New 2 Week "Atmosphere" Entertainment Test @ DAK

[WEDWDW]

Always good to see new entertainment being tried out.

http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2014/04/animal-kingdom-meet-professor-parker.html

 

[kaybird]

Can't wait! Love the Dino Institute, think it is vastly underrated!

 

[budafam]

Very excited about this! Wish we were going to AK on our next visit

 

[Simba's Mom]

I can't help but wonder if this professor is modeled after the professor who walked through Dinoland with Lucky the dinosaur a few years ago.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Not quite Lucky, Dorothy.

http://attractionsmagazine.com/new-...-walking-velociraptor-happening-disney-world/

 

[agavegirl1]

Thank you Dan Murphy. I was kind of wondering why DIS ignored this. I thought the "lameness factor" prevented it. I don't know what can be posted myself. Yes...not exactly Lucky or ummmmm anything except like what every local science museum or zoo exhibit might have.

 

[magicbob]

This might go over great in a black art puppet show. But in broad daylight with the operator in plain view, it falls flat IMO.

 

[morethananyonex]

We all understand the concept that people are "friends" with characters, but why in the world is this one so obvious? How many kids are going to notice that? They couldn't try even a little harder to make it look like it's a real dinosaur? Even dressing the extra pair of legs in the same pattern as the dinosaur skin could help.

 

[lugnut33]

That looks like a step backwards from Lucky.

 

[surferdave]

These things have been around for awhile; there are lots of them on Youtube including some more realistic ones. The legs tend to show in all of the ones with decent maneuverability.

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

 

[jcemom]

I like the roaming entertainment type stuff in general, but this strikes me as weird, since you can see the guy under the costume. It's sort of creepy.

 

[buggy2727]

We all understand the concept that people are "friends" with characters, but why in the world is this one so obvious? How many kids are going to notice that? They couldn't try even a little harder to make it look like it's a real dinosaur? Even dressing the extra pair of legs in the same pattern as the dinosaur skin could help.

Very lame attempt, seriously... How many "legs" does that dino have?!

 

[MrsDuck]

That looks like a step backwards from Lucky.

Agreed.

Lucky was absolutely fantastic. It's unfortunate that Val seems to be a little lackluster.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Reminds me of Broadway play, The Lion King, or Tapestry of Nations. In those settings, seems appropriate. In this AK setting, not so much.