A restless planet.Provided by 7DAYS.ae Visitors to Restless Planet being developed in Dubai might think they've wondered onto the set of Stephen Spielberg's latest Jurassic Park blockbuster. The $300 million part theme park, part earth science museum, and part planetarium planetarium, optical device used to project a representation of the heavens onto a domed ceiling; the term also designates the building that houses such a device. A modern planetarium consists of as many as 150 motor-driven projectors mounted on an axis. within City of Arabia City of Arabia is a 20,000,000 square foot (0 m) development in Dubailand, Dubai, UAE. It is currently under construction and will be fully completed by 2009. , will house the world's largest and most lifelike collection of animatronic dinosaurs. The visitor experience will include a dramatic Big Bang big bang Model of the origin of the universe, which holds that it emerged from a state of extremely high temperature and density in an explosive expansion 10 billion–15 billion years ago. portrayal of the Earth's violent formation, and a heart-stopping roller coaster chase behind a pack of dromaeosaurs as they track an unsuspecting, lumbering edmontosaurus. The spectacular nature of the Restless Planet is being revealed in detail for the first time today by one of the world's leading visitor attraction experts at a conference in London. Top American designer Jack Rouse says Restless Planet will be the star attraction star attraction n → atracción f principal star attraction n → grande attraction star attraction star n → of Mall of Arabia This article or section contains information about expected future buildings or structures. Some or all of this information may be speculative, and the content may change as building construction begins. , one of the world's largest malls and a key feature in the US$5 billion City of Arabia development. City of Arabia will have a phased opening starting towards the end of 2010 at the gateway to Dubailand. Rouse is part of a team of world-renowned design experts currently working on Restless Planet, which will combine theatre, drama, a variety of spectacular, themed rides, shows and art for a unique edutainment experience. Another member of the design team is Dr Jack Horner, who was the real life inspiration for the book 'Jurassic Park', and served as scientific consultant to Spielberg on three "Jurassic Park" movies. Rouse's company, Jack Rouse Associates, has been hired as designers and executive producers for Restless Planet by Ilyas and Mustafa Galadari Group, owners of the 20 million square foot City of Arabia project which lies at the gateway to Dubailand. Rouse has shot a video which, for the first time, reveals the spectacular main attractions designed to draw more than 10,000 visitors a day. He said: "What makes Restless Planet so cool and truly one of a kind is that it is real science coupled with animatronics an·i·ma·tron·ics n. (used with a sing. verb) The technology employing electronics to animate motorized puppets. [anima(tion) + (elec)tronics. and theme park thrills, over-laid with dramatic effects and world-class production values. "We'll have more than 100 animatronic creatures, some 50 feet tall, combined with photo real, computer-generated imaging, dioramas and a litany of special effects. "It will make visitors feel almost uncomfortably close to a variety of dinosaur species, and at times they'll even get to feel they're underwater, exploring dinosaurs of the deep." [c] 2007 Al Sidra Media Al Sidra Media LLC is a publishing company based in Dubai, UAE. It publishes the popular English-language newspaper 7Days, which is distributed for free. External links
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