Overview

• Dolores has been making unscheduled, brief appearances around the Discovery Center and VelociCoaster entrance, delighting visitors since early August.
• Guests share photos and videos of the pint-sized Aquilops across Instagram, TikTok and X, dubbing her a “hidden gem” of Jurassic Park land.
• Park visitors are adopting timing strategies—arriving early, focusing on quieter midweek days and staying near show breaks—to increase their chances of encountering Dolores.
• Handlers sometimes allow extended interactions with Dolores on low-crowd mornings, offering fans rare up-close moments beyond typical character greetings.
• The introduction of Dolores reflects Universal Orlando’s shift toward intimate, small-scale encounters to sustain guest engagement between major ride launches.