Revenge of the Flying Dutchman.
Trivia
Goo Lagoon appears in every season except season 5 and season 10 to date.
In real life, there are such things as underwater lakes and lagoons, as seen in this video and explained in this Wikipedia article.
A punk rock band was named after Goo Lagoon, named "Goolagoon."[3]
In real life, one actually can't drown in goo, since the water is just made out of goo.[4] Since Goo Lagoon is a brine pool, it contains an extremely high concentration of salt. However, one can sink in the lagoon.
