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Jurassic Park: The Ride closing in Universal Studios Hollywood, to be converted into Jurassic World (UPDATE: new video)
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It would be nice if universal rides didnt all become a bunch of weird video screen experiences. I miss actual rides
I'm...not sure how you can judge anything about the ride from this. I mean if the colors being different ruin the ride for you then you already made up your mind about this a long time ago.
The theme is a huge part of the appeal of Disney/Universal rides. It's what elevates them above other parks, which otherwise have far superior attractions if you only care about thrills. So I don't think it's shocking that some would be turned off by changing the theme from one of the most iconic movies of all time to an inferior reboot.
Tbf the current JP ride at IOA is severely outdated. Wish they did a full reimagining of that as it has potential, but in 2019, it's a complete joke. Maybe once the coaster is done.
IOA's version has always been vastly inferior to the Hollywood version too; I'm surprised they didn't target the refresh there first.
In any case, I wish they would just update the rides without retheming them.
The current belief among theme park insiders is that Universal might be waiting for the reaction to the Jurassic World rebrand at the Hollywood park before they turn Jurassic Park at Islands of Adventure into Jurassic World. If this is true, time will tell if the River Adventure gets a retheme...
I mean the ride is hardly anything special, its all about theming.
Jurassic World's theming is extremely sterile.
the fact that they are going pretty hard on that aesthetic also means they probably won't have the much more visually interesting stuff like
Anymore as it doesn't match the land.
Would anybody care to take a picture with that bland silver Mercedes,
hell no.
Probably because Hollywood only requires a ride being updated, whereas there's quite a bit more at IoA that would need retheming (the visitors center, flyers etc.)
It needs a full overhaul, not just a retheme. I'm not a fan of JW, so I don't need a retheme. But whether they make it JW or keep it JP, they need to really redesign the whole thing from almost top to bottom. It's pathetic as-is.
This is coming from someone who has no nostalgia for the ride as I first rode it last year.
You say that now, but what if they add that shit that happened at the end of Fallen Kingdom?
Yup, its the reason Tower of Terror is the greatest theme park attraction in the world,
its essentially an above average drop tower but the theming in combination with it just make it unmatched.
The Jurassic Park theming is iconic and timeless, World's hardly existed and wasn't even used well in its movie.
I mean the ride is hardly anything special, its all about theming.
Jurassic World's theming is extremely sterile.
the fact that they are going pretty hard on that aesthetic also means they probably won't have the much more visually interesting stuff like
Anymore as it doesn't match the land.
Would anybody care to take a picture with that bland silver Mercedes,
hell no.
I still think you're overreacting and being to hard on it but whatever, we won't know if the the ride is good or not until it opens.
Also that jeep is UGLY.
Ironically, this is probably how 99% of the people who care about this ride actually look (middle-aged).
That's like half the reason I even go to the damn theme park when I'm there.
News on what?
Its a few months from completion, main building and boats are finished though.
Im not even in my 30's yet.
Well bumping this for the first TV spot of the ride.
Though I gotta be amused by the man running away from Rexy in the TV spot... while he was on fire!
Unsurprisingly, screens are coming. But seems to be for the mosasaurus portions.
Though I gotta be amused by the man running away from Rexy in the TV spot... while he was on fire!
Bumping because the ride is in soft opening and we have footage now.
What do you think? While I don't know if it's better than the original I think it looks good.
What do you think? While I don't know if it's better than the original I think it looks good.
This was nothing compared to Ripsaw Falls.
I legit had fears of falling off.
I've always had a soft spot for "Scenic Overlook Ahead" ...(gap in the fence where you can... just see backstage a bit) "Overlooked Scenery". It's just such a silly gag I adore it.
I'm surprised the operator didn't stop the ride before the drop because the guy had his camera on.
That's what happened to me back in Orlando.
Yeah apart from the Mosasaurus and a lick of paint, it's the same ride.
I was expecting you'd be in those hamster balls. I hope they don't rebrand the Orlando ride if this is all they're doing.
Well, strictly speaking the Orlando Ride is the River Adventure, because the whole themed land is Jurassic Park.
It really bugs me that they replaced the opening scene with screens. Like, okay, you can put screens on the ride, but the way the original ride started was basically perfect.
So they added the water dinosaurs (whose placement doesnt make any physical sense, it just feels glued to the Stegosaurus section), the big JW bad dinosaur, and Blue? It's not that different but I hate the screens.
Looks like Orlando got the better new addition this year with the Harry Potter coaster.
Looks like Orlando got the better new addition this year with the Harry Potter coaster.
It doesn't make sense how the mosasaur could splash water on you, the tanks look contained not open to the air. Seems like a strange addition, feels tacked on to me. But the ride needed a new coat of paint so badly so I suppose it could have been worse
Some first impressions:
I kinda like the new first encounter with the aquarium but it doesn't instill as much amazement as the old intro into the park did. I don't really like that they just tossed in movie characters. It makes the ride feel less independent and more dated. I do like that they added more dinosaurs into the internal area right before the drop but I don't know if it was worth getting rid of everything that happens before you go up the lift hill.
I also noticed that they altered the plot so your boat doesn't get bumped into the predator containment area by that dinosaur coming out of the water, they straight up send you in there willingly. That's kinda weird.
It's ok, but overall it's a downgrade from the original. Screens have replaced a lot of the practical effects and animatronics from the original. Not a huge fan of seeing Chris Pratt either, I liked it when the references to the movies were subtle rather than direct and in your face.
As someone who's only been on the Orlando version and thinks it's fine but not iconic, this seems like a downgrade.
They've lost the initial gate/reveal, the story and flow of the ride is all messed up, the new concrete work towards the end (I think it's new, looks different than Orlando) seems sterile and uninteresting, the Jeep falling effect is gone (though apparently it was broken most of the time anyway), the lift ramp doesn't have as many animatronics as the old one, and you miss out on the T-Rex coming out of the smoke.
The rest of the interior stuff seems fine, though a better low light camera would be nice to see how obvious some of those screens are. The initial aquarium stuff is interesting but very screen heavy and as someone else pointed out, the water splash is nonsensical (Universal does love those water sprays).
Not a disaster, but a waste IMO.
They've lost the initial gate/reveal, the story and flow of the ride is all messed up, the new concrete work towards the end (I think it's new, looks different than Orlando) seems sterile and uninteresting, the Jeep falling effect is gone (though apparently it was broken most of the time anyway), the lift ramp doesn't have as many animatronics as the old one, and you miss out on the T-Rex coming out of the smoke.
The rest of the interior stuff seems fine, though a better low light camera would be nice to see how obvious some of those screens are. The initial aquarium stuff is interesting but very screen heavy and as someone else pointed out, the water splash is nonsensical (Universal does love those water sprays).
Not a disaster, but a waste IMO.
Just sending people into the predators area is pretty fitting for Jurassic World honestly, the whole doing stupidly dangerous stuff to get money is a prevelant theme in that film. Although the execution of the story is a little off.
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I mean...there's a grand total of one screen based segment on the whole ride, at the beginning.
The rest of it is all AAs. The Blue animatronic they have at the end is actually really impressive looking.
I guess. I'm just not a fan of losing ambiance for screens. Like the original had the gate opening and the famous music. That's the kind of stuff I really like. Now it's just another screen tunnel. The rest of the updates are solid, but the screen is what kills me.
The skull island ride is a screen, fast and the furious is a screen, now adding one to Jurassic Park. I know the Orlando park additions started as parts of the tram tour, but the screens just don't do anything for me.
Other than the aquarium and some plot changes, the ride is the same. It looks cleaner which probably loses some of the charm.
Glad Universal could find a way to cram in some screens at the beginning of the ride. Truly their trademark.
That looked... ok. The ride has been in a bad state for most of this millennium, so it needed a lot of work. This looks like a cleanup and mild rebranding. Hopefully some of the new animatronics are built to last unlike the old ones.
That looked... ok. The ride has been in a bad state for most of this millennium, so it needed a lot of work. This looks like a cleanup and mild rebranding. Hopefully some of the new animatronics are built to last unlike the old ones.
Looks nice actually.
To be fair, they did just finish Hagrid and that is a roller coaster with no screens and next door they are building an intense roller coaster apparently. So at least not all screens.
No no no. their trademark is always finding a way to squirt the guests with water. lol
Fast & Furious looks lame, but skull island is actually awesome at Orlando. Has a good atmosphere to it, esp with the outdoor scene, que & giant kong AA at end.
To be fair, they did just finish Hagrid and that is a roller coaster with no screens and next door they are building an intense roller coaster apparently. So at least not all screens.
Indominus and Blue animatronics looked great for Universal animatronics not in HP, but.... Not fond of replacing the Ultrasaurus with screens. At all. Was it truly not salvageable in some way?
I can only hope Orlando's JP doesn't get rethemed, I guess.
I can only hope Orlando's JP doesn't get rethemed, I guess.
They even found a way to do that with the HP roller coaster lol. But yeah I think the days of every universal ride being just screens is over with.
I like what they've done with the final internal area, they've given that spot a really solid upgrade. Lots of new animatronics and much more decoration. I think it's worth it for that stuff.
I'm apathetic to screen shit so the aquarium is fine I guess as an intro. Was worried about more screen shit but it looks like that's about it.
Not a fan of plastering Chris Pratt's face all over screens near the end. Like another user mentioned, that makes the ride less timeless and puts a hard date on it.
The middle section seems pretty similar to the original version however they made it way cleaner and took out all the realistic set dressing and wreckage. That's a downgrade for sure. At least put some damn foliage around or something. All that clean flat concrete around the IndoRex's cage sucks.
All in all...I'll allow it. It's not a total win but I think the upgrades outweigh the downgrades and the old ride as it was needed some TLC for sure, half the shit didn't work anymore.
On a kind of related note to new features of this ride, I was recently walking around the IndoRex's actual cage set. I think World is trash but it's still fun to see that environment in person.
I'm apathetic to screen shit so the aquarium is fine I guess as an intro. Was worried about more screen shit but it looks like that's about it.
Not a fan of plastering Chris Pratt's face all over screens near the end. Like another user mentioned, that makes the ride less timeless and puts a hard date on it.
The middle section seems pretty similar to the original version however they made it way cleaner and took out all the realistic set dressing and wreckage. That's a downgrade for sure. At least put some damn foliage around or something. All that clean flat concrete around the IndoRex's cage sucks.
All in all...I'll allow it. It's not a total win but I think the upgrades outweigh the downgrades and the old ride as it was needed some TLC for sure, half the shit didn't work anymore.
On a kind of related note to new features of this ride, I was recently walking around the IndoRex's actual cage set. I think World is trash but it's still fun to see that environment in person.
Eh doesn't actually look too bad. Thankfully the screens only happen in the beginning of the ride, but I too question it's placement as well. As in how are you in aquarium and suddenly it's just a tunnel of you just turn your head back?
Pretty much most of the dilophosaurus animatronics before the second lift hill seem to be gone as well. They didn't even think of replacing the falling car with those gyrospheres?
And not to mention it doesn't seem like the indominous and Rexy don't look like they are battling it out before the drop.
I guess suffice it to say, it looks to be a mixed bag. But the sad part is that parts of the ride were aging badly.
Pretty much most of the dilophosaurus animatronics before the second lift hill seem to be gone as well. They didn't even think of replacing the falling car with those gyrospheres?
And not to mention it doesn't seem like the indominous and Rexy don't look like they are battling it out before the drop.
I guess suffice it to say, it looks to be a mixed bag. But the sad part is that parts of the ride were aging badly.
I honestly think it looks terrible. There are aspects of it that are better- the predator zone is good fun, especially the Dilophosaurus, and the initial aquarium section looks [technically] great. But this does not tell a story and it doesn't awe you.
The new generic main theme plays as you enter into... a big closed room with nothing visible yet and then a shark? Compare that to the doors opening revealing a Brontosaurus rising up out of the plants with the original JP theme playing. This reminds me of Jurassic World wasting the JP main theme playing on them arriving at the hotel and entering their hotel room. Compare that to the original Jurassic Park of seeing the first dinosaur. They just don't seem to understand what connects with people when it comes to Jurassic Park and dinosaurs.
If they were going to replace the Dilophosaurus, escaped jeep crashing down with nothing but 'zone' signs, they should have put the interior screen section there instead and kept the opening as a big open reveal of Jurassic World.
The new generic main theme plays as you enter into... a big closed room with nothing visible yet and then a shark? Compare that to the doors opening revealing a Brontosaurus rising up out of the plants with the original JP theme playing. This reminds me of Jurassic World wasting the JP main theme playing on them arriving at the hotel and entering their hotel room. Compare that to the original Jurassic Park of seeing the first dinosaur. They just don't seem to understand what connects with people when it comes to Jurassic Park and dinosaurs.
If they were going to replace the Dilophosaurus, escaped jeep crashing down with nothing but 'zone' signs, they should have put the interior screen section there instead and kept the opening as a big open reveal of Jurassic World.
I'm avoiding watching the video, but yeah, wouldn't the aquarium make way more sense to have as part of the GIANT show building? (or the lead-up to it?) I'm shocked that isn't where they put it.