Dinosaur

Dinosaur : Revealed
Located within Dinoland of Disney's Animal Kingdom is a thrilling blast to the past. Dinosaur takes riders on a thrilling journey back to the Cretaceous period with the help of a crazy scientist and his newly created "Time Rovers". Your mission: To find the extinct Iguanodon dinosaur and bring it back to present day for research. But watch out! The Cretaceous period is famous for the meteorite storm that killed off the dinosaurs. Needless to say, the trip doesn't go exactly as planned.

My suggestion is to visit the Dinosaur attraction after you have experienced Expedition Everest and Kilimanjaro Safaris. The line is usually fairly short, and can be done after riding the two most popular attractions. If the line is longer than about 30 minutes, perhaps it would be a good idea to grab a FASTPASS for this ride.

Once you are inside the attraction, you view a short movie explaining instructions for your mission to the age of the Dinosaurs. You then enter the loading area, where guests are loaded in groups of four (each Time Rover holds 12 people). Then it is off to the Cretaceous period!

Everything starts out fine, there are different dinosaurs throughout the landscape that you can observe from your safe vehicle. However, shortly into the ride there starts to be signs of the upcoming meteor shower. Your team needs to pick up speed in order to find the Iguanodon in time. The bad luck continues, when you run into a very hungry Carnitaurous. He chases your Time Rover through the dark jungle, each time barely missing you. At the last second, you find the Iguanodon and are zapped back to present times just before being eatten by a giant TRex. Sounds like a good time right?

This ride is one of the more intense attractions at Walt Disney World, and families with small children should read the posted warning before riding. The ride is very dark, and very bumpy. Also, the dinosaurs are loud, scary and realistic, which often scares young children.

Dinosaur is personally my favorite attraction at Walt Disney World. It is sure to make every member of your family laugh, and is not to be missed on your next visit.