I saw this story and my mouth literally dropped open a bit. I’m still finding it hard to believe. Think about that title for a second. A real life JURASSIC PARK??!! Sort of.
Cosmos Magazine recently ran a story on something called RESTLESS PLANET. What exactly is that? Well, to put it simply, it’s JURASSIC PARK with robots instead of dino DNA. I don’t even know where to start explaining this to you all.
Well RESTLESS PLANET is currently being built in Dubai (part of the United Arab Emirates). It’s a $1.1 billion dollar theme park that will sit center stage in the business development City of Arabia, which seems to be Disney World meets Las Vegas. PLANET will have 109 different robotic dinosaurs, spanning over 40 different species. You can scope out one of the dinos in action below. It’s some pretty insane shite. Imagine having that big guy watching your every move then erupting with a roar. Groovy.
RESTLESS PLANET isn’t just going to be a wonderment for our eyes and something to scare us silly. It’s also going to be a learning experience apparently. Managing director Mustafa Galadari had the following to say:
“The Restless Planet provides a visual, audio and tactile experience allowing visitors to experience some of the exciting things that have gone on in the Earth’s history. Extremely realistic and scary – but at the same time, educational, the 500,000 square foot (46,000 square metre) Restless Planet, will most of all be enormous fun. A thrilling ride in a scientifically accurate environment.”
Wanna hear the kicker? Jack Horner is an adviser for the park. In case you didn’tknow, Horner was also the technical advisor for JURASSIC PARK and is said to be the basis for the character of Alan Grant in Michael Crichton’s original novel. Head on over to Cosmos for a lot more info on RESTLESS PLANET and the robotic dinos. Or better yet, head to the official website to read up on it some more, and make sure you also check out the promotional video. The park is set to open in late 2008.
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