"This just a delay. That's all it is. All major theme parks have delays. When they opened Disneyland in 1956, nothing worked!" - John Hammond, Jurassic Park
Okay so...we all know that Disneyland actually opened in 1955, and the above quote is generally regarded as one of the bigger mistakes of the movie.
But was it *really* a mistake?
Keep in mind, this is the same character who earlier stated "I can tell instantly about people. It's a gift!"....and then had his entire resort sabotaged by a man he personally hired.
Also, he enjoys proclaiming that he "spared no expense" with the island....yet we have visual cues scattered throughout the movie that he enjoys cutting corners wherever possible...for instance, during the "carousel of genetics" ride, the safety bars are so poorly designed that three people pushing together can effectively break them. Also adding to this list are the visitors deciding to jump out of a moving ride vehicle, while Muldoon complains "I've told you how many times, we need locking mechanisms on the vehicle doors!"
And perhaps most damning of all are the subpar knockoff SPAS-12-clone shotguns that Hammond placed in the bunker....after three shots, the gun fails to fully eject the spent shells and is immediately tossed aside while our heroes make their way into the ceiling.
So I'm of the impression that Hammond botching the Disneyland date was deliberately placed into the script, just to show how out-of-touch John Hammond actually is.
Okay so...we all know that Disneyland actually opened in 1955, and the above quote is generally regarded as one of the bigger mistakes of the movie.
But was it *really* a mistake?
Keep in mind, this is the same character who earlier stated "I can tell instantly about people. It's a gift!"....and then had his entire resort sabotaged by a man he personally hired.
Also, he enjoys proclaiming that he "spared no expense" with the island....yet we have visual cues scattered throughout the movie that he enjoys cutting corners wherever possible...for instance, during the "carousel of genetics" ride, the safety bars are so poorly designed that three people pushing together can effectively break them. Also adding to this list are the visitors deciding to jump out of a moving ride vehicle, while Muldoon complains "I've told you how many times, we need locking mechanisms on the vehicle doors!"
And perhaps most damning of all are the subpar knockoff SPAS-12-clone shotguns that Hammond placed in the bunker....after three shots, the gun fails to fully eject the spent shells and is immediately tossed aside while our heroes make their way into the ceiling.
So I'm of the impression that Hammond botching the Disneyland date was deliberately placed into the script, just to show how out-of-touch John Hammond actually is.
