Guests will find the attraction Dinosaur in DinoLand USA at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. This attraction originally opened with the park in 1998 under the name, “Countdown to Extinction”. A couple years after the opening of Animal Kingdom, Disney released their film named DINOSAUR (2000) and renamed the attraction after this.
The McDonald’s Connection
When this attraction opened in 1998 and through 2008, the attraction was sponsored by McDonald’s. In fact, McDonald’s sponsored the entire DinoLand USA pavilion those 10 years. During this time guests could even head to Restaurantosaurus for McDonald’s! For years, McDonald’s food were on the Restaurantosaurus menu. They even had a walk-up fry stand to grab McDonald’s fries-to-go!
Hidden Detail in the Loading Area of DINOSAUR
Have you ever noticed the red, yellow and white pipes overhead in the ride vehicle loading area of this attraction?
They each have chemical formulas written on them! The red pipe displays the formula for ketchup, the yellow pipe shows the formula for mustard and the white pipe has the written formula for mayonnaise. These artifacts are a time travel back to when McDonald’s sponsored this attraction!
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