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Jurassic Park - The Ride reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Jurassic Park - The Ride, a flume ride at Universal Studios Hollywood. (The minimum height to ride is 42 inches.)

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Posted: October 2, 2011

Universal Studios Hollywood's water ride, Jurassic Park — The Ride, opened its gates in 1996. Beginning as a gentle raft ride through the peaceful dinosaur exhibits including a 50-foot tall Ultrasaur, something goes terribly wrong and the river ride takes a turn for the worse thanks to a stray Parasaurolophus. As you are terrorized by raptors, spitters and the infamous T-Rex, you will also be bombarded with water coming at you from every side. Be prepared to get soaked... all the way down to your 'bones' with an 85-foot final splashdown.

Notes:
In 2003, the Final Splashdown was made adjustable depending on weather and temperature conditions. A new 'Wetter than Ever' experience was added in 2007 as 60-foot-high water geysers soak all riders after the final splashdown.

At the Grand Opening, Steven Spielberg was one of the first to ride this attraction, but asked to be let off before the 85-foot finale.

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57 votes, so far

In our opinion superior to the ride in Orlando with a few added twists. Beware though as according to the temperature they do turn up the water effects..if it is hot and sunny expect a soaking! - Mark Moore

To be fair, everyone told me this ride was awesome. Even my friend, who went on this ride, and isn't really a "ride" person, said that she thought I would like it. I thought it was really good, but I expected more, but that is basically because I was told that it was the best ride ever. - Alicia Pearce

Amazing :D - N O

First off, we had no wait. We went on a Friday in October, and we walked through the line right onto the boat. It was also about 90 degrees outside, so it was a good time for a water ride. I thought the ride was great, but some of the dinosaurs looked like they needed a little bit of work. One of the dinosaurs near the beginning of the ride looked like its neck was broken. The car sliding down the wall was one of the best parts-in the photo I took, you can even see the sparks. We did not get completely drenched on this ride, but we got wet enough sitting in the front row. It was a fun ride through Jurassic Park. - Lisa Jania

I guess people are used to "Pirates of the Caribbean" at Disneyland, and wanted this to be a 20 minute epic boat ride or something. As it stands, this is a very enjoyable ride that completely takes you to a new place and feels fully immersive. The animatronics are interesting, the drop is thrilling, and overall, this is my favorite attraction behind the Studio Tour at USH! - Tommy Nelson

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