I would like to recommend this show for children. It was very cool - life-size animatronic dinosaurs walking, roaring, and behaving life- like. A great lesson in evolution as well.
Some background info: this show took six years to create; requires 150 people to stage, including a spectrum manager to control radio frequencies used to operate the dinosaurs; twenty-five tractor-trailers transport 116,000 pounds of scenery, lights and sound equipment, and the 30 tons of dinosaurs.
Ha, I remember something similar to that when I was a kid in Kalamazoo. I’m not exactly sure what the purpose of the building was, but they did have this place with those type of dinosaurs. This T-rex exhibit scared the daylights out of me, as I possessed enough rationality to conclude that a 3-foot fence would not contain a thirty-foot monster. I had a nightmare that night that I was trapped inside the fence with that thing, and keep in mind I was under three feet tall at that time. :wub:
That’s astounding. Very impressive animatronics. I’ve never seen such realism in a robot. I’ll bet they’ve used a great deal of knowledge from the movie and game industries to get the motions right.
When I was a kid I had a Styrofoam T-Rex skeleton that was assembled with rubber bands, and stood about three feet high. It sat in my room next to my bed. Its silhouette used to scare me at night, but I still loved it.
It is a phenomenal show and I, too, would definitely recommend it. I had the privelege of taking a favorite former student of mine, his twin brother and his younger brother to the show when it recently came through Colorado. I don’t know which was more exciting; the show or the 90 minute drive to the arena with three boys under seven in my car. I work with young children everday, and they have an absolute passion for dinosaurs – girls and boys both – that I never remember having at that age. I joke with my students, who are all quite the officianados on dinosaurs, when they ask me questions. I say, “Miss Allison doesn’t know very much about dinosaurs. When I was in school there were only ten different kinds.” They laugh, but I’m serious. There are thousands of different kinds now… and don’t you dare use the word brontosaurus in front of one of these kids. (apparently, there was no such dinosaur; paleontologists initially gave it the wrong head). I was corrected on that by a four year old I have a dinosaur encyclopedia I keep on hand for reference so I don’t look like a complete idiot on the topic anymore.
As to the show, it was amazing, even for someone who is not really into dinosaurs like me. I was just amazed by the craftsmanship and artistry of the whole deal. I believe it took that long to make the figures; the quality is amazing.
If you do have the chance to see it, go ahead, whether you’re toting kids with you or not.
I have a dinosaur encyclopedia I keep on hand for reference so I don’t look like a complete idiot on the topic anymore.