Skull Island : Reign of Kong - wikipedia Skull Island : Reign of Kong This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2016 ) Skull Island : Reign of Kong Islands of Adventure Area Skull Island 28 ° 28 ′ 09 '' N 81 ° 28 ′ 23 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 28.469042 ° N 81.473035 ° W ﻿ / 28.469042 ; - 81.473035 Status Operating Soft opening date June 9, 2016 Opening date July 13, 2016 General statistics Attraction type 3D trackless Dark ride Manufacturer Oceaneering International Designer Universal Creative Theme King Kong Vehicle type Safari truck Riders per vehicle 72 Rows 12 Riders per row 6 Duration 6 minutes Height restriction 36 in ( 91 cm ) Universal Express available Single rider line available Skull Island : Reign of Kong is a ride at the Islands of Adventure theme park at Universal Orlando in Florida. It began soft openings on June 9, 2016 and officially opened on July 13, 2016. Contents 1 Summary 1.1 Queue 1.2 Ride 1.2. 1 Weather 2 Reception 3 References Summary Queue Guests enter under a giant sculpture of King Kong. Guests start to proceed into a line outside of the temple where they can hear radio broadcast advertising the expedition group and playing music. They then proceed into the temple of the natives, where many skulls line the walls and figures of their beliefs lie. Guests then enter into a chamber where a shamaness is performing a ritual and possibly warning guests that they are in sacred lands and are not safe. As guests proceed through the temple, they encounter bodies of the dead and possibly natives that may scare oblivious guests. After leaving the temple area, guests proceed into the base camp where many supplies are stacked and ready to be taken on the trucks. Guests also encounter an animatronic worm that moves around but does n't attack. After this line, guests pick up their 3D glasses and are sent to the boarding area to wait for their truck to arrive. The guests then board a truck, with a driver played by an animatronic person styled to look like a Universal cast member ; the driver character varies from one truck to the next. Ride Guests enter an expedition truck with one of five different drivers, each one containing their own backstory and dialog for the ride. They are warned of the island 's dangers as they enter the 80 foot tall temple, as natives from Skull Island chant King Kong 's name. The ride slows down and passes by the bones of a giant ape, as well as a few bat - like Terapusmordax animatronics. Guests then turn and meet the other expedition group, who are getting ready to set up a camp. However, guests are attacked by a swarm of Terapusmordax, one of which snatches up Kate, one of the few named explorers. She is taken over the truck and out of view of the riders. Both trucks speed off, following Kate to rescue her. In the back of the cave, a shadow of Kong can be seen. The expedition trucks move on to a swamp, where they encounter giant bugs such as slug - like Carnictis, cricket - like Decarnocimex and Arachno - Claws. Kate manages to escape the Terapusmordax that took her and fights off the creatures that threaten her and the riders. After defending the truck for a few moments, she tells them to go without her, the driver refusing to leave. Right before she is able to jump onto the truck, a Deplector 's claw reaches out and grabs her, dragging her into a cave as she struggles to escape. The vehicle moves on to the jungle, where they are told to return to base camp. They later encounter small carnivorous dinosaurs, Venatosaurus, who chase the truck as it speeds away and tries to escape but ends up crashing and waking up a group of larger dinosaurs, Vastatosaurus rex, which kill a few of the Venatosaurus, cause them to scatter. The V - rexes begin attacking the truck but before the truck can be badly damaged, Kong leaps from behind a temple and begins to fight the dinosaurs. Kong and the dinosaurs continue to fight when the truck from earlier shows up to help the riders. Unfortunately, both trucks end up falling into a pit because of the weakening walkway around it. They swing from vines while Kong faces the last V - rex and causes both the other truck and the dinosaur to fall, but saves the truck allowing the crew to survive the fall. The truck also plummets but is saved as well by Kong who roars and climbs away. The driver sends out a report that the truck found Kong. The truck then drives and meet Kong in an animatronic form, who sniffs at the riders and stares but then roars, causing the driver to quickly speed away. The ride vehicle returns to base camp where Kate radioes that she and the other are safe. Weather During optimal weather, the trucks travel outside and up through the massive gates leading to Skull Island at the start of the ride. During inclement weather, the trucks take a bypass route indoors, cutting out the outdoor portion of the ride, so it can remain open during inclement weather. This results in a slightly shorter ride experience. Reception Skull Island : Reign of Kong has received mostly positive reactions. Whatculture.com liked it, calling it `` a beast of an attraction '' and called the animatronics `` amazing ''. Tyler Murillo from worldofuniversal.com gave it a score of 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling it an `` amazing ride '' and `` visually stunning inside and out ''. Matt Timmy Creamer from Moviepilot.com gave the attraction as a whole 7 out of 10 stars, calling the queue line `` incredible '' and the animatronics `` worth the wait '', however, was disappointed with the number of screens and lack of practical effects in the ride. References Wikimedia Commons has media related to Skull Island : Reign of Kong. ^ Jump up to : Bevil, Dewayne. `` Behind the scenes at Universal 's Skull Island ''. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved September 14, 2016. Jump up ^ West, Mike ( July 13, 2016 ). `` Now Open - Skull Island : Reign of Kong ''. Universal Orlando Close Up. Universal Orlando Resort. Retrieved September 14, 2016. Jump up ^ Sekula, Sarah. `` Universal Orlando 's Skull Island : Reign of Kong now open ''. USA Today. Retrieved September 14, 2016. Jump up ^ Chitwood, Adam ( June 29, 2016 ). `` Skull Island : Reign of Kong Ride : 16 Things to Know ''. Collider. Retrieved September 14, 2016. Jump up ^ `` 7 Ways Skull Island : Reign of Kong is Awesome ''. Jump up ^ Murillo, Tyler ( July 16, 2016 ). `` Worldofuniversal Skull Island : Reign of Kong Review ''. worldofuniversal.com. Jump up ^ Creamer, Matt Timmy ( July 31, 2016 ). `` You 'll Go Bananas Over ' Skull Island : Reign of Kong ' At Universal Studios Orlando ! ''. 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