#Velocicoaster gs series

DNA made his iconic return to narrate the queue… Even though characters like Owen Grady and Claire Dearing show up, we were HYPED to see so many Jurassic Park references thrown in the mix too! Mr.

#Velocicoaster gs series

We already knew that there would be plenty of nods to the Jurassic World franchise since the VelociCoaster is based on the newer series of films. The new locker measures in place have already helped the traffic flow move along quickly, so there aren’t people trying to come and go from the same locker area. When you’ve returned, you will just do the same steps to open your locker once again before exploring the rest of the park. To use the lockers, all you’ll need to do is scan your park ticket for the locker door to open. After you’ve finished your ride, you’ll grab your items from a different room, but still using the same lockers since they’re double-sided! Um, we’re impressed. Before you board the ride, you’ll place your items in the lockers as you make your way through the queue. The BEST part about these lockers is just how efficient they are. Smaller, personal items will fit inside the VelociCoaster’s locker, while larger items will need to be stored in a paid locker in the Discovery Center. Dinosaur Lockers!īefore you enter the ride, Universal allows everyone to check the size of their bags in comparison to the locker space. There are plenty of spaces for guests to quickly store their items before heading to the attraction. Perhaps the MOST unexpected feature of the VelociCoaster is the new way to use Universal’s locker system. While both sound incredible to us, we’ll have to leave it up to you to choose which version of the ride you’re feeling the most! An Awesome New Way to Store Your Things The momentum hits you a lot more in the final cart, where you experience the effects of speed, inversions, and more in a powerful way. However, the back of the ride vehicle is where the THRILLS are. If you sit up at the front, you’ll have the BEST views of the top hat tower, the near misses of rock work, and the launches.Ī closer look at the initial first launch of VelociCoaster /O7VwWu010p But, we can already tell you that we’ve got the run-down for EXACTLY where you should sit, depending on the experience you’re craving. We know that everyone has their preferred spot on a coaster. Nothing goes over your shoulders, so it really feels like you’re floating. It’s also important to note that there’s only a lap bar on this ride. We consistently felt like we were flying, making us feel like we really were going as fast as possible to escape the raptors “chasing” us. Still, nothing could have prepared us for how tall and steep that drop was (in the best way)! The view of Jurassic Park and the rest of Universal from that height only added to the thrills, just before speeding into a series of inversions and that epic barrel roll at the end of the attraction. We’ve been watching that massive drop become a reality for months now during construction. And don’t worry, there are raptors throughout the ride - they just don’t move. Instead of putting animatronics in places you’d barely see them along the track, you can admire the ones in the queue. So, a moving animatronic would be a “blink and you’ll miss it” feature at that speed.

We figured that this was most likely due to the fact that the ride goes extremely fast. However, VelociCoaster only plays raptor noises and growls in your ear with speakers without actual animatronics throughout the ride. Considering that Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure features multiple animatronics throughout the attraction, we kinda expected something similar. Still, we were surprised that there weren’t MORE raptor animatronics during the ride. The raptors are ready to GO in the queue for VelociCoaster! /Ayw5VpmvGX We know we should be scared of them, but we kinda wanted to pet their heads? Maybe they wouldn’t want to eat us so much that way? (Maybe?)

But, we couldn’t get over how incredibly lifelike the raptors in the queue were. We may have been prepared for animatronics to show up at SOME point on this attraction after all the sneak peeks. And, we’re breaking down the 6 MOST surprising things we experienced at VelociCoaster in Universal Orlando! During Annual Passholder previews, we were able to hop on Universal Orlando’s VelociCoaster for the very first time! We’re ready to go!Īlong with a tour of the awesome queue and a first look at the Team Member costumes, there were so many surprises in store for guests daring to ride this “beast” of a coaster. If there’s a theme park day that will go down in history for us, today is definitely in the running.