Cretaceous Cruise

"Kayak down Isla Nublar's pristine river and see over 100 types of prehistoric flora and fauna. "

—Park Map^(src)

Cretaceous Cruise
Built	2000's
Location	Isla Nublar
Purpose	Attraction
Status	Destroyed

Cretaceous Cruise, also known as the River Adventure, was an attraction located on the north-eastern side of the island, which allowed tourists to kayak down an artificial river and observe several of the park’s plants and animals in a scenic jungle environment. The river itself went through The Aviary as well as various other habitats including Apatosaurus, Baryonyx, Metriacanthosaurus, Microceratus, Parasaurolophus, Stegosaurus, and Suchomimus.

The underground section of the attraction goes through caves with waterfalls illuminated by bioluminescent algae dotted across the cavern walls.

Species

• Apatosaurus
• Baryonyx
• Hadrosaurus (see below)
• Metriacanthosaurus
• Microceratus
• Parasaurolophus
• Parasaurolophus lux
• Stegosaurus
• Stygimoloch (see below)
• Suchomimus

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous

Darius Bowman, Kenji Kon, Brooklynn, Sammy Gutierrez, Ben Pincus, Yasmina Fadoula, and Bumpy are forced to use the underground section of the attraction to escape the Pteranodons.

As they progress they encounter the main attraction of the place, Parasaurolophus lux of which Darius assumed that Dr. Henry Wu genetically modified. The current then drags them into the Jurassic World Lagoon.

Gallery

Cretaceous Cruise safety warning.

People kayaking down the river

The cruise with the Stegosaurus and Apatosaurus in the same spot as the first trailer, an Apatosaurus crossing the river, and Parasaurolophus in the far background

Behind the scenes

The attracion in the Jurassic World storyboard.

This attraction is heavily based both in universe and in real life on the Jungle River Cruise, a planned ride from the original Jurassic Park which sadly was never built or finished due to the ‘93 incident.

In an early concept, art and storyboards, the attraction was a boat tour similar to the Jungle River attraction at Disney World/land the "Jungle Boat Cruise.” The only known dinosaur that lived in the attraction during these concept stages was Diplodocus. Other concept art depicts both Brachiosaurus and Pachycephalosaurus as being present in the attraction, both of which are now known to be housed in the Brachiosaur Grove and Pachy Arena respectively.

In the Official Jurassic World Cook Book, it states that both Hadrosaurus and Stygimoloch are present along the Cretaceous River. However, whether or not they really are is unconfirmed as of now.