Islands of Adventure Theme Park
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Kids of all ages will enjoy this slow, gentle attraction that suspends riders beneath the 10-foot wingspan of a Pteranodon, a flying reptile thought to be one of the ancestors of today's birds.
       
Located in the Camp Jurassic® play area inside Jurassic Park®, the Pteranodon Flyers enable you to glide and soar through the air to get a prehistoric bird's-eye-view of the surrounding area.

Facts and Figures

This hanging coaster gently glides over Camp Jurassic play area. Each Pteranodon Flyer swings from side to side as your flight changes direction.

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All hail Doctor Doom®! The Fantastic Four's arch-nemesis has taken fear to new heights! As a subject of Doctor Doom's monarchy of Latveria you have no choice but to submit to his latest evil experiment – a diabolical device created to extract every ounce of fear from you body so that he can use it against the Fantastic Four™.

With menacing Doombots watching your every move, you're strapped into your seat. The tension builds. Suddenly the countdown reaches zero and you are rocketed skyward, 150 feet into the air, then hurled back down faster than the force of gravity itself. Doctor Doom's diabolical device has done its work… he collects the fear from your body and sends you on your way, ready to claim his next victim.

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Facts and Figures

The initial launch at the beginning of the ride uses more thrust than a 747 jet engine and accelerates faster than the space shuttle. Doctor Doom's Fearfall has two towers that each stand 200 feet tall. 

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All aboard! Get a whole new perspective of Seuss Landing™ on The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride!™

On this twin-tracked ride you'll take a gentle journey high above the colorful rides and attractions of Seuss Landing. One track of the trolley even circles around the inside of Circus McGurkus Cafe Stoo-pendous™ letting you wave at the guests dining below.
As you wait to board the trolley you'll follow the wonderful story of the Sneetches™ featuring Sylvester McMonkey McBean™. One track continues the story of the Sneetches, while the other track gives you the ABC's of Seuss Landing as you pass overhead. It's great fun for the whole family.

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Facts and Figures

This attraction provides a bird's eye view of Seuss Landing on two separate tracks. The trolley travels through the Circus McGurkus Cafe Stoo-pendous™ restaurant!

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Dr. Seuss' delightful children's book comes to life in this ride that kids (and parents) will love. Climb aboard One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish™ and take the controls as you steer your colorful fish up, up, up and down, down, down.

As you fly low and fly high, spinning and swooping around and around you'll pass an array of fountains that squirt in time to a musical rhyme. Pay attention to the words and do what they say if you don't want to get wet!

No Height Requirement, but guests under 48" must be accompanied by an adult.

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Go for a spin with The Cat in the Hat™ as you ride your couch through the pages of Dr. Seuss's, best-loved children's book. This delightful ride takes the story of The Cat in the Hat and re-creates it scene for scene.

You'll spin and you'll swerve this way and that as that red and white hatted cat and his friends Thing One and Thing Two almost bring down the house. With a bump and a thump and an assortment of crashes the mischievious trio make quite a mess of things. You'd better hope they get the house cleaned up before Mother comes home!

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Facts and Figures

  • Dr. Seuss never drew straight lines in his illustrations. Everything was curved, slanted or "wonky." Thus, there are no straight lines in Seuss Landing.
  • Dr. Seuss books have been translated into 27 different languages.
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It's lunchtime... and you're on the menu! Take an unforgettable river raft ride through the jungles of Jurassic Park® and see dinosaurs in their natural habitats.

Gently glide past an enormous Ultrasaurus. See a baby Stegosaurus and its mother. Watch out for the Dilophosauruses, commonly known as "spitters."

Suddenly you're bumped off course and into a restricted section of the park… the Raptor Containment Area. The power to the fences is down. The raptors have broken loose! You ascend into the Environmental Systems Building as chaos unfolds around you. The lights are out. Raptors stalk your every move. And your only escape from the terrifying jaws of a towering T-rex is an 85-foot plunge in total darkness!

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Facts and Figures

Facts and Figures

  • 1.5 million gallons of water are used in Jurassic Park River Adventure.
  • When built, the ride's 85 foot plunge was the largest theme park water descent ever constructed.
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Your spider sense will be tingling! Join your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man™ in an amazing 3-D adventure that has you swinging and soaring high above the city streets. This groundbreaking attraction is one of the most highly acclaimed theme park rides in history.

Years after its opening it's still regarded as the standard in theme park entertainment. 3-D filmed images, live special effects including flames and water, and "roving motion based simulator" vehicles that move throughout the building totally immerse you in the story and make you feel like you’re right in the middle of the action.

The diabolical villains of the Sinister Syndicate have stolen the Statue of Liberty and it's up to Spidey to save the day. You'll follow right alongside the web-slinger, careening and crashing through the streets, scaling skyscrapers and plummeting to the pavement below in a simulated 400-foot freefall.

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Facts and Figures

  • First ever combination of moving, motion-based ride vehicles, 3-D film and live action.
  • This simulator ride's set encompasses 1.5 acres including a virtual 400 foot freefall experience.

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Enter the laboratories of Dr. Bruce Banner and marvel at the towering scientific machinery. As you approach his gamma-ray accelerator warning lights flash and sirens sound – something's gone terribly wrong with the experiment. Your surroundings go rushing by you in a blur as you feel yourself transformed into The Incredible Hulk®.

You accelerate from zero to 40 mph in two seconds flat, with the force equal to that of a jet taking off an aircraft carrier. The world turns upside down as you experience a weightless "zero g" roll. Then you feel a surge in power as you pick up speed and a menacing roar fills your ears. All you can do is hang on as you experience the rage, power and fury of the Hulk, smashing through the sky and plummeting down to earth on a high-speed roller coaster rampage of destruction.

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Facts and Figures
  • The Hulk launches riders upward 150 ft. and reaches top speeds of 67 mph.
  • The ride has a total of seven inversions and two subterranean trenches during the 2-minute 15-second ride.

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"To ride the dragon was your wish. Now you'll be his tasty dish!" If you choose not to heed the words of Merlin, then prepare to ride one of two massive serpents – the crimson Fire Dragon or the cool blue Ice Dragon – as they engage in a harrowing high-speed dogfight across the medieval sky.

About This Attraction

Dueling Dragons® are the world’s first inverted, dueling roller coasters. You'll soar 125 feet in the air and reach speeds of up to 55 mph on two unique rides (they're two completely different experiences, to experience all the excitement you need to ride them both). The two coasters narrowly pass within inches of each other on three thrilling near-misses.

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Facts and Figures

During the aerial "combat" between dragons - there are three times that guests will come within 18 inches of their opponent. Each dragon's 2-minute and 25-second flight includes several inversions, including a zero-g roll, a Cobra roll, two corkscrews, and two vertical loops.

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Set sail for uncharted hilarity as you help Popeye the Sailor Man rescue Olive from the clutches of that big blowhard Bluto. Brave white-water rapids as this twisting, turning raft ride makes you wish you'd have brought your spinach... and a towel.

As you splash and churn your way through the waterways of Sweet Haven you'll sail through a variety of amusing scenes and different ways to get you wet, including a fully-operational barge wash and an Octopus Grotto where you'll encounter an 18-foot tall, 14-foot wide octopus with 10-foot long tentacles. Don't be surprised if you’re completely soaked when it's all over!

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Facts and Figures

Everyone WILL get wet on this ride - so get ready to splash! Riders can get an extra soaking from park guests firing water cannons from the bow of Me Ship, the OliveSM

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The setting: the Canadian North Woods. The villain: that notorious scoundrel Snidely Whiplash. The hero: bumbling Royal Canadian Mountie Dudley Do-Right. The plot: Snidely Whiplash has made off with the fair Nell Fenwick and trapped her in a saw mill, and its up to Dudley Do-Right to ride to the rescue.

Will Dudley Do-Right and his faithful horse, Horse, reach Nell in time to save the day? Will you be able to keep a straight face as you encounter the hilarious puns and visual jokes that mark your journey? Will you stay dry when you experience the incredibly steep plummet down Ripsaw Falls? Hop in your log for the watery conclusion of this sidesplitting flume ride to find out!


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Facts and Figures
  • This is the first flume ride to send riders plummeting below the water level.
  • Experience a 75-foot drop beneath an "exploding" dynamite shack!