Cretaceous Walk

HC Dinosaur supplied 25 animatronic dinosaurs for Cretaceous Walk, a 1.2-kilometer outdoor trail inside a wildlife park near Madrid. The route carries visitors through Mediterranean woodland and scrub, past life-size reconstructions including a Tyrannosaurus rex ambush scene, a herd of Iguanodon, a pair of feathered Utahraptors, and a towering Sauroposeidon. Each unit is placed to create a natural sequence of reveals along the path, with motion-activated behavior, subtle ground fog, and themed interpretive signage in Spanish and English. HC Dinosaur handled terrain-specific foundation engineering, weatherproofing for a hot, dry continental climate, and a phased installation that kept the park fully open to visitors. The project included a five-year preventive maintenance agreement and an on-site spare parts inventory. The trail includes four shaded rest pavilions and a fossil-dig sand pit where younger guests can participate in a mock excavation under staff supervision. Local signage was produced bilingually, and the park reported strong repeat-visit rates in the trail's first two seasons.