Jurassic World Bangkok

Jurassic World: The Experience is an official, Universal-licensed walk-through attraction at Asiatique The Riverfront in Bangkok. It was the first of its kind in Southeast Asia and covers more than 6,000 square metres. Rather than a screen show or a ride, it puts you on foot inside the setting of the films, among life-sized animatronic dinosaurs built to breathe, roar and move at close range. It is one of the few attractions in the city that appeals as much to adults who grew up with the franchise as to children seeing the dinosaurs for the first time.

The route runs through 12 themed zones arranged as a single storyline. You arrive on Isla Nublar, pass the plant-eaters, meet baby dinosaurs at close range, and finish with the predators. The whole walk is indoor and air-conditioned, using fog, low lighting and the film soundtrack, which makes it a reliable plan on a hot afternoon or a wet one.

The zones you pass through include:

• Arrival at Isla Nublar: the entrance recreates the Jurassic Park gates and the path onto the island.
• A Close Encounter with Giants: a chance to stand beside the long-necked Brachiosaurus and other herbivores at full scale.
• The Petting Zoo: the baby dinosaurs here are usually the highlight for younger visitors.
• Predator Pavilion and Observation Deck: the Velociraptors, with a raised viewpoint over the park.
• A Fight for Survival and The Final Escape: the closing sequence, built around the Indominus Rex and T-rex, before the route returns you to the exit.

The species on show across the zones include the T-rex, Velociraptors, Indominus Rex, Carnotaurus, Dilophosaurus, Pteranodon and Brachiosaurus, with film-prop photo points at most stops. Because the attraction sits inside Asiatique, Bangkok’s riverside night market, it works well as the start of a longer evening of shopping, the riverfront Ferris wheel and dinner.

The walk-through is paced gently rather than as a fright attraction, which keeps it workable for mixed groups of families, couples and friends. The venue is wheelchair accessible, so older relatives can join without difficulty.