Apparently, there are some people who haven’t watched aJurassic Parkmovie or just didn’t get the message that “life, uh, finds a way,” because the folks at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia will play host to the North American debut ofJurassic World: The Exhibition. At the very least, they’ll be using animatronic dinosaurs instead of genetically engineering their own.
The museum partnered with the Creature Technology Company, the same folks who worked onWalking With Dinosaurs, to create mechanical beasties inspired by the films. According tothe official websiteand details gleaned from the press conference for the announcement, the exhibition is designed to take guests on a guided tour of Isla Nublar, through the classic park gates to meet a 24-foot-tall Brachiosaurus, a T. Rex, and the inhabitants of the Raptor Training Paddock.
The Franklin Institute also notes that paleontologistJack Horner(who is ina bit of a pickleat the moment) collaborated on the experience, which also features its own DNA and hatching space. Take a brief walkthrough of the exhibit in the video from the museum below, and watch footage of the press conference.
The idea behind aJurassic Park-based attraction isn’t new, especially for Universal Studios in Orlando with their own rides, but it’s a formidable concept to bolster education. Discovery Times Square featured a Marvel movie exhibit that, in addition to hosting costumes and props from the films, took guests behind the science of these heroes. Elsewhere, the Penn Museum in PhiladelphiatappedLegends of the Hidden Templeto devise a unique and interactive way to get kids interested in history and anthropology.
This new attraction will also make a nice complement for the sequel toJurassic World, which issaidto focus on other figures developing their own formula for genetically engineered dinosaurs. Barring any mechanical malfunctions, we at least don’t have to worry about these robots attacking the guests.
