6/30/2023 0 Comments Velocicoaster gs![]() ![]() For example, The Incredible Hulk Coaster, which debuted in 1999 with the opening of Islands of Adventure, starts with a blast of “gamma radiation” followed by a wild uphill launch and a zero-gravity roll some 110 feet in the air. Universal has been balancing the level of thrills on its coasters as well as tempering the thrills with engaging stories for years. ![]() “We wanted to make sure it’s thrilling and aspirational but also honors the diversity of the fan base.” But how does the Jurassic World roller coaster stack up? “It’s a delicate balance,” Honea says, referring to the challenge of designing VelociCoaster. That’s lower than many other high-impact coasters. Notably, the height requirement will be 51 inches (4¼ feet), which children typically reach when they are about 8 years old. Instead, the company believes it will appeal to a wide swath of its audience. But Universal insists it is not targeting a small subsection of adrenaline junkies with its new attraction. (At 4,700 feet, it will also be one of the state’s longest.) And its freaky inversions, nearly vertical top hat and other features will not be for the faint of heart. Indeed, the 70 mph VelociCoaster will be the fastest coaster at Universal Orlando and among the fastest in Florida. We wanted to take this to another level of thrill and really push the envelope.” “It telegraphs thrills just by looking at it. “It’s spectacular to look at,” says Coup. With its prominent location overlooking the lagoon, the coaster brings a lot of kinetic energy to the park. VelociCoaster has 'another level of thrill' Honea promises there will be lots of up-close-and-personal encounters with the beasts, as well as near misses with the rockwork and other elements throughout the course. On VelociCoaster, humans will be fleeing from the menacing, rampaging dinosaurs. “What better premise for a themed coaster?” ![]() “You’re going to be the prey,” says Thierry Coup, senior VP and chief creative officer at Universal Creative. ![]() Spoiler alert! The raptors will escape from their paddock, and the chase will be on as they pursue the hapless humans aboard the coaster. Of course, in inevitable "Jurassic World" – and theme park attraction – fashion, things will go horribly wrong. The raptors, Charlie, Delta, Echo and Blue, also have starring roles. Howard and Pratt reprise their "Jurassic World" roles in the attraction, along with BD Wong as Dr. Owen Grady (Chris Pratt), however, issues his characteristic warnings about the potentially combustible mixture of dinosaurs and humans. It will allow visitors to observe raptors from a unique perspective and get up-close, but “safe” encounters with the beasts. The conceit, guests learn, is that the coaster is the latest innovation from the film franchise’s Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) to drum up business at the dinosaur park. In all, the ride will deliver 12 seconds of airtime, the distinctive coaster sensation that passengers experience as they levitate out of their seats. Universal has dubbed the maneuver a “mosasaurus roll,” in honor of the memorable dinosaur feeding show scene from the first “Jurassic World” movie. Riders will experience a weightless sensation, almost as if they are floating along the water. (The ride vehicles will not use over-the-shoulder restraints.) Hall says that most passengers’ feet will not touch the floor of the deep vehicles, which will add to their sense of vulnerability as they endure the coaster’s twists, flips and turns.įor its finale, VelociCoaster will perform a 360-degree barrel-roll inversion a few feet above the lagoon at Islands of Adventure. They’ll also get tossed upside down four times, including a 100-foot-long, “zero-gravity stall” that will last mere seconds but probably feel like an eternity since riders will be inverted and dangling with nothing more than a lap bar holding them down. After passengers teeter over the apex of the top-hat tower, they'll plummet at an 80-degree angle down the other side. ![]()
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