tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post6180432940538010238..comments2024-03-29T07:05:53.027-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Sinclair Dinoland, 1964Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-89865403566338116932010-12-17T04:29:55.129-08:002010-12-17T04:29:55.129-08:00Just awesome pictures! Thank you so much for shar...Just awesome pictures! Thank you so much for sharing them with us! I was there in June 1965 with my brother, sister, mom, and dad. We lived in Philadelphia at the time and had stopped by the NY World's Fair on our way to Niagara Falls. I was only seven years old but I do remember going to this exhibit and afterwards watching my precious green wax brontosaurus being made right before my eyes. What a thrill! Wish I could go back in time and visit Dinoland once more. Dinoland was every little boy's dream. I'm scheduled to visit my parents at the Villages, Florida next week and I plan on going through the old photograph albums in hopes of finding a NYWF photo. Hopefully there's a few of Dinoland. <br />Bill Rutecki <br />Hanover, Maryland<br />December 17,2010Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06712915739982322291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-7151245544287066912010-03-17T20:37:38.545-07:002010-03-17T20:37:38.545-07:00I stand corrected. The TRex' jaw and forelegs...I stand corrected. The TRex' jaw and forelegs did move, and the Bronotosaurus' neck would sway - but only at the World's Fair. The animation machinery was removed before the exhibit went on tour as it was considered too fragile to withstand the rigors of travel (with the constant loading and unloading, assembly and disassembley, etc.).<br /><br />All but one of these models are still one display in parks, zoos, and museums around the country. The Struthiomimus disappeared years ago and, currently, no one knows its whereabouts.<br /><br />FWIW, some sources state the Ankylosaurus is in a Chicago museum but there is substantial evidence that this is a reproduction of the original which is in a museum in Texas.JG Fullernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-84242307260176737732010-02-15T19:51:58.003-08:002010-02-15T19:51:58.003-08:00Thanks for the info JG, and for the link to those ...Thanks for the info JG, and for the link to those great photos... that must have been pretty exciting for an 11 year old boy!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-91268884673406510452010-02-14T14:31:27.967-08:002010-02-14T14:31:27.967-08:00The tyrannosaurus arms didn't move. These wer...The tyrannosaurus arms didn't move. These were fiberglass moldings on a steel pipe frame.<br /><br />For comparison, here are some photos taken by an eleven year old boy with a Sears Instamatic camera when the Dinoland exhibit came to his town, ca. 1964 or '65.<br /><br />http://www.imagebam.com/gallery/8519f0d14c0fe706f7c4b7e58c42de80/JG Fullernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-56153038459519840682009-03-09T14:18:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:18:00.000-07:00Yes - I was there. I took a terrible out of focus...Yes - I was there. I took a terrible out of focus snapshot, and the result was nothing as good as these. What I mostly remember is backing up to take the picture, and sliced open the back of my ankle on the sharp lava rocks that lined the path. Those creatures really were dangerous!Sherry Pierce Thurnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12949006925160703266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-20351579413715044012008-12-01T03:03:00.000-08:002008-12-01T03:03:00.000-08:00We were discussing those wax Dino's at work last w...We were discussing those wax Dino's at work last week. I went to my folks house for Thanksgiving and they still had two of them stowed away in the basement - a green stegosaurus and a blue corythosaurus. I was about four at the time but vaguely remember the glass encased machine making them for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-90738032332995069372008-10-09T20:26:00.000-07:002008-10-09T20:26:00.000-07:00Definitely a great memory. It was a long time ago...Definitely a great memory. It was a long time ago, but from what I remember, the T-rex's arms did not move. Its lower jaw moved up and down, and there was a brontosaurus whose head and neck moved back and forth, but other that that, none of the dinosaurs moved at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-69666947380055372572008-09-26T16:24:00.000-07:002008-09-26T16:24:00.000-07:00Sensational pics! I remember when the traveling ve...Sensational pics! <BR/><BR/>I remember when the traveling version of this exhibit came to my town as a kid! I got a bunch of the wax mold-a-rama dinosaurs from those souvenir machines.<BR/><BR/>Here is a scan of the complete souvenir booklet online:<BR/><BR/>http://www.blastfromyourpast.com/sinc67/index.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-47756403498794899152008-07-18T08:33:00.000-07:002008-07-18T08:33:00.000-07:00Wonderful post! I wish I could step into these ph...Wonderful post! I wish I could step into these photos.Todd Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16400377734350011046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-63155152236591828602008-07-18T06:41:00.000-07:002008-07-18T06:41:00.000-07:00Absolutely beautiful pictures Major. The best I ha...Absolutely beautiful pictures Major. The best I have seen. Thanks.The Viewliner Limitedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730924067419581447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-70948595672070702782008-07-18T03:26:00.000-07:002008-07-18T03:26:00.000-07:00Aww what cute monsters heha! I just want to reach ...Aww what cute monsters heha! I just want to reach out and ah... ride them. Aw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-35296119230752364162008-07-17T12:10:00.000-07:002008-07-17T12:10:00.000-07:00I really enjoy your commentary. Great sense of hu...I really enjoy your commentary. Great sense of humor!<BR/><BR/>EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-22495010848423065252008-07-17T10:46:00.000-07:002008-07-17T10:46:00.000-07:00Yep, I agree, it does look like the T. Rex's arms ...Yep, I agree, it does look like the T. Rex's arms are jointed, so they probably did move. I see he remembered to put his truss on too (you can see the straps under his skin, just like Wile Coyote.)<BR/><BR/>I bet there's a connection between the French sailors and the contingent of black socks boys. Maybe the French consulate hired a bus and took the day off.Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365847952380109157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-10983754286691843852008-07-17T09:05:00.000-07:002008-07-17T09:05:00.000-07:00great photos and hilarious commentary (a rare thin...great photos and hilarious commentary (a rare thing in the world of blogs).<BR/><BR/>I never get tired of the Sinclair Dino exhibit. I love the way the people are in the photos, the other exhibits in the background and the walls that enclose it. Just greatDan Goodsellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15754593291168788902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-33242520790142914892008-07-17T07:20:00.000-07:002008-07-17T07:20:00.000-07:00Whether it's Disneyland, Knott's or the World's Fa...Whether it's Disneyland, Knott's or the World's Fair, I enjoy your photos every bit as much as I enjoy your commentary! Please keep it up.....and thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-44645002543197121122008-07-17T07:19:00.000-07:002008-07-17T07:19:00.000-07:00Thanks, Maj. These are powerful icons of my child...Thanks, Maj. <BR/><BR/>These are powerful icons of my childhood but I never found such terrific pictures before!<BR/><BR/>You're the man!Rod Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08451942511074191425noreply@blogger.com