Fun fact about Andrew: he LOVES Jurassic Park. We have enjoyed watching the movies over the years together and one of our coolest memories was being able to visit the real location where many of the movies were filmed in Hawaii! (You can read more about that adventure here.) When Feld Entertainment reached out to invite us to Jurassic World Live Tour, we couldn’t wait to add this dino-mite event to our calendar! Read on to hear more about this cool new show coming to Orlando in January (and for a coupon code too!)
About the Show
Dinosaur fans will enjoy seeing Jurassic World come to life in a live-action touring arena show. Return to Isla Nublar and save Jeanie, an all-new dinosaur, alongside Blue, the mighty T. rex and more! Jurassic World Live Tour is a live entertainment experience for the whole family that is rooted within the Jurassic World franchise complete with life-sized dinosaurs, heroes and villains. Throughout their journey, our heroic male and female characters are faced with obstacles that are overcome through pulse-pounding stunts and action-packed fight sequences that deliver edge-of-your-seat entertainment.
Jurassic World Live Tour will feature more than 20 characters including nine dinosaurs - the mighty T. rex, Blue the Raptor, Triceratops, Pteranodons, Baby Stegosaurus - as well as hero and villain characters. The dinos are animatronic and performer-operated, allowing the life-size creatures to personally interact with you. Check out this cool behind the scenes photo of a dinosaur being developed for the show!
Photo Credit: Feld Entertainment
Meeting a Dino
This week we were invited for a sneak peek behind the scenes to meet one of the stars of the show: Olive! She is a baby stegosaurus and measures nearly six-feet-tall, three-feet-wide, 10-feet-long, and 125 pounds. (How cute is she?) It was amazing to see a dinosaur brought to life by the Feld entertainment team. She was joined by her paleoveterinarian who answered lots of questions about her and dinosaurs in general. Olive, her mom, and plenty of other dinos will be featured in the show next month. If she is the smallest of the bunch we can’t wait to see the big guys!
We loved meeting baby Olive!
Show Schedule
Jurassic World Live Tour will be roaring into the Amway Center January 17-20, 2020 for seven performances:
Friday, January 17, 2020 @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 18, 2020 @ 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 19, 2020 @ 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Monday, January 20, 2020 @ 1:00 p.m.
You can also see the full show schedule here.
Photo Credit: Feld Entertainment
Ticket Info
We have been big fans lately of gifting special people in our lives experiences instead of things and we think tickets to Jurassic World Live Tour would make an awesome gift! And here’s even more dino-rific news: use code ORJW20 to save up to 20% on tickets* to the show at JurassicWorldLiveTour.com. We will be there opening night, we hope to see you there!
*Note: Not valid on premium VIP seating. While supplies last. Hurry for the best available seats! Code expires January 16, 2020.
Disclosure: We are Feld Entertainment Blogger Ambassadors, and in exchange for our time and efforts in attending shows and reporting our opinion within this blog, as well as keeping you advised of the latest discount offers, Feld Entertainment has provided us with complimentary tickets to Feld shows and other exclusive opportunities.
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