In 2021, I ranked every ride at Universal Orlando, including Universal Studios Florida and Universal's Islands of Adventure. It's time for an update. From VelociCoaster to Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure to Revenge of the Mummy, here is every ride at Universal Orlando ranked.
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List of universal orlando rides (universal studios rides, universal studios orlando rides, universal studios florida rides, universal rides, islands of adventure rides, universal orlando resort rides):
1. despicable me minion mayhem
2. e.t. adventure
3. fast and furious - supercharged
4. harry potter and the escape from gringotts
5. hogwarts express (king’s cross station)
6. hollywood rip ride rockit
7. kang & kodos’ twirl ‘n’ hurl
8. men in black alien attack
9. race through new york starring jimmy fallon
10. revenge of the mummy
11. the simpsons ride
12. transformers: the ride-3d
13. woody woodpecker’s nuthouse coaster (currently closed)
14. the amazing adventures of spider-man
15. caro-seuss-el
16. the cat in the hat
17. doctor doom’s fearfall
18. dudley do-right’s ripsaw falls
19. flight of the hippogriff
20. hagrid’s magical creatures motorbike adventure
21. harry potter and the forbidden journey
22. the high in the sky seuss trolley train
23. hogwarts express (hogsmeade station)
24. the incredible hulk coaster
25. jurassic park river adventure ride
26. jurassic world velocicoaster
27. one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish
28. popeye & bluto’s bilge-rat barges
29. pteranodon flyers
30. skull island: reign of kong
31. storm force accelatron
universal orlando resort, often shortened to universal orlando in orlando, florida. following the opening of universal studios florida in 1990, nbcuniversal moved forward with plans to expand from a single park into a large resort hoping to compete with walt disney world. in 1999, a second theme park called islands of adventure opened in addition to citywalk, universal epic universe. the amusement destination was originally dubbed universal studios escape, but the name was short-lived and changed to universal orlando resort in july 2000. notable additions over the years include woody woodpecker's kidzone at universal studios, hard rock hotel and the rising star karaoke bar within citywalk, as well as the wizarding world of harry potter themed area, which spans two theme parks and significantly boosted attendance at the entire resort. it also features well-known annual events, such as universal's halloween horror nights, along with a variety of live entertainment and shows. universal orlando ranks as one of the most visited resorts in the world with an annual attendance of 21 million as of 2017. guests staying at certain hotels receive special perks such as early admission into the wizarding world of harry potter and universal's volcano bay. the original theme park in the resort, universal studios florida, opened on june 7, 1990, as a theme park that let visitors "ride the movies." the park is composed of themed areas and attractions based on the film industry. visitors get themed dining and shopping, a variety of special events throughout the year, and may even catch an actual film crew at work on the backlot. the themes of universal studios florida are making guests feel like they are on a movie set with rides, shows, and attractions inspired by popular film, television, and music productions. the park consists of nine themed areas - hollywood, production central, new york, san francisco, the wizarding world of harry potter - diagon alley, world expo, springfield, minions land on illumination avenue, and woody woodpecker's kidzone.
the second park to open at the resort was universal's islands of adventure, opened on may 28, 1999. it is composed of eight distinct "islands" that are themed to various forms of adventures from literature. visitors start off in the port of entry and make their way through the various islands - marvel super hero island, toon lagoon, skull island, jurassic park, the wizarding world of harry potter - hogsmeade, the lost continent, and seuss landing. the wizarding world of harry potter, based on the popular harry potter franchise, as well as skull island, based on the king kong 2005 film, are the only islands that were added after the park opened. hogsmeade opened to the public on june 18, 2010 and skull island opened to the public on july 13, 2016.
volcano bay is a 27-acre themed water park that opened in 2017. it replaced wet 'n wild, owned by universal, as the resort's water park. wet 'n wild was founded in 1977 by seaworld founder george millay as one of the first major water parks.
wet 'n wild was located at the intersection of international drive and universal boulevard, about half a mile south of the universal orlando parking garage. wet 'n wild officially closed on december 31, 2016, due to the opening of volcano bay. super nintendo world.
epic universe is slated to open in the summer of 2025.
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