PHOTOS: Construction Continues on Jurassic World VelociCoaster at Universal’s Islands of Adventure

Shannen Ace

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PHOTOS: Construction Continues on Jurassic World VelociCoaster at Universal’s Islands of Adventure

Jurassic World VelociCoaster has been Universal Orlando Resort’s worst-kept secret, with construction of the coaster ongoing for a year before an official announcement was made. We now have concept art and a POV video of what the coaster will look like when it opens next summer, but there’s also nothing like visiting VelociCoaster itself still under construction at Universal’s Islands of Adventure.

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We’ve been seeing a lot of new details at the construction site, including more plants and fencing.

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Crews were hard at work at the base of the coaster in front of the Jurassic Park Discovery Center.

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Jurassic World VelociCoaster is going to be Florida’s fastest and tallest coaster of this kind.

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The construction wall is no longer blocking part of the Burger Digs entrance.

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There is scaffolding around the supports of this section of coaster.

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We can still see one of our raptor friends wrapped in plastic inside.

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This permanent fence was recently installed, and we saw more work being done in this area. A ladder was leading down towards the water.

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There also appeared to be work being done inside this tunnel. Or some workers were taking a well-deserved break in the shade.

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This “new species of coaster” won’t be opening until summer 2021, but we did see a ride vehicle being tested on the coaster recently. Watch our video below or check out our photos.