Re: VIDEO: RGS #20 Pulls the Dinosaur Express!

guymonmd Wrote:
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> kcsivils Wrote:
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> > What is the Dinosaur Express?
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> > Curious as to how the museum draws in visitors
> > with this promotion.
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> If you have children who watch PBS Kids there is a
> very popular kid's show called Dinosaur Train.
> A family of dinosaurs rides a train through
> various eras when dinosaurs lived.
> I think that is the draw.

Yes and no. While that show is great at featuring Dinosaurs and trains we do not reference, or have any affiliation with that show. The D&S has done that, but not us.

John Meixel Wrote:
>Yes plus we have this guy wearing a big dinosaur skeleton suit and "most" of the kids like having their heads bitten off. Occasionally there's screaming.

More importantly we do partner with the local Dinosaur ridge museum, and Morrison natural history museum. They have tables in the pavilion with objects and interactive items for kids to look at.

Jeff Taylor
CRRM curator of equipment and rolling stock.