I know I'm alone here, but I always really enjoyed the theme of Dino Land. Then again, I really like hokey Route 66 type stuff so it is right up my alley.
We have always enjoyed Dino Land as well, and the friends/family we travel with love it too. One of our best vacations was when we rented a 31' RV and drove down Historic Route 66 to the Grand Canyon, stopping at all the hokey road side attractions I could find! The kids list that trip as their favorite ahead of any Disney vacation we've had, so the Route 66 theme in DL is fun for us. I've always been curious why Dino Land gets so much hate. Sure there are things I feel could be improved, but it's very fun and is something different.
I like the idea of the backstory. I want them to do better though. I think they can make it like a real excavation site. I say this as someone who has worked excavation sites. I would be thrilled if they did so.I’ve hated it because the theme wasn’t clear to me and looked like Disney just took the cheap way to fill in that space. It’s out of place when compared to the rest of Animal Kingdom.
It wasn’t until recently where I read online what the theme is supposed to be. Correct me if I’m wrong but the theme is that there is the Dino excavation site (the Dinosaur attraction) along a Rt 66 type road. All of the other restaurants, rides, and games popped up to make money off all the tourists going to the Dino Exhibit.
After learning that, I have a little more appreciation for the land. The paved road down the middle of the land makes a little more sense. I still think it’s out of place though.
I’ve hated it because the theme wasn’t clear to me and looked like Disney just took the cheap way to fill in that space. It’s out of place when compared to the rest of Animal Kingdom.
It wasn’t until recently where I read online what the theme is supposed to be. Correct me if I’m wrong but the theme is that there is the Dino excavation site (the Dinosaur attraction) along a Rt 66 type road. All of the other restaurants, rides, and games popped up to make money off all the tourists going to the Dino Exhibit.
After learning that, I have a little more appreciation for the land. The paved road down the middle of the land makes a little more sense. I still think it’s out of place though.
For the longest time we never knew what the heck was going on with the carnival stuff at Dino Land....I seem to remember when it first opened it was much more educational - even a cast member there talking about archaeology with bones on display along with other stuff that was found. Were the other rides there then? I really don't remember.yeah, roughly that - it was a gas station owned by married couple Chester and Hester and then some dinosaur fosils were found and ultimately the dino institute built and so they changed the gas station to be a souvenir store to capitalize on all the tourists
I love the little details - like the imagineers made a new sign for the gas station only to paint over it for the change to being a souvenir store
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The first time I was in the carnival area, I noticed the parking spaces painted on the asphalt. It wasn't until much late that it dawned on me: there was never an old parking lot there. They painted it to look like an old parking lot...yeah, roughly that - it was a gas station owned by married couple Chester and Hester and then some dinosaur fosils were found and ultimately the dino institute built and so they changed the gas station to be a souvenir store to capitalize on all the tourists
I love the little details - like the imagineers made a new sign for the gas station only to paint over it for the change to being a souvenir store
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The first time I was in the carnival area, I noticed the parking spaces painted on the asphalt. It wasn't until much late that it dawned on me: there was never an old parking lot there. They painted it to look like an old parking lot...
That's taking the theme an extra step.
This is one of the things I value most about Disney - attention to detail! You notice and see what they want you to see, not what they don't. Keeps it magical!yup - initial reaction is always "it looks so old and run down and cheap!" ... and I am thinking "hey, it took a lot of work to make something new look old, run down, and cheap!"
It was indeed beautiful but boy was it bad.They literally just released a great Dinosaur movie! The Good Dinosaur was beautiful!!
I like the idea of the backstory. I want them to do better though. I think they can make it like a real excavation site. I say this as someone who has worked excavation sites. I would be thrilled if they did so.
they do (kinda), it's in the kids play area.
I am gonna be really honestNews
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A ride through rock layers?! Music to this science teacher's ears! That actually sounds like a fun project.and honestly that all looks great! theres so much more they can do with that! I know Living with the land is not the most popular attraction but a ride like that, that takes you through how paleontologists work? I feel that could be very popular. Or even an "under ground" ride through the layers of the earth, and as you hit different layers of dirt (and there are many) seeing animals from different time periods?? that would be so cool!!