Jurassic Park River Adventure
| Jurassic Park: The Ride | |
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The final splashdown of the ride.
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| Universal Studios Hollywood | |
| Area | Lower lot |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 21, 1996 |
| Universal's Islands of Adventure | |
| Area | Jurassic Park |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 28, 1999 |
| Universal Studios Japan | |
| Area | Jurassic Park |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | March 31, 2001 |
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| Type | Shoot the Chute |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Designer | Universal Creative |
| Lift system | 3 Chain Lifts |
| Drop | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Length | 1,900 ft (580 m) |
| Speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| Max vertical angle | 51° |
| Capacity | 3000 riders per hour |
| Duration | 5:30 minutes |
| Height restriction | 42 in (107 cm) |
 Universal Express available |
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 Single rider line available |
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Jurassic Park: The Ride (Jurassic Park River Adventure at Universal's Islands of Adventure) is a water-based amusement ride based on the Steven Spielberg film Jurassic Park and Michael Crichton's novel located at Universal Studios Hollywood. The ride was researched and built as the film was still in its production phase and opened on June 21, 1996. Duplicates of the ride have since been built at Universal's Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Japan. A river rapids ride version of the attraction opened at Universal Studios Singapore in 2010.
Among the guests in attendance at the ride's grand opening celebration in 1996 were film cast members Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Richards, and Joseph Mazzello. Steven Spielberg also attended the opening, but requested that he be let off of the attraction before the 85-foot (26 m) drop.
On August 12, 1996, Universal launched an online game titled Jurassic Park – The Ride Online Adventure, to promote the ride.
The ride is designed to have the feel of Isla Nublar. Guests begin the queue by walking under the Jurassic Park Sign before waiting under an open-wall building. A tour guide appears on television monitors in the building, reviewing boarding and ride safety. Other videos will play, with some about the "safety of the ride" spoken by InGen employees, John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) talking about the dinosaurs, and music from the first film's score in the background. Guests are then split into two lines to board their tour boats for the ride.
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