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The Jurassic Park Visitors Center is a fictional visitors centre at the hub of Jurassic Park, featured in the 1993 blockbuster movie of the same name. The center is located at the zoo-like amusement park set up by billionaire John Hammond (founder of InGen) on the island of Isla Nublar (near Costa Rica). The theme is dinosaurs and the center is the main hive of activity for guests visiting the park, once witnessing the Bronchosaurus's after landing.

Exterior

The exterior of the building is made of gray limestone and is curved in shape. At the center of the building is the stairs, which have flowing water ducts either side, leading up to the main entrance door that has the design of an egg with sunrays spawning from it on its surface. Around the door is fake engraved dinosaur fossils for effect. Tall windows span the rest of the building along with plants. The top of the building has 3 thatched tiki-hut styled roofs with one big one in the center to house the main entrance hall. The top also has guard rails, apprantly for use as some kind of observation deck. Lining the front of the visitors centre is the tour car track, as well as a lake. Lush rainforest trees surround the area.

The building's exterior was still under construction.

Interior

Inside is the main entrance hall, leading off to different parts of the building. Theres a stairs leading to the balcony walk way and above that are glass windows bringing light into the hall. The middle of the hall stands 2 skeletons, one of them of a T-Rex for observation, suspended by cables. Once again the hall is made of limestone with wood edges and the floor is laid with black marble. At the rear of the room is a long illuminated wall length painting of dinosuars in their natural habitat. The rear also leads to the restaurant and gift shop. A banner hangs across the hall with the words, "When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth."

Again the interior was still under construction.

Mr. DNA Ride: Behind The Scenes Tour

The first attraction is the Mr. DNA ride and presentation. Here visitors sit in a moving theatre and to start, watch a short film of how Jurassic Park came to be. Lap bars come down and the theatre moves on along a track to show visitors the inner workings of the park. Narrated, the tour passes by the laboratory where the dinosaurs are re-created and then moves onto the office/control center heading the park. (The tour continues further, but was cut short in the film, so what stage comes next is unknown.)

V.I.P. Dining Room

There is a dining room featured in the film what looks reserved for V.I.P. visitors only. The room is small in shape and is painted black. Screens line the walls and projectors continuously showcase various information about the park's creation and dinosaurs.

Main Restaurant

The restaurant is rather large and the long illuminated wall length painting of dinosuars is carried through into this room. The tables have chairs made of bamboo and there are candles on each table. The food served is unknown, but from the food served in the V.I.P. room, it is small elegant dishes (i.e. Chilean sea bass). A buffet table with cake and ice cream was on offer in the film. Fans line the ceiling, plants are scattered around and a big kitchen is featured to the rear.

Gift Shop

The gift shop leads off the restaurant but is rarely featured. The shop stocks normal merchandise and apparel such as t-shirts, lunchboxes and mugs etc., all themed with the colors and Jurassic Park logo.

Embryo Storage

This room is off limits to visitors. The room stores dinosaur embryos in a deep freeze state in specially made tanks.

Damage

During the dinosaur breakout, the building incurred extensive damage. The main hall was nearly completely destroyed when Velociraptors entered the building and climbed onto the skeleton formation, buckling them and bringing them crashing to the ground. A T-Rex also caused damage in the hall. The theatre window was shot at by Dr. Alan Grant trying to fend off Velociraptors from bursting through and the control room was covered by glass by a Velociraptor breaking through. Currently the visitors center and the park are left derelict.

Production Locations

Exterior: Valley House Plantation Estate, Kealia, Kauai, HI.
Interior: Universal Studios Hollywood, CA.
Visitor Center Lobby and Rotunda: Stage 12.
Visitor Center Kitchen: Stage 24.
Visitor Center Control Room, Theatre, and Dinosaur Hatchery: Stage 28.
V.I.P. Dinning Room and Visitors Dinning Room: Unknown Stage at Universal Studios, Hollywood, CA.

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