If 'refurbish' means make everything slower and even more less responsive...then yes, they did a great job. It's sad, cause I really don't want to be disappointed with this ride. I love Jurassic Park, and compared to the ride 20 years ago, its such a pity. I wish they'd REALLY bring it back up to speed as it was in 1997
+wolfjedisamuel It is noticeable at the falling jeep wall, for example. After years of continous falling and sparkles there was a burn mark at the wall, that made so obvious that it was going to fall.
Yep my two rides back in 2010 the animatronics were better than this. One of those two rides the T-Rex failed to come out and interact at all but it the drop always worked!
+Aaron Baucham i was a bit disapointed in jurasic world, too much cg, eh charaachters, the movie seemed pushed, but if they made a ride it wouldn't matter but what more can they do?
+castmemberzack Lets hope that in 2020 (if the world hasn't ended) Jurassic Park The Ride will replace the animatronics and the will work as fresh like the ones in 1996.
Pirates of carribean animatronics dont move or really do as much as the ones on jurassic and the pirates ride is 90% darkness so you cant really notice stiff movements, still i love both rides unconditionally
It would be great, but Jaws suffered the same sort of fate that JPRA is at the moment-lack of a full, complete refurb that focused on all the moving parts of the ride rather than repainting or new skins for the animatronics. I would argue that had it been kept in full working order as it was when it reopened in 94', the ride just might still be around. Instead, guests saw a really diminished attraction for the latter part of its life. The animatronics used to thrash and lunge at the boat, but later on they would basically rise out of the water and that was it. JPRA needs some major work-and it may take a lot longer than Universal is willing to close it for, but in the long term it could only be a good thing. As with Jaws, the animatronics would still hold up today if they were functioning as intended.
I don't know. The Jaws attraction might still be there if Universal had done basic upkeep on the animatronics, but then again, Universal really wanted to expand its ultra-popular Harry Potter attraction and needed room. So even if it had been majorly refurbished, the combination of Harry Potter's greater popularity and the fact that Jaws is not an active movie franchise probably would've gotten it scrapped too.
akiuop123 you're more than likely right, and it's just a shame that this HP extension had to replace a timeless attraction. Diagon Alley looks great (haven't been to Universal since it was built) but there should always be room for both classic attractions and more contemporary ones. I remember riding Jaws back in the 90s as a young kid when it was still operating at full throttle, and at night it was perhaps one of the best theme park experiences you could ever wish to have. I mean, a boat ride in the dark, the sounds of the island, houses all lit up, the flames and electrical effects were even more intense.. It was a whole different animal at night. I think JPRA is in that same league for me.
I always get nervous before get on this ride. My stomach hurts and my hands get sweaty. On rides like this going up scares me the most instead of going down. Watching this made me nervous!!!
Still looks to be in terrible disrepair, several things didn't even work in the video. Not to mention that the skins look like they got run over with a truck before they put them on.
One of my favourite rides! I live a short little 12hr plane ride away from this awesome place, so I haven't really had all that many opportuneties to visit, but on the two occasions I've been there I've enjoyed this ride a total of six times. Never gets boring! Planning to come there again with my missus in 2018, when we celebrate five years together. See you then!
I rode this in Nov. of 2016 3 of the velociraptors were down and one was just missing so there was a giant black hole. Very disappointing ride. This used to be my favorite at the park
As of April 28th that Left Raptor is still missing. It's been gone for two months now, and I wonder if it'll be better than what it once was. Hopefully the ride would close down for a whole season just for the other animatronics to get the same treatment.
Nice refurbishment, The T-Rex at the end and lot's of dinosaurs are more real then before, and actually make some adjustment on the dinosaur's color. It's good work, but One ADVICE for them, they should look after inside of those dinosaur robot, make them can move like real dinosaur, otherwise somebody will just feel that's pretty fake.
The first Jurassic Park ride should not have been a Water ride it should have been a track ride like we were in those Jeeps in the movie. I mean the movie handed Amusement Parks the idea on a silver platter and what did they do? water ride........ok well a water ride can still be done right but this wasn't at all. You would think with all the mega money the latest movie got they could give a major improvement to this old ride but nope.
I know right or get rid of this old Jurassic park ride and replace with a new Jurassic world ride . Jurassic park needs a new ride . They gave King Kong a new thing. And psycho a new thing got the Simpsons and come on they need to replace this ride.
+hero895 so in other words, 11 years after Jurassic World, we'll get a new Jurassic World ride? I mean we had to wait 11 years since King Kong (It was 11, right?), so why not wait another 11 for Jurassic World's ride! XD
Was really hoping to see some great upgrades. Was part of the first group ever to ride when it first opened even the Jeep being thrown off the building worked and was very impressive along with everything else. The possibilities for a little improvements even subtle ones are everywhere was really hoping there were going to take this to the next level. 😕
They mainly did paint jobs and replaced the skin on the dinosaurs, but they REALLY need to look into the dinosaurs themselves, they move WAY slower than they use to. They also need to fix the countdown sequence, the lady says "Terminate in 15 seconds" then counts down from 10.
It's mouth was driving me nuts. Grass hanging directly out the front of the mouth and the mouth wasn't moving either. Not sure why but damn it bugged me.
here come dat boi! It kind of looks similar to the one in Orlando now. Went last year and it pretty much looks the same. I think what they're trying to do is refurbish it over a period of time so they won't have to shut it down completely.
here come dat boi! I dunno if it’s better. While there is only one Rex he doesn’t pop out like this one. He’s constantly moving and roaring as the boat gets closer. I think I prefer Orlando because the Hollywood version you can see him hanging there doing nothing. It’s not a scary “pop up” at all. Orlando’s Rex makes you feel like your getting ready to be fed to him and there ain’t nothing to stop him save for that drop! (I believe Orlando also has the bigger drop at 85 feet) Also the Orlando Rex is close, his head drops as you do so if your sitting towards the back your hands can actually brush by him as you fall.
Now, I love Jurassic Park. My favorite movie of all time actually, and make no mistake this ride is incredible, but it really needs a revamp, the animatronics are too jittery
Its how long the rail is. The rail goes 80ft down, but since the raft is quite big plus the adequate curves, its gotta be like 45 - 50ft what you can actually feel
No offense, Universal, but if there is one thing that Disney can DEFINITELY do better than you, it's animatronics. You call that a refurbishment?! This ride needs to take a long vacation and really fix this thing. Make the already existing animatronics better. Make some new additions. Jurassic World related, perhaps? This ride still looks like it's stuck in the 90s.
+Captain Carno Actually the animatronics for this ride looked lightyears better in the 90s, watch a video from 1996 or 1997. The animatronics themselves probably never saw any refurbishment since. Disney was always leading in terms of animatronics humans and creatures alike. Universal actually bought some of Disneys Imagineers in the 90s to help them build this ride.
Lohiau1 I know this, i'm not saying specifically this ride, there are just plently examples, like Jaws, both Harry Potter rides, Men In Black, E.T, etc. It's true however, that Universal does not keep good care for the Jurassic Park animatronics :(
It looks ok. I still think Orlando's is considerably better. Especially seeing the fact that almost the entire river portion of this one was steamed out so you couldn't see anything. Also the fact that the car didn't even drop from the wall. That's like the best part of that one. I do like the inside of the drop building and lift hill better though in this one.
I haven't been to Universal in many years, but I think this video is the first time I've ever seen the T-Rex at the end. He was always out for repairs. Hadrosaur, too.
+InsideUniversal I had to watch the video of this ride from 1997 again just to wash out the bad taste that THIS left me. I mean, I never rode the ride, but seeing this is causing me to NOT want to unless Universal actually GET SERIOUS on giving it a facelift, NOT this 'band-aid'stuff that they're doing here.
Its working now we went on the april 3rd and seeing the explorer fall again awesome simply perfect. The only down fall is one of the raptors is missing when you go up the lift hill you see it gone. Plans going back on the 18th we have black out dates on our passes sadly
I got a poncho for this ride, and the hood came off at the drop. My whole fam looked at me and said "Avery what happened?" With my entire head and long hair SOAKED i spit out some water and said "I'm good thanks"
You know what is really entertaining? Hearing a bunch of people "narrate" the ride loudly while other people are trying to enjoy the actual ride experience. Hey look at that, hey look over there and mida mida, ay Dios mido.
Because this ride is my childhood, and a pure classic, I would never want them to take this down. However, maybe during the Winter or Fall season, I'd tear it down and give it a revamp before the Summer season. Have you seen what they did to the Hulk Coaster in Orlando!? The changes are amazing!!!
They didn't replace the Jurassic Park: The Ride or devote Harry Potter to the Lower Lot. But they might retheme and expand Jurassic Park into Jurassic World after or when Jurassic World 2 comes out; or maybe even before in 2017/ early 2018 for promotional purposes.
+Spirit Of The Holidays That's not Wizarding World of Harry Potter those are the spires in the area for Despicable Me. But yeah still doesn't change the theming.
+InsideUniversal I'm sorry, no disrespect to Universal, but...the animatronics are TERRIBLE nowadays! What's it gonna take for Universal to REALLY seriously consider giving them a complete overhaul?
Fr,riding it and getting to the drop after the t rex at age 7 for the first time felt like my soul leaving my body. You don't even wanna get me started on the picture after the ride lmAo
Nothing like the OG ‘90s version. They took out all the blood and jump scares They took out all the fog and darkness, and wtf is up with those animatronics?!? How can a ride get worse with new technology 😢 From a sad ‘90s kid 😔
Look, I LOVE this ride, but this ride BADLY needs a major revamp. Like, it needs to go down for at LEAST 6 months. Now that Jurassic World is one of the highest grossing films of all time, and a sequel coming out next summer, Universal has even LESS of an excuse to keep the attraction in this state. ...you know, a lot of people give Universal flack for focusing so heavy on screens and not enough practical effects on their newer rides. Well, after seeing this, I can see why....Universal can't seem to take care of this ride. It's a shame, since Jurassic Park is my favorite movie of all time, one of the main reasons I got into filmmaking, and the ride used to be one of my all time favorites when it first opened. Seeing it in this state depresses me.
This ride definitely needs some TLC. Just rode yesterday, the brontosaurus on the right was broken, both raptors are there before the climb but with wires and stuff hanging out of their heads. The Jeep did drop though. At the end the one that spits water was missing his tail, and the T rex had wires hanging out. Kind of ruins the illusion when all the animitronics looks so ghetto. The animitronic meet and greet one was awesome though. Just experienced cars land at Disneyland they day prior, and after the superior animitronics there this one was disappointing.
For a business that prides itself on making fantastic movie with fantastic visuals, this ride has really aged fast. I remember when it first came out i was so excited. I never got to ride it until about 5 years later. I was so underwhelmed. That Brachi with the broken neck is not an impressive start and it doesn't get much better. It's time to spend some of those profits and give people what they deserve. As is that is barely a kiddie ride....
+Donald Mousseau it may have aged but it is still a classic universal ride, sure its not as high tech as transformers, but its still fun to get splashed if its hot out.
This doesn't really look like much of a refurb… The Ultrasaur animatronics still don't look as good as they did back in '96; they seem to have very reduced movement… I assumed that's what the refurbishment was going to address? And also the extra effects such as the falling car and the sparks from the broken electric fence on the velociraptor paddock still don't seem to have been addressed…?! So what exactly are they supposed to have fixed?
Over spring break, maybe two or three weeks ago, I went to Universal, and it said the ride was under-construction. Maybe just to touch up the dinos, or maybe a full revamp?
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Still mad they haven't fixed the falling car.
I think they took that out completely 😔
+Mr Stripes no its still there
+King Leo he means that they stopped using it
+Mr Stripes nah it fell when I was there in March
+Mr Stripes its still there the put something to slide it down
They really need the fix the part when the lady count downs because she says " terminate in 15 seconds, and then starts at 10
Ignore "
Ikr I noticed that when I was there
I also noticed she didn't say 9 when counting down, just stays silent for second. O_O
yea they realy need to fix ir because i was there in halloween horror nights and alot of stuff needed to be fixed
+OtterPops123 I'm pretty sure it is suppose to do that, because in 1997 the ride counted like that and in 1997 that's when it was pretty much new
If 'refurbish' means make everything slower and even more less responsive...then yes, they did a great job.
It's sad, cause I really don't want to be disappointed with this ride. I love Jurassic Park, and compared to the ride 20 years ago, its such a pity. I wish they'd REALLY bring it back up to speed as it was in 1997
Refurb here means replacing the skins of the Dinos and cleaning.
+wolfjedisamuel It is noticeable at the falling jeep wall, for example. After years of continous falling and sparkles there was a burn mark at the wall, that made so obvious that it was going to fall.
Yeah, the robots look more outdated than the Audio-Animatronics for Ellen's Energy Adventure, and those AAs are at least a decade older!
+ztslovebird some of the ones at Epcot are from the original ride -- more like 3 decades old.
wolfjedisamuel that's cuz Hollywood sucks
Orlando universal is wayyyyy better
Lets add fog to cover up slow and jittery animatronics we're too cheap to replace.
Ikr😂👎👎
it's for effect's
Or... you know.. *THE MAGICAL FLOATING T-REX FLYING THROUGH THE DANG SKY* But that's just a thought :)
It's better than putting a strobe light on a yeti they are too cheap to replace, I think it still looks amazing
if they were to fix that, then the ride would be shut down for about a year.
At 3:35 the car was supposed to fall. Even if the ride was refurbished, I can't believe that they haven't fixedly that problem
That scream at 4:35 tho, so hilarious! It sounds like an 8 year old went on this, or it could've been just an over-exaggerating teenager. 😂😂😂
+AshleyLovesCake Believe us - it definitely was a young girl!
+AshleyLovesCake lol whatever it was she's having a hell of a time lol.
+AshleyLovesCake Believe it or not, I screamed just like that on the Harry Potter ride. ;_:
But it was fun!
I know right!!!!
Lol it was funny
I didnt know it was possible to make animatronics WORSE in a "refurbishment"
I know right....rode this just a couple weeks ago and worse animatronics I've ever seen.
Yep my two rides back in 2010 the animatronics were better than this.
One of those two rides the T-Rex failed to come out and interact at all but it the drop always worked!
Canned Bread meanwhile dino just got out of refurb with a host of fixes and new effects. OH and fast, smooth animatronics.
Canned Bread just reopened about a week or two ago.
the AAs look fantastic. They enhanced the audio, added new projection effects, and some other minor things.
Where is the refurb? It needs a total REVAMP!
Maybe if we're lucky they'll make it into a Jurassic World related ride or something
+Aaron Baucham i was a bit disapointed in jurasic world, too much cg, eh charaachters, the movie seemed pushed, but if they made a ride it wouldn't matter but what more can they do?
Right?! I need to see an animatronic Indominus Rex!
Vegemite Vinnie I want to see that too
fyrTV more like a Jurassic World hyper hypserspear adventure. I think that would be more modern.
Did you know, even though Steven Spielberg created this ride, he can't do the drop? There's a staircase near the top and he always walks off.
Yeah XD
That's hilarious I'd never heard that xD
TheatricalRachel omg lol
He is kind of old and we dont want him having a heart attack so I totally understand
The animatronics are going to shit on this ride. Time to replace the ride or do a huge overhaul.
Only way to make it better is a huge massive refurb with a Jurassic World Overlay maybe add the Indominus Rex at the end going down the hill
+castmemberzack Lets hope that in 2020 (if the world hasn't ended) Jurassic Park The Ride will replace the animatronics and the will work as fresh like the ones in 1996.
They could make a Jurassic World ride.
+Witchs Brew True. But look at Pirates of the Caribbean. It's almost 50 and the animatronics aren't going to shit.
Pirates of carribean animatronics dont move or really do as much as the ones on jurassic and the pirates ride is 90% darkness so you cant really notice stiff movements, still i love both rides unconditionally
Needs T-Rex stomping sounds when it's moving from one part of the ride to the next.
it's always done that part. nothing new
SexedUpAtheist they could at least butts arms down so it doesn't look like it's trying to say hi
You all need to bring back the Jaws ride. You know, but better since technology has advanced over the years. Damn that'd be cool!
That would be amazing
***** In Orlando they closed it to make room for the New Harry Potter stuff
It would be great, but Jaws suffered the same sort of fate that JPRA is at the moment-lack of a full, complete refurb that focused on all the moving parts of the ride rather than repainting or new skins for the animatronics. I would argue that had it been kept in full working order as it was when it reopened in 94', the ride just might still be around. Instead, guests saw a really diminished attraction for the latter part of its life. The animatronics used to thrash and lunge at the boat, but later on they would basically rise out of the water and that was it. JPRA needs some major work-and it may take a lot longer than Universal is willing to close it for, but in the long term it could only be a good thing. As with Jaws, the animatronics would still hold up today if they were functioning as intended.
I don't know. The Jaws attraction might still be there if Universal had done basic upkeep on the animatronics, but then again, Universal really wanted to expand its ultra-popular Harry Potter attraction and needed room. So even if it had been majorly refurbished, the combination of Harry Potter's greater popularity and the fact that Jaws is not an active movie franchise probably would've gotten it scrapped too.
akiuop123 you're more than likely right, and it's just a shame that this HP extension had to replace a timeless attraction. Diagon Alley looks great (haven't been to Universal since it was built) but there should always be room for both classic attractions and more contemporary ones. I remember riding Jaws back in the 90s as a young kid when it was still operating at full throttle, and at night it was perhaps one of the best theme park experiences you could ever wish to have. I mean, a boat ride in the dark, the sounds of the island, houses all lit up, the flames and electrical effects were even more intense.. It was a whole different animal at night. I think JPRA is in that same league for me.
This made realize that Jurassic park's animatronics look to outdated, the ones in the begining can barely move
1:03 Oh my God someone put that brachiosaurus out of its misery
They should remake this ride but instead of the boats it should be in those spheres like in Jurassic World. Now that would be awesome.
totally agree
It May Not Work Because Its A Water Ride. But If They Changed It To Be No Water And No Tracks And No Hights
It Will Change It. But Neat Idea Anyway.
It would be cool to have a high speed roller coaster that looks like a jeep with a t Rex chasing you.
+Chris Faulkner yes!i was thinking that!
Plus have new dinosaurs added as well
The car on 3:37 is suppose to come down. It used to do that and they didn't remove the audio of it coming down smh
I always get nervous before get on this ride. My stomach hurts and my hands get sweaty. On rides like this going up scares me the most instead of going down. Watching this made me nervous!!!
same
No offense but you have a weakass stomach
I remember going on this, I will never forget the drop....😔😖😰
(It might look like the drop is small, but it is so much bigger in person!)
The Huge T-Rex at the Drop scared me
To this day I still miss the old Jurassic park ride.
the teetering car didn't even drop... tf???
it's been broken for like 7 or 8 years now.
+Raptor Lover aww :(
+Raptor Lover No it's not. It's operating right now.
+SpaceMountainLarry Lying piece of filth.
+ShinyGundamZero Watch SocCalAttractions360 video. It falls.
Anyone notice the Mickey hat in the destroyed boat with the dilophisaurus?
It's been there for years. It's an inside joke because they are competition.
+Stephanie Lopez I guess that's what people ft for wearing trash at Universal
what you don't make sense. what is "ft"?
+Stephanie Lopez get*
It wasn't there when I went two years ago
I was like I remember this looking a lot better before, then I realized I went to the Orlando version "the better one." Lmao
Honestly, it does not look any different. Unless it was just the dinosaurs themselves with new skins and all that.
It looks a lot better then last year
Still looks to be in terrible disrepair, several things didn't even work in the video. Not to mention that the skins look like they got run over with a truck before they put them on.
+Adam Watson tell that to the workers in Universal not me ok
All their money is probably going into Harry Potter land :/
Thank goodness they refurbished the ride. I remember before I saw a zipper on one of the dinosaurs
Lol
XD
Adriel Perez that's creepy
It's not funny that's creepy
May i use this footage in a video i'm making about underwater animatronics? i will give your channel full credit.
Did you get the animatronics bro?
When I took this ride back in 2005, the Waterfall was seemed steeper and Faster, also the Jurassic Park Explorer fell down. Didn't see that here.
PhenomProductions23 exactly my thought. I remember the explorer sliding down the wall. Then again, it has been 11 years... Lol
PhenomProductions23 when I went it didn't fall
One of my favourite rides!
I live a short little 12hr plane ride away from this awesome place, so I haven't really had all that many opportuneties to visit, but on the two occasions I've been there I've enjoyed this ride a total of six times. Never gets boring!
Planning to come there again with my missus in 2018, when we celebrate five years together. See you then!
I rode this in Nov. of 2016 3 of the velociraptors were down and one was just missing so there was a giant black hole. Very disappointing ride. This used to be my favorite at the park
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As of April 28th that Left Raptor is still missing. It's been gone for two months now, and I wonder if it'll be better than what it once was. Hopefully the ride would close down for a whole season just for the other animatronics to get the same treatment.
I went on this a couple years ago, kept thinking "man this thing really needs a refurb" glad to see they did it
Nice refurbishment, The T-Rex at the end and lot's of dinosaurs are more real then before, and actually make some adjustment on the dinosaur's color. It's good work, but One ADVICE for them, they should look after inside of those dinosaur robot, make them can move like real dinosaur, otherwise somebody will just feel that's pretty fake.
And you've seen a real dinosaur and how it moves?
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Watch the 97 version of the ride
This is my favorite ride ever. EVER. I like the animatronics, I don't care how cheesy everyone thinks they are... I think they're great!!!♡♡♡
1:02 I didn't know the brachiosaurs from Jurassic Park had broken necks lol
I love this ride so much! Just went to universal today and I rode this one 4 times because it's my favorite!
5:09 Jurassic Park Man: IF YOU CAN HEAR MY VOICE GET OUT OF THERE! IT'S IN THE BUILDING! IT'S IN THE BUILDING!
The first Jurassic Park ride should not have been a Water ride it should have been a track ride like we were in those Jeeps in the movie. I mean the movie handed Amusement Parks the idea on a silver platter and what did they do? water ride........ok well a water ride can still be done right but this wasn't at all.
You would think with all the mega money the latest movie got they could give a major improvement to this old ride but nope.
idk I kind of like the water aspect as opposed to the perhaps 'obvious answer' to how to construct the ride.
I know right or get rid of this old Jurassic park ride and replace with a new Jurassic world ride . Jurassic park needs a new ride . They gave King Kong a new thing. And psycho a new thing got the Simpsons and come on they need to replace this ride.
+hero895 so in other words, 11 years after Jurassic World, we'll get a new Jurassic World ride? I mean we had to wait 11 years since King Kong (It was 11, right?), so why not wait another 11 for Jurassic World's ride! XD
Kyle Flounder Well I hope I see u in 11 years if we survive.....tomorrow isn't promised see u soon :)
+Gonk ..you are right. you'll never know if you wake up tomorrow or not! 😥😥😰😰😱 I'm scared....😨😨
Was really hoping to see some great upgrades. Was part of the first group ever to ride when it first opened even the Jeep being thrown off the building worked and was very impressive along with everything else. The possibilities for a little improvements even subtle ones are everywhere was really hoping there were going to take this to the next level. 😕
What did they refurb? And when will they fix that first dinos bent neck lol
They mainly did paint jobs and replaced the skin on the dinosaurs, but they REALLY need to look into the dinosaurs themselves, they move WAY slower than they use to. They also need to fix the countdown sequence, the lady says "Terminate in 15 seconds" then counts down from 10.
It's mouth was driving me nuts. Grass hanging directly out the front of the mouth and the mouth wasn't moving either. Not sure why but damn it bugged me.
the ending is so much better then the one in orlando.
here come dat boi! The endings are practically the same
here come dat boi! It kind of looks similar to the one in Orlando now. Went last year and it pretty much looks the same. I think what they're trying to do is refurbish it over a period of time so they won't have to shut it down completely.
here come dat boi! . I think the Orlando only has one trex
here come dat boi! I dunno if it’s better. While there is only one Rex he doesn’t pop out like this one. He’s constantly moving and roaring as the boat gets closer.
I think I prefer Orlando because the Hollywood version you can see him hanging there doing nothing. It’s not a scary “pop up” at all. Orlando’s Rex makes you feel like your getting ready to be fed to him and there ain’t nothing to stop him save for that drop! (I believe Orlando also has the bigger drop at 85 feet)
Also the Orlando Rex is close, his head drops as you do so if your sitting towards the back your hands can actually brush by him as you fall.
It's 84 feet.
they removed the flowers before the gate, that was honestly the prettiest part :(
5:28 When You Die In Cuphead
Is the Mickey hat still there ? & Jesus Christ the Jeep hasn't fallen down since I was in middle school and I'm aboutta graduate college.
It’s a Ford Explorer
Now, I love Jurassic Park. My favorite movie of all time actually, and make no mistake this ride is incredible, but it really needs a revamp, the animatronics are too jittery
1:32 i swear to god i thought it was the mutated t rex that could have disguised itself in the rocks
omg that is what it looked like
It always drives me crazy you can see the parking lot with Despicable Me on top in the Ultrasaurus section
This is one of my favorites!! It never gets old for me
This ride made me cry as a child. Now these animatronics just make me laugh, definitely needs a revamp
It says on the website the drop is 80ft? does it look smaller on camera? that doesn't look like 80ft to me?
that's what i was saying
Its how long the rail is.
The rail goes 80ft down, but since the raft is quite big plus the adequate curves, its gotta be like 45 - 50ft what you can actually feel
Ive been and the drop is longer than it looks on this tiny scrsen lol
It is amark of John Willam's genius that the music is EXPECTED in any of these attractions.
Those stairs at 4:00 would be the only reason I'd never work for Jurassic Park/World. Fuck that, where's the elevator?
No offense, Universal, but if there is one thing that Disney can DEFINITELY do better than you, it's animatronics. You call that a refurbishment?! This ride needs to take a long vacation and really fix this thing. Make the already existing animatronics better. Make some new additions. Jurassic World related, perhaps? This ride still looks like it's stuck in the 90s.
+MDR173 Disney does better human animatronics, while Universal's specialty is creature animatronics.
+Captain Carno Actually the animatronics for this ride looked lightyears better in the 90s, watch a video from 1996 or 1997. The animatronics themselves probably never saw any refurbishment since. Disney was always leading in terms of animatronics humans and creatures alike. Universal actually bought some of Disneys Imagineers in the 90s to help them build this ride.
Lohiau1 I know this, i'm not saying specifically this ride, there are just plently examples, like Jaws, both Harry Potter rides, Men In Black, E.T, etc. It's true however, that Universal does not keep good care for the Jurassic Park animatronics :(
It looks ok. I still think Orlando's is considerably better. Especially seeing the fact that almost the entire river portion of this one was steamed out so you couldn't see anything. Also the fact that the car didn't even drop from the wall. That's like the best part of that one. I do like the inside of the drop building and lift hill better though in this one.
is it just me or does the drop at the end look a lot shorter than 84ft?
Eric Richmann yeah splash mountain looks like a way bigger drop
Eric Richmann Considering how big the raft is it makes it a bit shorter than 80 ft but as someone who has gone on it 4 times the drop is still huge.
Nick Sandoval That's because Disney is better at making stuff (well they are SLOOOOOOW) than Universal (even though they just did Volcano Bay).
I haven't been to Universal in many years, but I think this video is the first time I've ever seen the T-Rex at the end. He was always out for repairs. Hadrosaur, too.
This "refurbishment" was not worth talking about.
That looks awesome! So much better than the 2008 version I went on.
Wasn't the car working before the refurb?
Great video.
+Park Journey Hi, yes, the falling Ford Explorer was working just days before the refurbishment.
+InsideUniversal Will the explorer be falling again this year
+InsideUniversal I had to watch the video of this ride from 1997 again just to wash out the bad taste that THIS left me. I mean, I never rode the ride, but seeing this is causing me to NOT want to unless Universal actually GET SERIOUS on giving it a facelift, NOT this 'band-aid'stuff that they're doing here.
Its working now we went on the april 3rd and seeing the explorer fall again awesome simply perfect. The only down fall is one of the raptors is missing when you go up the lift hill you see it gone. Plans going back on the 18th we have black out dates on our passes sadly
Oh if you like you can watch my newest vlog video update on whats new at the park I filmed the jp ride
I got a poncho for this ride, and the hood came off at the drop. My whole fam looked at me and said "Avery what happened?"
With my entire head and long hair SOAKED i spit out some water and said "I'm good thanks"
Time to tear it down and do it all over. Call it Jurassic world, employ self walking animatronics
Why Jurrasic park is the classic film just do a whole overhaul change it make the drop bigger just Change it make it rougher
+ishowyouapple Why not just get real dinosaurs to do the job! LOL
+Ale Ing 😂😂😂😂😂😂
MG NO
Well actually.....
This is depressing, such a good ride being downgraded throughout the years, and now we have well the jurassic world ride...
5:18 When The Lighting Is Horrible
That Brachiosaurus looks like he got into the liquor. Dude's leaning pretty hard.
3:21. Do you guys realised the Mickey Mouse ears? Bc damn, Universal HATES Disney!
You know what is really entertaining? Hearing a bunch of people "narrate" the ride loudly while other people are trying to enjoy the actual ride experience. Hey look at that, hey look over there and mida mida, ay Dios mido.
Almost looked like it moved in 1997!! Also the t-rex and some derpy eyes at 4:46 just look close at the eyes!!
Is this the universal studios ride in Florida or is there one I'm unfamiliar with
That t- rex was freaking awesome
No Kidding.
Because this ride is my childhood, and a pure classic, I would never want them to take this down. However, maybe during the Winter or Fall season, I'd tear it down and give it a revamp before the Summer season. Have you seen what they did to the Hulk Coaster in Orlando!? The changes are amazing!!!
Always thought it should be a car and not a boat, closer to jungle with bigger scares.
jesus ..wat about rexy chaseing u
Car still doesn't drop. Still the best ride in the park.
So lame without the freaking dropping car.
Nice video. what sort of camcorder did you use to record this video
whoever screamed at 4:30 was a lil too extra .
Really wish they would have made a Jurassic World area instead of a Harry Potter area.
They didn't replace the Jurassic Park: The Ride or devote Harry Potter to the Lower Lot. But they might retheme and expand Jurassic Park into Jurassic World after or when Jurassic World 2 comes out; or maybe even before in 2017/ early 2018 for promotional purposes.
Jurassic Park has its own area already, and Harry Potter brought in some fat stacks of cash for Orlando.
NO HARRY POTTER IS BETTER
me too cause the would not worry about destroying the ride
1:15 you can see wizarding world of harry potter. thats some terrible theming right there.
+Spirit Of The Holidays That's not Wizarding World of Harry Potter those are the spires in the area for Despicable Me. But yeah still doesn't change the theming.
+David Lizama yeah but when 1 tree could fix it that's some serious lazt
+Spirit Of The Holidays yeah I agree there's a lot of greenery they could put to cover that up.
R.I.P Jurassic Park You will always live in our hearts
Inside universal is their any changes or is it the same ride?
Same ride, they just cleaned the dinosaurs up a little bit, so they don't look as fake as they (otherwise obviously) are
+JeremiahNatr goddamn they need to change it it's looking more and more fake I just wish they would treat more respect to this ride
+the best of the best We suggest watching this video: ruclips.net/video/eJPNCc__n1o/видео.html
+InsideUniversal I'm sorry, no disrespect to Universal, but...the animatronics are TERRIBLE nowadays! What's it gonna take for Universal to REALLY seriously consider giving them a complete overhaul?
Went last friday and the hanging jeep still doesn't fall down
Fr,riding it and getting to the drop after the t rex at age 7 for the first time felt like my soul leaving my body. You don't even wanna get me started on the picture after the ride lmAo
0:57 bronchy, wyd?
actually, it is a ultrasaur, a type of brachiosaur :)
+GamePlayXtreme oh really¿ my bad lol thank you ☺
I was hoping that the T-Rex would have been improved so you can't see the mechanics of it or even to stop it looking like it's floating.
Jurassic Park 2 is CONFIRMED!!! YAY =D
Jurassic park two has already been made same with the third
Where the fuck have you been all these years?
The mysterious one 33 and 5th
Yea confirmed in '94
Where have you been for 20 years?
The T-Rex at the end is probably the only animatronic to be consistently amazing thought the years.
Fr. In both Florida and Hollywood.
How does it feel😦
If they redesigned the ride with all new technology the dinosaurs would be so life like! Amazing what companies are making these days!
The car doesn't drop anymore?? Lazy. Lol
Nothing like the OG ‘90s version. They took out all the blood and jump scares They took out all the fog and darkness, and wtf is up with those animatronics?!? How can a ride get worse with new technology 😢
From a sad ‘90s kid 😔
I dont like this ride it scares me
Your such a baby it's not even scary
1:20 yo it’s fuckin neck
I've never heard someone actually scream on this ride. Well done, Universal?
This is the exact same ride me and my entire family went on when we were in California. I loved the ride so much! But there was never any fog though.
Look, I LOVE this ride, but this ride BADLY needs a major revamp. Like, it needs to go down for at LEAST 6 months. Now that Jurassic World is one of the highest grossing films of all time, and a sequel coming out next summer, Universal has even LESS of an excuse to keep the attraction in this state.
...you know, a lot of people give Universal flack for focusing so heavy on screens and not enough practical effects on their newer rides. Well, after seeing this, I can see why....Universal can't seem to take care of this ride. It's a shame, since Jurassic Park is my favorite movie of all time, one of the main reasons I got into filmmaking, and the ride used to be one of my all time favorites when it first opened. Seeing it in this state depresses me.
3:36 Jurassic Park Jeep: I can't fall down. I give up.
This ride definitely needs some TLC. Just rode yesterday, the brontosaurus on the right was broken, both raptors are there before the climb but with wires and stuff hanging out of their heads. The Jeep did drop though. At the end the one that spits water was missing his tail, and the T rex had wires hanging out. Kind of ruins the illusion when all the animitronics looks so ghetto. The animitronic meet and greet one was awesome though. Just experienced cars land at Disneyland they day prior, and after the superior animitronics there this one was disappointing.
For a business that prides itself on making fantastic movie with fantastic visuals, this ride has really aged fast. I remember when it first came out i was so excited. I never got to ride it until about 5 years later. I was so underwhelmed. That Brachi with the broken neck is not an impressive start and it doesn't get much better. It's time to spend some of those profits and give people what they deserve. As is that is barely a kiddie ride....
+Donald Mousseau it may have aged but it is still a classic universal ride, sure its not as high tech as transformers, but its still fun to get splashed if its hot out.
That stupid Parasaurolophus that comes out of the water ALWAYS gets me to yipe when it comes out and spits out water.
This doesn't really look like much of a refurb… The Ultrasaur animatronics still don't look as good as they did back in '96; they seem to have very reduced movement… I assumed that's what the refurbishment was going to address? And also the extra effects such as the falling car and the sparks from the broken electric fence on the velociraptor paddock still don't seem to have been addressed…?! So what exactly are they supposed to have fixed?
Brian, this is a nice POV. I still like the dinosaurs from the 1997 version.
Over spring break, maybe two or three weeks ago, I went to Universal, and it said the ride was under-construction. Maybe just to touch up the dinos, or maybe a full revamp?
5:18 [T Rex appears]
T Rex: ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOAR!
[Riders screaming]