DINOSAUR (formerly known as Countdown to Extinction), a thrill ride
using ride technology similar to Disneyland's Indiana Jones Adventure.
Guests are taken into the past to see the meteor that caused the
extinction of the dinosaurs.
Dinosaur! Trivia and Fun Facts
There are a total of 19 dinosaurs on the Dinosaur! attraction,
which uses a ride system modeled after the "Indiana Jones and the
Temple of the Forbidden Eye" attraction at Disneyland Resort in
California.
The name of the Countdown to Extinction
attractions was changed just weeks before the movie "Dinosaur" was
released. This is not uncommon for Disney, who changed the name of Snow
White's Castle in Disneyland to Sleeping Beauty Castle in 1955, just a
few years before the movie premiered. You can still see the letters CTX
(Countdown to eXtinction) on the ride vehicles.
Take a look at the pipes over your head as you approach the Time Rover vehicles in Dinosaur!
The Red pipe has the chemical name and formula for Ketchup
(lycopersicon lycopericum is also known as the tomato) and the Yellow
pipe has the chemical name and formula for Mustard. The White pipe is,
of course, the chemical forulas for Mayonnaise!
In
order to support the incredibly large and sophisticated dinosaur
Audio-Animatronics® at DINOSAUR in DinoLand U.S.A., their dino-size
bases were built clear through the structure down to their own large
foundations in the ground.
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