I'm scared

[El Matador]

maybe ducpainter could give you some pointers about what to expect
he's done this, right?

You know, I wouldn't wanna mess around with a guy who has the power to turn my bike glittery purple and pink while I'm sleeping. Just sayin'...

[Drunken Monkey]

I seriously can't wait until the kids are old enough to not run screaming from this enjoy this.

[ducatiz]

yes.... it was very exciting. we sat in the nosebleed section, and it was cool from all the way up there.

i bet when you go to disneyland you do the Pirates of the Caribbean ride all by yourself.. all day...

[KnightofNi]

it'll be within a couple of hrs of us in june. i know kath would love it.

thanks BP!

[abby normal]

i saw it in san diego a few months ago.  there's enough 'machinery' that you won't be
tempted to think of them as real, but its impressive and mostly scientifically correct.

the big deal with us was the trailer trash that attended.  flash photos, screaming kids, kicking the chair.
amazing since the tickets were like $70 each.  most of these folks looked like they didn't have 2 nickels
to rub together.

[ducatiz]

i saw it in san diego a few months ago.  there's enough 'machinery' that you won't be
tempted to think of them as real, but its impressive and mostly scientifically correct.

the big deal with us was the trailer trash that attended.  flash photos, screaming kids, kicking the chair.
amazing since the tickets were like $70 each.  most of these folks looked like they didn't have 2 nickels
to rub together.

the korean grocery downtown gives 50 cents on the dollar for foodstamps

[Grampa]

I seriously can't wait until the kids are old enough to not run screaming from this enjoy this.

LM here:

The only part that I think might be frighening is when the T-Rex is onstage because she's damn loud.  But she's also defending her baby, so it's really just really loud mother-love being expressed. ;-)  And, actually, from the cheap seats -- where we sat -- I'm not sure that even that would be threatening because you're far enough away. 

Which brings up another point for those of you who might catch the show, the cheap seats might actually be the way to go.  We were high enough up above the action that we could see everything no matter where on stage it was occuring.  If you're sitting too low, there are "mountains" in the middle of the stage that would obscure your view when the paleontologist or dinosaur/s are on the opposite side.  Ideally, end stage seating and fairly high would be my recommendation.

Michelle

[Speedbag]

i bet when you go to disneyland you do the Pirates of the Caribbean ride all by yourself.. all day...

Why wouldn't he? 

[ducatiz]

Why wouldn't he? 

Because they changed the story line and now call it Ass Pirates of the Caribbean.

[Ash]

i saw it.  it was ok.  the skin textures were really good.

really a kids show tho... not really that interesting to an adult unless you've got kids in tow.

[KnightofNi]

i saw it.  it was ok.  the skin textures were really good.

really a kids show tho... not really that interesting to an adult unless you've got kids in tow.

what if you're an adult that has a child-like fascination with dinosaurs?

[trenner]

A friend of mine works on the crew for this, doing the robotics.  My wife and I went to see the show, and got a chance to go backstage with him and see things up close.  He had to do some repairs on a bronto with a hurt neck:



...and gave us a chance to look under the hood, at the skin and the underlying muscles and skeleton:



...and let us get eye to eye with the T-rex:



It was a heck of a lot of fun!  The skin is indeed amazing.  I've got some other backstage and design pics at home that I'll post if I can dig them up.

[Grampa]

i saw it.  it was ok.  the skin textures were really good.

really a kids show tho... not really that interesting to an adult unless you've got kids in tow.

Bah humbug.  I may have had more fun than my boys!

Michelle

[Kopfjager]

Because they changed the story line and now call it Ass Pirates of the Caribbean.