This is an amazing spot for dinosaur lovers, especially the older ones like my son that are interested to read fun facts and research. My son requested an entire photo shoot with the dinosaurs! Find a quick service restaurant, bathrooms, and a gift shop. We also enjoyed heading upstairs which led us to other parts of Jurassic Park. If we return to Universal, we'll definitely spend more time exploring this section. read more

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It's more than just a gift shop I swear! It's also got some learning activities for all ages . I remember coming here as a kid and never being able to buy anything, but having a good time, walking around and looking at all the merchandise and all the different displays and learning material . There are a few activities in here for kids. read more

Jurassic Park is a franchise I've grown up loving, and this area of Islands of Adventure is beautifully themed with great air conditioning. A must for Florida! Loved shopping here, sitting to rest our feet, stopping in the restroom, or just taking in the Jurassic details. All the staff in the various shopping area or tidying the seating were very friendly. Lots of Jurassic Park merchandise to choose from, and priced similar to other shops in the park. Definitely a must see if you enjoy the Jurassic Park universe. read more

Jurassic Park Discovery Center - Amusement Parks Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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So much to see and do. ...and touch. Bring hand sanitizer or "Mr. DNA" comes home with you. So many little hands touching everything. To be fair it's a very tactile place with much to touch and do but you only need to see one kid picking his nose then running over to play with the interactive game or whatever. Still, the interior of this place really does look like you're in the original visitor center from the movie. Lot of interesting merch in the shops. read more

Definitely a cute area in the air conditioning to hang out and check out all things dinosaur. I did the Dino-photo to see what I would look like and it is a big LOL. Some of the things are outdated but so is the original Jurassic Park movie. There's a little game show area for kids, it's an underrated area the entire Discovery Center. read more

Jurassic Park Discovery Center - Amusement Parks Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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The Jurassic Park Discovery opened on May 28, 1999. It is located in the Jurassic Park section of Islands of Adventure. In the air conditioned Discovery Center you can shop, learn about dinosaurs, grab a bite to eat, sit and relax, and most importantly it has a bathroom on the second floor. The Discovery Center is right next to the brand new VelociCoaster which always has a long wait so do yourself a favor and come here before getting on that line. During Covid, the Discovery Center was closed except for a first floor lounge open to annual pass holders. It is great to see it open and back in full swing. I love the spiral staircase so reminiscent of the one in the first movie's visitor's center where the T-Rex fight the velociraptors at the end allowing everyone to escape. The staircase is the perfect place to snap a picture. We actually ended up stopping by here a couple of times during the day for the restroom or just as place to rest while we plotted our next ride. I wish the snack bar was open later but I guess the park has to close eventually. read more

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Jurassic Park is one of my all-time favorite movies! The JP Discovery Center is a perfect place to escape the sun and cool off. You can charge your phone and freshen up in the bathrooms, too. The merchandise is awesome, and kids will love the interactive DNA replica. Plus, there's a great spot to grab a bite upstairs. Don't forget to snap a photo with the massive T-rex skeleton! read more

Great place while at Islands to take a break from the scorching heat. The Discovery Center welcomes you with immediate icy cool air conditioning! Lot of neat things to walk around and look at and also a good place to grab something to eat. My favourite thing is the store. I happen to have a grandson who loves all things dinosaurs/Jurassic Park/Jurassic World, so I can never go wrong with buying him a present from here. Love the dinosaur heads you can fill up with tiny dinosaurs - that was one of his favourite Christmas presents this year. Employees in the store are pretty knowledgeable about dinosaurs and are very happy to help. read more

Jurassic Park Discovery Center is located at Universal's Islands of Adventure inside the Jurassic themed area. It's near the King Kong ride. There are two different levels to the Jurassic Park Discovery Center. The first level has a gift shop and includes some interesting activities. It also has a food court if you're hungry. The second level has dinosaur themed sculptures and really mimics the inside of the Jurassic Park Discovery Center from the movie. It's a great spot to rest and relax, especially if you're visiting during the summer. My daughter ended up selecting the Jurassic Park Dinosaur Snapper. She is able to grab and pick up items with it. There are a lot of fun areas to explore inside the Jurassic Park Discovery Center. If you're in the area, you should check it out! read more

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This place is located inside the Islands of Adventure and is a great spot to take a break in the heat. Pros: + Air Conditioning - trust me, just come in, sit down, and do yourself a favor by staying out of the heat for a bit + Clean bathrooms + Chargers for cell phones + Fun souvenirs for the dinosaur lovers IG: QueenOfAdventureNYC read more

Unearth the mysteries of the prehistoric past in the Discovery Center, a hands-on interactive activity center that combines entertainment with education in informative exhibits in the Jurassic Park section of Universal's Islands of Adventure. I personally didn't spend a ton of time here but it was a fun space to see dinosaurs as well as get out of the sun. The Discovery Center is listed as a Kid's activity so if you have kids they will more than likely love this spot especially if they love dinosaurs. Lots of fun to be had here and if I came back to Islands of Adventure I can see myself coming back to the Discovery Center. read more

Jurassic Park Discovery Center - Amusement Parks Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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Great place to cool off, explore the past, and do some shopping. The Jurassic Park Discovery center has something for everyone to find their inner paleontologist. You can scan dinosaurs bones, scan eggs to discover what is inside, and even have a chance to name a newborn dinosaur if you are lucky enough to be there when one hatches. read more

I love the Jurassic Park or now, Jurassic World Discovery Center. I'm not a kid and I don't have kids, but it's always nostalgic to go in there and mess around with the little things they have. Jurassic Park was my all-time favorite movie when I was a kid. I was obsessed with velociraptors. read more

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Cool learning center that mimics the movie's center. Plenty for kids to learn about dinosaurs, great hands on fun. Downstairs is the interactive learning center and upstairs there is a gift shop, burger joint and bathrooms, plus plenty of seating inside and on a balcony for the restaurant. There are winding stairs in the center that lead up right next to a couple of life size dinosaur skeletons and also an elevator for those who need it. If you have kids- this is a cool stop for them to play and learn. read more

The jungle and over grown look was nice and the gift shops were on theme. One ride in particular, an indoor one with 3D glasses, was not good, thus the reason for this review. Their system had technical difficulties and the screen malfunctioned. Everyone was unhappy with the experience, you can tell by the "boo's". It was unfortunate that they could not fix the problem right away and sent us all out with a single-ride express pass, when we ALREADY bought one for the entire day. No other compensation was given for the time wasted in line and unsatisfying ride. Not entirely their fault for the malfunction and lack of time to repair it, BUT there should have been other options; considering that most of the outdoor ride we wanted to go on didn't have an express lane anyway.... read more

Very cool place to rest, relax, and entertain yourself away from the thrilling rides within Adventure Island. This place tries to replicate the movies and has you doing various activities. There's dinosaur animatronics that move around and an egg scanning activity. It's a good place to cool down or to get out of the rain. Good place to take pictures and a food court inside. This place definitely isn't an "exciting ride" and more purposed for educating. Still a cool place to check out if you have some spare time. read more

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How fun to scan eggs and find out what lays inside. Which Dinosaur is incubating right before your eyes. You can see the dino's hatch and come "alive" and occasionally they'll bring one out to interact with the patrons. It's a whole lot of imagination but a lot of retro rolled into one. Honestly it's well done. I loved being able to see through the eyes of the dinosaur, even if I'm not that short. ;) read more

This place is amazing because it is built to look exactly like the movie. It is also a great place to explore to get out of the hot sun or get out of the pouring rain. There is a lot of space in here and many different areas you can explore and photo ops. Keep an eye out for Mr. DNA as well. This is an interactive and educational exhibit. If you come at the right time you can watch the baby dino's being hatched. There is also food inside as well as a store attached on top you could go to. It is a great place you could spend a lot of time exploring if it is really hot or the weather isn't very great. read more

Heard John Williams' amazing music throughout the section of the park which had several themed restaurants and little shops as well as a few vehicles and dinosaurs that you could take pictures with. Waited in the restaurant section of the Discovery Center until opening at 10 am and then went down into the replica of the film's main center with the giant T-Rex skeleton. There were more dinosaurs here, a little area for kids, a place to mix your DNA (with Mr. DNA from the film) with a dinosaur's, a place to find out what kind of dinosaur is inside an egg, a trivia section, and an egg hatching of a velociraptor baby. Upstairs is a shop and restaurant. I love how they stuck to 90's technology theme to keep the authentic Jurassic Park feel, but this is more for the kiddies or those who love the detail to the movies. read more

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The Dino's are awesome! Can't wait for the new roller coaster that's coming! This is a great place to get out of the rain too.

Really awesome place inside of Universal Studios! All of the fossils and Dinosaurs in here were legit! They even had an entire section dedicated to showing you X-ray scans of infant dinosaurs inside of an egg, I thought this was very cool! Highly recommend you visit this place next time you go to Universal! read more

My daughter and I had a GREAT time in the Jurassic Park Discovery Center, the first time we have visited it since she was very, very little. We had fun using the various technologies to scan the eggs, working the animatronics on the purportedly life-size dinosaurs, walking outside in what used to be the queue area for some of the best views of the park; and, just cooling off in the air conditioning in what turned out to be a scorcher of a day. There are plety of photo opportunities, with props from the movie and dinosaur models; and, while we didn't do it, the Raptor Encounter remains a very well-visited feature of this area. Enjoy the theming throughout, no one does it better than Universal. Each "phase" of the park is so immersive, it's incredible! read more

This place has been around since I was a little girl and I am now in my 20's. Needless to say, nothing much has changed at all. It has aged well enough but definitely needs to be updated if it is continue to be entertaining to guests. It provides an educational element to the theme park and is a nice break from the lines and heat during the summer. read more

It feels like you were dropped in a Jurassic Park set. There's plenty of things for the kids to do here. My personal favorite is the dinosaur egg hatching! The burgers digs is also here to quench your dinosaur appetite. Definitely do not miss this place when you're at islands of Adventure. read more

Jurassic Park Discovery Center - Definitely looks like the Jurassic Park set! - Amusement Parks Near Me - Orlando, Florida

It's pretty cool, but the main thing is that it hasn't been updated since the park was opened in late 90s. You'll notice that the stuff on the lower level looks like Saved By the Bell, Nickelodeon, and an old Science Museum wrapped into one...actually this is should be 5 stars in that case ;) read more

I'm going to do an unusual review for me. Rather than tell you the pros/cons/verdict of the place, I'm just going to tell you a few reasons why I loved it here: -It's built to STRONGLY resemble the movie set. I got starry eyed to the point that I giggled and ran down the stairs. In this case, the whole 90s vibe definitely works. It seems like a place caught in the past, complete with antiqued computers and programs that look more at home from the 90s. I was swooning. -There are several interactive exhibits you can mess around with here, including: mixing your DNA with a dinosaur and seeing a hilariously stretched out face on a weirdly shaped dinosaur (we did this and it was both terrifying and hilarious), visit the nursery where dinosaur eggs are shivering and hatching, you can play around in a small area and figure out what dinosaur is in what egg (where a smart pants kid informed us we were doing it wrong, and went through the liberty of showing us how to properly do it), and there's a little kiddie rock climbing station next to a few large dinosaur replicas. There's also dinosaur bones you can check out, and a few more interactive and informative museum-types exhibits spaced around the bottom floor. -I got to see a baby raptor hatch, and then because it was my birthday, I got to name her!!! I was seriously so star struck when I was called out of the audience. Raptor hatchery person: "Hey there! It's your birthday so would you like to name her?" Me:... "Okay." Raptor hatchery person: "Well, what you would like to name her?" Me: *glazed eyes*..... Raptor hatchery person: "Uhm...." Me: .... (to friends) "I have no idea... My mind just went blank! What... do you think...? Help!" Friends: "Laura! Name her Laura!" *both friends laugh* Me:.... "...Yes... Okay... Uhm, Laura?" I named a freaking raptor baby after myself because my head went blank. I am a person who works with words on a daily basis, and I was tongue-tied as if Chris Pratt himself were standing in front of me. I could have named her something--ANYTHING--better and I picked one of the lamest raptor names EVER. At any rate, they even gave me a little "birth certificate" and told me that I can "Come back and check on her. In 10 days, or 10 years." I have a baby raptor, and her name is Laura. :D Really, it all boils down to a strong sense of nostalgia, mixed with decidedly 90s... Everything. I don't think that sort of vibe works for the Jurassic Park water ride, but it really works for this little museum, which grabs me by the heart strings and reverts me back to age 8, starry-eyed and obsessed with dinosaurs. read more