Dinosaur From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dinosaur (originally named Countdown to Extinction) is a thrill ride at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It is a rough dark ride. Guests are taken through primeval scenes populated with audio-animatronic dinosaurs. The ride is loosely related to the Disney movie of the same name; originally named Countdown to Extinction, the ride's name was changed to fit the movie, and the ride itself was toned down. The ride's pre-show film director is Jerry Rees, best known for his animated film The Brave Little Toaster. It was written by Steve Spiegel, with Reed Smoot as Director of Photography. Story In Dinosaur, guests board "Time Rovers" at The Dino Institute, a once secret research facility. Dr. Seeker, one of the scientists, has hacked the time travel systems originally made for a 'time tour', so the visitors go back to find an Iguanodon, and bring it back. The only dangers are the carnivorous dinosaurs, and the fact that the time they go to is extremely close to the time when the meteor - that supposedly killed all the dinosaurs - hits. Once the time travel sequence is complete, the rover drives through the jungles, seeking for an Iguanodon, guided by Seeker. Soon, they encounter a Carnotaurus, and escape. After several more encounters with other species, they encounter the same Carnotaurus, and quickly flee from the predator, only to encounter it once again. As they escape, they finally find the Iguanodon, and bring it with them towards their escape through time. With literally seconds to spare, and one last scare from a Carnotaurus, they escape back to modern times, with the Iguanodon in hand. Humorously, the creature is wandering the halls of the institute, and Seeker must leave to find it "before security does." The article text above is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Dinosaur".