It’s hard to believe it was five years ago today that I got to experience opening day for Universal Islands of Adventure’s brand new coaster: The Jurassic World VelociCoaster. The ride was an achievement both in theming and in technical precision, and it’s still a ride I can’t help but scream on (out of both enthusiasm and terror) every time I’m going up and over that Top Hat.
My enthusiasm hasn’t waned, but it is so very hard to believe five years have passed. The time has indeed, gone, and Universal Orlando paid its own tribute to one of the parks’ most signature rides in a post that had me a little in my feels this week. This is true even though the post itself is very funny.
