Jurassic Park The Ride Universal Studios Hollywood Television Commercial (1996)

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Television commercial for Jurassic Park: The Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood from 1996.

Jurassic Park: The Ride is a water-based amusement ride based on the Steven Spielberg 1993 film Jurassic Park and Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel of the same name which the film is based on located at Universal Orlando’s Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida and Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, Japan. It was formerly located at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, where it was turned into Jurassic World: The Ride.

The ride was researched and built as the film was still in production and opened at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 21, 1996. Duplicates of the ride have since been built at Universal’s Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Japan as Jurassic Park River Adventure. A river rapids ride version, Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure, opened at Universal Studios Singapore in 2010.

Jurassic Park: The Ride opened to the public at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 21, 1996. Among the guests in attendance at the ride’s grand opening celebration were filming 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, Jurassic Park – The Ride Online Adventure, to promote the ride.

Meanwhile, Universal Studios Florida was looking to build their own version of Jurassic Park: The Ride. It would be placed in their brand new second theme park Islands of Adventure. The park would feature islands themed to Marvel superheroes, Dr. Seuss books, fairy tales, cartoons and dinosaurs. Jurassic Park: The Ride would be slightly different from the Hollywood location. The ride would be named Jurassic Park: River Adventure and feature some significant changes. On March 27, 1999, Islands of Adventure opened for technical rehearsals, with Jurassic Park: River Adventure being one of its debut attractions. On May 28, 1999, the attraction officially opened to the public.

During the development, Universal Studios Japan was planning to add Jurassic Park: River Adventure. It would be a mirror version of the Islands of Adventure location. Jurassic Park: River Adventure opened on March 31, 2001, along with the park.

On May 10, 2018, it was announced that the Hollywood location would be receiving a Jurassic World remodel. The attraction was becoming outdated due to the film’s huge success in 2015. Jurassic Park: The Ride would close on September 3, 2018. After being closed for 10 months, it reopened on July 12, 2019, as Jurassic World: The Ride. The ride includes all new animatronics and special effects.

RIDE STATISTICS
Length of ride: 5.5 minutes
Ride vehicles: Sixteen 25-passenger free-floating boats which are the largest amusement ride watercraft ever built.
Riders per hour: 3,000
The time interval between dispatches of each boat: 30 seconds (at peak capacity)
The volume of water making up the river: 1.4 million gallons
Number of ride “scenes”: 12
Minimum height to ride: 46 inches

Creative Team (1996)
RIDE PRODUCER Universal Creative
Senior Vice President: Phil Hettema
Creative Director: Neil Engel
Creative Supervisor: Eddie Newquist
Project management team leader: David Wilson

CONCEPT DESIGN
Landmark Entertainment Group
Gary Goddard, Adam Bezark

CREATIVE CONSULTANT
Steven Spielberg

DINOSAUR DEVELOPMENT
Sarcos

PALEONTOLOGY CONSULTANT
Don Lessem

RIDE SYSTEMS SUPPLIER
Vekoma International

SHOW CONTROL / RIDE SYSTEMS CONTROL
ITEC Productions
Steve Alkhoja, Mike Boshear

SOUNDTRACK DESIGN
Landmark Entertainment Group
Ted King, James Fielden

SOUND SOURCE MATERIAL
Skywalker Sound
Gary Rydstrom

SOUND/VIDEO/SURVEILLANCE INSTALLATION
Signal Perfection Ltd.
Will Parry, Ed Sullivan, Bill Bittel, Jim Carmody, Phil DiPaula, Zane Marshall, Den Rambo

LIGHTING DESIGN
Scenographic Designs
Daniel Flannery, C.D. Simpson

SCENIC DESIGN
Lexington Scenery and Props
Andy Hanlen, Bill Rapp, Drew Groelinger

ROCK WORK DESIGN
Vasili Varelas

ROCK AND WATER INSTALLATION
Rock and Waterscape Systems Inc.
Darrell Devore

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Spectra F/X
Mark A.Stephens, Mike Harrington

HYDRAULICS VENDOR FOR SPECTRAF/X
Hydraulics Controls Inc.

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Turner Construction

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
Morrow-Meadows Corp.

ULTRASAUR
PSITTACOSAURUS
STEGOSAURUS
COMPY
PARASAUROLOPHUS
DILOPHOSAURUS
VELOCIRAPTOR
TYRANNOSAURUS REX

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