The Dinosaurs are at the Maritime Aquarium
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Dinosaur Summer
June 18- Sept 6
Learn what it's like to grow up as a dinosaur in a life-size robotic exhibit.
Kids love to “play” dinosaurs, and that pretend world comes to life – almost – with a new exhibit of life-sized robotic dinosaurs during “Dinosaur Summer” at The Maritime Aquarium.
The exhibit opens Sat., June 18 as part of a dinosaur triple play that also includes the IMAX movie “T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous” (showing daily May 26-Sept. 5) and the simulator ride-film “Dino Island II: Escape from Dinosaur Island” (runs every 10 minutes beginning June 18).
The robotic exhibit lets kids imagine what it might have been like to grow up as a dinosaur – how fast young dinosaurs grew, how big they got, what they ate and how they were protected from danger. It explores these concepts by pairing young and adult dinosaurs of four species: Stegosaurus, with the line of bony plates across their backs; the long-necked Apatosaurus; the crested Parasaurolophus; and Tyrannosaurus rex (no introduction needed).
The dinosaurs move, roar – even blink their eyes – in realistic fashion. But they’re fully lighted – not dark and scary – in an educational dinosaur exhibit fit for even the youngest visitor.
One “cut-away” display will even offer a peek inside a robotic dinosaur, so kids can see how it works and even control it. And an outdoor “fossil dig” will entertain budding paleontologists.
During your visit, dig deeper into the world of dinosaurs by including a screening of the IMAX movie “T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous.” The film is a fictional tale of a teen-ager magically transported back through time, where she meets famous dinosaur experts doing field research and eventually ends up 65 million years in the past. She – and audiences – encounter Pteranodons with 20-foot wingspans, duck-billed Hadrosaurs and and one miffed T-rex momma, rendered in incredible detail on the giant IMAX® screen.
And visitors can strap in for the rollicking simulator ride-film, “Dino Island II: Escape from Dinosaur Island.” Riders join an international team of scientists trying to save prehistoric animals from an island about to be destroyed by a volcano. From within an all-terrain/submersible vehicle, the team must deal with flowing lava, an angry Stegosaurus, a primordial swamp and Tony the T-rex. The ride-film runs every 10 minutes. Riders must be 36 inches tall to board.
June 18- Sept 6
Learn what it's like to grow up as a dinosaur in a life-size robotic exhibit.
Kids love to “play” dinosaurs, and that pretend world comes to life – almost – with a new exhibit of life-sized robotic dinosaurs during “Dinosaur Summer” at The Maritime Aquarium.
The exhibit opens Sat., June 18 as part of a dinosaur triple play that also includes the IMAX movie “T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous” (showing daily May 26-Sept. 5) and the simulator ride-film “Dino Island II: Escape from Dinosaur Island” (runs every 10 minutes beginning June 18).
The robotic exhibit lets kids imagine what it might have been like to grow up as a dinosaur – how fast young dinosaurs grew, how big they got, what they ate and how they were protected from danger. It explores these concepts by pairing young and adult dinosaurs of four species: Stegosaurus, with the line of bony plates across their backs; the long-necked Apatosaurus; the crested Parasaurolophus; and Tyrannosaurus rex (no introduction needed).
The dinosaurs move, roar – even blink their eyes – in realistic fashion. But they’re fully lighted – not dark and scary – in an educational dinosaur exhibit fit for even the youngest visitor.
One “cut-away” display will even offer a peek inside a robotic dinosaur, so kids can see how it works and even control it. And an outdoor “fossil dig” will entertain budding paleontologists.
During your visit, dig deeper into the world of dinosaurs by including a screening of the IMAX movie “T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous.” The film is a fictional tale of a teen-ager magically transported back through time, where she meets famous dinosaur experts doing field research and eventually ends up 65 million years in the past. She – and audiences – encounter Pteranodons with 20-foot wingspans, duck-billed Hadrosaurs and and one miffed T-rex momma, rendered in incredible detail on the giant IMAX® screen.
And visitors can strap in for the rollicking simulator ride-film, “Dino Island II: Escape from Dinosaur Island.” Riders join an international team of scientists trying to save prehistoric animals from an island about to be destroyed by a volcano. From within an all-terrain/submersible vehicle, the team must deal with flowing lava, an angry Stegosaurus, a primordial swamp and Tony the T-rex. The ride-film runs every 10 minutes. Riders must be 36 inches tall to board.
