

The other room of note in the queue is the locker area. These are some of the best animatronics I have seen, and you can get much closer to them than I would’ve thought. Their eyes dart around the room, you can see them breathing, and they will occasionally shake their cage, startling nearby guests. Another great room in the queue is the raptor cages, with two fantastic lifelike raptor animatronics.
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There is also a room where InGen scientist Henry Wu tells guests about the raptor program, and guests can see the toys that the baby raptors trained with, straight out of the movies, in a display case along with some other fun movie easter eggs from throughout the entire franchise.
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Other rooms in the queue include a wall of floor-length windows fitted with artificial reality technology, so that when the real-life train speeds by on the coaster’s second launch, the raptor pack chases after the vehicle, fogging up the window glass as they do. Claire is broadcasting from the watchtower that sits high above the attraction, and the lighting around her actually changes depending on the time of day, just like on the Jurassic World ride at Universal Studios Hollywood. The great thing about this video is that it is presented as if it is being played in real time. Chris Pratt’s character Owen Grady joins the video, and as the raptor specialist, he advises strongly against this ride, warning Claire several times that this is a bad idea. “More teeth.” Claire goes into detail about their newest attraction, sending guests inside the raptor paddock aboard VelociCoaster to run with the raptors themselves.

Much like in the Jurassic World film, Claire tells guests that tourists are tired of regular dinosaurs, and that they want bigger experiences. In the queue, guests are greeted by Claire Dearing (played by Bryce Dallas Howard), the Park Operations Manager of Jurassic World. It makes perfect sense, and now that I understand that, it’s impossible to think of any other theme this ride could have possibly had. I was curious how a highly themed coaster would lend itself to the level of storytelling that Universal is now famous for, but I was missing the most obvious possibility of them all: Jurassic World VelociCoaster is themed to a roller coaster… in Jurassic World. Consider this your spoiler warning, from here on, I will be talking about specific theming, coaster elements, and story details. If you are making a trip to Orlando, it simply wouldn’t be complete without experiencing this attraction.Īlright, now it’s time to get into the meat of this attraction. The coaster is probably the most intense coaster in Orlando, and depending on your preferences, in the state of Florida as well. It is the most thrilling ride at Universal Orlando Resort, and has further cemented the park as my favorite theme park. Without getting spoiler-y, I can say that there are some fantastic photo opportunities both in the queue and in the station, so leave some extra time for yourself to explore all of the easter eggs and details of the attraction.īefore we get into the exact details of the coaster, the last spoiler-free thing I will say is that VelociCoaster is the perfect addition to Islands of Adventure. The views of this coaster, both from outside and inside the queue are simply stunning, and it can be seen from nearly the entire park. VelociCoaster has taken the spot of my current favorite coaster, and while it’s not quite the best I’ve experienced, I can say that the whole experience of this ride makes it my personal favorite. With this being a highly immersive attraction from beginning to end, there isn’t much I can talk about without spoilers, however, as a major Intamin fan and Jurassic enthusiast, I can say that this coaster was everything I wanted it to be.
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During my visit to Orlando last week, I got four fantastic rides on VelociCoaster, in different seats and at different times of day, and in this article I will be giving my full thoughts on the coaster.Īs a big Jurassic Park/World fan, and as someone who hates spoilers (I still have not seen a Rise of the Resistance POV), I will do a spoiler-free review to start, and get into spoilers later in the article. After taking almost a full year off, the amusement industry is back open, and with it comes the attraction that everyone is talking about: Universal Orlando’s newest thrill, Jurassic World VelociCoaster.
