In order to fit the TV length, some minor aspects of the stage show were cut: The original prologue of Patchy the Pirate crashing the show was replaced by an animated prologue of the SpongeBob characters about to watch the show using previously animated footage from the policy trailer, made in conjunction with ScreenVision Media, with some new lines dubbed in. The boulders from the volcano were initially represented by giant bouncy balls coming from Rube Goldberg devices from both sides of the stage, unfortunately, the theater could not accommodate said devices. The second reprise of "Bikini Bottom Day" at the beginning of act II was removed. Due to time, the beginning of the third verse of "Best Day Ever" was cut. In the original stage show, the SpongeBob theme song happened after the curtain call, but due to time, the theme song is sung right after the "Bikini Bottom Day" finale, followed by a proper curtain call.
