Dear Jurassic World VelociCoaster, I’ve been watching your every move since 2019 when your future home in the Jurassic Park area of Universal’s Islands of Adventure was cleared to make way for your arrival. At the time, few knew what...
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A No-Expense-Spared Review of Jurassic World VelociCoaster
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. During my visit to Orlando last week, I got...
Continue reading...Discussing the VelociCoaster Announcement – The Coaster101 Podcast
This week on the Coaster101 Podcast we dive into the least surprsing new ride announcement ever: The Jurassic World VelociCoaster coming to Islands of Adventure next summer! We get into what we’re most excited about, some predictions (kind of), how...
Continue reading...Universal Studios Hollywood Reveals New Food, Drink, and Merch For Jurassic World
Universal Studios Hollywood has been overhauling the section of the park that was home to Jurassic Park: The Ride since last fall. While the new updated ride, Jurassic World-The Ride, is the main attraction, Universal Studios today revealed details on...
Continue reading...First Details of new Jurassic World Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood revealed the first details of the new “Jurassic World” re-theme of the old Jurassic Park ride that is scheduled to open this summer. The updated ride will “immerse guests in newly themed environments and breathe new life...
Continue reading...Top Ten Dinosaur Themed Roller Coasters in the World
*Author’s note: This Best Dinosaur Roller Coasters article was originally written in 2018 in honor of the release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. It was updated in June 2022 in honor of the release of the sixth (and final?) movie...
Continue reading...Jurassic World to Replace Jurassic Park at Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood has announced that it will transform the iconic Jurassic Park – The Ride into an enhanced and refreshed “Jurassic World Ride” in 2019. The park is launching a countdown to the day Jurassic Park closes in preparation...
Continue reading...Jurassic War Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 Floorless Coaster
From time to time, I still have the urge to open up the nearly 11-years-old RollerCoaster Tycoon 3. After seeing this summer’s box office smash Jurassic World, I was inspired to build a roller coaster that would be “set” following...
Continue reading...Meet Raptors at Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood has a 750-pound, prehistoric spin on the theme-park “meet and greet.” Adjacent to the Popular Jurassic Park—The Ride, the all-new “Raptors Encounter” experience “pits guests in a daring face-to-face standoff with these terrifying, now free-roaming carnivores.” Tipping the scales at...
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