Now that Jurassic Park River Adventure at Universal’s Islands of Adventure has closed for a standard winter refurbishment, crews are fixing the hole that was ripped into the side of the attraction’s building by Hurricane Ian.
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There is some scaffolding with small cranes atop the tall show building.
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Scaffolding also surrounds the water ride’s exterior rockwork.
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We saw crew members in a cherry-picker vehicle working on the hole that has been in the show building since September.
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The ride was able to reopen and operate fine for three months before closing a week ago for refurbishment.
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Broken paneling has been removed from around the hole, which does not open directly into the attraction’s track. It exposed building supports.
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Jurassic Park River Adventure is scheduled to reopen on February 4, 2023.
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