Riders on the Jurassic World Velocicoaster.Photo: UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT
Hold on to your butts!
Universal Orlando Resort’snew VelociCoasterride opened on Thursday, much to the delight of thrill-seekingJurassic Worldfans.
Located at the Islands of Adventure theme park, the exciting new immersive attraction — which is now Florida’s fastest and tallest launch coaster — begins with a massive 70 mph launch, as riders have their first near-miss with a Velociraptor pack.
Throughout the course of the ride, guests will be catapulted through the raptor paddock, into the air, and just inches above the water. A series of intense maneuvers includes near-misses, high speed launches, a one-of-a-kind barrel roll above the Island of Adventure lagoon and Universal’s steepest drop yet: an 80-degree descent from the ride’s peak.
Even more exciting? Once the ride begins, it never slows down — actually speeding up during the second half.
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Jurassic World Velocicoaster.UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT
Unsurprisingly, the early reviews call dub it a roaring success.
“Everything in the queue feels like you’re inJurassic World” added a third.
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As for how they’d rate the attraction, one rider said the ride “broke my scale,” while a second replied that they’d have to give it a 15 out of 10.
“Best roller coaster in the world, hands down,” said another.
source: people.com
