VIDEOS : Jurassic World Ride Opens at Universal Studios Hollywood !

One of the  most awaited E-Ticket attraction of the year is now open at Universal Studios Hollywood as Jurassic World : The Ride opened yesterday, right in time for Independence Day! you have two POV videos of it below, one filmed at daytime the other filmed at nighttime. 

I would say that the indoor scenes are better than the first version, the aquarium scene at the start with the Mosasaurus, replacing the lagoon scene with the Apatosaurus, is excellent, and the end scene with the Indominus Rex is pretty good too. They kept most of the dinosaurs which were present in the first version, some have been moved to the end scene. However there is a moment before the lift taking the raft up to the end scene, in what is called now "Predator Cove" which feels a bit "empty" in my opinion, even if it's a scene with a theming done to have guests being aware that the Indominus Rex has escaped. For instance, they could have keep the small spitting dinos who were there previously and who are now placed up there, near the end scene. Or they could have put in this Predator Cove some dead Raptors supposedly killed by the Indominus Rex who supposedlly has just escaped...

Have a look at both videos below and let us know what you feel in the comments!

Editing: Something was yet missing about the Jurassic World ride at Universal Studios Hollywood: a video showing what's happening in the queue and pre-show, thanks to Inside Universal, here it is!




And now, two videos of the ride, by day and night:

For those having the nostalgia of the first version of the Jurassic Park ride, here is a 2010 HD POV video, filmed at a time when the falling car effect was still working.




In addition, in the Jurassic World area a Velociraptor Encounter also opened with Blue, the dangerous raptor, arriving in the video below at around 4.02 minutes...

...and there is even a great "Triceratops Encounter" - in both cases these are not Audio-Animatronics but a sophisticated Dino costume with men inside, but guests will love them.

As we talk about a Dinosaurs attraction did you ever read the Dinosaurs attraction concept titled "Back to Dinosaurs", that i had imagined 15 years ago with my friend Imagineer Jeff Burke? You can read it on Disney and more, it's a long two parts article, in the first part you have all the storyline describing even two different concepts for the beginning, plus great artworks. And the second part is "how we would have done it", technically speaking. Part one is is HERE  And Part two is HERE.



Top Picture: copyright Universal.

Back to Dinosaurs Picture: copyright Alain Littaye

Awesome Commercial For Universal Studios Hollywood Jurassic World Ride Opening This Summer !

Universal Studios Hollywood just released an awesome commercial announcing the awaited Jurassic World ride reopening with new theming, special effects and Audio-Animatronics at Universal Studios Hollywood this summer. Don't miss the last seconds of it, showing a scene of the ride as Universal did something very smart to bring to life one of the creatures, which wouldn't have been possible with Audio-Animatronics.

The new story line takes place within the Jurassic World parrk on the day of the escape of the Indominus Rex and the ride introduce several new dinosaurs from the 2015 sequels of the franchise. Guests will navigate lush environs of dense vegetation, traversing new areas besieged with towering dinosaurs meandering at just an arm’s length away. Encounters with such docile creatures as the Stegosaurus and Parasaurolophus will quickly turn awry as predatory Velociraptors and Dilophosaurus begin to wreak havoc, turning guests from spectators to prey. The adventure will culminate when a ferocious dino-battle sends the rafts down a treacherous 84-foot waterfall as the sole means of escape. The new version of the ride also includes a makeover of the iconic entry gate, now “illuminated with billowing flames.”

If you've watched already the commercial then you can read below - if not, watch out for spoilers!


But where Universal has been smart is to find a way to include “the magnificent aquatic Mosasaurus, which will mesmerize riders in her natural habitat from behind a 3-million-gallon glass encased aquarium observatory tank”.



What Universal apparently did is to use the same projection technique that was used in the King Kong or Fast and Furious attractions, i.e a long tunnel with screens on both side to give the guests the illusion they're going through a giagantic aquarium in which they'll meet with the Mosasaurus sea monster. And it's an even more brilliant idea than for the King Kong or Fast and Furious rides because here, as it is a flume ride, it will look more natural and believable than going through a Pacific island jungle to meet Kong.

I think that the ride will be much much better than its previous Jurassic Park version and i can't wait for its opening!

Picture and video: copyright Universal Studios