My thoughts, admittedly only from watching a ride video (spoilers, if that's a thing?):
- The Mosasaurus scene is as profoundly “meh” as I was expecting. Not quite the awe-inspiring start to the attraction that the previous lagoon scene was - at least in theory, if not practice - supposed to be. And the transition from the aquarium to the exterior portion is... well, there isn’t one. We’re underwater, until suddenly we’re not.
- Between the Parasaurolophus (which looks great, by the way) and the ascent into the big showbuilding, there’s really nothing happening. The new sets are very good, and there's some surprising gore, but there’s really no replacement at all for the falling car. Just some bent bars. Would be a perfect place for some other dinosaur species to be showcased having escaped along with the Indominus.
- I don’t like that they’ve ditched John Williams for Michael Giacchino for the entire ride. Even the section where we hear the main theme from JURASSIC PARK is Giacchino’s (weak/thin-sounding) arrangement/recording for JURASSIC WORLD. Giacchino’s theme for the Indominus is effective when used, however. I just think they could have balanced that out with the (overall superior) Williams stuff.
- The final scene at the top looks TERRIFIC, and really goes a long way towards papering over what I feel is a fairly weak first half of the ride. So much stuff going on up there, complete with some fantastic-looking animatronics.
Ultimately, I hope this specific version of the ride does not come to Islands of Adventure. I’d be 100% in favor, however, of a hybrid version that leaves the classic River Adventure intact up until the Parasaurolophus, then switches over to what this new version has to offer, with maybe a spiced up midsection with some additional AAs. The whole ride still needs more AAs. And under those conditions, I'd be perfectly fine with Jurassic World: The Ride making the trip to Florida.