Islands of Adventure Preview Center

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Islands of Adventure Preview Center

Universal Studios Florida
Area	New York
Attraction type	Walk Through Attraction
Theme	Islands of Adventure
Opening date	1997
Closing date	2001
Ride duration	Unlimited minutes
Previous Attractions	The Screen Test Home Video Adventure (1991-1996)

The Islands of Adventure Preview Center was an attraction formerly located at Universal Studios Florida. It was meant to give guests a preview of the park's neighboring park, Islands of Adventure. It opened a year before the 'Islands' park opened, and was closed 4 years later.

[edit] Summary

The attraction was located in a building themed after a theatre titled "Paradise Theater". In the attraction, guests would walk through various rooms, the first of which was themed to Dr. Seuss creations, and included an animated figure of The Cat in the Hat riding a machine from the book atop guests' heads. This area also gave guests a preview of 'Seuss Landing's attractions. The next room was themed to 'The Lost Continent' area, and showed guests models from that island and other themeing. The following room, was themed to the 'Jurassic Park' island and featured a T-Rex dinosaur on display in front of a wall, and also gave guests a preview of this area's attractions. The nest room, was themed to 'Toon Lagoon', and had previews of the areas attractions. Following, was a room themed to 'Marvel Super Hero Island' and included Marvel Comics character insignia, and previews of this areas attractions, including a scale model of the Incredible Hulk Coaster attraction. The final room stated when the 'Islands' park would open, and showed guests Universal's future plans for the 'Islands' park and expansion of Universal Orlando Resort.

[edit] Trivia

A tank used to advertise the Incredible Hulk Coaster attraction was later moved into that attraction, and alter repainted and put in the queue of Disaster!: A Major Motion Picture Ride...Starring You!.
A Jurassic Park display, similar to the one seen in the attraction, was set up in the park's The Boneyard attraction for a short time as The Jurassic Park Visitor Center.