"Restless Planet" Dinosaur Theme-Park Comes to Dubai

Dubai, that wonderful country city that gave us a private island paradise shaped like the world, and the world's first underwater hotel, is now going to be host to a dinosaur theme-park, called "Restless Planet."  It will be home to the world's largest collection of animatronic dinosaurs of various shapes and sizes. Ultimately, the park will be home to 109 robots and will cost $1.1 billion USD to construct.


The 11 acre park will be a central feature to the glitzy City of Arabia, and will provide education along with thrills. Special effect-laden rides will guide vistors through Earth's past and the age of the dinosaurs. The project is being created with help from The Natural History Museum in London and prominent palaeontologists. The robots themselves are being created by the Kokoro Company in Japan and will have "life-like" motions and be able to track visitors with their eyes and heads. Some robots may even lunge at visitors scaring the mess out of them.

I'd also like to remind readers that "dinosaurs + theme park" idea has been tried before, with disasterous results. For now, I'll stick to my cute-and-loving robot dino.