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Walking With Dinosaurs Live Show
Wow! After a major success in USA and Canada, Walking With Dinosaurs Live show has finally arrived in Europe. The tour dates are scheduled for Britain and other European countries.
If your kid loves dinosaurs or if you consider yourself a paleontology enthusiast, you simply cannot afford to miss this show! Read on to learn more about the show and how to obtain tickets.
If your kid loves dinosaurs or if you consider yourself a paleontology enthusiast, you simply cannot afford to miss this show! Read on to learn more about the show and how to obtain tickets.
Table of Contents
- Walking With Dinosaurs Live Europe
- Dinosaurs Live Show
- Short Break or Tickets Only
- Walking With Dinosaurs Australia
- Watch 'em moving
- Live Experience
- Dinosaurs Featured on the Show
- Walking With Dinosaurs Facts
- Feedback from USA and Australian Shows
- Walking With Dinosaurs Live Tickets for UK shows
- Featured Lenses
- Are you looking forward to see the show?
Walking With Dinosaurs Live Europe
Tour Dates 2009 for Britain have been revealed
In April 2009 the North American season ends with a show in The Brandt Centre, Regina, Canada. Then the show packs its bags and travels to Europe.
1 - 5 Jul - Glasgow SECC
7 - 12 Jul - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
15 - 19 Jul - Nottingham Trent FM Arena
22 - 26 Jul - Sheffield Arena
29 Jul - 2 Aug - Manchester MEN Arena
5 - 9 Aug - London O2
12 - 16 Aug - Birmingham NIA
19 - 23 Aug - Liverpool Echo
26 - 31 Aug - London Wembley Arena
1 - 5 Jul - Glasgow SECC
7 - 12 Jul - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
15 - 19 Jul - Nottingham Trent FM Arena
22 - 26 Jul - Sheffield Arena
29 Jul - 2 Aug - Manchester MEN Arena
5 - 9 Aug - London O2
12 - 16 Aug - Birmingham NIA
19 - 23 Aug - Liverpool Echo
26 - 31 Aug - London Wembley Arena
Dinosaurs Live Show
What it is and what it is not
This is not a fake or computer generated animation. Walking With Dinosaurs Live is a real theatrical show that follows an exciting storyline and features Huxley the dinosaur expert and his 15 untamed ferocious dinosaurs.The dinosaurs are life-size and represent 10 species from the reign of the dinosaurs. Dinosaurs first evolved 230 million years ago and were the dominant animals for 165 million years before becoming extinct 65 million years ago.
The life-size dinosaur models are moved by puppeteers using a very sophisticated hydro-dynamic system.
Short Break or Tickets Only
Book now to avoid disappointment!
1. Have more fun with tickets plus hotel package. Click here to order your short break.
2. Tickets only. If you have your accommodation sorted, click here to book your tickets early.
2. Tickets only. If you have your accommodation sorted, click here to book your tickets early.
Walking With Dinosaurs Australia
The Magnificent Live Show - How it all started
The live dinosaurs show took 7 long years to prepare and produce. Its creators took inspiration from the famous award-winning BBC Television show Walking With Dinosaurs. That particular show together with Spielberg's movie "Jurassic Park" made dinosauria into a real craze - people gained awareness of pre-historic life and started to show real interest and excitement.
The "crazy" idea of bringing the BBC show on to the live stage belongs to Australian entrepreneur Bruce Mactaggart. William May backed his ideas and introduced the visual concept of the whole thing. The show was directed by a Broadway expert Scott Faris.
The Live show was first staged in Sydney, Australia on January 10, 2007. An estimated 100,000 spectators visited the Sydney shows. Afterwards the show moved to Brisbane.
An estimated 1,500,000 people have already seen the show worldwide!
The "crazy" idea of bringing the BBC show on to the live stage belongs to Australian entrepreneur Bruce Mactaggart. William May backed his ideas and introduced the visual concept of the whole thing. The show was directed by a Broadway expert Scott Faris.
The Live show was first staged in Sydney, Australia on January 10, 2007. An estimated 100,000 spectators visited the Sydney shows. Afterwards the show moved to Brisbane.
An estimated 1,500,000 people have already seen the show worldwide!
Watch 'em moving
An exclusive sneak preview!
Live Experience
Walking With Dinosaurs
www.dinosaurlive.com - Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience Tour. The tour just finished touring Australia and will be touring North America starting in July 2007. Go to www.dinosaurlive.com for more information.
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Dinosaurs Featured on the Show
Which beasts are there?
Well, the obvious choice is the Tyrannosaurus aka T-Rex. But then there are more. You will love to meet them:
Allosaurus
Ankylosaurus
Brachiosaurus
Iguanodon carcass
Liliensternus
Plateosaurus
Ornithocheirus
Stegosaurus
Torosaurus
Utahraptor
Allosaurus
Ankylosaurus
Brachiosaurus
Iguanodon carcass
Liliensternus
Plateosaurus
Ornithocheirus
Stegosaurus
Torosaurus
Utahraptor
Walking With Dinosaurs Facts
Discover the Awe-inspiring Facts behind the Show!
- It cost £10 million (that was $17 million at that time) to produce the show.
- Add a couple of millions each time the show needed to go on a big move (imagine hauling the monsters and decorations on a large ship over the Atlantic Ocean)
- The original BBC documentary had an audience of 770 million people.
- It cost £2 million per minute to produce the documentary. That was the cost of computer generated animation back in 1999 when the documentary was made.
- Attendance of 100,000 was recorded on the maiden Live Show in Sydney.
- More than 1,5 million people have already seen the Live Show.
- Modest estimations show that at least 400,000 people will visit the British leg of the show due to the high dinosaur-awareness of the British public.
Feedback from USA and Australian Shows
What do others have to say about Walking With Dinosaurs live show?
Ollie from Australia: I was really fascinated. Sometimes I'd been dreaming about dinosaurs at night. Now I had a chance to live my dream. Yet this Huxley (don't mix with the Huxley Pig) was a bit annoying and I really wished a T-Rex grabbed him and ate him. LOL!
Suzie from USA: The event was amazing. The dinosaurs were so lifelike with their attention to detail, fascinating robotics and incredible use of puppetry.
Jennifer from USA: I was at this show last year with my kids. They loved it. Since then they are big dinosaur fans. I can recommend it to every parent.
Pete from USA: Been to this; was incredible! But the funny thing was that my 8 and 11 year old were more focussed on watching the dinosaurs on the big screens around the auditorium than actually looking at them. Great night out!
Suzie from USA: The event was amazing. The dinosaurs were so lifelike with their attention to detail, fascinating robotics and incredible use of puppetry.
Jennifer from USA: I was at this show last year with my kids. They loved it. Since then they are big dinosaur fans. I can recommend it to every parent.
Pete from USA: Been to this; was incredible! But the funny thing was that my 8 and 11 year old were more focussed on watching the dinosaurs on the big screens around the auditorium than actually looking at them. Great night out!
Walking With Dinosaurs Live Tickets for UK shows
If you happen to be in Britain during this summer, don't miss the Show!
Now, when it comes to tickets, you have two options.
1. Grab a tickets + hotel package deal. This is a great way to get a discount stay at a hotel near the venue. Click here to order your short break deal.
2. Get only the tickets. If you don't live near the venue, it is a pain because you need to think about accommodation. Click here to book your tickets.
OK, so how much is it? Depending on the venue, ticket prices start from £20 but may cost as much as £45 for premium seating. As far as the short breaks are concerned, the hotel + tickets deal can cost from £70 per person to well over £100 depending on the hotel you stay in.
1. Grab a tickets + hotel package deal. This is a great way to get a discount stay at a hotel near the venue. Click here to order your short break deal.
2. Get only the tickets. If you don't live near the venue, it is a pain because you need to think about accommodation. Click here to book your tickets.
OK, so how much is it? Depending on the venue, ticket prices start from £20 but may cost as much as £45 for premium seating. As far as the short breaks are concerned, the hotel + tickets deal can cost from £70 per person to well over £100 depending on the hotel you stay in.
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- terracotta-warrior terracotta-warrior May 6, 2009 @ 7:17 am | in reply to rydigga
- Cheers Ryan,
I cannot wait to see the Live Experience too. I've always wondered what was the world like in times of dinosaurs!
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- rydigga rydigga Apr 9, 2009 @ 2:46 pm
- Hi Rachel,
This looks like an awesome show. I was a big dino fan growing up, might have to get out and see this performance with my niece. Thanks for sharing :)
Ryan
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