Jurassic World Animatronic Apatosaurus

The Jurassic World Animatronic Apatosaurus is one of the most unique props created for the movie, since it is the only physical animatronic to appear throughout the entire film. All the other dinosaurs, and even elements of the Main Street set (like the Innovation Center), were primarily created with the use of computer graphics. The animatronic is used during the scene where Owen and Claire find the dying Apatosaur in Gyrosphere Valley. The head and neck are animatronic, while the rest of the animal’s body was created with CGI. The animatronic featured was found to have a moving, blinking eyes, as well as a moving mouth to simulate an organic response to being touched and felt by the actors. The animatronic was created by Legacy Effects (Formerly Stan Winston Studios) for the production, and was brought on location for filming in Hawaii for Jurassic World.