The Dinosaurs are coming!
6 September 2013
Source: AAP Dave Hunt
Consignments of 160 dinosaurs are on their way to animate the Palmer Coolum resort and PGA level golf course at the foot of Mount Coolum.
The centerpiece is Jeff, a giant T-Rex who towers over the fairways. He is 8.5m high, and a colossal 20m long, weighing in at 1.7 tonnes. Clive himself says Jeff is a symbol of the resort.
Over 40 different prehistoric creatures have already arrived, including Jeff with many more on the way. The park will come to life over the coming weeks with each dinosaur strategically placed for maximum effect.
There will be 117 animated mechanical dinosaurs in total, all of which will have swaying tails, heaving chests, blinking eyes and moving jaws.
Among the charge of giant lizards is an early relative of the crocodile that will become one of the major exhibits at the dinosaur park.
A 20-metre long deinosuchus will be both imposing and impressive with jaws big enough to consume several Queensland senate seats in one quick mouthful.
Completing the stampede the resort will have a mamenchisauraus measuring more than 20m long and nearly 7m tall, an 800kg apatosaurus stretching 21m long and standing 6.5m tall, two triceratops, and a 1200kg brachiosaurus which will be 15m long and 5m tall.
The park is scheduled to open later this year after receiving unanimous approval by the local council.
Many of the dinosaurs were native to North America during the Cretaceous Period creating an exciting pre-historic experience for guests of all ages.
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