UPDATE – 4/26/2018

Due to popular demand, Universal Studios Hollywood has extended the Jurassic Park 25th Anniversary event for an extra night. Sunday, May 13th is now available for purchase at $69.

Saturday, May 12 has already sold out.

The event will also feature special guest appearances by those who worked the films as well as an all-new Raptor Encounter exclusive.

Original story below.


To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Jurassic Park – the groundbreaking, blockbuster film – Universal has announced the Jurassic Park 25th Anniversary Celebration, a specially ticketed, nighttime event.

The event will be held on May 11 and 12.

Guests can enjoy special exhibits, themed photo ops, a fan costume show, live entertainment, giveaways, character sightings, exclusive after-hours access to Jurassic Park – The Ride, and much more.

A private screening of the original film will also be held at Universal Cinema on CityWalk.

Tickets for the event are $69. Guests ages 2 and under are free.

Here’s the schedule of events:

  • Friday, May 11th: Event hours are 7:00pm-12:40am with park entry beginning at 5:30pm and movie screening at Universal Cinema at 10:30pm.
  • Saturday, May 12th: Event hours are 5:00pm-12:00am with Universal Cinema entry for movie screening beginning at 4:00pm and park entry at 7:30pm.

To enjoy all of Universal Studios Hollywood’s rides, shows and attractions during the day and same-day evening admission to the Jurassic Park 25th Anniversary Celebration, Day & Night Combo tickets are available for purchase. Limited quantity of tickets available.

Directed by Steven Speilberg, Jurassic Park was released in 1993 and was an enormous success; paving new ways for movie making, specifically CGI – computer generated imagery.

Since the release of the first film, the franchise has produced 4 successful sequels; including this Summer’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom – scheduled to be released June 22, 2018.