Kansas Dinosaur Animatronic Stripped to Skeleton by Lightning Strike
A monumental animatronic Sauroposeidon, the longest of its kind ever built, was tragically destroyed by a lightning strike and subsequent fire at Kansas’s Field Station: Dinosaurs theme park. This nearly 100-foot long, 60-ton herbivore, which had stood since 2018 and was recently repaired from wind damage, was left as a skeletal ruin. The park’s executive producer indicated that the animatronic is irreparable, and replacement presents significant financial and logistical challenges, including the high cost and difficulties in sourcing from overseas manufacturers.
John Q. Hosedrinker