Jurassic World (2015)

Jurassic Park (1993) is to Disneyland as Jurassic World is to Disney World - bigger and better.  Mankind has gotten desensitized with the usual dino fanfare and want more.  Advancements in gene splicing has led to the creation of the Indominus Rex, the first genetically-modified hybrid, hoping to boost attendance and shut mankind's piehole for a while.  In a shocking twist, the dinosaurs escape and run amok and it's up to raptor wrangler Owen Grady to save the day.

I was not a huge fan of The Lost World or Jurassic Park III, so exceptions were low for the latest installment.  While it was part rehash of Jurassic Park and part sequel to Deep Blue Sea, I quite enjoyed the film, particularly the Pterosaurs escaping the aviary and wreaking havoc.  Jurassic World fulfilled it's duty as a summer popcorn movie, even if it had become a fallen kingdom.


Jurassic World was filmed on Kauai, Wainmanalo and Honolulu, HI and in New Orleans, LA

Location: The Airport
Address: 900 Airline Drive, New Orleans, LA

Location: Isla Nublar's Ferry Dock
Address: Kalaniana'ole Highway, Waimanalo, HI Makai Research Pier

The monorail station is directly across Kalaniana'ole Highway...

Location: Isla Nublar's Hilton Resort
Address: 1801 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI  The Hawaii Convention Center

Location: Owen's Hut

Address: 49-560 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, HI  Kualoa Movie Ranch

My tour unfortunately didn't stop at Owen's hut, but it's across the highway from the ranch...

Location: The Indominus Rex Observation Deck

Address: 49-560 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, HI  Kualoa Movie Ranch

Location: The Gallimimus Stampede
Address: 49-560 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, HI  Kualoa Movie Ranch

This is the same area the Gallimimus stampede from Jurassic Park (1993) was filmed as well as the beach from Lost (2004-2010).


Location: The Gyrosphere Attraction
Address: 49-560 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, HI  Kualoa Movie Ranch

Location: SWAT Team Attack

Address: 49-560 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, HI  Kualoa Movie Ranch

Locations Visited: July 2018, July 2022


Still Need To Locate:

The Mitchell House

Related Locations:

Jurassic Park (1993), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Jurassic Park III (2001), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

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Jurassic Park (1993)

We've all suffered from theme park fatigue.  After a while, the rollercoaster loops fail to impress and the fanny packs blend into one giant suitcase. Speaking of giants, John Hammond has the brilliant idea of cloning dinosaurs by extracting their DNA from mosquitos trapped in the amber and letting them roam a theme park where people can see them up close.  What could go wrong?  Just about everything you could think up as a tropical storm hits and the power goes out right around feeding time.  Scientists, along with Hammond's grandchildren, fight for their lives as they dodge Raptors, a Tyrannosaurus Rex and a Gallimimus stampede.  

Steven Speilberg has delivered many cinematic masterpieces over his career.  In the 1970s Jaws (1975) rose to the surface, in the 1980s E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) took flight and the 1990s would not be left out with Michael Crichton's bestseller adapted for the big screen.  Jurassic Park was highly-praised upon release and broke box office records, attracting everyone from little kids to old fossils. ;-)  There was no way these dinosaurs would face cinematic extinction. ;-)


Jurassic Park was filmed in Kaneohe and Kuwaii, HI and Universal City and Burbank, CA

Location: The T. Rex Chase

Address: Warner Brothers Backlot, Burbank CA

Location: The Gallimimus Stampede
Address: Kualoa Movie Ranch, 49-560 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, HI

You might ask yourself why one of Jurassic Park's most memorable sequences was the only one filmed on Oahu.  That's because during filming Hurricane Iniki hit the island of Kauai.  Actual footage of the hurricane is seen as the storm makes landfall on Isla Nublar.  Thus, the Gallimimus stampede was moved to the Kualoa Movie Ranch and is the most popular stop on the tour... 

The tree trunk Grant and the kids huddle into was actually located across the roadway from where it currently sits on the tour.  I was so in awe of it, I didn't pay attention to the reason why it was moved...

The Gallimimus stampede from Jurassic World (2015) was also filmed here as well as the golf course from Lost (2004-2010).

Location Visited: July 2018

Related Locations:

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Jurassic Park III (2001), Jurassic World (2015), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

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Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1988-1989)

Disney child star Hayley Mills lands her own sitcom as a middle school teacher in Indianapolis. If it sounds like Must Flee TV, then you're not alone. NBC passed on the 1987 pilot, which originally co-starred future Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000) star Brian Austin Greene, future Family Matters (1989-1998) star Jaleel White and future SeaQuest DSV star Jonathan Brandis. 

The show found a home on The Disney Channel the following year, with the peacock network producing the show.  All the kids were re-cast and new characters Zack Morris, Samuel "Screech" Powers and Lisa Turtle were introduced among others while Mr. Belding ruled the roost.  The cast changes didn't help much and Good Morning, Miss Bliss was canceled after 13 episodes.  But NBC wasn't done with this show yet, reclaiming the rights and retooling it into the pop culture phenomenon known today as Saved By The Bell (1989-1993).

Location: John F. Kennedy Junior High School

Address: 13000 Oxnard Street, Van Nuys, CA

Ulysses S Grant High School

Location Visited: March 2016

Still Need to Locate:

Miss Bliss' House

Related Locations:

Saved By The Bell (1989-1993) Saved By The Bell: Hawaiian Style (1992), Saved By The Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas (1994), Saved By The Bell: The New Class (1993-2000)

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Saved By The Bell: Hawaiian Style (1992)

The Bayside Six trade in Malibu sand for the beaches of Waikiki in Saved By The Bell: Hawaiian Style.  They crash at Kelly's grandfather's Hawaiian Hideaway, which is having  a Bates Motel-ish vacancy issue and is looking to be bought out.  The gang unexpectedly runs into Mr. Belding, who leads an ill-fated tour group around Oahu.  Hilarity ensues as Zack attacks the unscrupulous land developers with another one of his master plans all the while contemplating life with a single mother.  

I didn't catch Saved By The Bell: Hawaiian Style when it originally aired, which is odd since it was around the time of my peak obsession for Saved By The Bell (1989-1993).  I only watched it for the first time a few months ago.  Screech's preposterous Hawaiian Idol subplot and Lisa being reduced to an under-five aside, the television movie is a high-octane ride with a twist rivaling Halloween II (1981).  I mean did anyone think that Brian was working with Mr. Worthington all along?  Filming in Hawaii probably lasted all of two days, but it's sprinkled in throughout to remind us where the movie is supposed to take place.  And in grand tradition of Zack's love interest, Andrea, joins a bevy of beauties never to be seen again since no luck be a lady with Preppy.  That wouldn't happen 'til Vegas.   


Saved By The Bell: Hawaiian Style was filmed in Honolulu, HI and Laguna Beach, Calabasas, Santa Monica and Los Angeles, CA



Location: Honolulu International Airport
Address: 1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA   LAX Aiport - Tom Bradley International Terminal

This was also where John McClane collects his luggage in Die Hard (1988).



Location: The Royal Pacific Hotel Exterior
Address: 2552 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI

We're left to guess which hotel it is since the camera never zooms in on one. My guess is the one of the left, which is The Waikiki Beach Marriott...

Just beyond the hotel is the establishing shot of The Hawaiian Hideaway, which was actually located in Laguna Beach, CA...

Location: The Royal Pacific Hotel Interior
Address: 1700 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, CA
Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel

These are not exactly match shots since I originally visited this hotel because it was seen during the third season of Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000) for Brenda & Co.'s spa weekend getaway.  Would these two shows ever stop copying each other's filming locations?  What would Mr. Testaverde say?

Location: The International Market Place
Address: 2330 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI

This unique shopping bazaar was recently turned into a high-end retail complex.  All that remains is an old banyan tree...

Locations Visited: April 2016, October 2016, July 2018

Related Locations:

Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1988-1989), Saved By The Bell (1989-1993), Saved By The Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas (1994), Saved By The Bell: The New Class (1993-2000)

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