Dinosaurs return to the earth in Walking With Dinosaurs – The Live Experience, based on the award-winning BBC Television Series. After playing for ten sold-out weeks in five cities in Australia, where it was seen by an audience of over 300,000, Walking With Dinosaurs – The Live Experience is currently on a two-year arena tour across North America.
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Check out the feedback from some of our previous winners:
“I wanted to thank you so much again for all of the Walking with Dinosaurs tickets! My children LOVED this show. We all did! We couldn’t believe how realistic the dinosaurs looked, walked and sounded! It was even funny at times. Needless to say we couldn’t take our eyes off of them. Better yet, my kids didn’t get bored once! LOL I know that show will be one for the memory books. We truly appreciate your kindness in picking us. Thanks again.”
— Cheri Cooke, Highland Heights, KY winner
“Just got home from the show & as my 3 1/2 year old grandson, Malaki & my brother, Steve said “THE SHOW WAS AWESOME!!” I am so thankful that you chose us as winners for your contest. Not only did Steve & Malaki go but Malaki’s mom, myself, & 4 of my nephews went & enjoyed every moment of the show. Three of those nephews have never been to a show of this sort & really thought everything about it was “AWESOME”. The dinosaurs are so life like & HUGE!! We all wanted to pet or take a ride on them. Malaki’s favorite, of course, was T-Rex & Uncle Steve’s was…well all them were his favorite. The nephews were really in to the creativity of the dinosaurs and are going to go home & tomorrow try to make one (good luck). Again thank you so very, very much for allowing my family to experience life through “Walking With the Dinosaurs”. We would most definitely recommend the show & would enjoy seeing it again. Thank you & God bless.”
— Donna Allen, Highland Heights, KY winner
“Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! The show was amazing! As a parent of five boys (2 who love dinosaurs), you can imagine how thrilled I was to know that I was not going to have to pay for tickets for them to see the show. Three of my boys (3 yr old, 9 yr old, and 14 yr old) went with me to the show. When I first heard about the show coming to Raleigh, I prayed that we would be able to see it. I immediately began looking for discount tickets or free tickets to the show. That is when I came across A Country’s wonderful website. Thank God that I did. I entered my name into the contest and said a prayer and left it at that. The next thing I know, I get an email from you stating that I won tickets. I almost fell out my chair and had to shout, “Praise God!” Once we got to the show, my boys and I were delighted to find out we were in GREAT seats in the lower level near the stage. AWESOME! I thought my 3 yr old would be a little frightened considering the size of the dinosaurs, but he was at the edge of his seat in amazement. He even started yelling at them. I was really surprised to see my 9 yr old covering his face at times. He kept on asking the 3 yr old if he was scared. The dinosaurs were so lifelike; we truly felt like we had went back in time. Their eyes were even blinking! Wow! The vibrant colors of the plants and their size were impressive. The entire stage layout in the different scenes were captivating. The narration was very educational. It wasn’t long and boring, but just enough to learn something and remain intrigued. The narrator was comical. The kids especially loved the bit with the Tyrannosaurs Rex. We loved every minute of it! The RBC Center staff were very helpful and courteous. Thank you so very much for a wonderful time going back in time!”
— -Jannai Johnson, Raleigh, NC winner
“Just wanted to thank you for the tickets! We had a great time! My daughter absolutely loved it and I was able to watch the robotics guys do their thing which was even more amazing. It was so worth it but I would have never been able to afford to do this on my own! Again, thanks so much for a great experience.”
— Amy Middle, Des Moines, IA winner
“We had a wonderful time at the Walking With Dinosaurs Show. The dinosaurs were amazing. I worried that my 2 year old might be scared if the show was too loud. He loved every minute of it. He sat in his seat and couldn’t take his eyes off the show. My 6 year old loved it too. The seats you gave us were great. My husband and I really enjoyed the show too. I don’t think there was any way to make this show better — it was really amazing. You really felt like you were back in dinosaur times and that they were real.
Thank you again for a wonderful evening. I never win anything — I was so excited to get these tickets. It was a wonderful night out for my whole family.“
–Tamara Hein, Des Moines, IA winner
“Thank you for the tickets to see Walking With the Dinosaurs. The show was AMAZING and very educational. Our 3 1/2 year old son was thrilled and engaged during the entire show. At the beginning, there were dinosaur eggs hatching and a predator came and ate one of the baby dinosaurs. My son yelled out “Put down that dinosaur! You don’t eat that baby dinosaur!” It was so cute! Our son has seen all the Jurassic Park movies about 30-40 times each, so as each dinosaur came out on stage, he knew their names. I think that made him even more excited because it felt familiar to him and exciting at the same time. We were able to also take our 8 year old niece to the show thanks to your station’s generosity. We really appreciate the tickets and had an incredible time that we’ll remember for years to come.”
— Jill Valero, Fresno, CA winner
“Thank you again for selecting me as a winner for the tickets to the Walking With Dinosaurs show. You enabled me to be a hero to my future stepson who had been begging us to take him to see the dinosaurs. We would have been financially unable to go so the free tickets were a true blessing. Being able to tell him that we were going was almost as exciting as actually attending…but not quite. When the show began he was a little bit scared just because of the loud music (he’s ultra sensitive to noise) and he had to step out with his dad for a bit. But once he decided to come back in and “tough it out” he did great for the rest of the show. He sat wide-eyed at the sights and engaged with what was happening the entire time. He had a great time and couldn’t stop talking about it afterwards. He loved the T-Rex and baby T-Rex and said that was his favorite part. He also really liked the way the flowers and foliage looked around the perimeter of the arena and commented on them several times. The lights and pictures on the screen made the experience very exciting as well. All in all it was a great show and we feel very blessed to have been able to attend and give him and his sister the experience we would otherwise not have been able to afford.”
— Melissa Braun, Fresno, CA winner
“Thank you again for the wonderful tickets! My children and I loved the show. I thought it was done extremely well and my children even want to go again. They thought
the dinosaurs were real. My 4 year old daughter’s favorite was the Utahraptor and my 3 year old son’s favorite was the baby T-Rex. It was an amazing show and I was shocked at how educational it was as well. I was shocked how well the staging was, I didn’t expect any of that. It did make you feel like you were back in time, right there with the dinosaurs. I thought the venue was excellent, there was not a bad seat there. The organizers handled everything well, and even parking was a breeze. Thank you again, we are so grateful and will never forget this!
— Lourdes Rhodes, Bridgeport, CT winner
“I can’t thank you enough for the wonderful night my family had last night! It was a blessing to get out together and just completely forget any troubles. This show was truly an experience I’ll never forget. My daughter had a permanent grin on her face the whole night. She would announce each dinosaur as they came out and ohhh and awww’d through the entire show. The show was beyond words. Amazing doesn’t seem to cover it. It was informative but highly entertaining at the same time. The music and sound effects had been simply incredible. It looked and sounded like you stepped back in time. The detail of the dinosaurs is something we just couldn’t believe. The movements so life like. I would tell anyone thinking about going to run out and get tickets. Everyone would love this show. I know my parents enjoyed it just as much as my daughter. My daughter is running around the house right now wearing her dinosaur tail she got at the show. Roaring as she goes! Only one problem do I have now. The dinosaurs looked so real that my daughter now wants a dinosaur for a pet!!!
Thank you again!!!!!!”
— Sharon White, Bridgeport, CT winner
“Hi! Walking with Dinosaurs was FANTASTIC – so much fun! We each had our favorites – I liked the Torosaurus the best, but the T-Rex was really popular with the crowd. The staging was excellent. The way the “vegetation” came to life around the stage was truly magical. The dinosaurs all looked so real! And the narrator played a great role. From the reactions from the kids around us (and the adults, too!), it was clear that this show is a huge family hit. Thank you again VERY much for the tickets! The seats were good and we totally enjoyed our night out.”
— Linda Ingmanson, Bridgeport, CT winner
“I want to take a moment to tell you how much we appreciated the tickets to Walking with Dinosaurs. My two sons, ages 4 & 6, were mesmerized from start to finish. We were all blown away by the entire show and my boys cannot stop telling everyone they meet about seeing real live dinosaurs! They honestly thought they were real.”
— Lynn Glover, Toronto, Canada winner
“Thank you so much for an unforgettable experience! We loved the show! The dinosaurs were incredibly life-like. I was amazed at how much they moved, and how animated they were. My children were entranced. What I also found impressive was the lighting design, the set design and the sound. First-class production elements greatly enhanced the spectacle. The cast is excellent and the crew superb. We learned a lot and had fun doing it. This is a show that you can take anyone to, from toddlers to seniors. I will tell all my friends about this fabulous production. Thank you once again for giving my young paleontologists a thrill that they will never forget!”
— Aileen Chandler, Toronto, Canada winner
“The show was absolutely wonderful!! My kids loved it! As an adult, I loved that they included some humor into the narration and dinosaurs. Our seats were amazing. They had the first 3-5 rows blocked off (I’m assuming to accommodate the dinosaurs’ tails and such) and we had seats in row 8 on the Lower Level. Again, thank you for offering such a great contest!”
— Stephanie Copeland, St. Paul, MN winner
“The seats were perfect and the show was amazing! Our whole family really enjoyed getting to experience this. My son has always been in awe of dinosaurs and was completely intent the entire show while my daughter was very inquisitive and interested. Thank-you sooo much for a wonderful family night out and an experience we will cherish forever. The only thing I can even add as a critique would be to make the show longer. It just was so interesting that it went by sooo quick;)”
— Jennifer Blanchard, Kansas City, MO winner
“I could not wait to tell my son Amadou that he and I, as well as his two cousins, ages 6 and 10, would be able to attend “Walking with Dinosaurs” – The Live Experience. All three of the children were in awe, as was myself, at the lifelike animated dinosaurs as they were introduced. Everything about the show from the narration to the scenery were on point;and our seats were excellent we could see every detail of the performance. As a parent, I also really appreciated the educational component of the show. My son wanted to know more about how and why the earth changed over time as well as all the names of the dinosaurs featured. The program from the show was very helpful in recapping some of the highlights of the show and giving us a birds eye view into the making of the production.”
— Tanika Wilson Kromah, Madison, WI winner
“The dinos were amazing with head, body movements and very authentic looking. Their roars were so loud you could feel the rumble. The show was dark and loud and in my mind geared towards the ages of 8 and up. The little ones were scared to death while those over the age of 8 were fascinated. All in all, the show was superb! Thanks again for giving my family the chance to experience walking with dinosaurs…it is one we won’t forget.”
— Cathy Coyle-Kaufman, Madison, WI winner
“I do want to let you know that I took my husband and our 21-yr-old son and our 9 1/2-yr-old daughter (who’s autistic). We were so surprised at what great seats we had, mere words cannot describe the awe and amazement we all felt! Having the speaker walk with them added to the incredulous size of these magnificent creatures! Our daughter was mezmerized! She wouldn’t even get up at intermission (you have no idea what a major deal that was)! We were in the third row from the floor! She didn’t want to leave when it was over, stating that it had been too short. It was such a terrific family outing with all four of us stunned by the show! This was the best “prize” that I think I have ever won! Thank you again for making this an event to remember!”
— Christine Eaton, Baltimore, MD winner
“I just wanted to say thank you, THANK YOU! May family had a super time at WWDL. The dinosaurs were so life like when they came out from behind the curtain that you forgot that there were people controlling them. The effects like the plants growing and the flowers coming up out of the ground were really cool too. The Stegosaurus got into a fight with the Allosaurus. The plates along his back glowed red, like they say it would in all the books that we have read. The two Torosaurs had a fight and then one of them even pooped, which any little boy would love. Mine laughed of course. There was a flying dinosaur, whose name I can’t spell. The Brachiosaurus was huge!!! Our seats were so awesome that we got to watch all of the dinosaurs come out from behind the curtain. My kids loved it, it was like they stopped right in front of us to let us get a good look. I liked the Utahraptors the best. Of course the boys loved the T-Rex and the baby T-Rex. The baby T-Rex was quite the little comedian. The show was great for all ages. My kids are 3 and 5 and when asked how they like it, my 3 year old summed it up as “cool.” He got up this morning and the first words out of his mouth were, “Did we go tot the dinosaurs last night,
” and then I got a run down of the whole show. Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to go see it and the seats were superb. It was something our family will never forget. Awesome details and cool special effects. T-Rex shook the house!”
— Amy Roush, Manchester, NH winner
“Just let me say thank you! thank you! thank you!!!. My son Griffin was absolutely speechless throughout the show as was his mum and dad and grandmother. It was incredible to the point that at the ending of the show when the T-Rex came out, he pulled on his father’s shirt and said…”if you don’t move he will not see you, so stop moving or you are going to be eaten…” Thank you so much, the seats were spectacular and the show was too.”
— Christine Richards, Manchester, NH winner
“Last night, We went to the walking with the dinosaur show with the tickets I won from you, My 4 year Hunter was in Heaven. The show was Great! I wish you could have watch him during the show, He was so excited when a new dinosaur came out. He couldn’t wait till the T-Rex came out. He was a little scared of it but he didn’t take his eyes off it. He said it was the Best night of his life and that he would remember it always. He even had to take home a T-Rex. Thank you so much for choosing us.”
— Crystal Wever, Lincoln, NE winner
“My twin girls (4-1/2 years old) absolutely loved it! They have been huge fans of dinosaurs for over a year and a half now, and to be able to see them “in real life” was a special treat!
I really enjoyed the educational aspect of the show as well…it introduced the girls to new vocabulary…they are now talking about the Tyrannosaurus Rex rather than the “Sharp-tooth”! The lighting and set design was also really creative! This is a wonderful show! I really do appreciate the opportunity ACountry has provided for my family! Thank you very much! That was an evening that my family will not soon forget!”
— John Webster, Jr., Portland, OR winner
“We just got back from tonight’s Walking With Dinosaurs performance. I say performance with great enthusiasm because the whole thing exceeded my expectation’s. So life- like, must be the most common said comment! My wife and our grandkid’s loved it! They are so real, that I really only needed 2 seats. 1 for my wife, and 1 for me and the 2 grandsons, whom where all over me like the dinosaurs could pounce at anytime! Thank you for making great memories for all of us. Grandkids faces will forever be on my memory and photos.”
— Ed Panit, Portland, OR winner
“We had such a great time at the Walking with Dinosaurs show last night – it was especially fun watching my 5 year old grandson, Rayden. We told him we were going shopping, and when those dinosaurs came out…. well, he was just absolutely thrilled. He has had a “love affair” with dinosaurs since he was 2 years old, and this was the icing on the cake. From the bottom of our hearts, his parents and I are so thankful to you for making this possible – Rayden will forever cherish the night he saw his wonderful, magical dinosaurs come to life!”
— Joanne Oneska, Milwaukee, WI winner
Walking With Dinosaurs – The Live Experience is brought to North America by The Creature Production Company, headed by CEO Carmen Pavlovic. Pavlovic said, “The BBC Series was a brilliant blend of special effects, escapism, excitement and information. Our show has that – and it’s live. In this show, fifteen roaring, snarling “live” dinosaurs mesmerize the audience – and are as awe-inspiring as when they first walked on earth.”
Pavlovic continued, “This is a show that could only fit in arenas – as the creatures are so absolutely immense in size. Audiences seated in the lower seats are all but overwhelmed by the dinosaurs, while those seated in higher seats can view the entire spectacle and panorama of the production. It is the closest you’ll ever get to experiencing what it was like when they walked and ruled the earth.”
After years of planning, Walking With Dinosaurs came to life at Sydney’s Acer Arena on January 10, 2007. The show has already proved itself such a sensation, that the North American tour was fast-tracked.
Ten species are represented from the entire 200 million year reign of the dinosaurs. The show includes the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the terror of the ancient terrain, as well as the Plateosaurus and Liliensternus from the Triassic period, the Stegosaurus and Allosaurus from the Jurassic period and Torosaurus and Utahraptor from the awesome Cretaceous. The largest of them, the Brachiosaurus is 45 feet tall, and 75 feet from nose to tail. It took a team of 50 – including engineers, fabricators, skin makers, artists and painters, and animatronic experts – a year to build the original production.
Variety said, “The dinosaurs are stunning, life-size and faultlessly nimble. In act one, the beasts parade into the arena gnashing and cavorting as a safari-suited paleontologist describes their attributes … in the second half, the action cranks up, culminating in a spectacular clash as a T-Rex mom defends her baby from predators. Sonny Tilders’ triumphant creature design ensures Walking With Dinosaurs is a truly spectacular spectacular. It is everything a dino-phile could want.”
The show depicts the dinosaurs’ evolution, complete with the climatic and tectonic changes that took place, which led to the demise of many species. With almost cinematic realism, Walking With Dinosaurs has scenes of the interactions between dinosaurs, and the audience sees how carnivorous dinosaurs evolved to walk on two legs, and how the herbivores fended off their more agile predators.
The history of the world is played out with the splitting of the earth’s continents, and the transition from the arid desert of the Triassic period is given over to the lush green prairies and forces of the later Jurassic. Oceans form, volcanoes erupt, a forest catches fire — all leading to the massive comet, which struck the earth, and forced the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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