{"id":424973,"date":"2026-10-11T17:14:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T17:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/424973\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T17:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T17:14:51","slug":"universal-orlando-extends-closure-for-popular-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/424973\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Orlando Extends Closure For Popular Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, we won\u2019t be sailing down the river with dinosaurs at Universal Orlando<\/a> anytime soon; that\u2019s for sure.<\/p>\n

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Jurassic Park River Adventure<\/p>\n

Jurassic Park River Adventure<\/a> is located at Islands of Adventure, and the ride has been closed for refurbishment since January 5th<\/a> of this year. Yes, that means we\u2019ve been without it for almost the ENTIRE year, and we\u2019ve been really looking forward to getting it back in November. Well, now we\u2019re all feeling a bit disappointed, because as it turns out, the closure has been extended.<\/p>\n


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The ride was originally scheduled to be closed through November 19th, making November 20th its first day of operation \u2014 just in time for Thanksgiving week travelers. However, that\u2019s no longer the case, as the Universal website now has the closure listed to last until December 16th, 2026, now making the reopening date December 17th.<\/p>\n

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This means it\u2019s opening almost an entire month later, and also means that, if it opens on this new timeline and doesn\u2019t get pushed again, that we\u2019ll only have had a grand total of 19 days to experience this attraction this year. It\u2019s also completely possible that the timeline DOES get pushed again, in which case, we\u2019ll have even fewer days to ride.<\/p>\n

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Jurassic Park River Adventure closure<\/p>\n

Jurassic Park River Adventure is a water ride that sends riders on a raft adventure through the dinosaur enclosure, but things very quickly start to go south. You\u2019ll come face to face with one of the most terrifying dinosaurs of all, and in order to escape, you have to take an 85-foot plunge that will very likely get you soaked. It\u2019s fun, it\u2019s thrilling, and yes, we\u2019ve really been missing it.<\/p>\n

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Jurassic Park River Adventure<\/p>\n

Thankfully, there are two other water rides to check out at Islands of Adventure: Dudley Do-Right\u2019s Ripsaw Falls, which is a similar log flume ride experience, and Popeye and Bluto\u2019s Bilge-Rat Barges, which is a river rapids ride that will also get you absolutely soaked.<\/p>\n

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Dudley Do-Right\u2019s RipSaw Falls<\/p>\n

The remainder of Jurassic Park also remains open, which means you\u2019ll have no problem accessing and riding VelociCoaster and Pteranodon Flyers.<\/p>\n

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