{"id":354599,"date":"2026-07-28T04:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T04:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/354599\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T04:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T04:56:16","slug":"interactive-scanners-removed-from-jurassic-park-discovery-center-at-universal-islands-of-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/354599\/","title":{"rendered":"Interactive Scanners Removed From Jurassic Park Discovery Center at Universal Islands of Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another interactive element in the Jurassic Park Discovery Center at Universal Islands of Adventure has been removed. The interactive scanners on the rock wall are gone.<\/p>\n<p>Jurassic Park Discovery Center Changes<a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/uor-ioa-jurassic-park-discovery-center-scanners-removed-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/uor-ioa-jurassic-park-discovery-center-scanners-removed-1.jpg\" alt=\"Another interactive element in the Jurassic Park Discovery Center at Universal Islands of Adventure has been removed. The interactive scanners on the rock wall are gone.\" class=\"wp-image-1463167\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scanners used to be mounted on vertical poles over the \u201cDiscovering Dinosaurs\u201d rock wall. Guests could move them up and down to highlight different fossils and learn about the species.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wall remains but with no interactive element.<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/uor-ioa-jurassic-park-discovery-center-scanners-removed-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/uor-ioa-jurassic-park-discovery-center-scanners-removed-3.jpg\" alt=\"Another interactive element in the Jurassic Park Discovery Center at Universal Islands of Adventure has been removed. The interactive scanners on the rock wall are gone.\" class=\"wp-image-1463170\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are strips of black scrim along the bottom of the wall to cover signs of the removal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is what the scanners looked like:<\/p>\n<p><a data-fslightbox=\"1\" data-type=\"image\" aria-label=\"Open fullscreen lightbox with current image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/uor-ioa-jurassic-park-discovery-center-scanner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/uor-ioa-jurassic-park-discovery-center-scanner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1463182\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other changes to the Discovery Center in the past few years include the removal of the Beasaur interactive periscope. Guests could see through a dinosaur\u2019s eyes and move its head around. This went away after the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The baby Triceratops also no longer visits the Discovery Center. The <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2021\/11\/photos-baby-triceratops-returns-to-jurassic-park-in-universals-islands-of-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Triceratops returned<\/a> in 2021 but <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2023\/12\/jurassic-park-baby-triceratops-encounter-goes-extinct-at-universal-islands-of-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">ended permanently<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Discovery Center has largely become a store, but guests can still witness the <a href=\"https:\/\/wdwnt.com\/2021\/08\/photos-video-baby-velociraptors-hatching-once-again-in-jurassic-park-discovery-center-at-universals-islands-of-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">hatching of a baby Velociraptor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do you think of these changes to the Jurassic Park Discovery Center? Let us know on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more Universal Studios news from around the world, follow Universal Parks News Today on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UniNewsToday\" target=\"_blank\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Twitter<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversalParksNewsToday\" target=\"_blank\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uninewstoday\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-describedby=\"external-link-warning\">Instagram<\/a>. 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