Guests Forced to Evacuate Universal’s Fiercest Roller Coaster

When it comes to Universal Orlando Resort, there’s quite a reputation. While the Resort isn’t any less immersive than Walt Disney World, it’s earned a bit of a reputation for being less family-friendly due to the abundance of thrill rides.

And there’s certainly an abundance of thrill rides.

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Between Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure, there’s a decent amount of roller coaster rides. But one of the newest and most thrilling additions is Jurassic World VelociCoaster, an adventure millions of years in the making.

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This award-winning “Apex Predator” of coasters is already a fan-favorite among visitors, and we can see why. This roller coaster includes four inversions, two speedy launches, and doesn’t slow down or break until the attraction has come to an end.

However, the breaks were pumped prematurely last night as the roller coaster was evacuated out of nowhere, sending lots of Guests outside:

Velocicoaster shutdown 7/24
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The queue turned into a ghost town, and was eerily empty save for the velociraptors, and fans wondered what had happened to shut the attraction down entirely.

The truth is that there are a number of reasons for an attraction to be stopped entirely. For one, the Florida weather could have had something to do with it. Whenever lightning is spotted (usually once a day during the summer), all attractions go down temporarily.

Here’s some empty queue shots from the #VelociCoaster tonight! pic.twitter.com/JqZr1YPd8r

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Another reason could be unruly Guest behavior. If a Guest crosses a barrier they’re not supposed to, even playfully or accidentally, bigger attractions such as a roller coaster will shut down entirely.

While we don’t know what caused the shutdown, we do know that Jurassic World Velocicoaster is up and running again at the time of this article’s publication.