- An animatronic T-Rex at the Royal George Dinosaur Experience caught fire
- The life-sized dinosaur had an electrical malfunction, the park’s co-owner said
- Visitors watched as the dinosaur burned and appeared to be breathing fire
A life-sized animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex burst into flames on Thursday afternoon.
Zach Reynolds, the co-owner of the Royal George Dinosaur Experience in Canon City, Colorado, said he thinks the lifelike dinosaur had an electrical malfunction that caused it to catch fire.
He said the T-Rex smoldered for about 10 minutes before going up in flames.
The co-owner of a dinosaur-themed park in southern Colorado thinks an electrical malfunction caused a life-size animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex to burst into flames
Visitors watched as the inferno spread through the dinosaur, which appeared at times to be breathing flames
Visitors watched as the inferno spread through the dinosaur, which appeared at times to be breathing flames.
Reynolds joked, ‘We knew he had a temper, but today he blew his top.’
The 24-foot-tall T-Rex, which moved and made sounds, was one of 16 dinosaurs that line the park’s Wild Walk exhibit.
Reynolds says it was a total loss but at least ‘it made for some spectacular imagery along the way.’
He hopes to have a replacement T-Rex installed by the summer.
The 24-foot-tall T-Rex, which moved and made sounds, was one of 16 dinosaurs that line the park’s Wild Walk exhibit. It is pictured above before catching fire
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