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The Water Plunge of a
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During the Jurassic Park - The Ride River Adventure, riders survive an 84-foot drop, straight down, in pitch darkness, splashing into the lagoon at speeds of nearly 50 miles an hour. It is the fastest, steepest water-ride drop in amusement ride history. |
Length of ride | 5.5 minutes |
Ride Vehicles | Sixteen, 25-passenger free-floating boats, the largest amusement ride watercraft ever built. |
Riders per hour | 3000 |
Time Interval Between Each Boat | 30 seconds |
Volume of Water | 1.4 million gallons |
Number of Ride Scenes | 12 |
Mimimum Height to Ride | 46 inches |
The Musical Score | The Jurassic Park film music, composed and conducted by John Williams. |
The Ride Narrator | Richard Kiley |
The Compound | The new attraction encompasses six acres of lush, tropical landscaping, complete with 353 palm trees of 11 species, 926 additional trees of 33 species, 300 bamboo plants of 6 varieties and 7,441 shrubs, plants and flowers of an additional 76 species. |
The Pre-Show | Prior to boarding the boats, guests are treated to a an informative multimedia presentation on massive, high-definition video walls. Starring Sir Richard Attenborough as John Hammond -- Jurassic Park's owner and creator -- the pre-show will introduce the guests to key members of the Jurassic Park staff, as well as everybodys favorite dinosaurs. |