Fact Sheet
20 Dinosaurs in the UK & 17 Dinosaurs in the US
10 Separate Species Represented
10 large dinosaurs
Plateosaurus - 10 ft tall x 31 ft long
Stegosaurus - 18.5 ft tall x 36 ft long
Allosaurus - 14.5 ft tall x 43 ft long
Brachiosaurus - adult 36 ft tall x 56 ft long and young 29.5 ft tall x 48 ft long
Ornithocheirus - Wing Span 38 ft
Ankylosaurus - 12 ft tall x 34 ft long
Torosaurus (2) - 13 ft tall x 30 ft long
Tyrannosaurus Rex (2) (one spare) 23 feet tall x 42 feet long
5 suit dinosaurs 2 baby dinosaur puppets
Each large dinosaur contains: (based upon the construction of a Torosaur) • 433 feet of hydraulic hose Each large dinosaur: • weighs 1.6 tons a piece (standard family car) To operate one dinosaur, it takes: The actors who portray ‘Huxley’ are played by different people in each country Trucks US Touring Company Tour
European Tour Audience
updated 10/15/09
3 Utahraptors - 8 ft tall x 14 ft long
1 Baby T-Rex (one spare) 7 ft tall x 14 long
1 Liliensternus - 7.5 ft tall x 16 ft long
• 971 feet of fabric
• 433 feet of foam
• 53 gallons of paint
• 7 kilowatts of power from 12 truck batteries
• 1094 yards of cabling in each body
• 24 microprocessors control movement along with 15 hydraulic rams and 6 hydraulic motors each
• runs on 6 roller blade wheels
A Team of 3 people:
1 Driver,
2 Voodoo Puppeteers -
one operates head and tail gross motion,
one in charge of minor movements: mouth, blinking and roars
27 – 53 foot semis (truck is 73 feet long with cabin)
65 including performers and voodoo operators
15 Cast - includes 6 suit performers, 2 actors and 7 puppeteers
45 Crew includes 9 dino drivers, 3 person skins/dressing staff, and multiple engineers, lighting and sound personnel, carpenters, riggers and workers in AV/automation
The UK Tour
Began on 1 July 2009 – 31st August 2009
taking in 8 regional cities across 9 venues and 91 performances
Played for over 500,000 people
£16 million in ticket sales
North American Tour
Began in July 2007
Ongoing Tour
North America (Canada, Mexico and US)
97 cities, over 750 performances by Oct 2009
More than 3.1 million people have seen the show in North America (Oct 2009)
$136 million in ticket sales
Commenced September 2009
Website
www.dinosaurlive.com
300,000 people saw the show in Australia in early 2007
More than 3.1 Million people have seen the show in North America (Oct 2009)
More than 4.4 Million people have seen the show Worldwide (Oct 2009)
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