Patch Notes // latest change 2026.01.05
Jurassic Park · Islands of Adventure · Universal Orlando
Ride · opened 1999 · Islands of Adventure · 2 changes on record
Biggest recent change: Closed for an extended ~11-month refurbishment (reopening targeted for November 19, 2026), the longest closure in the ride's history; March 2026 aerial photos confirmed the original ride track was being replaced. (Jan 5, 2026)
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Closed for an extended ~11-month refurbishment (reopening targeted for November 19, 2026), the longest closure in the ride's history; March 2026 aerial photos confirmed the original ride track was being replaced.
Opened as a debut attraction with Universal's Islands of Adventure — a Vekoma-built river-boat tour of Isla Nublar that veers off-course into the raptor paddock and climaxes with a T. rex encounter and an 85-foot drop finale.
That's every change on the record on Jurassic Park River Adventure since 1999.
The spotters in our Discord catch the next one first — and the record only grows when someone notices.
Per the documented record, Jurassic Park River Adventure at Islands of Adventure opened on May 28, 1999.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Jurassic Park River Adventure is dated Jan 5, 2026: Closed for an extended ~11-month refurbishment (reopening targeted for November 19, 2026), the longest closure in the ride's history; March 2026 aerial photos confirmed the original ride track was being replaced.
The latest documented change (documented Jan 5, 2026): Closed for an extended ~11-month refurbishment (reopening targeted for November 19, 2026), the longest closure in the ride's history; March 2026 aerial photos confirmed the original ride track was being replaced.
2 documented changes, dating back to 1999 — the fan-kept ride changelog nobody else keeps.
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