Well, we won’t be sailing down the river with dinosaurs at Universal Orlando anytime soon; that’s for sure.
Jurassic Park River Adventure
Jurassic Park River Adventure is located at Islands of Adventure, and the ride has been closed for refurbishment since January 5th of this year. Yes, that means we’ve been without it for almost the ENTIRE year, and we’ve been really looking forward to getting it back in November. Well, now we’re all feeling a bit disappointed, because as it turns out, the closure has been extended.
The ride was originally scheduled to be closed through November 19th, making November 20th its first day of operation — just in time for Thanksgiving week travelers. However, that’s no longer the case, as the Universal website now has the closure listed to last until December 16th, 2026, now making the reopening date December 17th.
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This means it’s opening almost an entire month later, and also means that, if it opens on this new timeline and doesn’t get pushed again, that we’ll only have had a grand total of 19 days to experience this attraction this year. It’s also completely possible that the timeline DOES get pushed again, in which case, we’ll have even fewer days to ride.
Jurassic Park River Adventure closure
Jurassic Park River Adventure is a water ride that sends riders on a raft adventure through the dinosaur enclosure, but things very quickly start to go south. You’ll come face to face with one of the most terrifying dinosaurs of all, and in order to escape, you have to take an 85-foot plunge that will very likely get you soaked. It’s fun, it’s thrilling, and yes, we’ve really been missing it.
Jurassic Park River Adventure
Thankfully, there are two other water rides to check out at Islands of Adventure: Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls, which is a similar log flume ride experience, and Popeye and Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges, which is a river rapids ride that will also get you absolutely soaked.
Dudley Do-Right’s RipSaw Falls
The remainder of Jurassic Park also remains open, which means you’ll have no problem accessing and riding VelociCoaster and Pteranodon Flyers.
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