The “Jurassic Park” ride at Universal Studios Hollywood will shut down Sept. 3 after 22 years to make way for a “Jurassic World” ride that will open in 2019.
The original ride, which featured moving dinosaurs up to five stories high and was cutting edge for its time, opened in 1996, three years after Steven Spielberg’s movie of the same name was released and became a huge hit.
A “Countdown to the Extinction” campaign has been launched by ride operators, and a 25th anniversary celebration of the movie will be held this weekend at the park.
The Jurassic Cove restaurant and Jurassic Outfitters store also will close when the ride does, and will reopen when the new ride is ready, according to Entertainment Weekly.
The new ride will be an evolution from the previous one, according to a news release from Universal Studios.
“This next-generation thrill ride will be a fully reimagined iteration of the groundbreaking adventure, elevating every facet of the experience,” the release said, EW reported. “With the introduction of never-before-seen dinosaurs, enhanced storytelling, lush scenic design, and entirely new color scheme, and uncompromised state-of-the-art technology, the ride will capture elements never experienced within a theme park.”
“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” will hit theaters June 22 during the summer blockbuster movie season. Its predecessor “Jurassic World” scored the biggest opening weekend in film history in 2015 with $208.8 million, beating the “Marvel’s the Avengers,” despite the 22-year gap between the original Jurassic Park movie and the reboot.
More recently, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," and "Avengers: Infinity War" have exceeded the 2015 "Jurassic World" opening weekend record.
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