Nov 18, 2008 10:37 am US/Eastern
Dinosaurs Roam The Earth Again In South Florida
Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience Opens Wednesday
9 Performances at BankAtlantic Center In Sunrise
Nov. 19th - Nov. 23rd
SUNRISE (CBS4) ―
Dinosaurs will once again roam the Earth, specifically South Florida, starting Wednesday with the arrival of a spectacular theatrical arena show, Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience, based on the award-winning BBC Television Series.
Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience is on tour in North America and makes its South Florida premiere at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Wednesday, November 19th through Sunday, November 23rd.
This amazing show features a paleontologist/narrator who takes the audience on a 90-minute journey through the 200 million year reign of these giant prehistoric creatures.
More than 2 million Americans have already seen the production since it opened in July 2007. Tickets are available by calling (954) 523-3309 in Broward; (305) 358-5885 in Miami-Dade; or go online at TicketMaster.com.
The show originated in Australia, and it was so popular, the North American tour was fast-tracked. It began three months after completing its sold out engagements in Australia.
Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience is brought to North America by The Creature Production Company, headed by CEO Carmen Pavlovic. Pavlovic said, "The BBC Series was a brilliant blend of special effects, escapism, excitement and information. Our show brings together all of that, plus something extra - it's live! In this production, fifteen roaring, snarling "live" dinosaurs mesmerize the audience, and are as awe-inspiring as when they first walked on earth."
Pavlovic continued, "The dinosaurs are life-size, making the show so immense, it could only fit in arenas. It's a $20 million arena spectacle of unprecedented size and quality, which captivates young and old alike. With Walking with Dinosaurs, we really believe we have created a new genre in entertainment and we hope to continue to bring new product to arenas for years to come."
Ten species are represented from the entire 200 million year reign of the dinosaurs. The show includes the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the terror of the ancient terrain, as well as the Plateosaurus and Liliensternus from the Triassic period, the Stegosaurus and Allosaurus from the Jurassic period and Torosaurus and Utahraptor from the Cretaceous period. The largest of them, the Brachiosaurus is 36 feet tall, and 56 feet from nose to tail. It took a team of 50, including engineers, fabricators, skin makers, artists and painters, and animatronic experts, a year to build the original production.
The show depicts the dinosaurs' evolution, complete with the climatic and tectonic changes that took place, which led to the demise of many species. With almost cinematic realism, Walking With Dinosaurs has scenes of the interactions between dinosaurs, and the audience sees how carnivorous dinosaurs evolved to walk on two legs, and how the herbivores fended off their more agile predators.
For more information, visit
www.dinosaurlive.com. The show is recommended for ages from three to 93. The show was written and produced for the entire family and there is no violence but there is a fair amount of realism, like simulated earthquakes, volcanoes and comets impacting the Earth. There are also the loud roars of the dinosaurs which often startle the audience.
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