Countdown to Extinction

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Countdown to Extinction

The ride is still the same but the name changed to Dinosaur in the summer of 2000 to tie in with the then-current movie. Younger dinosaur fans were finally able to experience the ride, as the height restriction was lowered from 48 inches to just 40. Some Countdown to Extinction fans claim that ride seemed "toned down" in terms of speed and whiplash after the height restriction was lowered. The outside facade also changed when the attraction was renamed. Look at the vehicles next time you are on the ride. Notice how they still say "CTX" on them.

Here's the old exterior.

And here's the new exterior.

Countdown to Extinction Tributes

References to the former ride name are still inside Dinosaur. The ride vehicles were always called CTX Rovers.

The wall near the boarding area references the ride's original name, Walt Disney Imagineering, and that Animal Kingdom opened in 1998.

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