Jurassic Park?

[KorbensMomma]

I was reading another thread and it said there was a "rumor about Jurassic park expansion"
I haven't heard any of these rumors, do they mean they plan to do something and expand on the JP theme or does it mean something is encroaching and taking over part of JP?
I know Jurassic Park 3D comes out in a week, and they have a director for Jurassic Park 4.
JP is my favorite part of IOA and I don't want to lose it.

 

[mbrou24]

I was reading another thread and it said there was a "rumor about Jurassic park expansion"
I haven't heard any of these rumors, do they mean they plan to do something and expand on the JP theme or does it mean something is encroaching and taking over part of JP?
I know Jurassic Park 3D comes out in a week, and they have a director for Jurassic Park 4.
JP is my favorite part of IOA and I don't want to lose it.

Adding to it. Plenty of rumors as to what they will add but as far as I know nothing is concrete yet... More Dino animatronics will be added, rumors are for an amber mine family coaster similar to big thunder at Disney.

 

[TheAviator]

Adding to it. Plenty of rumors as to what they will add but as far as I know nothing is concrete yet... More Dino animatronics will be added, rumors are for an amber mine family coaster similar to big thunder at Disney.

Amber mine coaster would be super cool. I agree with the OP they better not be getting rid of my JP. Also one of my favorites. It really hacks me off when they get rid of stuff, add yes, get rid of no.

 

[mbrou24]

Amber mine coaster would be super cool. I agree with the OP they better not be getting rid of my JP. Also one of my favorites. It really hacks me off when they get rid of stuff, add yes, get rid of no.

They won't be getting rid of it as it's still wildly popular especially with the franchise getting new life

 

[whitek1275]

Amber mine coaster would be super cool. I agree with the OP they better not be getting rid of my JP. Also one of my favorites. It really hacks me off when they get rid of stuff, add yes, get rid of no.

I think they have too many coasters at IOA, especially now that Gringotts is getting one. Just saying, I know a lot of families who hate coasters period, and it detracts from the park.

Mummy
Rip Ride Rockit
Hulk
Dragon Challenge
Woody Woodpecker
Hippogriff

I just feel like another "dark ride" that's family oriented, along the lines of an ET or Cat in the Hat, would better suit the area.

 

[damo]

Rumours are a dark ride that incorporates the Discovery Centre and a themed family coaster. Orlando United has been talking about construction beginning in the fall. River Adventure would not be removed.

 

[mbrou24]

I think they have too many coasters at IOA, especially now that Gringotts is getting one. Just saying, I know a lot of families who hate coasters period, and it detracts from the park.

Mummy
Rip Ride Rockit
Hulk
Dragon Challenge
Woody Woodpecker
Hippogriff

I just feel like another "dark ride" that's family oriented, along the lines of an ET or Cat in the Hat, would better suit the area.

Yes but gringotts will be closer to a dark ride than it is a coaster. I like the idea of a themed family coaster as it offers a ride the whole family can enjoy

 

[DOOM1001]

I think they have too many coasters at IOA, especially now that Gringotts is getting one. Just saying, I know a lot of families who hate coasters period, and it detracts from the park.

Mummy
Rip Ride Rockit
Hulk
Dragon Challenge
Woody Woodpecker
Hippogriff

I just feel like another "dark ride" that's family oriented, along the lines of an ET or Cat in the Hat, would better suit the area.

The best and most popular rides a park should add are thrilling yet family friendly coasters like a Mummy or Big Thunder mountain especially if they're highly themed or indoors.A lot of the big coasters at Universal are not family friendly or indoors,having them indoors means they're likely to not be as big or extreme as a Hulk and people will be more willing to ride it,having them highly themed just adds to the feeling of the visitor that that's something they have to ride.From the looks of it the Gringotts coaster being built at Universal will fit that bill,if you put something similar themed to JP at IOA,all I can say is WoW,those are the kind of rides Disney takes 20 years to build from design to construction and they're likely to become classics,look at Mummy that's clearly one of the best rides at any park,Big Thunder is not as thrilling but the theming puts it even ahead of Mummy in rides that are classic and 90% of the family can ride it.Even simulators like Spider man,a great simulator will start to get old in 10-15 years, a good coaster is a ride you can ride over and over forever and you will never get tired of it.I understand why Transformers is being built as it is a good ride and all they had to do was copy what they did in Hollywood, but it's too similar to Spider man and is another simulator which like I said,are good but their life span is not as long as a coaster and Universal has way too many of them,building two family friendly but thrilling coasters would be very smart of Universal to get away from all the simulator technology.There's also the rumor of the King Kong 3-D ride coming to JP that's part of the tram tour in Hollywood and looks really cool,but like I said Universal just needs to lay off the simulators and look into highly themed,family friendly dark ride coaster blends for future Universal rides.

 

[DorianDonP]

Universal Orlando has coasters, but not many family friendly coasters. A highly themed Amber Mine coaster would be great for the Jurassic Park area. But I do agree a dark ride with cool AA's would be the best addition. Something that just allows us to see the dinos as tourist were supposed to see them in the original movie, meaning a ride where something doesn't go wrong.

Getting both would be awesome, but at this point I'm not going to get my hopes set on both.

 

[DorianDonP]

The best and most popular rides a park should add are thrilling yet family friendly coasters like a Mummy or Big Thunder mountain especially if they're highly themed or indoors.A lot of the big coasters at Universal are not family friendly or indoors,having them indoors means they're likely to not be as big or extreme as a Hulk and people will be more willing to ride it,having them highly themed just adds to the feeling of the visitor that that's something they have to ride.From the looks of it the Gringotts coaster being built at Universal will fit that bill,if you put something similar themed to JP at IOA,all I can say is WoW,those are the kind of rides Disney takes 20 years to build from design to construction and they're likely to become classics,look at Mummy that's clearly one of the best rides at any park,Big Thunder is not as thrilling but the theming puts it even ahead of Mummy in rides that are classic and 90% of the family can ride it.Even simulators like Spider man,a great simulator will start to get old in 10-15 years, a good coaster is a ride you can ride over and over forever and you will never get tired of it.I understand why Transformers is being built as it is a good ride and all they had to do was copy what they did in Hollywood, but it's too similar to Spider man and is another simulator which like I said,are good but their life span is not as long as a coaster and Universal has way too many of them,building two family friendly but thrilling coasters would be very smart of Universal to get away from all the simulator technology.There's also the rumor of the King Kong 3-D ride coming to JP that's part of the tram tour in Hollywood and looks really cool,but like I said Universal just needs to lay off the simulators and look into highly themed,family friendly dark ride coaster blends for future Universal rides.

I agree with this, especially the bold. If Universal has too much of anything, it's reliance on simulators and screens. Going forward, I hope they scale back from building so many simulator attractions and add a few more dark rides like ET, with AA's, real effects, and themed environments.

 

[Metro West]

Universal Orlando has coasters, but not many family friendly coasters. A highly themed Amber Mine coaster would be great for the Jurassic Park area. But I do agree a dark ride with cool AA's would be the best addition. Something that just allows us to see the dinos as tourist were supposed to see them in the original movie, meaning a ride where something doesn't go wrong.

Getting both would be awesome, but at this point I'm not going to get my hopes set on both.

 

[glocon]

Although we love ET, that is the kind of ride we go to WDW for. We expect more action at UO.

 

[cieslack]

ET is one of my favorites. The sounds, the sights, and even the smells all represent US to me. I was just walking back to the Disney Wonder from a port and there was a sign over the gangway that said "Welcome Home". I told my wife and kids that it made me yearn for Universal..."Welcome Home. You've arrived."

 

[damo]

ET is one of my favorites. The sounds, the sights, and even the smells all represent US to me. I was just walking back to the Disney Wonder from a port and there was a sign over the gangway that said "Welcome Home". I told my wife and kids that it made me yearn for Universal..."Welcome Home. You've arrived."

I sing that little diddy a lot, lol. Hard to reach those low notes!!!

I sure hope nothing but some refurbs are done with ET. There aren't many family rides in the Studios with that campy, lighthearted feel.

 

[whitek1275]

The best and most popular rides a park should add are thrilling yet family friendly coasters like a Mummy or Big Thunder mountain especially if they're highly themed or indoors.A lot of the big coasters at Universal are not family friendly or indoors,having them indoors means they're likely to not be as big or extreme as a Hulk and people will be more willing to ride it,having them highly themed just adds to the feeling of the visitor that that's something they have to ride.From the looks of it the Gringotts coaster being built at Universal will fit that bill,if you put something similar themed to JP at IOA,all I can say is WoW,those are the kind of rides Disney takes 20 years to build from design to construction and they're likely to become classics,look at Mummy that's clearly one of the best rides at any park,Big Thunder is not as thrilling but the theming puts it even ahead of Mummy in rides that are classic and 90% of the family can ride it.Even simulators like Spider man,a great simulator will start to get old in 10-15 years, a good coaster is a ride you can ride over and over forever and you will never get tired of it.I understand why Transformers is being built as it is a good ride and all they had to do was copy what they did in Hollywood, but it's too similar to Spider man and is another simulator which like I said,are good but their life span is not as long as a coaster and Universal has way too many of them,building two family friendly but thrilling coasters would be very smart of Universal to get away from all the simulator technology.There's also the rumor of the King Kong 3-D ride coming to JP that's part of the tram tour in Hollywood and looks really cool,but like I said Universal just needs to lay off the simulators and look into highly themed,family friendly dark ride coaster blends for future Universal rides.

That would be awesome, but they're going to need to make it a lot longer. The ride itself at Hollywood is 90 seconds, but they can get away with it because its a long tram tour.