Ranking All The Rides At Universal's Islands Of Adventure: Worst To Best

5. Skull Island: Reign Of Kong

Skull Island Reign Of Kong
Universal Orlando

Join an expedition to Skull Island where you will encounter many strange and ferocious creatures, including Kong himself.

The latest attraction to open its doors at Islands of Adventure, this ride is a motion simulator ride that makes you feel like you have landed right in the jungle of Skull Island. What makes this ride is the queue. Universal have gone all out to create a queue that is as immersive as the ride itself. There are scare actors ready to jump out at you and the animatronic witch is amazing.

The only negative is that the ride is very similar to the King Kong section of Universal Studios Hollywood's Tram Tour. If you can, ride the Orlando version first. It's built to stand on its own and be a section within another attraction.

Even if you have Express Pass, get to the park early and go through the main queue, it's as much a part of the attraction as the ride portion itself.

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