Skull Island: Reign of Kong
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Skull Island: Reign of Kong is an attraction in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 94 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ford Explorer Photo Op, a artwork 0.1 miles away. GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY passes 9.5 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Skull Island: Reign of Kong is a trackless dark ride located at Universal Islands of Adventure theme park within Universal Orlando Resort. Universal Creative based its design on various films in the King Kong franchise and consulted with Peter Jackson, who directed the 2005 film King Kong, during the initial phase of the project. The ride officially opened to the public on July 13, 2016, which was preceded by a series of soft openings held the previous month.
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Wikidata Q24900914, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY
- 26.4 mi off the RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR, National
- 26.6 mi off the THE RIDGE HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Green Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ford Explorer Photo Op: 0.1 mi
- Jeep Wrangler Photo Op: 0.2 mi
- Hogwarts Express Photo Op: 0.3 mi
- Helios: 2.4 mi
- Luna: 2.6 mi
- Pteranodon Flyers: 0.1 mi
- Jurassic Park River Adventure: 0.1 mi
- Raptor Encounter: 0.1 mi
- Jurassic Park Discovery Center: 0.2 mi
- Flight of the Hippogriff: 0.2 mi
- Gramercy Park: 0.5 mi
- Central Park: 0.7 mi
- Cypress Fairway Tennis Court: 1.6 mi
- Cypress Fairway Park: 1.7 mi
- Cypress Fairway Park: 1.7 mi
- Egret Isle Sanctuary: 4.3 mi
- Rosemont Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Hamilton's Reserve: 10.7 mi
- Florida Mitigation Bank: 11.2 mi
- Oak Street Extension Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Piece of Berlin Wall: 0.5 mi
- Universal Globe: 0.6 mi
- Air Force Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Tribute to Gaston: 7.3 mi
- Belle's Castle: 7.3 mi
- WonderWorks Family Attractions: 2.4 mi
- Orlando Metropolitan Museum of Art: 3.1 mi
- Chocolate Kingdom - Factory Adventure Tour: 3.2 mi
- Chocolate Museum & Cafe: 5.2 mi
- Well's Built Museum of African American History & Culture: 7.2 mi
- Stingray Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
- Tenser's Tortoise Trail: 4.2 mi
- Nehrling Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Tropical Garden east: 7.8 mi
- Apopka Spring: 14.3 mi
- Sanlando Springs: 15.9 mi
- Palm Spring: 16.1 mi
- Ginger Ale Spring: 16.2 mi
- Starbuck Spring: 16.5 mi
- Big Thunder Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Mount Mayday: 7.9 mi
- Mount Gushmore: 10.2 mi
- Mount Everest: 10.3 mi
- Hillard Island: 14.0 mi
- The Sandbox: 5.3 mi
- Conrad Beach: 5.3 mi
- South Beach: 5.5 mi
- Howling Dog Beach: 7.5 mi
- Hideaway Bay: 7.8 mi
- Silver Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Caldwell Point: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Skull Island: Reign of Kong. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NW 308° | 94 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Everest | SW 222° | 60 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Gushmore | SW 218° | 57 m | 10.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Ridge | WSW 246° | 37 m | 23.1 mi |
| Big Thunder Mountain | WSW 244° | 32 m | 7.6 mi |
| Horseshoe Creek Hill | SSW 194° | 32 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Mayday | SSW 206° | 29 m | 7.9 mi |
| Hillard Island | SE 136° | 23.7 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:53 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:53 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 60 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 68 | 63 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orlando W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Universal Orlando · 1 mi
- Orlando · 7 mi
- Walt Disney World · 8 mi
- Walt Disney World/Epcot · 8 mi
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