Towering over the Islands of Adventure skyline, the new VelociCoaster looms in the distance, nearly complete, ready for an opening later this year on the Jurassic Park themed island in the park. Today, we were able to get a closer look at the prehistoric thrill ride!
What’s Happening:
- Construction continues on the highly-anticipated new coaster coming to Jurassic Park at Universal’s Islands of Adventure at the Universal Orlando Resort, VelociCoaster.
- Construction is a loose term as most of the visible work and coaster track is complete, and much of the efforts have been moved to the interior of the attraction. While it wasn’t occurring while we were there today, coaster trains have also been seen traversing the course of the layout while Team Members continue to test and adjust the new high speed thrill ride.
- VelociCoaster will be the world’s first coaster based on the blockbuster Jurassic Park/World franchise, and will feature an original story that expands upon the thrills, dinosaurs and environments fans have seen on the big screen.
- Spanning more than 4,700 feet of track and reaching heights of up to 155 feet, the coaster’s signature maneuvers will have guests twisting and soaring above land, barrel rolling just inches above water, speeding through near-misses and launches within the paddock, and more…with just a lap restraint holding them in place.
- The coaster will also include two pulse-pounding launches, the fastest reaching 70 mph in 2.4 seconds, a 360-degree barrel roll right above the Inland Sea – Islands of Adventure’s show lagoon, a zero-gravity inverted stall that will send riders upside down across 100 feet of track in a jaw-dropping maneuver, a towering “Top Hat,” which propels riders 155 feet in the air and then immediately into an 80 degree drop – Universal’s steepest drop yet, and 12 heart-pounding seconds of airtime throughout the entire adventure
- The original cast of Jurassic World will return to be a part of the high-speed chase where park guests will feel the rush of the hunt while racing alongside a Velociraptor pack, with Chris Pratt reprising his role of Owen Grady, Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing, and B.D. Wong as Dr. Henry Wu.
- While no specific opening date has been announced, Universal Orlando did promise the opening of the attraction will take place this summer.
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