Visit the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World island where the iconic movies were filmed

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25 May 2021, 15:16

Take a trip back into prehistoric times but with no fear you're going to end up as dino-dinner. Kualoa Ranch near Kaneohe on the Hawaiian island of Oahu offers tours for Jurassic Park film fans plus there's plenty of opportunity to blow your film-buff mind while coming face to face with epic movie backgrounds.

Think you recognise more? The island was also used for Pearl Harbor, 50 First Dates, Jumanji, Lost and Godzilla. You can check out the stunning scenery and travel by vintage school bus and 'see where a dinosaur chase took place in Jurassic Park and take a picture of Godzilla's giant footprint'.

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Within the 4,000 acre ranch you can go horse riding, go on electronic bikes, go kayaking, go on helicopter flights and there's a Jurassic Park-inspired zipwire through the filming location Kaaawa Valley.

With the third Jurassic instalment on the way, director Colin Trevorrow told Deadline that the movie would include “Jurassic legacy actors Sam Neil, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic World stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard and newcomers to the movie such as Mamoudou Athie and DeWanda Wise… and some dinosaurs, of course.”

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Trevorrow added about filming in the pandemic: “I’m not sure I can put it into words. It has been remarkable. Our crew and our cast has been so resilient. All producers have worked around the clock to make it the best it can be. It has been inspiring.

“Because of the protocols, the actors didn’t go far from set. The distance was stripped away. There were things that happened on this movie that I’d hope to be able to continue on future productions.

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“We lived together, ate together, told stories, shared our fears and hopes, played Frisbee on the lawn… there was a lot of laughter at a time when it has been hard to find things to laugh about.

“We were all far from those we loved at a time when you want to be closest to them. I missed my family greatly. I was away from them for four months. But the cast in our bubble became another family.”