- - CHAPTER 7: Lunch Time - -
VISITOR CENTER VIP DINING ROOM - DAY
Hammond, Dr. Grant, Dr. Sattler, Dr. Malcolm, and Gennaro eat lunch at a long table in a room.
There is a large buffet table and two waiters to serve them.
The room is darkened and Hammond is showing slides of various scenes all around them. Hammond's own recorded voice describes current and future features of the park while the slides flash artists' renderings of all them.
The real Hammond turns and speaks over the narration.
None of these attractions have been finished yet. We have the Jungle River Ride, where the rafts follow a river, and we have the Aviary Lodge Ride, but none of it's operational yet. The park will open with the basic tour you're about to take, and then other rides will come online after six or twelve months. Absolutely spectacular designs. Spared no expense.
More slides CLICK past, a series of graphs dealing with profits, attendance and other fiscal projections. Donald Gennaro, who has become increasingly friendly with Hammond, even giddy, grins from ear to ear.
And we can charge anything we want! Two thousand a day, ten thousand a day - - people will pay it! And then there's the merchandising. The picture books, T-shirts, videogames, caps, stuffed toys, and comic books.
Donald, this park was not built to cater only to the super rich. Everyone in the world's got a right to enjoy these animals.
Sure, they will, they will. He said laughing.
We'll have a - - coupon day or something.
Dr. Grant looks down at the plate he's eating from. It's in the shape of the island. He looks at his drinking cup. It's got a Tyrannosaurus Rex on it, and the Jurassic Park logo.
There are a stack of folded amusement park-style brochures on the table in front of him. He picks one up.
On the front is a picture of the islands natural beauty and the Jurassic Park logo. On the back it says "Catch the True Colors of Jurassic Park on Kodak Gold Plus film!"
No print film gives you truer, more accurate color than Kodak Gold Plus film, now with richer saturation for even more color.
And you can get it without leaving this park.
Why trust your memories to anything less?
True Colors. More Colors.™
He opens it and the brochure has been folded, the entire sheet is folded in half, "hamburger" style, and then the two new sides fold in to touch each other in the center.
The two sheets, when folded to the center, depict the Main Gate. Two enormous, primitive gates. Three fire torches BLAZING on both stone posts and two fire torches at the top. The only thing that distinguishes them between primitive and modern is a thick track.
When he opens up the two quarters, it displays two columns of information, one in English and the other in Japanese.
General Information.
One Price Admission to theme park covers a full day of adventure including Island Tour, Jungle River Ride, all entertainment, meals, and accommodations. Airlines, shows and attractions are also included. Foreign language Island Tours available. We are equipped to accommodate the handicapped.
To enjoy all of our rides, shows, restaurants and shops, we strongly suggest you plan to spend at least 6-8 hours in Jurassic Park.
Special Group Rates are available for private parties, company parties, and picnics. For information please contact our group sales representative.
Park Hours. Information about park hours on the day you plan to visit contact our sales office. (Usually) Open daily (except Christmas)
USUAL PARK OPERATING HOURS
Summer: 8:00am-6:00pm
Non-Summer: 9:00am-4:30pm
For any additional information, please contact our main office.
Catering/Banquets for a reception or dinner party please contact our catering manager.
Major Credit Cards honored for park admission and most major purchases in gift shop and stores.
Reservations are necessary for all packages at Jurassic Park.
ジェネラル インフォーメーション
均ー入場料金:テーマパークへの入場には催し物、食事、宿泊の料金が含まれています。すべての乗物、ツアー、アトラクションの料金も含まれています。
特別団体割引:プライベートな 団体や会社の団体やピクニッ. クの為に団体割引があります。詳しいことは、団体セールス係にお問い合せ下さい。
開園時間:お客様の訪問予定日の開園時間についてはセールス事務所までお問い合せ下さい。
その地のインフォーメーション:メインォフイスまでお問い合せ下さい。
出張サービス/宴会:レセプションやディナーパーティーの 出張サービス/宴会についてはケータリングマネージャーにお問い合せ下さい。
主要クレジットカード:入場料及びギフトショップや店での. 主要なお買物に使用できます。
予約:ジュラシックパークの入場にはすべて予約が必要てす。
On either side of this information is another column and an advertisement, underneath the folded quarters.
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He unfolds the top and bottom and looks at the back. This is where a map of the park is.
Boldly, across the top it says, "Fly Continental Airlines to Jurassic Park!"
All over the map, it has information about everything visitor-related on the island. Most of the park is centered in the north.
The Visitor Center:
At the heart of Jurassic Park, the bi-level Visitor Center is where you'll begin your prehistoric adventure! The central rotunda displays the fossilized remains of creatures we have brought back from extinction through the science of genetic engineering. They are a reminder of a past where we could only look at the bones of the now living, breathing creatures of Jurassic Park. State of the art technology delivers an experience like no other as you visit the actual labs and hatchery where the animals of the park are created and born! The Visitor Center also offers fine dining at the three-star restaurant Cretaceous Cafe, and don't forget to visit the Gallimimus Gift Shop!
The map shows the Visitor Center to be located somewhere after where the mountain range ends, in the midwestern area.
Safari Lodge:
The Safari Lodge is where you will be spending your nights at Jurassic Park. Here, you'll be surrounded by absolute luxury with tennis courts, swimming pools, putting green, fully equipped gym, Jacuzzi and sauna.
The Safari Lodge is shown to be across from the Visitor Center.
Main Gate:
The Main Gate is the first thing you will see as you go into the Tour of Jurassic Park. Next to the Main Gate is a long perimeter fence containing 10,000 Volts! Inside contains all the Parks Main Attractions! To make it look old they modeled it to have three fire torches going up each stone post and two fire touches at the top.
The map showed the Main Gate to be located close by the Visitor Center, but somewhere in the center of the island. A red line with blue dots, symbolizing the Perimeter Fence, ran from the north of the island, going through the Main Gate, to the south.
Heliport:
Located at the foot of a mighty 360 foot high waterfall, our heliport offers the fastest way to visit Jurassic Park. Arrive in style from nearby Costa Rica and take advantage of our "Pterosaurs Eye View" tour of the park's spectacular coastline. Then take a ride to the Visitor Center in an actual Jeep used by the personnel to get around the island. Consult your travel agent for details.
The Heliport is shown to be located, of course, close by the two peaks. The Perimeter Fence passes pretty close to the Heliport's right side. The part closest to the Heliport splits into two fences, wrap around the Heliport and rejoin to end in the south. An Access Road is shown to lead from the Heliport, through the Perimeter Fence that breaks off of the main fence, and to the Visitor Center.
East Dock:
Our East Dock is where we receive all of the supplies that can't be produced on the island and where our staff members travel from when they need to return to the mainland.
The East Dock is in the east, south of the large river.
North Dock:
If you arrive by sea, our main dock facility will be your first experience of Jurassic Park. As you disembark from your luxury cruise-liner, you will be met by our friendly and knowledgeable tour guides who will take you aboard an actual Jeep used by the personnel to get around the island. Next you'll arrive at our Visitor Center, where your Jurassic adventure will begin! Consult your travel agent for affiliate ports and cruise lines.
The North Dock is shown to be in the north. An Access Road is shown to lead from the North Dock to the Main Gate.
There is a yellow line, representing the partially buried metal rail in the middle of the road. It leads from the Visitor Center to the Main Gate and off into the park. At the Main Gate, it splits in two. One leads East, through the park, in between the inland and coastal mountains, over the river, up to the north, and back down to the Main Gate
Dilophosaurus Enclosure:
Dilophosaurus, (early Jurassic period, about 193 million years ago), is a recent addition to the park and is our most surprising specimen to date. Still juvenile, our "Dilos" measure in at 6 feet in length, with an adult expectancy of nearly 20 feet! Though they hunt in packs, they rely on a pack leader to incapacitate prey by expelling venom from glands in its mouth.
The Dilophosaurus Enclosure is shown to be the first seen in the park. It's placed on the southern side of the inland mountain.
Tyrannosaurus Rex Paddock:
Tyrannosaurus Rex is perhaps the best known dinosaur in the world…and for good reason! Standing at 13 feet tall, 41 feet from snout to the tip of its tail and weighing around 7 tons, T-Rex was one of the largest carnivores ever to walk the Earth. Its original home was North America during the late Cretaceous period, where it would stalk Triceratops among other prey. Tyrannosaurus had excellent binocular vision and hence good depth perception - an adaptation essential to a predator. But, due to security precautions, our Tyrannosaurus has been bred to hunt prey by movement, likely considering stationary objects to be less of a threat.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex Paddock is shown to be the second seen in the park. It's placed on the northern side of the inland mountain.
Triceratops Paddock:
Triceratops is a large ceratopsian, (horned and frilled herbivorous dinosaur), that lived in the late Cretaceous period, 68-65 million years ago in North America. It filled a similar ecological niche to today's buffalo, roaming the grasslands in massive herds. Although a herbivore, it is one of the park's most dangerous animals. Reaching over 30 ft in length and weighing up to 12 tons, its size alone makes for a formidable creature.
The Triceratops Paddock is shown to be close to the North Dock
Velociraptor Paddock:
This 11 foot long dinosaur lived during the early Cretaceous Period, about 115-108 million years ago. An incredibly intelligent and fleet of foot pack hunters, credited with initiating the 'dinosaur renaissance' during the 1960s where the image of dinosaurs as slow, clumsy, reptilian giants was superseded by an image of warm-blooded, fast moving animals. In addition to problem-solving intelligence, one of Velociraptor's defining features is an oversized, sickle-shaped talon on each foot. These talons are used during hunting and combat to inflict deep and fatal wounds.
The Velociraptor Paddock is shown to be south of the eastern flowing river.
Gallimimus Enclosure:
Gallimimus originally lived during the Late Cretaceous period, (75-65 million years ago). Similar to today's gazelle and antelope, Gallimimus moves in herds ranging across the park's grassland areas. They will often move around on all four limbs when feeding, but find it just as easy to stand on two legs. In fact, they are excellent runners, reaching speeds of 60 miles per hour.
The Gallimimus Enclosure is shown to be the last seen on the tour, south of the Velociraptor Paddock.
Brachiosaurus/Parasaurolophus Field:
Brachiosaurus is a large sauropod dinosaur that originally lived during the late Jurassic period, (150-140 million years ago), in what is now Africa and North America. Our Brachiosaurus represent average-sized specimens of the largest land animals to have ever lived. They are herd animals that move in family groups much like modern elephants.
Parasaurolophus is a Hadrosaurid from approximately 76.5-73 million years ago. It is a herd animal feeding on the park's rich vegetation. The most stunning feature of the Parasaurolophus is the crest on its head. Scientists were unsure of its function until today. Some believed it was a snorkel for when the animal was in water; others felt that it was used in combat. We now know that it serves for display and for communication, allowing the animals to remain in contact over distance by amplifying their haunting, beautiful cries. Because of their docile nature, they are free roaming, and are found roaming the park's grassland and temperate forest areas, although they do like to visit the central field.
During the midday, when the air is still and hot, the grassy meadow that these two species call home will be deserted; most of the dinosaurs having moved beneath the trees, into the cool of the shade. The exception is the herd of Brachiosaurus, which will leave the trees to return to the lake, where they will drink. The huge animals cluster fairly tightly around the water's edge. In the same vicinity, but more spread out, will be the high-crested Parasaurolophus; these somewhat smaller dinosaurs position themselves near the Brachiosaurus herd. If you look at the herds, at how they are arranged spatially. You will see something that no one has witnessed before, or even suspected, for dinosaurs. You will see nothing less than inter-species symbiosis. The Brachiosaurus and the Parasaurolophus are together. They're always together, when they're out on the open plain. The reason is that the Brachiosaurus are very strong but weak-sighted, whereas the Parasaurolophus are smaller, but have very sharp vision. So the two species stay together because they provide a mutual defense. Together they're more effective against predators than either is alone.
The Brachiosaurus/Parasaurolophus Field is shown to be right where we had seen them, on the other side of the Perimeter Fence than the rest of the park.
HAMMOND (on tape)
- - from combined revenue streams for the park should reach eight to nine billion dollars a year - -
Hammond looks to Gennaro.
That's conservative, of course. There's no reason to speculate wildly.
I've never been a rich man. I hear it's nice. Is it nice?
Dr. Malcolm, who was been watching the screens with outright contempt, SNORTS, as if he's finally had enough.
The lack of humility before nature that's been displayed here staggers me.
They all turn and look at him.
Thank you, Dr. Malcolm, but I think things are a little different than you and I feared. Gennaro said.
Yes, I know. They're a lot worse. Dr. Malcolm replied.
Now, wait a second, we haven't even seen the park yet. Let's just hold out concerns until - -
Alright Donald, alright, but just let him talk. I want to hear all viewpoints. I truly do. Hammond said.
Don't you see the danger, John, inherent in what you're doing here? Genetic power is the most awesome force ever seen on this planet. But you wield it like a kid who's found his dad's gun.
If I may…It is hardly appropriate to start hurling - - Gennaro started.
Excuse me, excuse me - - Malcolm said.
- - generalizations before - -
I'll tell you!
Finally, Gennaro and Dr. Malcolm come to a close, with Dr. Malcolm having apparently won.
The problem with the scientific power you've used is…it didn't require any discipline to attain it. You read what others had done and you took the next step. You didn't earn the knowledge for yourselves, so you don't take the responsibility for it. You stood on the shoulders of geniuses to accomplish something as fast as you could, and before you knew what you had, you patented it, packaged it, slapped in on a plastic lunch box, and now you want to sell it!
You don't give us our due credit. Our scientists have done things no one could ever do before. Hammond said.
Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they, uh, they didn't stop to think if they should. Science can create pesticides, but it can't tell us not to use them. Science can make a nuclear reactor, but it can't tell us not to build it!
But this is nature! Why not give an extinct species a second chance?! I mean…Condors. Condors are on the verge of extinction - - if I'd created - -
No, no - -
Dr. Malcolm attempts to interrupt, but nothing, absolutely nothing, is going to stop Hammond now.
If I'd created a flock of them on the island, you wouldn't be saying any of this!
Hold on - - this is no species that was obliterated by deforestation or the building of a dam.
Dr. Malcolm is now becoming very frustrated.
Dinosaurs had their shot. Nature selected them for extinction.
I don't understand this Luddite attitude, especially from a scientist. How could we stand in the light of discovery and not act?
What's so great about discovery? It's a violent, penetrative act that scars what it explores. What you call discovery, I call the rape of the natural world!
Please - - let's hear something from the others. Dr. Grant? I am sorry - - Dr. Sattler? Gennaro said.
The question is - - how much can you know about an extinct ecosystem, and therefore, how could you assume you can control it? You have plants in this room, for example, that are poisonous. You picked them because they look good, but these are aggressive living things that have no idea what century they're living in and will defend themselves. Violently, if necessary. Dr. Sattler added.
Exasperated, Hammond turns to Dr. Grant, who looks shell-shocked.
Dr. Grant, if there's one person who can appreciate what I am trying to do? Hammond said.
But Dr. Grant speaks quietly, really thrown by all of this.
I feel - - elated and - - frightened and - -
He starts over.
The world has just changed so radically. We're all running to catch up. I don't want to jump to any conclusions, but look - -
He leans forward, a look of true concern on his face.
Dinosaurs and man - - two species separated by 65 million years of evolution - - have just been suddenly thrown back into the mix together. How can we have the faintest idea of what to expect?
I don't believe it. Hammond said, giving a LAUGH of disbelief.
I expected you to come down here and defend me from these characters - -
He GESTURES with a finger to Dr. Malcolm and Gennaro.
- - and the only one I've got on my side is the bloodsucking lawyer!?
Thank you. Gennaro said, offended.
One of the waiters whispers something to Hammond.
Ah - - they're here.
Who? Dr. Grant asked.
