A new Jurassic Park merchandise collection has arrived at Universal Orlando Resort. This new collection includes a fuzzy waist pack, furry mini backpack, apparel, and more. Jurassic Park Furry Camo Waist Bag – $26.00 This fuzzy camo waist bag can store a few of your personal belongings. The interior of the waist bag features a … Read more
Following the addition of the marquee, the raptor figures above the entrance to the VelociCoaster are now being unwrapped. “Jurassic World VelociCoaster” is displayed above the ride’s future entrance, between the looming raptor statues. The paint job on the figures doesn’t look complete (at least from this distance), so hopefully someone is going to go … Read more
Following the addition of velociraptor statues to the entrance of Jurassic World VelociCoaster in Universal’s Islands of Adventure, signage has now been installed for the attraction. “Jurassic World VelociCoaster” is displayed above the ride’s future entrance, between the looming raptors. The lettering has raptor claw marks across it. Jurassic World VelociCoaster is fully functional, as … Read more
While raptors continue to be added and set-dressing finished, testing of Jurassic World VelociCoaster continues with actual riders on the attraction at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. These riders are actually being filmed for commercials and other promotional materials. Riders are not wearing masks as Universal wants to capture footage they can use for years to … Read more
Jurassic Park River Adventure at Universal’s Islands of Adventure is the latest Universal Orlando ride to close for a brief refurbishment. Walls are up around most of the attraction, which is just receiving a standard annual refurbishment. According to the sign, InGen has closed River Adventure to reinforce the carnivore paddocks “for your continued enjoyment.” … Read more
Universal Orlando Resort has released a new piece of concept art for the Jurassic World VelociCoaster, the new roller coaster coming to the Jurassic Park section of Univeral’s Islands of Adventure in the summer of 2021. The art, featuring a coaster train running past velociraptors beneath a Jurassic World gate, is featured on the resort’s … Read more
We saw a nighttime test of Jurassic World VelociCoaster at Universal’s Islands of Adventure a few weeks ago, but Universal is now testing the coaster during the day. We caught a look at one such daytime test on our most recent visit. During the initial test, the cars actually did not go over the largest … Read more
Universal Orlando Resort is currently testing its upcoming Jurassic World VelociCoaster attraction. With the attraction set tom open next year, Universal today shared an up-close look at the roller coaster trains for this Jurassic World addition in Islands of Adventure: Looking closely at the vehicles, you’ll spot some familiar iconography, such as the InGen logo, as well … Read more
Some construction walls have come down next to Jurassic World VelociCoaster in Universal’s Islands of Adventure, fully revealing the new raptor paddock and a merchandise kiosk. We got a glimpse of the merchandise kiosk a week ago when it rose above the construction walls. The wooden structure and stone ramp matches the theming of the … Read more
While new lockers were built for Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, construction walls and scrims were up behind Hogwarts, next to the nearby entrance to Jurassic Park. The walls have finally come down, revealing a beautiful collection of foliage. The construction was to the right just after the Jurassic Park entrance archway. A permanent … Read more
Things have been quiet around the Jurassic World VelociCoaster construction site lately. We’ve seen the vehicles testing at full speed and more thematic elements being added around the area, but now we’ve spotted something new behind the construction walls. A small kiosk has appeared, similar in design to the Natural Selections food stand in Jurassic … Read more
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 … Read more
It’s been a while since we’ve stopped into Islands of Adventure to check out the latest construction around the Jurassic World VelociCoaster. While navigating our way through Jurassic Park today, we spotted several new additions along the construction site, including a variety of fresh new trees and plants. Several new trees have sprung up around … Read more
The magic of the holiday season continues to make its way across Universal’s Islands of Adventure as more locations around the park are decorated from the season. In addition to more at Port of Entry and Seuss Landing, we’ve got our first look at décor in The Lost Continent, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter … Read more
Jurassic World VelociCoaster is coming along quickly at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. The track is complete and now a lot of the focus seems to be on adding all the thematic details. The area is really coming alive, and now there’s even a waterfall flowing through the jagged rocks. As we were making our way … Read more
On Friday, Universal Orlando Resort finally announced the VelociCoaster that we’ve been watching come together at Universal’s Islands of Adventure. But soon after, the announcement was removed from the Universal Orlando website. The coaster was mentioned at the end of the paragraph on the site’s Jurassic Park page. Then feel the rush of the hunt … Read more