Future of Jurassic Park River Adventure

[OrlLover]

Eehh, we don't know that. And define "eventually" here. Cat in the Hat has had busted, melty-looking animatronics since forever and that's an outside IP with brand integrity concerns in play. There are a lot of projects around the resort coming up, and especially with VC relatively recently opened and Pteranodon having issues, it might be a lot longer before River Adventure sees some desperately needed TLC.

Maybe they do fast-track Jurassic World Adventure or a massive Mummy/ET-style overhaul to open next year or something. I would love that! Unfortunately, I just don't think there is any reason to expect that kinda thing anytime soon.

Well we know any potential overhaul is probably not planned until next year once Epic construction wraps up.

Maybe they will surprise us and it will go down at the end of this year.

I think once the additional capacity is added to the resort a lot of the rides that need TLC can go down.

 

[Mad Dog]

Back in the day....before Velocicoaster was announced....there was a 'rumor' that Universal was looking at either adding a coaster to JP 'or' doing an extensive redo/refurb of JPRA. If that rumor was true, I would think many are happy that they went with a Velocicoaster build. It probably wouldn't have been budget possible to do both at that time. That was just an unconfirmed rumor though.

 

[DodgsonHere]

You guys know those animatronics will eventually will be replaced right?

We just have to be a little more patient until they approve a big budget for this ride to be overhauled.

Japan getting new boats is a good sign they are willing to invest into this property. The Mummy got a lot of love recently and I’m sure this is next.

Um I wouldn't count on it lol

 

[OrlLover]

Um I wouldn't count on it lol

We don’t know that but maybe replaced is the wrong word.

Upgraded or rebuilt to modern standards should are the better terms.

 

[HHN Maddux]

 

[Cwoolboy]

Rode this 5/14 and was more impressed than I was expecting to be. Most of the AAs still need a good deal of TLC, but the ride was a lot of fun and very thrilling. Plus: Tiff was working perfectly and was very impressive (Missed visiting the ol' girl). It really is the full embodiment of everything JP is and should be.

 

[DodgsonHere]

Rode this 5/14 and was more impressed than I was expecting to be. Most of the AAs still need a good deal of TLC, but the ride was a lot of fun and very thrilling. Plus: Tiff was working perfectly and was very impressive (Missed visiting the ol' girl). It really is the full embodiment of everything JP is and should be.

I find it to be one of the most underrated attractions in Florida, let alone just UOR. So massive in scale and hits on every emotional beat associated with JP.

 

[GA-MBIT]

I find it to be one of the most underrated attractions in Florida, let alone just UOR. So massive in scale and hits on every emotional beat associated with JP.

It's been in a pretty rough place maintenence-wise for a long time, which is why I think people have been so down on JPRA. I think if it got a similar treatment to Mummy or E.T. with a complete refresh of the existing attraction and it's effects, I think people would be a lot more willing to call it what it is: (potentially) one of the best themed attractions, let alone water rides, in Florida. I do love the attraction and it's got the potential to be a real headliner for the park, but it needs lots of extra love.

 

[Mad Dog]

It's an old time Universal type of ride, before physical effects disappeared from most Universal rides. Even with the stuff not fully working, it's still much better than some of the non Potter attractions they've opened in the past decade.

 

[Skipper Justin]

My only real issue with the ride is the first scene after the doors. I don’t think it ever looked good. I honestly like the World version with the giant tank better.

 

[Lucky Planet]

I would love to see them replace the raptor animatronics with ones similar to Hollywood or the Velocicoaster queue - but I'm not sure they'd bother with how the raptors are kind of shrouded by darkness.

Hopefully soon.... but we've been waiting for quite a while now. It's been half a decade since the JW USH version debuted while Orlando's is sitting ready to be overhauled. Yes we got VelociCoaster, but it's time to put some love back into the original JP attraction.

I can justify missing animatronics, but there are also several moments in the ride that are just poor show:

• The obvious plants in pots "trying" to disguise the stegosaurus
• Mechanics for the Raptors rustling in the bush effect being obvious/not hidden
• Broken/weared skins on dinos

We don’t know that but maybe replaced is the wrong word.

Upgraded or rebuilt to modern standards should are the better terms.

i keep hoping that they turn this ride into a jurassic world ride with all the new effects and the new screens and stuff, i hate how beat up this ride is, feels like the most beat up, busted ride of both parks, its in really terrible state. the jurassic ride in Asia is amazing looking, the california one is better now
this one is so busted...depressing

My only real issue with the ride is the first scene after the doors. I don’t think it ever looked good. I honestly like the World version with the giant tank better.

those two dinos at the beginning always look so depressing

 

[BayAreaBubba]

i keep hoping that they turn this ride into a jurassic world ride with all the new effects and the new screens and stuff, i hate how beat up this ride is, feels like the most beat up, busted ride of both parks, its in really terrible state. the jurassic ride in Asia is amazing looking, the california one is better now
this one is so busted...depressing

I didn't realize how soon the new sequel is to premiering (July 2, 2025). At this point, maybe they're waiting to see if this movie is a hit before doing a retheme. It would be nice for both coasts to have different variations of the franchise. It doesn't feel that long since the last Jurassic World movie was released so I didn't expect this new movie to come out so soon.

 

[Lucky Planet]

I didn't realize how soon the new sequel is to premiering (July 2, 2025). At this point, maybe they're waiting to see if this movie is a hit before doing a retheme. It would be nice for both coasts to have different variations of the franchise. It doesn't feel that long since the last Jurassic World movie was released so I didn't expect this new movie to come out so soon.

that could be really awesome i hope they do something with that movie