I traveled England this past summer to attend DinoCon again, and while the event was held in Birmingham, I also visited London for some sightseeing as well. Among the various sights and attractions I visited, I decided to check out The Lightroom along with Natee Himmapaan (check out their Redbubble and Instagram to view some of their fantastic art!) to see the show “Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs”.
This immersive show used clips from the eponymous AppleTV series Prehistoric Planet, along with unique footage developed specifically for the show, to wow guests with lifesize dinosaurs projected in 360 degrees along the walls of the showroom.
The show was divided into six themed segments, and rotated through them on a loop, I believe twice in total. This allowed visitors to see the whole show even if they didn’t enter right at the exact start, which we did not. I’m not sure of the exact order, but the six segments as I documented them are “The Age of Giants”, “The Tree of Life”, “Raising the Young”, “Monsters in the Mind”, “Unearthing the Past”, and “Patterns in Evolution”.
It was fun seeing clips from Prehistoric Planet on a giant screen, and they were enhanced by extra footage of the environments around the stars of the show when possible. I particularly enjoyed a few moments where even the floor was incorporated into the display, with fish and turtles projected onto the floor during a few shots, and even a literal “the floor is lava” moment!
As much fun as those moments were, I thought it was even more entertaining when the show used unique animations of the dinosaurs reproduced at a 1:1 scale, allowing visitors to line themselves up along the walls and compare sizes.
This review might have been more useful to my readers if I had managed to visit last year, as the current run of “Discovering Dinosaurs” has unfortunately reached its end. I hope it makes a comeback at some point, as it was truly a lovely show. Visitors may or may not feel it is worth a repeat viewing for the price, but I think it was definitely worth seeing at least once. If by chance this particular show returns to The Lightroom again, I recommend that you check it out should the opportunity ever present itself! (Addendum: good news! Apparently it will briefly be on show in Manchester from 8 Dec. 2026 to 6 Jan. 2027.)
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