Jurassic Park: The Ride

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Jurassic Park: The Ride, also known as Jurassic Park River Adventure, is a water-based amusement ride at several Universal theme parks. It was inspired by Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Jurassic Park and Michael Crichton's 1990 novel of the same name, on which the film is based. Jurassic Park: The Ride was originally built at Universal Studios Hollywood, with development starting in 1990, before the film began shooting. The ride was designed by Landmark Entertainment Group, with input from Spielberg and animatronic dinosaurs by Sarcos. At a cost of $110 million, Jurassic Park: The Ride was the most expensive theme park attraction built up to that point. The Hollywood attraction opened on June 21, 1996, and operated until September 3, 2018. It reopened the following year as Jurassic World: The Ride, themed after the 2015 film Jurassic World. Jurassic Park River Adventure opened in 1999, as part of Universal Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. Universal Studios Japan, located in Osaka...

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