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I won't get into the full details, but Countdown to Extinction has a great backstory, about how a backwater Dinosaur Institution in Diggs County holds the secret to Time Travel. It's a really great backstory, and you'd only know it if you read this bulletin board tucked in by the counter service area of Restarauntosaurus. Here's some of it transcribed....
Mammoth News! Dino Institute's "Time Rover" Stuns Scientific Community
BISBY, AZ - Representatives from the top natural history museums, as well as members of the scientific media, sat in stunned silence yesterday as Dr. Helen Marsh, director of The Dino Institute, unveiled a vehicle she claims will take guests back in time to view Dinosaurs first hand.
The so called "Time Rover" was developed at a little known relativity research lab in this remote corner of Arizona. "Chrono-Tech Inc. lost their government grant, and we stepped in." said Marsh, praising the work of the scientists involved in the effort. "Of course, I immediately recognized the profit potential."
Marsh has developed a reputation as the "Midas of the Museum World" by transforming several-cash-poor operations into box office bonanzas. (She is most noted for bringing 'Splashtastic' to the venerable Center for Aquatic Studies.) The Cash-Strapped trustees of the Dino Institute counted on her working the same miracle in Dinoland when they hired her six months ago.
"The Time Rover is just the beginning" she said. "This vehicle represents the Future of Paleontology. Instead of going down into the ground for dinosaur fossils, we will go forward into the past, to witness them in living color."
While her methods of of marrying pure science with unabashed entrepreneurship figure to be a hit with the paying public, they have rankled the notoriously conservative members of the World Paleontological Society. It's president, Dr. Vladimir Borontsky, was adamant that a thorough investigation be held before the public is allowed to ride.
"I can assure you there will be no problems," said Marsh. "Our Staff has taken the 'Rover' through an extensive 'test-and-adjust' phase, and they all say the same thing: 'It's fast, It's a blast, and It's in the past.'"
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'Past' Perfect
The Dino Institute's Time Rover is a "mammoth" hit
The Dino Institute hasn't always been at the top of
Leisure Traveler's "Must See" list. In fact, for Decades, it has struggled to attract visitors despite sitting atop the richest deposit of Dinosaur Fossils in the United States. But then came an event straight out of the pages of science fiction. Recently The Dino Institute opened it's "Museum of the Future" featuring a Trans-Dimensional tour to the prehistoric era, and a chance to view Dinosaurs in living (
And I mean living) Color.
That's right, folks--They've got a Time Machine. The Dino Institute has acquired worldwide rights to an amazing invention called the "Time Rover" and they'll never have to worry about attracting visitors again. Tourists are pouring into the area, filling local hotels, and the "I Survived Extinction" T-Shirts are all the rage.
On a recent Saturday, hundreds of tourists were lined up in the stately rotunda of the institute, chattering away excitedly about what lay in store. "I just want to see a baby Stegosaurus." said six-year old Joey Bennett. Joey's older brother, Billy, had his sights set on a Velociraptor. "Dude they are awesome! One chomp, that's it! You're toast!"
Mrs. Bennett, in the meantime, was just looking forward to seeing a completely uncivilized world. "I understand the Cretaceous forest is absolutely magnificent. Of course, until last Saturday I thought Cretaceous was a kind of rash, so what do I know?"
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All this great Backstory is (Just like Animal Kingdom) hidden away as a reward to people who really take the time to take all the detail in. So next time you're ordering those chicken nuggets, take a look around for the story all around you!
The CTX team makes a Cameo:
And my favorite Detail:
The classified ad stapled there on the board, who's forgetful creator seeking volunteers for a Time Travel Research Project? Who Carelessly left without an Address or Contact Information?
Grant Seeker!
If only he had left his adress, we might have been spared being shanghaied into his project.
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It felt incredible to walk around in a SeaBase, under the sea,....