Jurassic Park: The Ride opened to the public at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 21, 1996.

Elements like the Tyrannosaurus rex chasing the boat, Two baby Raptors (novel)/ Compsognathus (or Procompsognathus, film & novel) on a boat from an earlier scene, the pair of Dilophosaurus on the river bank, and the drop (ride)/ waterfall (novel), were used on the ride. The ride was inspired by a line of scenes from Michael Crichton's 1990 novel when Alan Grant, Lex Murphy, and Tim Murphy try to get back to the visitor center on an inflatable boat. A river rapids ride version, Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure, opened at Universal Studios Singapore in 2010.

Duplicates of the ride have since been built at Universal's Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Japan as Jurassic Park River Adventure. The ride was researched and built as the film was still in production and opened at Universal Studios Hollywood on June 21, 1996. It was formerly located at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California, where it was turned into Jurassic World: The Ride. Jurassic Park: The Ride is a water-based amusement ride based on the Steven Spielberg 1993 film Jurassic Park and Michael Crichton's 1990 novel of the same name which the film is based on located at Universal's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida and Universal Studios Japan in Osaka.

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