an experience that fused the film's aesthetic with a literary origin. Because Steven liked it, the Jeep Ride became a Boat Ride instead." In other words, a boat-based Jurassic Park ride might not have been seen in the film, but it would feel like something the "real" park would've plausibly featured just off-screen. Better yet, a boat-based ride would also make great sense for duplication in hot and humid Orlando at the new Universal Studios Florida.īut would Steven agree? Goddard told Inside Universal, "Steven liked the idea of a boat ride as it was inspired by a chapter in the book and would cover ground not seen in the movie, while remaining true to the spirit and mythology.
The idea offered an opportunity to add a real, standalone ride to Universal Studios Hollywood while also offering a thrilling drop and a splash that would make the ride a favorite of teens. Instead, Goddard remembered a scene from the book that never made it to the film, in which young protagonist Tim climbs aboard a closed-off boat ride not yet ready for the public (due to dilophosaurs spitting at the test boats). rex chase the Jeep or tear through trees convincingly enough to live up to the film. As production of the film began, Goddard said he rallied against the initial expectation that Universal should recreate the film’s iconic Jeep sequence as an attraction, arguing that it would be impossible to have the T. Since the Jurassic Park script was on lockdown at Spielberg’s Amblin studio, Goddard read Michael Crichton’s original novel to get a grasp of the story. In a must-read 2013 interview with Inside Universal, Goddard recalled that development on the ride began even before the film. (In fairness, we must point out that Goddard has largely exited public life after allegations that connected him to accused sexual predator Bryan Singer, director of the X-Men films.) Though Spielberg gets much of the creative credit behind Jurassic Park: The Ride, we’d be remiss if we skipped over a massively pivotal figure in Universal Parks: Gary Goddard and his team at the Goddard Group.