Universal: Work planned for Lost Continent area of Islands of Adventure

Universal Orlando has confirmed that contruction work moving forward in the Lost Continent area of its Islands of Adventure theme park. Details about what might go there and in what specific timeframe remain unrevealed.

“In the coming months, there will be construction activity in Lost Continent as part of site planning to ensure the area is ready for any future developments” is the official stance from the company.  A demolition permit has been filed with the city of Orlando.

Lost Continent is one of the original lands of IOA, which opened in 1999. Two of its primary attractions were “The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad,” a stunt and stage show that closed in 2018, and Poseidon’s Fury, a walk-through experience with special effects, which closed in 2023. Both structures currently remain standing.

In the beginning, Lost Continent also was the home of the Dueling Dragons roller coaster, which later was absorbed by the original Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

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‘The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad’ was an original attraction at Islands of Adventure, which opened in 1999. (Dewayne Bevil/Orlando Sentinel)

The land, sandwiched between Seuss Landing and Wizarding World, now includes a handful of merchandise stores; Fire-Eater’s Grill, a counter-service restaurant; and Mythos, a full-service restaurant that looks over the park’s central lagoon.

The most recent Islands of Adventure additions include a pair of roller coasters: Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure in Wizarding World, which opened in 2019 and Jurassic World VelociCoaster, which debuted in 2021.

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Universal, which completed its Epic Universe park this spring, has started dismantling Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios Florida and started work behind construction walls nearby. The Studios project has not been identified.

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