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Jurassic Park: The Ride (Now Closed)

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I don't recall previous refurbishments utilizing such big cranes. 

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Love the Raptor Enclosure-themed walls.

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...is that new track? As holy crap this is a surprisingly huge refurb if that's the case, for the care of the track itself.
 
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^ If you're asking about the track, it's no longer there. They've removed it. What you see is the magnetic braking system.
 
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^ If you're asking about the track, it's no longer there. They've removed it. What you see is the magnetic braking system.
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Then I meant the brakes, hehe. Its very interesting to see JP being refurbed like this..and I am interested to see the outcome of the refurb now more than I had.


I just hope that it can finish by Spring Breaks early start in March..
 
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Yeah i've heard that they're doing a track replacement which explains the need for those cranes.
 
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I am almost a little disappointed that they didn't put real flashing lights on those new electric fence walls. Those look pretty great haha
 
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I would hope they would also refresh the animatronics but it's more likely they would add a Chris Pratt AA to the ride.
 
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i wonder if they will expose the whole drop....that will be an amazing thing to see. i know some people want this open before spring but let them take their time. that ride is embarrassing  bad because of its current condition. yet i understand why you want it open before universal becomes a daily cluster f*&k comw april.
 
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I honestly don't care how long JP will be closed. The longer the better. I wish this was a super extensive top to bottom makeover. The animatronics MAKE the ride. Can you imagine Pirates of the Caribbean with all the animatronics in horrible condition?
 
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Friends in Operation's said closed til April 5th... let's hope it gets the attention it desperately needed.
 
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Friends in Operation's said closed til April 5th... let's hope it gets the attention it desperately needed.
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April 5th?So it is closed for pretty much 3 months?
 
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You say that like its a bad thing Ryan! :P  And lets be realistic, this is USH, they're cheap... instead of a Chris Pratt figure, they'll just have him film a few queue video segments to play on the queue screens lol

Too be fair, the non-POTC film animatronics are not exactly very advanced compared to the dinos.

As for whatever the hell they are doing with JPRA... I do agree the dinos need some major love. It'd also be nice to see sparks again in the raptor containment fence. Honestly, as I have said before, I don't care if they're static figures, the two raptors they add to the empty area on the right before the big drop are something that should be permanent. Oh and please, for the love of god.. HIDE THE DAMN MECHANISM & WIRES FOR THE T-REX!!!! It is so awful being able to see that stuff. I mean, sure, I find it fascinating, but that is what a behind the scenes look/walkthrough of the ride is for.

It'd make sense that they'd want JPRA looking great 2 days before Potter grand opens, but that is cutting it a little close. Curious to see what all they do to this ride because it seems like they don't invest enough money into it like they should.
 
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And regardless of anything, it will ALL be washed out entirely by Potter press. It's imperative for capacity but it will no matter what be a relatively quiet reopening compared to how things will be that week.
 
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Just got word that Jurassic Park will be closed not until April but until March 4th. 

Still a significant amount of time, looking forward to seeing all they end up doing to it!
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I really hope they accomplish a significant amount of time to make it look fresh. Most likely I'll be at the park this Friday and peer over SSFL to see how significant it is. If they really are going to refresh the animatronics and effects, do you really think they would make a special announcement for it? They would have to work with a new FX company to do all of that as the one that designed all of the old effects went out of business. 
 
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I can confirm I have heard 2 month refurb.  Should reopen in March.

I don't think any AA will be touched.  This seems like another safety feature requirement.
 
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Is this incase it breaks down with tourists, the pirates... err i mean dinosaurs don't eat the tourists?.... That kind of safety feature?
 
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New images of the refurb has popped up, thanks to California Coaster Kings;


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They also said that there were a lot of work going on, with multiple containers for trash. And there seems to be vegetation possibly going to be placed when the refurb is all said and done.


Check the full article here for more photos from USH!


http://www.californiacoasterkings.com/universal-studios-hollywood-update-january-13th-2016/
 
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So looks like it's just a track replacement project? Hopefully this is a Stage 1 of totally updating the ride, similar to what Disney did with Big Thunder Mountain.
 
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So looks like it's just a track replacement project? Hopefully this is a Stage 1 of totally updating the ride, similar to what Disney did with Big Thunder Mountain.
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Didn't think about that, but that would be great. Get the track replacement out of the way and then open up a redone version after the Potter hype wares down a bit. 
 
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