The VelociCoaster (sometimes referred to as the Jurassic World VelociCoaster) is a rollercoaster located at Universal's Islands of Adventure, based on the first Jurassic World film. On the technical side, it is an Intamin-produced launch coaster using linear synchronous motors, featuring a top speed of 110 km/h and a top hat 47m high. Industrial Light & Magic and Framestore also contributed CG and visual effects work for several elements of the ride queue. It opened on June 10, 2021.
Taking place prior to the events of the film, Claire Dearing is introducing the VelociCoaster as a way for park guests to get up close and personal with the velociraptor exhibits, despite Owen's apprehension and objections. The coaster is built in the Jurassic Park section of Islands of Adventure, and was built on land that was previously home to the long-abandoned Triceratops Encounter walk-through attraction.
Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard and B.D. Wong reprise their roles as Owen Grady, Claire Dearing and Dr. Henry Wu respectively.
The VelociCoaster contains examples of:
- Amusement Park of Doom: The ride is a rollercoaster that travels through the velociraptor's paddock, with the velociraptor's agitated beforehand. Only Owen is apprehensive to the idea, with his suggestion to have the guests sign a waiver being denied. Guests in the queue can observe the velociraptors chasing each coaster as they launch past the line.
- Continuity Nod: At the end of the ride, Owen mentions that he needs to deal with a situation at the River Adventure, an obvious nod to Jurassic Park River Adventure.
- Creator Cameo: The two ACU handlers keeping watch over the velociraptors in the background of Owen's scenes in the pre-show are played by two of the Universal Creative members who helped design the ride.
- HA HA HA—No: Claire dismisses Owen's suggestion that the guests at least sign a waiver before riding the coaster with a mild version of this.
- Loose Canon: The VelociCoaster obviously isn't alluded to or seen in Jurassic World, but the ride presents itself as something that could plausibly have been built in the Jurassic World theme park, and is explicitly set prior to the events of the film in a way that doesn't clash with existing canon.
- Mythology Gag: There are plenty of these hidden in the ride queue:
- Mr. DNA once again appears to present an instructional video, this time instructing guests on how to use the storage lockers for their personal belongings.
- A copy of Dr. Ian Malcom's How The World Will End can be spotted in a locker, a nod to Jurassic World Dominion. Other books you can see include Planting the Past by Dr. Ellie Sattler, and Dinosaur Detective by Dr. Alan Grant. The latter book is notably the first time we have gotten a clear view of the prop's back cover, revealing that it has a humorous blurb.He also holds a bunch of doctorates from obscure schools most folks have never heard of and writes a lot of really good articles.
- Near the windows observing the coaster's second launch, a glass of water with permanent ripples can be spotted, a famous bit of iconography from the first film.
- A poster in the locker area advertises the Indominus rex as "Coming Soon!", a call forward to its role in Jurassic World.
- Only Sane Man: Owen is the only person who realises that the ride concept is a bad idea, and suggests that the guests should go home.
- Production Throwback:
- Approaching the entrance to the ride, you pass between two pillars with statues of raptors on top of them facing each other down. This is a nod to the very similar display that marked the entrance to Dueling Dragons, a classic Universal thrill coaster at Islands of Adventure that this coaster is pitched as a partial
Spiritual Successor to. - In the background of Claire's scenes in the control room, you can spot a photograph of many Universal employees posing in front of the original Raptor Encounter meet and greet spot. Raptor Encounter was moved and lightly rethemed to make space for the VelociCoaster.
- A bag of Dino Chow can be spotted in the Raptor enclosure, a nod to the long-closed Triceratops Encounter that the VelociCoaster now sits on the land of.
- Approaching the entrance to the ride, you pass between two pillars with statues of raptors on top of them facing each other down. This is a nod to the very similar display that marked the entrance to Dueling Dragons, a classic Universal thrill coaster at Islands of Adventure that this coaster is pitched as a partial
