Jurassic World VelociCoaster Coming Summer 2021
Today Universal Orlando officially announced the new coaster being created in the Jurassic Park area of Islands of Adventure will be called the Jurassic World VelociCoaster and coming in Summer 2021. After last weeks early announcement with a website blunder, Universal has now made it official.
They released some concept footage of the coaster alongside the announcement:
The new VelociCoaster will be Florida’s fasted and tallest launch coaster (5 feet taller than Tigris at Busch Gardens) and feature 2 launch segments with 4 inversions. The launch will be up to 70 mph in 2.4 seconds, up 150 feet in the air and over the top hat. The ride will feature just a lap bar restraint system adding to the thrills.
VelociCoaster packs a punch….
The ride will feature an original story that expands upon the thrills, dinosaurs and environments fans have seen on the big screen. Guests will join the original cast of the films – Chris Pratt as Owen Grady, Bryce Dallas Howard as Claire Dearing and BD Wong as Dr. Henry Wu – as Jurassic World unveils the next evolution of its “carnivore expansion”: the VelociCoaster, where riders embark on a high-speed chase and feel the rush of the hunt while racing alongside a nimble Velociraptor pack.
Universal said the ride would feature the following:
- Accelerate through two pulse-pounding launches, the fastest reaching 70 mph in 2.4 seconds
- Encounter a one-of-a-kind, 360-degree barrel roll right above the Islands of Adventure lagoon
- Experience a zero-gravity inverted stall that will send riders upside down across 100 feet of track in a jaw-dropping maneuver that is the first of its kind
- Go airborne during the towering “Top Hat,” which propels riders 155 feet in the air and then immediately into an 80 degree drop – Universal’s steepest drop yet
- Brace for a total of 12 heart-pounding seconds of airtime – the thrilling sensation of weightlessness riders feel when they’re lifted from their seats – throughout the entire adventure
- 4,700 feet of track
- Lap bar restraints
Those lap bar restraints should be similar to what is seen on Pantheon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, which we saw at IAAPA last year.
Next year is looking like an incredible year for coaster fans with the VelociCoaster, Guardians of The Galaxy and Iron Gwazi opening in central Florida.
More details will be announced in the months ahead over at www.universalorlando.com
