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Jurassic Park River Adventure reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Jurassic Park River Adventure, a flume ride in Jurassic Park at Universal's Islands of Adventure. (The minimum height to ride is 42 inches.)

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Posted: February 28, 2010

At first you hear the Jurassic Park theme song. then the gates open to Jurassic Park where you tour dinosaurs. Then you take a wrong turn. The sirens go off, and they are trying to call you out because the raptors have escaped. It's too late you turn and see a box with live raptors which almost fals on you but doesn't. You go through a long lift seeing many raptors. Then a raptor spits on you. After that, you see a T-Rex which tries to eat you, but you drop a 85 foot plunge and survive.

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131 votes, so far

One of the best rides ever. I didn't even get wet although it is hard to get in and out of the boats - Andrew Dougherty

Good ride, but nothing exciting until the restricted area. 7/10 - Eric Cartman

I'm not sure why there is a whole land just for this ride. THe dinos look fake and old. They don't move half the time you see them, and the only have one movement. The drop is good, but it's only a drop. - Skipper Adam

Really good ride love the theme love the drop but they should make a new one. - Giovanny Cruz

What opened as an amazing ride has kind of fallen into disrepair. Most of the effects are kind of working a bit slower these days. Luckily the atmosphere, theme, and final heart-stopping drop (and the T-Rex...which is probably the ONLY reason to go on this ride now) make up for most of these issues. 8/10 - Dan Huffman

Jurassic Park: River Adventure is among the best rides at Universal's Islands of Adventure. The theming of the ride was done to perfection. Throughout the ride, you get to see various dinosaurs that have appeared in the films. These dinosaurs don't only show up for only a quick glance, but it's really cool how some of them actually interact with you. While these dinosaurs are obviously not real, you can barely tell the difference. They look exactly as they do in the films, especially the "surprise guest" at the end of the ride. All-in-all, this is a fun water ride for the whole family, though it can get a little boring when nothing interesting is going on. - Raul Hernandez

Just like the movies, all seems to be going well on this ride, a tranquil ride through Jurassic Park when suddenly the mayhem begins. I must be honest, the first time I rode, I wasn't sure if getting knocked off course was all part of the ride! A brilliant ride topped off with a superb drop at the end. 10/10 for the ride, 10/10 for the theming. - Ben Price

My favorite water ride in all of the parks! Nice big drop too but unfortunately can be slightly boring when there's nothing happening at the start and some features aren't working. Deserves 9/10. - D H

a great ride which is among the must sees but unfortunately can have several moments of boredom - Jack Ainslie

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