We wondered if the IMAX dinosaur movie MIGHT be a bit too much for our kids. After all, they begged us to turn off Robin Hood (yes, the animated Disney version) during their first viewing because it was too scary! :) Ben typically does the best, but it's the music and anticipation that gets the other two. We explained that it might be a bit realistic. Wil is our dinosaur expert and he was adamant that he could do it. Em, who had previously viewed the movie, also agreed. Ben was the least of our worries. :)
We loaded everyone, stood in line for the tickets, stood in line again for the show, and finally found a great seat... right in the middle of the theatre. As predicted, Ben wasn't too ruffled. He was more intent upon touching or grabbing the dinosaurs as the 3D effects brought them right in front of our faces. In fact, at one point we had to physically grab him because he was mauling the head of the man in front of us trying to grab on to the dinosaur (or giantsaur as he calls it) bones. Wil did okay... with a bit of persuasion, he left his glasses on and as long as I plugged his ears when the "scary" parts were on he was fine. Em sat on the other side of Bil. He reported that she didn't watch the whole thing because her head was buried, but she felt that it was a great experience after it was over. My favorite parts: when the paleontologists dug and tossed the dirt.. it looked like it was falling over us (Wil was a bit upset that they would do that), when it rained both boys covered their heads with their arms to shield from the wetness, and the excited comments such as "it's so close Mom". We loaded back into the Terazza and headed off to Red Mill for burgers to end a fun afternoon.
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