Walking With Dinosaurs Makes Chicago Debut August 7-17

Dinosaurs once again roam the earth in a spectacular theatrical arena show, Walking With Dinosaurs - The Live Experience, based on the award-winning BBC television series. WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience is now on tour in North America and will make its Chicago premiere at the United Center Thursday, Aug. 7 – Sunday, Aug. 17. More than one million Americans have seen the production since it opened in July 2007 Tickets go on sale Friday, June 27 at noon. Tickets may be purchased at the United Center Box Office, 1901 W. Madison St., and at any Ticketmaster outlet, charge by phone at (312) 559-1212 or online at ticketmaster.com.

Walking With Dinosaurs Chicago Show Schedule:

Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 9 at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 10 at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 16 at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 17 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience is brought to North America by The Creature Production Company, headed by CEO Carmen Pavlovic. “The BBC Series was a brilliant blend of special effects, escapism, excitement and information.  Our show brings together all of that, plus something extra – it’s live!” said Pavlovic. “In this production, fifteen roaring, snarling ‘live’ dinosaurs mesmerize the audience – and are as awe-inspiring as when they first walked on earth.”

“The dinosaurs are life-size, making the show so immense, it could only fit in arenas. It’s a $20 million arena spectacle of unprecedented size and quality, which captivates young and old alike,” Pavlovic continued. “With WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience, we really believe we have created a new genre in entertainment and we hope to continue to bring new product to arenas for years to come.”

WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – The Live Experience has sold out performances and broken records in arenas all over America, generating more than $50 million in ticket sales to date. It has been seen on “The Today Show,” “Good Morning America,” “Live with Regis and Kelly,” and written about in Newsweek, The New York Times, the Christian Science Monitor and the Wall Street Journal.  The show was also the subject of a Discovery Channel “Really Big Things” episode and a video clue category on “Jeopardy.”

The production won the 2007 THEA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Touring Event. The THEAs recognize excellence in the creation of compelling educational, historical, and entertainment projects.

Artistic Director William May developed the creative vision of the show based on an original idea by entrepreneur Bruce Mactaggart to create an arena version of the “Walking with Dinosaurs” television series.

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“I just wanted to say thank you, THANK YOU!  May family had a super time at WWDL.  The dinosaurs were so life like when they came out from behind the curtain that you forgot that there were people controlling them.  The effects like the plants growing and the flowers coming up out of the ground were really cool too.  The Stegosaurus got into a fight with the Allosaurus.  The plates along his back glowed red, like they say it would in all the books that we have read.  The two Torosaurs had a fight and then one of them even pooped, which any little boy would love.  Mine laughed of course.  There was a flying dinosaur, whose name I can’t spell.  The Brachiosaurus was huge!!!  Our seats were so awesome that we got to watch all of the dinosaurs come out from behind the curtain.  My kids loved it, it was like they stopped right in front of us to let us get a good look.  I liked the Utahraptors the best.  Of course the boys loved the T-Rex and the baby T-Rex.  The baby T-Rex was quite the little comedian.  The show was great for all ages.  My kids are 3 and 5 and when asked how they like it, my 3 year old summed it up as “cool.” He got up this morning and the first words out of his mouth were, “Did we go tot the dinosaurs last night,” and then I got a run down of the whole show.  Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to go see it and the seats were superb.  It was something our family will never forget.  Awesome details and cool special effects.  T-Rex shook the house!”
-- Amy Roush, Manchester, NH winner