Skull Island Construction Update at Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando

- Michelle Snow

We’re mere months away from the opening of Universal Orlando‘s newest attraction Skull Island: Reign of Kong, and our family writer Carol Garreans captured a photo update on the progress.

Skull Island: Reign of Kong coming to Universal Orlando in 2016

Nestled between Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls and the Jurassic Park River Adventure at Islands of Adventure, the attraction has a Summer 2016 projected opening.

As of the beginning of this month, it looks like the attraction is coming together nicely, and will have a prominent landscape within the park:

Skull Island: Reign of Kong at Islands of Adventure Jan 2016 by Carol Garreans

Skull Island: Reign of Kong will feature new ride technology, and be a multi-sensory immersive experience. Universal Pictures also has an upcoming movie, Kong: Skull Island, starring Tom Hiddleston (Thor, The Avengers), due in theaters in March 2017.

Are you looking forward to Skull Island’s opening? Let us know in the comments!

About Michelle Snow

Michelle is the owner and editor of CitySurfing Orlando. She also owns Zengrrl.com, is a freelance writer specializing in travel and entertainment, has authored/co-authored four guidebooks on Orlando and Florida, and was head editor/writer at TheDisneyBlog.com for 10 years. She's lived in Orlando near Walt Disney World since 1995, and still finds there's so much fun to be had in Central Florida.
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