Jurassic Park is the name of the dinosaur theme park in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film Jurassic Park.
The fictional park is located on Isla Nublar, an island near Costa Rica. Billionaire industrialist John Hammond creates the attraction after scientists extract ancient DNA from mosquitoes preserved in amber. Geneticists use that material to recreate dinosaurs, including velociraptors and Tyrannosaurus rex.
Before the park opens, Hammond invites experts and his grandchildren to inspect it. A systems failure disables the electric fences and allows the animals to escape. The resulting disaster demonstrates the danger of treating advanced science as a commercial spectacle without adequate control or preparation.
The park’s name is also the title of Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel, which Spielberg adapted. Isla Nublar should not be confused with Isla Sorna, the separate island used for dinosaur research in later stories. Jurassic Park became a landmark in visual effects and helped make digitally created creatures convincing to mass audiences.