Skull Island: Reign of Kong - Now Open!

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Today, excited guests gathered in Universal’s Islands of Adventure to help mark the official opening of Universal Orlando Resort’s newest mega attraction, Skull Island: Reign of Kong.

Skull Island: Reign of Kong brings the next generation of the King Kong legend to life on an unprecedented scale. The adventure begins as guests are transported deep into a mysterious world, where their mission is to discover creatures of unknown origin with the 8th Wonder Expedition Company, the research team leading the excursion. After braving ancient temple ruins and encountering hostile natives, they board a massive 40-foot-long, 17-ton expedition vehicle to navigate the increasingly foreboding terrain.

The specially designed expedition vehicle, which operates on a completely trackless ride system, takes guests deeper into the ominous island, where they soon find themselves in the midst of a brutal struggle between beasts of unimaginable size and ferocity.

Then, as those creatures turn on the expedition, there is an even more enormous, earth-pounding presence. It is Kong – in the flesh. Towering nearly three stories tall, he is so close that you can feel his breath and sense his emotion. But is he friend or foe?

And tomorrow, Universal Orlando’s fifth on-site hotel, Loews Sapphire Falls Resort, will welcome its first guests. The 1,000-room Caribbean-themed hideaway will feature the destination’s largest resort-style pool with a water slide, cabanas and a fire pit. The pool is surrounded by two sand beaches, a picturesque waterfall and a breathtaking lush lagoon, which will take guests to Universal Orlando’s two incredible theme parks and CityWalk via water taxi. The hotel will also feature several unique and immersive dining experiences.

[Guest]

glad this ride is finally open and will be ready when we come in 3 weeks time, sounds and looks amazing. Well done universal.

[Guest]

So excited to see this new part of universal! Looks like its going to be great fun and so happy it is open for our up coming trip!

[carnival]

Does anybody know if you will be able to use FOLP if staying onsite?

[Bartman]

Really good news this is officially open Now keeping my fingers crossed Hulk has is opened with in the next 4 weeks

[blusteryday]

Originally Posted by carnival

Does anybody know if you will be able to use FOLP if staying onsite?

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No news yet on whether RoK will be on the list for FOLP. Universal have a habit of not having FOLP for new attractions. It's possible that FJ could be moved over to FOLP instead, but it's anyone's guess.

[Guest]

Visually it looks great. I have seen a POV video on the net & it looks a quality addition to the park. However, i'd still rather have the old Kong ride still in use. Classic !

[Guest]

Can't wait to go on this next month!
All we need now is Hulk to open ASAP!

[tiger01204]

Hoping for FOLP too

[Dazza]

Rode it on Saturday after waiting for 3 hours 😳 Whilst theming of ride is very good we thought (2 adults 2 teenagers and a 9yr old) 'ride' itself was mediocre bordering on poor compared to things like spider-man and transformers. It was very short and didn't feel very interactive, perhaps they will tweak it in the coming weeks/months ahead