Trivia for
Dinosaur (2000) More at IMDbPro »

• The backgrounds in the movie are actually superimposed photos of exotic tropical locations such as Tahiti and Hawaii.
  
  
• The original screenplay featured no dialogue at all, but Michael Eisner of Disney insisted they include it.
  
  
• The attraction called Dinosaur (previously called Countdown to Extinction) at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park was originally to be created/opened at the same time as the movie's release as part of the company's "synchronicity" between branches of the WDC, but due to the overwhelming technology development required to begin production, the film's opening was delayed. Even though it was started after the film was in-production, the theme park ride opened first (by almost 18 months) before the movie's release; hence, the ride's name change later.
  
  
• At an official $130 million (unoffically $200 million) it is the most expensive movie released in 2000.
  
  
• Water rippling in concentric circles with each footstep of an approaching predator parodies the famous shot in Jurassic Park (1993) and its sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).
  
  
• Originally, Aladar's name was Noah.
  
  
• The original planned opening shot, showing the meteor moving through space, was cut when an identical opening shot was used in Armageddon (1998/I).
  
  
• The job of composing the score was offered to Harry Gregson-Williams, but he turned it down Because of his work on Shrek (2001).
  
  

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