Theme Park Insider

Get Our News and Tips

Advertising

Dinosaur

Dark ride
Minimum height to ride: 40 inches

Description

Once known as Countdown to Extinction, now based off the Disney movie Dinosaur. This high tech journey will take you back to last minute of the Dinosaurs, featuring some of the most realistic looking animatronics anywhere. This ride is similar to Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland. -- Last edited by andrew harlow

[Update this description | Read previous versions]

Photos

Photo Photo

Safety

Readers' Opinions

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
59 votes, so far

I love the ride, and wonderful technology. I still get scared whenever I see that T-rex! - Molly R

Another ride we really love. Not for the really young or elderly. Loud and a little rough, but we wanted to ride again and again. - Gil Long

Dinosaur is my favorite ride at Animal Kingdom. You go through the wait and they send you into a room where there are two T.V's. You watch the clip with a woman Dr. Marsh. She is telling you how you are going to take a nice smooth ride on the time rover, a special car that can transport you to the time of the Dinosaurs. Then the clip goes on to another guy. Dr. Seeker. A paleontologist, but he has other plans for your ride. He wants you to go back to the time when the metero hits. After you watch the clip you go down stairs where the time rover awaits you. Once you get into the time rover you go through the ride and have to find your dino. This ride is very loud but fun. So be sure you like to get jerked around, those dino's can get pretty fast! - Katie G-Desjardins

Very detailed and exciting...Disney is known for that. However, the ride is quite rough and you do get thrown around a lot. It is enjoyable but if you have back problems, you should avoid this ride. - Laura Daspit

Very good ride but I always close my eyes when the t-rex pops out=) - Dan Rosenberg

The theming is so extensive that the ride is way too intense even to some adults. It's much bumpier than Indiana Jones at some part. However if you dislike loud sound and darkness, you might want to sit this one out. - Adriel Tjokrosaputro

Loud, brash, genuinely scary, and a whole lotta fun. My four year old was tall enough to ride, but probably should not have gone. Lots of loud, frightening moments for sure! - James Rao

Surprisingly exciting. - Kelly Smith

Orlando's version of Indy. The animatronics are amazing. Some of the best in all of disney. While it get's bumpy, not very scary. Very enjoyable. - P V

Awesome ride. I was on the attraction one time when the effects failed, and even despite a MAJOR hiccup in the operation of the ride, it was still a cool ride. - Michael Newsom

Theme Parks Reviewed

U.S./Canada Top 20 *

Other U.S. parks

International parks

Water parks

Feature Articles

Blog Flume Archive

2008

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

2007

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

2006

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

2005

Dec.

Other Sources