Walking With Dinosaurs - The Arena Spectacular

[DinoToyForum]

It's in Nottingham. I'm going tomorrow! I didn't have a chance to go the first time it toured, so I'm looking forward to it! I'll report back here and I've promised to review it for Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs

Anyone else been/going? What did you think?

[Thundercharge]

I missed it the last time it was in the States a few years ago, but if it comes back I'll definitely try to be there! I'd love to go.

I hope you enjoy it 

[Dan]

It was a little disorienting with the constant camera flashes, but impressive. They should really provide some kind of VIP backstage visit for you though, Adam.

[ZoPteryx]

I saw it several years ago, it's really quite amazing!

Based on that photo, looks like they've redone the Ornithocheirus.

[Roselaar]

It was an excellent show, despite the narrator obviously not being that much in-the-know about dinosaurs (at least, the Dutch narrator). I hope the Torosaurus' neck shield has been repaired since I saw the show.

[Pachyrhinosaurus]

I saw it as well when it was over here. Great show, but it wasn't perfect (with those naked raptors).

[DinoToyForum]

Well, I liked it! One of the Torosaurus had a damaged shield but it looked intentional to me
I'll submit a review to LITC soon...

[Jetoar]

I seen this magnificent and wonderful The Arena Spectacular in Spain 4 years ago  .

[rfdelgado]

I saw this show in LA a few years ago with my family and I enjoyed it. Yeah, you have a few quibbles here and there but from the standpoint of watching these things walk around, it's really cool.

[FUTABA]

I went to see it in Birmingham. Excellent. After a short while my brain learned to see them as animals and ignored the whole 'men in costumes / cars' thing. The Stego was especially lifelike (although when I bought the programme it showed a picture of it flushing it's plates - which didn't happen in the show. I'd like to have seen that). It deviated slightly from the series aswell which was good as it didn't feel like I was simply watching the series again but onstage. No marine life though. But that makes sense as it would have been probably too tricky to do it convincingly (the string suspended Ornithocheirus was probably the least convincing model). Just to see them in full scale walking around actually gave me a little lump in my throat on a few occasions.

[DinoToyForum]

I've submitted my review to LITC and hope to see it posted soon

I couldn't blank out the 'men in costumes / cars' thing, wish I could've.

[Roselaar]

One of the Torosaurus had a damaged shield but it looked intentional to me

Did its head almost drag over the floor because it got pulled down by the neck shield that had broken down?

[DinoToyForum]

One of the Torosaurus had a damaged shield but it looked intentional to me

Did its head almost drag over the floor because it got pulled down by the neck shield that had broken down?

No, it just has some superficial damage. Must have fixed it.

[Roselaar]

One of the Torosaurus had a damaged shield but it looked intentional to me

Did its head almost drag over the floor because it got pulled down by the neck shield that had broken down?

No, it just has some superficial damage. Must have fixed it.

Good thing too, it looked rather nasty. They had it make a quick exit because it appeared rather embarrassing. But it didn't ruin the show for anybody.

[Crackington]

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but Mrs Crackington came across something funny with the Arena dino costumes on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo19imJWN_M