Queue
The queue begins outside the lower floor on the left side of the Discovery Center. Two raptor statues are on display at the entrance.[35] The paddock features glowing neon lights, and the coaster can be occasionally seen launching outside the building. For lines that stretch outdoor, there is an extended queue area that provides close-up views of the coaster's track, as well as shade and cooling fans. Inside, guests see more raptor statues and eventually move into a room with six windows overlooking the ride track. A video special effect is used to show a Velociraptor chasing each coaster train as it passes by. Inside one of the windows, guests can find a clipboard and a radar gun. In another is a cup with permanent ripples referencing the first Jurassic Park film. Guests in the standby line then enter a room with a video presentation by Dr. Henry Wu. There are a few lockers with various items, such as football equipment, raptor toys, and books. After the room with Dr. Wu, the standby line rejoins the Express Pass line in an examination room where two animatronic Velociraptors are caged and muzzled.
The examination room is followed by the lockers area, where guests can secure loose articles. The lockers have a two-way design, in which a door swings open on one side to insert belongings, and then swings open on the other side as guests exit the ride and retrieve them.[36] In addition, a family room can be found in this area, where guests can wait here while others ride the coaster. The family room contains a TV monitor that plays the Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous series by Netflix.[37] VelociCoaster is one of the three roller coasters at Universal Orlando to have metal detectors, with the others being The Incredible Hulk Coaster and Stardust Racers.[38] Prior to reaching the metal detectors, there are advertisement posters of fictional Jurassic World attractions, such as Gyrosphere Valley, T-Rex Kingdom, and the Mosasaurus show. The posters also show attractions that exist at Islands of Adventure, such as Jurassic Park: River Adventure. After passing the metal detectors, guests walk up a flight of stairs into a final pre-show room displaying a video with Claire Dearing and Owen Grady, portrayed by Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt, respectively, reprising their roles from the Jurassic World film series.[39] In the video, Grady rebukes the idea of taking a ride on VelociCoaster and tries to discourage guests as well. The room features various Jurassic World props on display including zappers, net guns, a waiver and a dino tracker.[40] Guests then reach the station, where they board the train.
Layout
The loading area is located to the west of the queue. After exiting the station, riders take an S-turn into the pre-launch sequence, where Owen warns the riders one last time. Four Velociraptors can be seen in their cages on either side of the track; Blue and Delta are caged on the left, and Echo and Charlie are caged on the right. The boosters power up as the Velociraptors seemingly escape, and riders are launched from 0 to 50 mph in 2 seconds. Immediately following the launch track, the train passes through an Immelmann loop and dives down and back up through a dive loop. Intricate rock work and foliage surrounds the track as trains pass through. The train turns to the left as it dives under itself and snaps back to the right, where the on-ride camera is located. The train heads through an overbanked turn and rises up into an off-axis airtime hill reaching a turnaround that rises through the rock work. This is followed by a downward S-bend, where the train passes Blue and Charlie, two of the four Velociraptors seen on the ride.
The train goes through another overbanked turn and hits a sharp S-bend, passing Delta and Echo. Following a slow outward-banked hill, the ride turns right and enters a tunnel and its second launch, propelling riders to 70 mph in 2.4 seconds.[32][41] The launch sends the train into a steep climb up to its tallest point, a 155 ft top hat. The train then plummets down 140 ft at an 80-degree angle,[32]
