Ohio's Cedar Point to build $1M dino attraction

SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's Cedar Point amusement park will
build a $1 million animatronic dinosaur attraction expected to open
next summer.
   Officials at the park in Sandusky in northern Ohio said Friday
that the life-sized dinosaurs in Dinosaurs Alive! will roar and
move. Some also will have interactive consoles to allow guests to
guide their movements.
   The walk-through attraction will feature about 50 dinosaurs,
including one nearly 40 feet tall and 72 feet long. Park officials
say the dinosaurs will be handcrafted and covered with skin-like
materials replicating their external features.
   The attraction also will offer fossil displays and a
paleontological dig. Admission will be an extra $5 per person over
the park admission.
   Cedar Point officials say a mat-racer slide complex also will be
added at the adjacent Soak City waterpark.