Port of Entry

The lighthouse icon towering 130 feet over the main entrance is inspired by the Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, that was constructed in 350 B.C. and fell during an earthquake in the 14th century.

Seuss Landing

Dr. Seuss never drew straight lines in his illustrations; everything was curved, slanted or “wonky.” Thus, there are no straight lines in Seuss Landing.

Dr. Seuss books are the second most-read books in the United States, next to the Bible and have been translated into 27 different languages.

Much of Seuss Landing is constructed out of recycled materials.

The word “nerd” actually was made up by Dr. Seuss.

Parsley and other herbs and spices are used to create the natural green color in the eggs served at the Green Eggs and Ham Café.

The Cat In the Hat

There are 130 ride effects featured in the Cat In The Hat ride.

Caro-Seuss-el

The Caro-Seuss-el is the first carousel ever to feature guest-activated, interactive mounts.

Lost Continent

If a standard sidewalk were built out of all the concrete poured in Lost Continent, it would stretch from Islands of Adventure to Sarasota, FL - 91.6 miles.

Dueling Dragons

Dueling Dragons is the world’s first inverted dueling coaster.

During the aerial “combat” between the dragons, there are three times that guests will come within 12 inches of their opponent.

The length of the Ice Dragon track and the Fire Dragon track combined equal 6,226 feet. Stretched out, this would be equivalent to the height of four and a half Empire State Buildings.

Dueling Dragons is one of the quietest high-performance looping roller coasters ever built.

• Called the Fire Dragon and the Ice Dragon, each four-abreast inverted coaster follows a different path and provides a different ride experience.

The Fire Dragon drops 105 feet from the top of a common 125-foot tall lift, reaching a speed of nearly 60 mph and the Ice Dragon drops right 95 feet reaching a speed of 55 mph.

• Each track includes several inversions, including a zero-g roll, a Cobra roll, two corkscrews and two vertical loops.

The ride lasts 2 minutes and 25 seconds.

The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad

The stunt actors who tried out for this stunt show had to go a through vigorous audition process that included: swimming, acting, stunt abilities and strength and agility testing including an obstacle course.

The finale features a daring “flaming high dive” in which a stunt person is set on fire and dives into a watery pit.

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park is the largest of the five islands at Islands of Adventure, with more than 21 acres.

There are nearly 4,000 trees (half of the 8,000 trees located throughout the entire park) and 65,000 shrubs and bushes in Jurassic Park that include 300 different types of species—including the Black Fishtail Palms that were brought from the mountain tropics of Laos.

Jurassic Park River Adventure

The thrilling 85-foot plunge at the end of the ride is the longest water descent ever built.

1.5 million gallons of water are used in Jurassic Park River Adventure.

Toon Lagoon

550,000 cubic yards of earth were moved to build Toon Lagoon.

150 different cartoon characters can be found throughout this island.

Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls

At the end of the ride, guests experience a 75-foot drop, the longest drop in flume-ride history.

The drop at the end of the ride begins its descent at a 45 degree angle and then increases to a 50 degree angle creating a “free fall” sensation.

This is the first flume ride in history to send riders plummeting below the water level. Riders will fall 15 feet below the water surface, underneath an “exploding” dynamite shack.

Marvel Super Hero Island

The chrome-illusion paint used on several buildings throughout the island is the same paint used by the automotive industry to paint cars. It actually appears to change color with the angle and direction of the sun.

Incredible Hulk Coaster

There is enough electrical cable in the Hulk booster (which thrusts guests up the initial incline) to cover the length of the Boston Marathon (26 miles).

The Hulk launcher provides about 45,000 pounds of thrust for two seconds. If the same thrust were used on a bowling ball, it would reach the Pacific Ocean.

Guests experience weightless zero-g roll at the apex of the initial launch.

• Instead of a conventional lift, the coasters are accelerated up an incline and exit a 150-foot tunnel at 45 mph. Immediately, riders experience a zero-g heartline inversion and are turned upside down 110 feet above the ground.
• The longest drop occurs immediately after the zero-g roll and is 105-foot descent during which the coaster reaches 60 mph.

The track layout includes seven inversions and two subterranean trenches.

• The ride lasts 2 minutes 15 seconds.

A unique booster thrust system rockets riders upward 150 ft. in three seconds.

The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man

Creators of the ride had to develop new technology to build this one-of-a-kind comic book adventure, involving revolutionary 3-D animation which is designed to be viewed from a moving location.

For the first time in theme park history, this attraction combines moving, motion-based platform ride vehicles, 3-D film and live action in one revolutionary ride.

The Spider-Man set encompasses 1.5 acres.

At one point, guests feel like they are falling 400 feet when they are actually not moving at all.

Doctor Doom’s Fearfall

The initial launch at the beginning of the ride uses more thrust than a 747 jet engine and accelerates faster than the space shuttle.

There are two towers that each stand 200 feet tall.