The Dinosaurs

About the Dinosaurs
The stars of the ride, like the movie before it are, of course, the dinosaurs. Full-size, completely animated and scientifically correct animals of many species star in the remarkable adventure. The dinosaurs of Jurassic Park - The Ride are the first, striking examples of a new breed of lifelike, 21st century animatronic technology.

Guests will be amazed by the enormity of the Ultrasaurus that stands as tall as a five-story building. The armor-plated, 18-foot tall Stegosaurus measures 40 feet, nose to tail. But these gentle giants are not the only species to populate Jurassic Park - The Ride.

Moving faster, more fluidly and more realistically than any previous animatronics, these dinosaurs actually THINK, and they know YOU are there, interacting with you just inches from your face.

How the Dinosaurs were Created The transformation of the Jurassic Park, the film's remarkable special effects to seemingly living, breathing giants was no simple task. While the effects in the film needed to work correctly only once, the animals in the Ride must work hundreds of times a day.

Designed and engineered to include newly-discovered principles of hydraulic physics, mechanics and space-age robotics, the "cinemagicians" of Universal Studios Hollywood collaborated for five years with a team of aerospace scientists, paleontologists and robotics engineers to achieve this triumph of animatronic technology.

About the Real Animals To find out more about the real giants of the past, visit the Dinosaurs section of the IntraNet


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