Jurassic Park meets WestWorld as Japan unveils plans for ultimate theme park with animatronic dinosaurs that attack visitors
A JAPANESE company has unveiled plans to build a massive robotic theme park complete with stomping and roaring dinosaurs.
Impressive moving dinosaurs took to the stage in a hotel hall in Tokyo last week as part of a presentation for a proposed entertainment park called Dino-a-park.
The theme park is said to be a cross between the new hit HBO TV series Westworld and Steven Spielberg's blockbuster Jurassic Park.
As part of the unveiling of the plans, an enormous human-controlled T-Rex was appeared to bite the head of a pretend caretaker.
The jaw-dropping scene was captured on camera to show the fake dino's ability to convincingly roar and "attack" people.
Other dinosaur replicas were showcased to the crowd including models of the Raptor and Allosaurus.
The plan is the brainchild of Japanese firm ON-ART Corp.
Its CEO Kazuya Kanemaru said he wanted to create a place where dinosaur fans could experience the creatures first-hand.
He explained: "The fact that we have been creating living things, the desire we have had to want to truly experience dinosaurs, and living things, to draw that out, these are things that spurred us on.
"We are striving to create dinosaurs that make people feel as though they are invisible, through how real the dinosaur's breathing and movements are.”
The company revealed that there are 12 dinosaurs currently in operation for various events across Japan.
It is not yet known when when the Dino-a-Park will open.
In other dino news, Dippy, the UK's most famous dinosaur is starting it's national tour on the Jurassic Coast.
The Diplodocus has had a starring role at the Natural History Museum in London since 1979 but it is moving to eight different locations across the country.
The venues that will host Dippy have now been announced – and fittingly the dinosaur is beginning its tour in southern England’s Jurassic Coast at Dorset County Museum,.
Dippy will then travel to Birmingham Museum, Ulster Museum, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Great North Museum, Newcastle, the National Assembly of Wales, Number One Riverside, Rochdale, and Norwich Cathedral.
The venues were chosen from an application list of 90 candidates when plans for the tour were announced last year.
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