Jurassic Park at Universal Studios islands of Adventure will bring guests face-to-face with living, breathing dinosaurs. The creatures will respond to visitors by blinking their eyes, flinching at their touch and in the case of Spitters, actually spitting water on guests as they make their way through the Iush, tropical island, Inspired by Steven Spielberg's Universal Studios film - the most successful motion picture of all time- this adventure contains the most life-like "animatronic" creatures ever created. Some will delight. Others will threaten. All will amaze guests with their realism, swiftness and natural motion.

 

Jurassic Park River Adventure

This phenomenal interactive ride adventure thrusts guests into the living, breathing, three-dimensional worm of Jurassic Park. a land where stormy skies are pierced by colossal five-story dinosaurs that move within inches of awe-struck faces. On the River Adventure ride, guests discover that they have become prey for the terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rex, as they are unrelentingly hunted by the most fearsome creature ever to prowl the Earth. Moving faster, more fluidly and more realistically than any previous "animatronic," these beasts come within inches of guests' faces. Riders not only get a frighteningly close-up look at "living" dinosaurs, they also experience a treacherous 85-foot plunge, straight down the longest, fastest, steepest water descent ever built.

Triceratops Encounter

For the first time ever humans can pet a living dinosaur At the feed and control stations trainers teach guests the family history of the resident 24-foot long, 10-foot-high Triceratops. The trainers explain everything from the creature's emotional state to his feeding habits. Incorporating state-of-the-art principals of hydraulic physics mechanics and space-age robotics, this exhibit Contains the most advanced "animatronic" animals ever created. The creature's responses to touch include realistic blinks and muscle flinches.

Pteranodon Flyers

Guests get a birds eye view of the Jurassic Park compound as they soar through the air on the back of these gentle flying dinosaurs. With a wing span of 10 feet, this gliding creature coasts atop the mountainous Camp Jurassic, overlooking the magnificent tropical landscaping that makes up this sprawling island.

Jurassic Park Discovery Center

Within the celebrated gates of the Jurassic Park Discovery Center, guests find a variety of entertaining and educational opportunities. From the skeletal remains of a massive T-Rex to the laboratories where biochemists develop the technology to bring these prehistoric creatures to life, guests have never been this close to the mysteries of these ancient beasts. The Discovery Center features an interactive opportunity to create a dinosaur via DNA Sequencing (in the "Jurassic Park" films, the dinosaurs were brought to life from DNA drawn from mosquitoes fossilized in amber). Guests are able to draw Dino-DNA from a fossilized mosquito and mix it with their own DNA via a touchscreen to create a one-of-a-kind creature based in part on their own genetic code, This interactive center also allows guests to watch a seemingly real Raptor being hatched in one of the many demonstration areas.

Camp Jurassic

Nestled in a mountainous jungle of an active ancient volcano, this interactive play area possesses a multitude of adventures. From the deep, dark lava pits where aged dinosaur bones await discovery and the amber mine where fossilized veins of prehistoric insects glow bright for eternity, to the rainforest where dangerous Spitters lurk, guests explore the decks, caves and quarries that hold the secrets of the past.