Jurassic Park River Adventure Reopening Date Announced, Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges Refurbishment Delayed at Islands of Adventure

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Jurassic Park River Adventure Reopening Date Announced, Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges Refurbishment Delayed at Islands of Adventure

The refurbishment schedule for Universal’s Islands of Adventure has been updated with a new reopening date for Jurassic Park River Adventure and a new closing date for Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges.

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Jurassic Park River Adventure was originally scheduled to reopen on February 4, 2023, but its refurbishment was extended. The calendar on the Universal Orlando Resort website now lists it as reopening on February 20, 2023.

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To accommodate this extension, Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges will remain open through February 19. It was originally scheduled for refurbishment beginning on February 13. It will be closed beginning on February 20 and is scheduled to reopen on March 11.

Me Ship, The Olive is also currently closed for refurbishment and is scheduled to reopen on March 11.

At The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal’s Islands of Adventure, Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure will be closed as of February 21 for a much-need refurbishment as well.

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