Jurassic World VelociCoaster Opening Summer 2021

Opening Summer 2021, Jurassic World VelociCoaster will dominate the Islands of Adventure landscape offering new thrills and a modern coaster aesthetic. Guests will enter the queue south of the Jurassic Park Discovery Center on the waterfront and will proceed through the Jurassic World design lab. From the press release:

Guests will join the original cast of the films – Chris Pratt as Owen Grady, Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing and BD Wong as Dr. Henry Wu – as Jurassic World unveils the next evolution of its “carnivore expansion”: the VelociCoaster, where riders embark on a high-speed chase and feel the rush of the hunt while racing alongside a nimble Velociraptor pack.

Some stats for you coaster heads out there:

• 4700 feet of track
• 155-foot tall top hat element
• Two launches, including a second that reaches 70 mph in 2.4 seconds
• 360 degree barrel roll over the Islands of Adventure lagoon
• Zero-G stall over the bypass bridge
• 12 seconds of airtime (comparison, Steel Vengeance claims 30 seconds of airtime over 5740 feet of track)
• 51-inch height requirement

At this time there are no plans to turn the rest of Jurassic Park into Jurassic World, but Universal announced the new food and drink offerings from Hollywood will be making their way to the east coast. Rumors have also stated Orlando is looking into bringing over the walkaround puppets from Japan, though we do not know the current plans due to COVID-19 cutbacks.

We're super excited for this coaster, and lets be real, if they don't sell shirts that say "The Apex Predator of Coasters" then what are you even doing Universal?

Unannounced Jurassic Park Attraction Update 5/7/2019

Construction on the unannounced Jurassic Park attraction continues with land clearing continuing in the area formerly home to the Triceratops Encounter and Raptor Encounter. Along the lagoon front deep pylons and footers are installed for the new bypass bridge and coaster.

For a reminder this is the rumor coaster layout.

I'm guessing this building is the orange box on the layout attached. That would put load as scene 1, the curve out of load as scene 2, and scene 3 as the enclosed orange section I had marked as show scene. pic.twitter.com/wBQ71BeLzC

— Alicia Stella (@AliciaStella) April 26, 2019

The eye in the sky Bioreconstruct is back with updates from the construction project.

Aerial comparison of Jurassic Park. 2nd photo Dec 16. An unannounced project in progress. pic.twitter.com/MT4sFGmU16

— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) May 7, 2019

Aerial view of demolition of the original dinosaur encounter buildings in Jurassic Park. pic.twitter.com/bZ9Xe2W3iP

— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) May 7, 2019

Here you can see the three former Triceratops Encounter enclosures are in various states of demolition. The old Raptor Encounter area is totally gone and the two buildings at the top of the image are the old queue for the Triceratops Encounter attraction that was used as a break and changing room for Raptor Encounter.

Ground and aerial views where a bridge once was in Islands of Adventure. Removed for an unannounced project in Jurassic Park. Is this a new bridge in progress? pic.twitter.com/ADIcKriWFj

— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) May 7, 2019

Current status of the new bypass bridge opening this summer. This new bridge will act as access to the new attraction in front of the Discovery Center and as a way to cut between Lost Continent and Jurassic Park during nighttime shows in Hogsmeade.

Aerial view of a piling operation in an unannounced project in Jurassic Park. pic.twitter.com/MqZDckVNDT

— bioreconstruct (@bioreconstruct) May 7, 2019

While under construction the Raptor Encounter has moved next to Pizza Preditoria in the old Jurassic Park River Adventure extended queue.

@AliciaStella The new Raptor Encounter is up! pic.twitter.com/IWisH0Xxzc

— DreamfinderGuy (@DreamfinderGuy) April 20, 2019

The unannounced Jurassic Park attraction is expected to be a new roller coaster designed by Intamin AG. The coaster is rumored to be the fastest in central Florida once it opens in early 2021. It will feature multiple inversions, two high speed launches, and extended airtime.

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Joe, Alan, and Alex are freezing their asses off! This week's topics:

• Jurassic Park coaster update
• Gwazi RMC rumors
• Hersheypark's Chocolate Town updates
• Kings Island's International Street Updates
• Kings Dominion and Volcano
• Complain about Disneyland's Tomorrowland
• SeaWorld San Diego and Orlando rumors
• Trip Reports
• Alex goes to Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Kings Dominion, and Six Flags Over America then some alpine coasters
• Alan visits Graceland and Dollywood

Jurassic Park Coaster Layout (Project 791)

Chip Skambis from WFTV has provided the first layout of the Jurassic Park coaster.

JURASSIC PARK COASTER: Looks like a roller coaster is headed to the Jurassic Park section of Islands of Adventure. Docs indicate construction should take 1/2 years. Here's the track layout and more details: https://t.co/ElS5puw98K pic.twitter.com/dPwHqvMZHN

— Chip Skambis (@chickenlilchip) January 18, 2019

The coaster's first show scene is light blue and on the left, the load/queue will be the red shape. At this point we expect the coaster to launch south and enter the "spaghetti bowl" of inversions and tight turns. The coaster will then hit a second launch over the red shape and in front of the Discovery Center. There the coaster will wrap around near Hogsmeade and return, over the water, to the old Triceratops Encounter plot.

What is interesting is the coaster will go around the queue in what could be an extended show scene to close out the ride. We are not as clear with this part of the ride.

Chip also reports the construction and building timeline for the ride is 18 months, placing the ride in a summer or fall 2020 opening timeframe.

The coaster is expected to be built by Intamin or Mack Rides and will be the fastest ride in Florida (pending the final speed of Gwazi's RMC make over).

Jurassic Park Coaster Construction Update (Project 791)

This is not a drill....work walls have arrived for construction of the new Jurassic roller coaster coming to Islands of Adventure!!!! pic.twitter.com/Gs9gYrwOS2

— Midway Mayhem (@Midway_Mayhem) January 15, 2019

Construction walls are up around the Jurassic Park/Discovery Center waterfront. Guests can not access the area from any point. The Discovery Center is still open and can be entered thru the top level. pic.twitter.com/rdQULcZepQ

— Inside Universal (@insideuniversal) January 15, 2019

Today construction walls were been spotted around the old Triceratops Encounter area in Jurassic Park at Islands of Adventure.

A new rollercoaster has been a long standing rumor for this location, with our own sources and Orlando Park Stop hearing it will be a launched steel coaster themed to Raptors. The development of the land will include a new coaster that will span the width of the land, queue, and a new permanent Raptor Encounter meet and greet area that will increase capacity.

The coaster is expected to be built by Intamin, though some report it could be a Mack coaster too. Unlike the Potter coaster this will focus on thrills and resemble rides like Maverick at Cedar Point and Taron at Phantasialand. We expect the ride to be among the fastest in Orlando and will incorporate criss-crossing track, inversions, and large coaster elements.

Approximate location of the new coaster. Coaster will mostly take place on old Tricertops Encounter plot with an out and back element infant of the Discovery Center and behind The Watering Hole bar.

Per Quint on Inside Universal if plans remain the same Raptor Encounter will move to the old Jurassic Park River Adventure extended queue by mid February. Additional information from Midway Mayhem and Orlando Park Stop says the carnival games will move north, opening up the pathways for more construction walls.

The new coaster has not been confirmed by Universal, but we expect it to open in late 2020 or 2021. We discussed this project and several others on this week’s podcast.