<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Universal Express available </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Single rider line available </Td> </Tr> <P> Skull Island: Reign of Kong is a ride at the Islands of Adventure theme park at Universal Orlando in Florida . It began soft openings on June 9, 2016 and officially opened on July 13, 2016 . </P> <P> Guests enter under a giant sculpture of King Kong . Guests start to proceed into a line outside of the temple where they can hear radio broadcast advertising the expedition group and playing music . They then proceed into the temple of the natives, where many skulls line the walls and figures of their beliefs lie . Guests then enter into a chamber where a shamaness is performing a ritual and possibly warning guests that they are in sacred lands and are not safe . As guests proceed through the temple, they encounter bodies of the dead and possibly natives that may scare oblivious guests . After leaving the temple area, guests proceed into the base camp where many supplies are stacked and ready to be taken on the trucks . Guests also encounter an animatronic worm that moves around but doesn't attack . After this line, guests pick up their 3D glasses and are sent to the boarding area to wait for their truck to arrive . The guests then board a truck, with a driver played by an animatronic person styled to look like a Universal cast member; the driver character varies from one truck to the next . </P>

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