Photos: Dinosaurs rumble into St. Charles Convention Center
Members of the "Big Dino" crew of Jurassic Quest Dinosaur World began rolling more than 80 mechanical dinosaurs into the St. Charles Convention Center for a weekend show on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. The show opens Friday and runs through Sunday.
Photos by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Larenzo Stewart of Houston, Texas, and a member of the "Big Dino" crew, unstraps a Giganotosaurus while setting up for Jurassic Quest Dinosaur World at the St. Charles Convention Center on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com.
Keaton Burghardt of Los Angeles positions a dinosaur in a sea of tails as more than 80 mechanical models come to life for Jurassic Quest Dinosaur World at the St. Charles Convention Center on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Burghardt does electrical and dinosaur positioning for setup and then teaches educational programs for the show which opens Friday and runs through Sunday. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com.
Members of the "Big Dino" crew apply some body english to get a dinosaur ready for extraction from a transport truck for Jurassic Quest Dinosaur World as the mechanical beasts arrive at the St. Charles Convention Center on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com.
Larenzo Stewart of Houston, Texas, and a member of the "Big Dino" crew, helps back a dinosaur into the St. Charles Convention Center for Jurassic Quest Dinosaur World as the mechanical beasts arrive on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com.
Carlos Salgado of the "Big Dino" crew, transports a dinosaur from its truck to its spot in Jurassic Quest Dinosaur World as the mechanical beasts arrive at the St. Charles Convention Center on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com.
Niko Snead of Kenner, La., and a member of the "Big Dino" crew, unstraps a Giganotosaurus before attaching its legs for the Jurassic Quest Dinosaur World show at the St. Charles Convention Center on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com.
Brittney Morgan shapes the landscape for a scene with several mechanical dinosaurs for Jurassic Quest Dinosaur World as the mechanical beasts arrive at the St. Charles Convention Center on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com.
Isaiah Ross of Kenner, La., and a member of the "Big Dino" crew, tightens a leg support for the Giganotosaurus while setting up for Jurassic Quest Dinosaur World at the St. Charles Convention Center on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com.
Niko Snead of Kenner, La., and a member of the "Big Dino" crew, transports a Giganotosaurus to its spot in Jurassic Quest Dinosaur World as the mechanical beasts arrive at the St. Charles Convention Center on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com.
A Giganotosaurus backs out of a transport truck as workers from the "Big Dino" crew of Jurassic Quest Dinosaur World began rolling the mechanical beasts into the St. Charles Convention Center on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com.
Security guard Mike Middendorf has a look at his charges as they come to life during the installation of Jurassic Quest Dinosaur World at the St. Charles Convention Center on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com.
Niko Snead of Kenner, La., and a member of the "Big Dino" crew, carries a leg support for the Giganotosaurus while setting up for Jurassic Quest Dinosaur World at the St. Charles Convention Center on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com.
Niko Snead of Kenner, La., and a member of the "Big Dino" crew, transports a Giganotosaurus to its spot in Jurassic Quest Dinosaur World as the mechanical beasts arrive at the St. Charles Convention Center on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com.