Lucky the Dinosaur — Former Show · History & Timeline

Former Show · the memorial record

⚰ Permanently closed · Aug 2005operated 2 years · 2003–2005

This show is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.

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2015

UpdateAug 2015#

As of August 2015, Lucky was reported to be still running at Walt Disney Imagineering, greeting guests on the Adventures by Disney Backstage Magic tour rather than at any theme park.

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2005

Coming SoonSep 2005#

Lucky was relocated to Hong Kong Disneyland for that park's September 12, 2005 grand opening, where he appeared in Adventureland until 2006.

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RefurbishmentAug 2005#

Lucky's DinoLand U.S.A. run ended in August 2005 after roughly three months as a limited engagement, and he never appeared at Disney's Animal Kingdom again.

Month taken from the same uncited Wikipedia sentence that supplies the June start, so confidence is medium. The end is independently bounded by Lucky's move to Hong Kong Disneyland for its September 12, 2005 grand opening, and the Happiest Homecoming on Earth article describes the figure as only 'temporarily exhibited' at the park. Permanent for this park: no source records a later Animal Kingdom appearance.

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NewJun 2005#

Lucky began appearing in DinoLand U.S.A. at Disney's Animal Kingdom in June 2005, pulling his flower-covered cart and led by a walking handler character named Chandler the Dinosaur Handler, as a limited offering tied to Disneyland's 50th-anniversary celebration.

Wikipedia reads 'Lucky appeared regularly at the DinoLand U.S.A. area of Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World from June 2005 to August 2005', re-checked during this reconciliation pass. That sentence carries no citation, and a guest photograph reported to be dated May 12, 2005 would push the debut a month earlier, but photograph metadata is not a source a reader can independently check, so the published month is used and confidence held at medium. The Happiest Homecoming on Earth celebration began May 5, 2005. No debut day is published.

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2003

UpdateAug 28, 2003#

Lucky the Dinosaur, an eight-foot Segnosaurus billed as the first free-roaming Audio-Animatronics figure built by Walt Disney Imagineering, premiered at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County on August 28, 2003.

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Questions & answers

When did Lucky the Dinosaur open?

Per the documented record, Lucky the Dinosaur at Animal Kingdom opened on Jun 2005.

When did Lucky the Dinosaur last close for refurbishment?

The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Lucky the Dinosaur is dated Aug 2005: Lucky's DinoLand U.S.A. run ended in August 2005 after roughly three months as a limited engagement, and he never appeared at Disney's Animal Kingdom again.

What changed recently on Lucky the Dinosaur?

The latest documented change (documented Aug 2015): As of August 2015, Lucky was reported to be still running at Walt Disney Imagineering, greeting guests on the Adventures by Disney Backstage Magic tour rather than at any theme park.

How many changes are on record for Lucky the Dinosaur?

5 documented changes, dating back to 2003 — the fan-kept show changelog nobody else keeps.

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