Jurassic Park The Ride

We came to universal studios with our entire family and we really enjoyed all of the amazing rides, it was a lot of fun.

Very fun ride but beware you will get wet! Seeing actual animatronics was refreshing too from all the 3D rides. I’m not sure if they’ve updated the ride but that Trex at the end looks really terrifying and realistic! It comes out of the fog slowly and you float towards it and I screamed lol. The drop is pretty steep too!

It’s a fun ride that goes fairly slow. You will get wet depending on where you sit. Good for kids and adults alike. Lines can get long on warmer days so if you see a 10 min wait time go for it!
They also have a dinosaur visit station to take pictures outside of the ride which can be fun.

This attraction is exactly how I imagined the Jurassic Park movie to be depicted if it were to be recreated. Guests would go on the yellow rafts and move calmly through the man-​made dinosaur oasis only to be «surprised» by some mischievous raptures.
It is a water ride and while the front row and side guests are guaranteed to get wet because of the drop, guests sitting in the center or back rows should also be aware of the dinosaurs who shoot water randomly throughout the ride — so you still may not be safe! Overall, it’s a fun interpretation of a log ride and on a hot summer day this would be a great way to cool down :)

This has and will always be my absolute favorite ride at Universal Studios! it is a mostly calm ride, flowing through the river witnessing the majestic dinosaurs, nature, mist, waterfalls, etc even though everything is animatronic it is still pretty amazing and beautiful! the drop and «raptor attack» areas are super fun and you really don’t get THAT wet from the drop so it’s not too bad!
totally worth it and even more if you love Jurassic Park!

Love the last drop on this ride. Don’t be scared to put your hands up. If you want to get soaked, I suggest sitting in the back. That’s where all the water fly off to (:

This was a fun ride and if you don’t want to get wet don’t sit in the front! The kids and I had a ball. It wasn’t too scary or too corny. Definitely having a ball so far.

So glad this is not one of those 3d rides. I loved this one. It’s a real Jurassic park adventure. Line up is a bit brutally long but it’s not bad. They have a single rider lane which is a lot faster. As well u can get poncho before going on the ride if you don’t want to get wet.
This is a roller coaster ride.

Mehhhhh, after an hour of waiting on a very, I mean very long line, I don’t think it was worth it. You know what, it wasn’t at all. Squeezed into a boat/​box and ready for something you have been waiting for a long time, just to discover it is not that cool in real life, as it seem on TV or when you look at it from the side.
There are many better attraction here than the boat ride/​jump/​drop. Maybe it is cooler for the younger, for me it was a complete waste of my time, and if you have been to Universal, you know how important time can be here.
Only if you really want or have to.

At first I thought it would be silly to rate a theme park ride… but after riding it I decided it was important I Unilocaled it.
So, my partner and I had front of the line passes and it took us about 2 minutes to get from the line to the ride. We stashed all our stuff in a locker ahead of time and ended up paying $ 5 for it. In hindsight, we could have just left the stuff in the locker over at The Mummy ride since we still had free time for that one. If you don’t have any leftover time, the $ 5 is DEFINITELY worth it. You will get soaked, and so will all of your belongings.
We wore ponchos on the ride (‘cuz we’re sissys) and even though it kept my shirt/​shorts dry, my face was drenched. There are random little things that spray you as you ride, so be prepared to get splashed in the face. Also, the drop somehow forced the splash from the impact to hit me square in the face. I even had my head down and my poncho covering my face, but I still managed to get drenched. So, the ponchos worked a little but it didn’t keep the one thing I actually wanted dry. (We bought out own so we only paid $.99 for it.)
I definitely recommend going on the ride at least once. If it wasn’t a water ride, I would have been more excited about it. It was still cool to pretend like we were actually at Jurassic Park, though.

Visited again a couple of days ago and it still continues to be my favorite ride of the entire park!
There was no wait, so we went on it many times ;)

The plunge was the thrill. We sat in the middle thinking we might not get too wet but that was apparently impossible! my shirt was soaked. To avoid heavy lines for this ride, go on a weekday at around 4pm-​5pm; lines were nonexistent!

I’m surprised at how many people had their cameras out on this water ride. Line was short because of the day we came — actually it had the shortest wait time of any ride.
In the little boat you sit in there is no place to put your purse so that it doesn’t go sliding around. So I had to make sure I was basically stepping on it so it didn’t go anywhere because I knew there was a big drop. The ride itself is pretty fun and you will get wet. There are dinosaurs spraying water on you.
Eventually you come «indoors» to the drop. Strange for us there was a really long pause between saying ti was going to drop and the actual drop. So long, in fact, that the next boat actually came up right behind us. Totally killed the adventure mood for me. However, the drop was pretty good.
We decided against going on this ride again but I had fun on it the first time. Maybe would go again if I came back to Universal Studios, but getting sprayed with theme park water always makes me feel smelly.

Great ride — even if there is a long wait and even if there was a malfunction the day I decided to go.
Firstly, you will get wet on this ride — of course sitting closer to the front increases that (for the drop). You get sprayed on during the ride as well. Make sure you keep your camera, phone, or other electronics safe.
I waited nearly 2 hours on this line — though the monitors and mist fans certainly made it a lot more bearable. So when coming here, make this one of your first destinations along with the tour and Simpsons ride.
This is located several escalator flights down, so depending on the crowd situation it may take a little while to get down here.
I’ve always heard the T-​Rex was a part of this ride and I remembered the videos seeing it, but the day I went there was none — just a fairly long pause before the final plunge into the water. I’m not sure if it was a malfunction or they decided to take it away for the week I was there.
They snap your picture on the way down at some point which you can view/​purchase after the ride is over. If you have children with you, be prepared for the gift shop at the exit.
All in all a good ride whether you’re a fan of the movies or not. One of the highlights of Universal Studios.

We just saw «Jurassic World» today in the theaters and it’s ironic I’m writing the review for this ride. I’m sure Universal Studios is very happy to see another dinosaur flick sweeping the nation as this is also one of the best and most exciting rides at the park.
Beware: I’ve heard they made changes so that EVERYONE gets wet. We tested the theory recently and it seems true. The first time we rode this last year, we didn’t get wet much. The second time (a couple of weeks ago), we were completely SOAKED!
Keep your cameras and other valuables inside a plastic bag, in your backpack, or in one of the lockers they provide before you come in and enjoy the swim ;)

This is a wet ride. If you are wearing sneakers and socks they will get wet. There is no way to hide from the water.
On a hot day it’s quite refreshing!

Just like a log flume ride but in a much bigger boat. You will get wet. You’ll go through some small waterfalls, get sprayed by some dinosaurs and finally go down a steep 85 foot drop. It’s a long wait, but a fun ride. Prepare to get wet.

This was one of my favourite rides! The queues looked pretty long but as a solo rider I got to jump the main queue! The first part of the journey is you feel like you are in Jurassic Park before everything goes wrong and it’s definitely an experience! One guy was filming on his phone and I was worried his phone might get destroyed as we are strapped into the vehicle!
But the ending part is the best! I didn’t know what to expect and I guess if I knew I may not had went on it! There is a high drop into water at the end in the dark to outside! I saw part of the drop when you are walking down the stairs to the bottom level but you do not see how high the drop is! But it is a great ride! And I’d definitely go on it again! The queue to get out the vehicle after the drop was pretty long as we waited 15 mins!

Great ride at one of L.A.‘s best locations: Universal Studios.
If you enjoyed the movies and love a good dinosaur adventure (and who DOESN’T?!) this attraction is a must see. It’s a roller coaster type ride that is a bit different than the other rides at Universal. Frankly, it’s a nice diversion from the spine cracking 3D rides that permeate the park.
The line can get pretty long, so prepare for a wait. If you can get VIP line passes, you’ll save the wait.
It’s fun for the whole family. Watch for the t-​rex at the end!

I figure I’ll keep writing reviews from my trip to Universal Studios about a month ago. I mean why not?
This was the only place that had no line during the trip. Do I just write that there was no lie? Yup. Zilch. Why? Well let’s just say it was freezing outside and nobody in their right mind wanted to get wet. Well, except us. Some people had rain body suits on to keep themselves protected. Not sure where they got those, but we went in natural.
We seated ourselves in the middle in hopes of not getting wet, and luckily we did not get wet. Well, at least not a lot. Think of this place as Splash Mountain with a Jurassic Park setting. It’s a pretty slow ride until the very end, and you’ll enter the mist zone. There was a point where we saw nothing! It was that misty.
There are animatronic dinosaurs spitting water at you, as well a giant T-​Rex that will give you a nice surprise. Well, it would have been a surprise if we didn’t see it from the group ahead of us. It take a while for the T-​Rex to reset itself. The big drop is what you’re in this right for and it’s a pretty fun drop at that.
A great ride overall, and probably one of the best attractions at the park.

This ride did not impress me at all. I was expectation more of the jungle and dinosaurs but this is merely a water ride.
The best part was when the T-​rex comes out and now you think the action will start but the ride finishes off. The ride needs to be long.

Nice adventure although the waiting line was quite long.