We received tickets to this event.
Walking With Dinosaurs - The Arena Spectacular stomped into Honda Center on Wednesday, September 3rd with life-like creatures reenacting the days when they roamed the Earth. Narrated by a Paleontologist, he took us back 65 million years. If you're wondering whether your kids will enjoy this production, read on. Dino-enthusiasts, you will not be disappointed.
The show had some cute factors. The tiniest Dinos had us all going, "Awwww."
It was easy to follow for all ages. Our narrator not only introduced the animals, he highlighted their strengths as well as their weaknesses. He had our full attention.
It was educational with surprise elements. We didn't expect to hear about the importance of insects to flowers, and especially enjoyed this part of the performance as the plants grew and lit up the stage beautifully.
Predators were always lurking around the corner, but we always had fair warnings, and it wasn't always obvious which one would dominate and survived.
Pick on someone your own size!
Oh no! Look out for the creeper!
Did you know that raptors had a pecking order? The weaker of the two always ate last.
Uh oh - If you mess with the baby T-Rex, you're messing with the mama too! Run away!
For short clips of what the animals look like live in motion, check out their video below.
Disclosure: We attended media night for reviewing purposes. All opinions are our own. All images are by Mary K Tran.
This show can be enjoyed by all ages and is the perfect opportunity to introduce the Littles to Dinosaurs. The life-sized creatures were amazing to watch. Mine (ages 5 and 7) especially enjoyed the battle scenes and are now interested in learning more.
Honda Center
Now through Sunday, September 7!
Now through Sunday, September 7!
2695 East Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA
(714) 704-2400
PERFORMANCES:
- Wednesday, September 3 at 7:00 PM
- Thursday, September 4 at 7:00 PM
- Friday, September 5 at 7:00 PM
- Saturday, September 6 at 11:00 AM
- Saturday, September 6 at 3:00 PM
- Saturday, September 6 at 7:00 PM
- Sunday, September 7 at 1:00 PM
- Sunday, September 7 at 5:00 PM
TICKETS: $22.50, $39.50, $59.50, $79.50
PURCHASE ONLINE: www.ticketmaster.com OR CALL: l 800-745-3000
IN PERSON: Honda Center Box Office – 2695 East Katella Ave. Anaheim, CA 92806
GROUP SALES: (714) 940-2859 or groupsales@hondacenter.com
STAPLES Center
Thursday, September 11 – Sunday, September 14
Thursday, September 11 – Sunday, September 14
1111 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 742-7100
PERFORMANCES:
TICKET PRICES: $22, $39, $59, $79
PURCHASE ONLINE: axs.com OR CALL: 888-929-7849
IN PERSON: STAPLES Center Box Office – 1111 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
GROUP SALES: 1-877-AEG-TICKETS (1-877-522-8669)
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WALKING WITH DINOSAURS THE ARENA SPECTACULAR is produced by Global Creatures headed by CEO Carmen Pavlovic. The creatures are designed and built by Sonny Tilders; the set and projected image design are by Peter England; the show’s lighting is by John Rayment, the score was composed by James Brett; and Warner Brown wrote the script.
Tilders, who designed and built the creatures has been, for the past decade, one of the major creative forces of the high-tech world of animatronic puppetry for film and television. He designed the Global Creatures/Dreamworks production How To Train Your Dragon Arena Spectacular, and created the lead character in the Australian stage production of King Kong, which had its world premiere season in Melbourne, Australia in 2013. He was one of the lead animatronic engineers for Jim Henson’s Creature workshop on the Farscape series, followed by work on Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Peter Pan, Ghost Rider and The Chronicles of Narnia.
- Thursday, September 11 at 7:00 PM
- Friday, September 12 at 7:00 PM
- Saturday, September 13 at 11:00 AM
- Saturday, September 13 at 3:00 PM
- Saturday, September 13 at 7:00 PM
- Sunday, September 14 at 11:00 AM
- Sunday, September 14 at 3:00 PM
TICKET PRICES: $22, $39, $59, $79
PURCHASE ONLINE: axs.com OR CALL: 888-929-7849
IN PERSON: STAPLES Center Box Office – 1111 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
GROUP SALES: 1-877-AEG-TICKETS (1-877-522-8669)
__________________
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS THE ARENA SPECTACULAR is produced by Global Creatures headed by CEO Carmen Pavlovic. The creatures are designed and built by Sonny Tilders; the set and projected image design are by Peter England; the show’s lighting is by John Rayment, the score was composed by James Brett; and Warner Brown wrote the script.
Tilders, who designed and built the creatures has been, for the past decade, one of the major creative forces of the high-tech world of animatronic puppetry for film and television. He designed the Global Creatures/Dreamworks production How To Train Your Dragon Arena Spectacular, and created the lead character in the Australian stage production of King Kong, which had its world premiere season in Melbourne, Australia in 2013. He was one of the lead animatronic engineers for Jim Henson’s Creature workshop on the Farscape series, followed by work on Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Peter Pan, Ghost Rider and The Chronicles of Narnia.
Tilders said, “Many of the technologies we are using on WALKING WITH DINOSAURS THE ARENA SPECTACULAR are borrowed from film. The computer software and hardware we have developed is based on the systems used to control animatronic creatures in feature films. To make it appear that these creatures are flesh and blood weighing six, eight or even 20 tons, we use a system called ‘muscle bags,’ made from stretch mesh fabric and filled with polystyrene balls, stretched across moving points on the body. These contract and stretch in the same manner that muscle, fat, and skin does on real creatures."
For more information about the show, please visit www.dinosaurlive.com.
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