Isla Nublar (Film Universe)
Isla Nublar is a Costa Rican island located 120 miles west of the mainland in the North Pacific Ocean. It was discretely leased in 1987 by InGen, beginning it's decades long involvement in the Jurassic Park/Jurassic World project.
History
Discovery and Early History
Isla Nublar was discovered in 1525 by Spanish navigator Diego Fernandez, though it is believed to have been named by cartographer Nicolas de Huelva. Whilst on an expedition to map the western coast of Costa Rica on the Spanish carrack La Estrella (The Star), he described seeing a "cloud island."
The Spaniards learned the existance of a local indigenous tribe to the island, known as the Bribri tribe. The natives referred to the island locally as Guá-Si (Water House, or, House beyond Water) and themselves as Tun-Si (Water Men).
Four centuries of history found many of the local inhabitants displaced back to the mainland, and in 1987 those few remaining were resettled off the island by InGen as they commenced construction on Jurassic Park.
The Isla Nublar Incident
During 1992, it was decided that due to problems with their integration in the park, the Velociraptors should be moved from their current paddock, into the Velociraptor Pen in the Main Compound until a more suitable viewing enclosure could be built. Whilst moving The Big One into the Pen, the Raptor managed to break its Transport Crate free from the Pen's locking mechanisms. Jurassic Park Carnivore Handlers swarmed to keep the animal contained, but despite Game Warden Robert Muldoon's best efforts, Gate Keeper Joffrey was killed.
Inspection
The death of Joffrey worried InGen's Investors, who immediately demanded that the island be investigated by a team of experts. Lawyer Donald Gennaro was appointed to head the inspection. Gennaro managed to secure mathematician Ian Malcolm who had previously consulted on the park, but the Investors deemed him "too trendy" and requested that Alan Grant be approached as well. A request that was seen to by John Hammond himself, who after offering the fund Grant's dig site for a further 3 years, also invited Paleobotanist Ellie Sattler as well.
The group flew to the park that weekend in the InGen Construction Helicopter
Masrani Ownership
Following the acquisition of InGen by Masrani Global in 1998, Simon Masrani resurrected the Jurassic Park project, renaming it Jurassic World to match its new scope.
Masrani subsidiaries Axis Boulder Engineering and Timack Construction began work on the preparation and planning prior to construction on the island in 2002. InGen Security watched over construction, protecting worker from the native wildlife until its completion in 2004.
During this time, the island became a target for conservation groups around the globe who were looking and waiting for any incident to try and take Isla Nublar away from Masrani Global.
Welcome to Jurassic World
Jurassic World finally opened to the public in June 2005 with attendance of 98,120 visitors in the first month of operation.
Jurassic Park
Following the abandonment of Jurassic Park: San Diego, The park on Isla Nublar became InGen's flagship theme park.
Layout and Facilities
Bestiary
15 Species of genetically recreated dinosaur planned for Jurassic Park. It is unclear how many of them were present on the island at the time of the Isla Nublar Incident.
- Tyrannosaurus Rex
- Velociraptor
- Dilophosaurus
- Herrerasaurus
- Baryonx
- Brachiosaurus
- Gallimimus
- Triceratops
- Parasauralophus
- Proceratosaurus
- Metriacanthosaurus
- Segisaurus
- Stegosaurus
- Compsognathus
- Pteranodon
Attractions
Staff
- Ray Arnold(†) - Chief Engineer
- Robert Muldoon(†) - Game Warden
- Henry Wu - Chief Geneticist
- Gerry Harding - Chief Veterinarian
- Dennis Nedry(†) - Contracted Programmer