You’ll meet DinoSue as you approach Dinosaur in Dinoland USA. She is an exact replica of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found, now at the Field Museum of Natural History. Disney and McDonalds helped the museum acquire the 67 million year old find. DinoSue is named after her discoverer, Susan Hendrickson.
Step inside the rotunda queue area for Dinosaur (formally Countdown to Extinction) and you’ll come upon the fierce meat eating Carnotaurus.
As you enter Dinoland USA from Discovery Island you’ll find yourself passing underneath quite a sight. The bridge above you isn’t just a bridge, it’s the Oldengate Bridge. Created to be a replica of a Brachiosaurus, the fossil creation represents the 50 plus feet tall plant eater that once roamed the Earth. The bridge is …
Finding Nemo – The Musical opened in Disney’s Animal Kingdom in late 2006, replacing the old Tarzan Rocks! performance in the Theater in the Wild. If you’re like me, you may have added this show to your list of “didn’t get to it this time, we’ll do it next time” and that next time turns …
Where in the World is this? A little tough to pinpoint this one today. That quote is part of the entrance sign to Dinoland U.S.A. While you’re here be sure to check out any posts you may have missed this past week here at Makin’ Memories, as well as these great posts from around the Disney …
Over in Dinoland USA you may have noticed that things got a little out of hand when the grad students from the Dino Institute came to town. There’s plenty of evidence left behind by these students as they found it funny to add “osaurus” to the end of everything in sight, including the Restaurantosaurus. Join …
Over the past couple of weeks we’ve taken you on a photo tour of the various midway games you’ll find inside Chester and Hester’s Dino-Rama! Today we’re wrapping up our series with the Bronto Score and the Whac-A-Packycephalosaur (or simply Whack-A-Packy as I call it). Yes, this area looks cheesy, but it’s supposed to. Think …
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