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Here are some stats on the show that I found interesting, and you might too:

15 Dinosaurs in all
10 Separate Species Represented
10 large dinosaurs
Plateosaurus - 10 ft tall x 31 ft long
Stegosaurus - 18.5 ft tall x 36 ft long
Allosaurus - 14.5 ft tall x 43 ft long
Brachiosaurus - adult 36 ft tall x 56 ft long and young 29.5 ft tall x 48 ft long
Ornithocheirus - Wing Span 38 ft
Ankylosaurus - 12 ft tall x 34 ft long
Torosaurus (2) - 13 ft tall x 30 ft long
Tyrannosaurus Rex (2) (one spare) 23 feet tall x 42 feet long
5 suit dinosaurs
3 Utahraptors - 8 ft tall x 14 ft long
1 Baby T-Rex (one spare) 7 ft tall x 14 long1
Liliensternus - 7.5 ft tall x 16 ft long

Each large dinosaur contains: (based upon the construction of a Torosaur)
• 433 feet of hydraulic hose
• 971 feet of fabric
• 433 feet of foam
• 53 gallons of paint
• 7 kilowatts of power from 12 truck batteries
• 1094 yards of cabling in each body
• 24 microprocessors control movement along with 15 hydraulic rams and 6 hydraulic motors each

Each large dinosaur:
• weighs 1.6 tons a piece (standard family car)
• runs on 6 roller blade wheels

To operate one dinosaur, it takes:
A Team of 3 people:
1 Driver,
2 Voodoo Puppeteers
- one operates head and tail gross motion,
one in charge of minor movements: mouth, blinking and roars

Trucks: 27 – 53 foot semis (truck is 73 feet long with cabin)

Touring Company:
65 including performers and voodoo operators
15 Cast - includes 6 suit performers, 2 actors and 7 puppeteers
45 Crew includes 9 dino drivers, 3 person skins/dressing staff, and multiple engineers, lighting and sound personnel, carpenters, riggers and workers in AV/automation