For the past week, there’s been a lot of stomping, growling, crushing and all around mayhem at our house. No, we’re not making wine or filming a reality show, The Kids have been getting ready to attend their first ever live presentation…
Walking with the Dinosaurs at the Canadian Tire Centre
Considering that the Dinosaurs were life-like (the Brontosaurus is over 35 feet high) and The Kids are only four, I wanted to make sure that they were prepared so of course I told them that Dinosaurs no longer exist. I told you that I Should Lie More to My Kids. Scroll down to the bottom for a giveaway opportunity!
The show is narrated by a Man, a Paleontologist who takes us on a historical journey through the many periods of time when the dinosaurs ruled the Earth. The event showcases ten species that were alive during the 200 million year reign of the dinosaurs. It shows the relationships and interaction between the dinosaurs of the same species while engaging with the audiences imagination. From flowers blooming to volcano’s erupting, this show has it all!
As for The Kids, they spent the first half of the show on our laps with their hands over their ears. To their credit, it was really loud and it was their first event of this kind so I’m sure that it was overwhelming. When we go to our next event, I’ll bring their ear protection so that they can focus more on the show.
As the first part was ending, the man said that “if we thought the first part was scary, just wait for the second because it was going to be scarier”. Scarier? Apparently, the 6-year old girl beside me thought the same thing because she turned to her Mom and said “it’s okay, we don’t have to stay for the second part”. However, once the lights started to dim for the second half, The Kids took to their seats (where they had yet to sit) and got ready to be scared.
Except it didn’t happen. Even though the second part was definitely scarier and the dinosaurs were bigger and fiercer, The Kids watched in amazement. One part showed a “pterodactyl like bird” (not sure of the exact name) with a 40 foot wing span soaring through the air. The movie visuals projected on the back screen made you feel like you were flying along with it. It felt like an IMAX movie.
The fact that we had great seats might have had something to do with it. They were in the 200 level, third row, just off centre of all the action. Although, I’m sure that there wasn’t a bad seat in the house because there were two full screen monitors (one on either side) catching every snort, puff of smoke and tilt of the head.
When The Kids weren’t sitting with their mouths open, they were asking questions. A lot of them. They were interested in finding out why the trees caught on fire and where the dinosaurs went and why the T-rex had to eat the other dinosaur. In fact, they kept talking the whole way home. Which was pretty impressive because the event started at 7pm and ended around 8:45pm.
Artemis loved the part where the Mommy and Baby Brontosaurus were snuggling with each other. She turned to me and said “they love each other, just like I love you”. That was my favourite part. As for Max, he loved anything and everything to do with the T-rex. While they knew that the big dinosaurs were pretend, both kids thought that the “Baby T-rex” was real and wouldn’t hear anything to the contrary.
At the end, The Kids were standing up and clapping and spent the entire ride home asking all the questions that they didn’t ask during the show. Overall, it was a great time had by all and we will definitely attend more events like this in the future.
Have You Ever Been Walking with the Dinosaurs?
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Enter to WIN a Family Pack of Tickets to see Walking with the Dinosaurs at the Canadian Tire Centre on August 24 in Ottawa. All you have to do is follow @CdnTireCtr and send them a tweet naming your favourite dinosaur with the hashtag #DINOCTC and you’re entered to WIN. Good Luck! An example might be
My favourite dinosaur is the T-rex! @CdnTireCtr @Dinosalive #DINOCTC
Note that Journeys of The Zoo is not affiliated with this giveaway at all. We just saw it on Twitter and wanted to share with you. You can find the rules here. Giveaway ends Friday August 22 at 10am.
Big Thanks to PR Mom Ottawa for hosting the giveaway that won us the tickets.
The show is around until Sunday August 24. Buy tickets at CaptialTickets.ca
Disclosure: Journeys of The Zoo did not receive any compensation in exchange for writing about our experience.
We must have sat directly across from you last night! The first 5 minutes had my kid wondering whether she liked it or not, having a new hatchling eaten up…but it was really impressive overall, and we are both glad we stayed. I agree it was a bit loud and a bit long for the 3-4yr old set, but hearing protection would have been a great idea. I learned a lot and the kids asked a lot of questions too. (also believing that the smaller dinos were ‘real’ because they didn’t have the moving platforms) 🙂
Thanks for my tickets to the great local blogger at Puzzling Posts!
Dear Rene,
Thankfully, The Kids missed the part about the hatchlings and other small animals getting eaten. Based on the ages of the kids near us, age 8 right up to Adults loved it immensely.
Besos, Sarah
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I have HEARD of this show before – and seen video – it looks pretty amazing! I am so impressed with what they are able to do to make such realistic (or so I assume hah) looking dinosaurs!
Dear Soozle,
They look really realistic and the size factor is incredible. Especially when you see them beside a human being. Enormous! It was really impressive.
Besos, Sarah
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This looks super cool!!! Would love to see it thanks!
Thanks for sharing your post and this contest! I’m glad you and your family enjoyed the show! It sounds amazing! 🙂
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My oldest went and seen this quite a few years ago and absolutely loved it! I think she was 5 or 6 at the time.
Something my familly would love to experience together!
That definitely looks like a show for younger dinosaur-loving children! Who are we kidding, I’d probably be sitting in awe right along with all the kids watching the show xD
Dear Kayla,
I couldn’t take my eyes off the show. The narrative was so informative. I feel like I learned more in 1.5 hours than 5 years of history class 🙂
It’s coming to the USA so you should see if it will be near you.
Besos, Sarah
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This would be a memorable adventure for kids and adults alike.
This is so cool for kids to learn and build their imaginations!
I’ve never heard of the show and it sound really amazing! Sounds like you had a lovely time!
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I’ve never done the Walking with the Dinosaurs!
This was so popular in the UK. I guess 4 is a little young but when they get to 5 or 6 it seems they love to be scared (within reason).
I’ve never been to a show like this.
However, we do have a Jurassic Forest on the outskirts of Edmonton… and that’s pretty darn cool! The dinosaurs are automated and it’s all outdoors.
Thanks for sharing.
Wishing you a lovely day.
xoxo
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One of my grandsons loves dinosaurs, luckily we have Drumheller nearby which he loves visiting.
the show sounds great although maybe not for the young kids
Awesome site. Lots of information.
This is so cool for kids ,amazing
I’ve never been to this show, but I would love to!
Looks like such a great show! My little girl would probably love it, she’s very much into dinosaurs as of now…
Took 3 of the 6 grandkids a couple of years ago to the show in Hamilton, we had a fabulous time
Too bad I missed knowing about this…my little guy is a dino fanatic. Seriously, you can’t walk through the house without seeing dinos in every room.
Dear Kate,
The show has various shows in North America. You can find show locations here -> http://www.dinosaurlive.com/
Besos, Sarah
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Looks like a great show and something I think my kids would enjoy
I had never heard of this show before but my little guys would love it!
This is just awesome,Would love to see it t
Realistic and fascinating for everyone!
THis sounds like something I would have LOVED when I was a kid. I was a dino nut!
My daughter loves dinosaurs and likely would have loved this, although I too would have worried about it being too loud with her hearing aids on!
After reading this post : ‘Walking with the Dinosaurs, ‘ I just wanted to ‘walk’ with them as well. Most children are fascinated with dinosaurs -I know my grandchildren were- and who can blame them? Thank you for an informative and descriptive post.