There were rumors earlier this month that we would soon be hearing an official announcement of the Jurassic Park trilogy coming to Blu-ray, and today that word has come. Universal Studios Home Entertainment has set an October 25th street date for the Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy, which will package Blu-ray versions of all three films and more than two hours of new bonus features. The movies have been digitally restored and upgraded to 7.1 sound, which should be good news for movie fans and bad news for neighbors on the other side of thin apartment walls.

Don't fret if you haven't upgraded to Blu-ray: the set will also be available on DVD, although it's questionable whether that's an upgrade worth making if you already own the films and aren't opting for the high-def versions. On the other end of the spectrum, Universal is also offering a Limited Edition Blu-Ray Trilogy Gift Set of the Jurassic Park films, which adds a T-rex statue and an inconveniently sized box.

While Blu-ray versions of the Jurassic Park movies were inevitable, this announcement does throw more fuel on the flame of the news that Spielberg is toying with the idea of a fourth Jurassic Park flick. Whether that's a good idea or not is up for debate, but if this release is part of a larger plan to test the waters for a new sequel, I'll take my Blu-ray copy of Jurassic Park and declare it a win.

Check out the artwork and specs below. In addition to the new bonus content, it looks like the set will also include plenty of previously released material. You can click beauty shot of the limited edition to embiggen it.





New Bonus Features

• “Return to Jurassic Park” -- This six-part documentary features all-new interviews with the many of the cast members from all three films, the filmmakers and Steven Spielberg.
  • Dawn of a New Era
  • Making Pre-history
  • The Next Step in Evolution
  • Finding The Lost World
  • Something Survived
  • The Third Adventure

Both the Blu-rays and DVDs will also include the following:

• The Making of Jurassic Park
• The Making of The Lost World: Jurassic Park
• The Making of Jurassic Park III
• Steven Spielberg Directs Jurassic Park
• Early Pre-Production Meetings
• The World of Jurassic Park
• The Magic of Industrial Light & Magic
• Location Scouting
• Phil Tippett Animatics: Raptors in the Kitchen
• The Jurassic Park Phenomenon: A Discussion with Author Michael Crichton
• Industrial Light & Magic and Jurassic Park: Before and After the Visual Effects
• Industrial Light & Magic and The Lost World: Jurassic Park Before & After
• The Industrial Light & Magic Press Reel
• A Visit to Industrial Light & Magic
• Hurricane in Kauai Featurette
• Dinosaur Turntables
• The Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park III
• Montana: Finding New Dinosaurs
• Animatics: T-Rex Attack
• The Special Effects of Jurassic Park III
• The Sounds of Jurassic Park III
• The Art of Jurassic Park III
• Tour of Stan Winston Studio
• Feature Commentary with Special Effects Team
• Production Archives: Storyboards, Models, Photographs, Design Sketches and Conceptual Drawings
• Deleted Scenes
• Theatrical Trailers