Walking with the Dinosaurs
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tenayaWe enjoyed it and recommend this show if you have children or if you really like dinosaurs and/or puppetry/animatronics.
They had about a third of the floor of the Duck's home draped (as a staging area for the dinosaurs) and enormous sharp teeth around the 'curtains.' Fog curled over the floor (Mom wanted to know if it was supposed to be fog or steam; I told her it was the Mists Of Time. *g*) The narrator was a paleontologist and he shared the stage with the dinosaurs, explaining a bit about their lives and the history of the Earth.
The show covers three eras: Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. There was one type of predator and a couple of herbivores per era. The smaller predators had a person inside them and the puppetry was excellent; the raptors were particularly super cool. The larger creatures were supported by a low, inconspicuous platform as their legs gave the illusion of walking and were animatronic. The critters interacted in a dramatic way, bellowing and scurrying about--and sometimes eyeing the audience. The creatures are life sized and move fairly realistically.
The producers also get high marks for use of sound effects and were very creative with the lighting. They even had a clever way of putting some plants into the show.
The downside is the storyline is thin. There were a couple of times the dinosaurs paced around without any drama for a bit too long. As I started to get bored, I reminded myself to notice the artistry of the set and puppets. The show was 1 hour 45 minutes long, but that included a 20 minute break. We were sitting in the 400s and thought our perspective was fine. Even those sitting up in the cheapest seats would have had a decent view. If you want to see them up close and have the experience of seeing dinosaurs tower over you, then the highest price seats are the ones for you.
Value for money? If you like puppets/animatronics and dinosaurs and want something different or to delight the children in your family, go for it. I didn't hear any small children screaming so I would say it isn't that scary (yes to drama, no to nightmares.) If money is tight and you are only kinda interested in the above, maybe not so much.
Two personal things about the audience, the woman in front of us used her PDA for half the show but at least tried to hide the glow. And behind us, I hear a father explain to his young son, Jacob, that "Herbivores eat plants. Carnivores eat Jacob."
Here is the url of the show:
http://www.dinosaurlive.com/
They had about a third of the floor of the Duck's home draped (as a staging area for the dinosaurs) and enormous sharp teeth around the 'curtains.' Fog curled over the floor (Mom wanted to know if it was supposed to be fog or steam; I told her it was the Mists Of Time. *g*) The narrator was a paleontologist and he shared the stage with the dinosaurs, explaining a bit about their lives and the history of the Earth.
The show covers three eras: Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. There was one type of predator and a couple of herbivores per era. The smaller predators had a person inside them and the puppetry was excellent; the raptors were particularly super cool. The larger creatures were supported by a low, inconspicuous platform as their legs gave the illusion of walking and were animatronic. The critters interacted in a dramatic way, bellowing and scurrying about--and sometimes eyeing the audience. The creatures are life sized and move fairly realistically.
The producers also get high marks for use of sound effects and were very creative with the lighting. They even had a clever way of putting some plants into the show.
The downside is the storyline is thin. There were a couple of times the dinosaurs paced around without any drama for a bit too long. As I started to get bored, I reminded myself to notice the artistry of the set and puppets. The show was 1 hour 45 minutes long, but that included a 20 minute break. We were sitting in the 400s and thought our perspective was fine. Even those sitting up in the cheapest seats would have had a decent view. If you want to see them up close and have the experience of seeing dinosaurs tower over you, then the highest price seats are the ones for you.
Value for money? If you like puppets/animatronics and dinosaurs and want something different or to delight the children in your family, go for it. I didn't hear any small children screaming so I would say it isn't that scary (yes to drama, no to nightmares.) If money is tight and you are only kinda interested in the above, maybe not so much.
Two personal things about the audience, the woman in front of us used her PDA for half the show but at least tried to hide the glow. And behind us, I hear a father explain to his young son, Jacob, that "Herbivores eat plants. Carnivores eat Jacob."
Here is the url of the show:
http://www.dinosaurlive.com/
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