We have been in the animatronic dinosaur prodution industry for over 15 years. During this period, we have sold more than 1,000 dinosaur products to all parts of the world. A large proportion of our products customers pruchased for dinosaur exhibitions. Based on our experience communicating with customers who operate dinosaur exhibitions, we have summarized a set of experiences on what kind of dinosaur exhibitions can make money in the market.

We are sharing this experiences here to provide guidance for potential clients who want to make a dinosaur-themed exhibition in a shopping mall. Here we have summarized 10 dinosaur-themed props (2m long dinosaur riding car or scooter, lifting or swinging dinosaur ride, walking dinosaur ride, 4m long dinosaur riding car, dinosaur fossil-style riding car, VR dinosaur-themed equipment, walking dinosaur costume, walking dragon costume, dinosaur baby puppet, dragon baby puppet). Each prop can generate revenue through related operations at the dinosaur exhibition in the mall.

Here is an overview of how to make money at a dinosaur exhibition in using these props.

QUICK FACTS:

#1. Rent riding time of 2m long dinosaur riding car or scooter for earning
#2. Rent riding time of lifting or swinging dinosaur ride for earning
#3. Rent riding time of walking dinosaur ride for earning
#4. Rent riding time of 4m long dinosaur riding car for earning
#5. Rent riding time of dinosaur fossil-style riding car for earning
#6. Allow tourists to pay to experience the VR dinosaur-themed equipment
#7. Use walking dinosaur costumes to show in shopping mall or outdoors
#8. Use walking dragon costumes to show in shopping mall or outdoors
#9. Use dinosaur baby puppets to take photos or videos with tourists and charging
#10. Use dragon baby puppets to take photos or videos with tourists and charging

1. Rent riding time of 2m long dinosaur riding car or scooter for earning

The 2 meters long dinosaur riding car or scooter is relatively inexpensive among our dinosaur-related products! You can buy a ride that can carry children for around $1,000! Children ride on the vehicle and control its direction by using the handlebars on ride’s back. The dinosaur’s head, mouth, and tail can all move, and it travels at a speed of 10-15 kilometers per hour on flat ground.

Rent riding fun time is a good way to make money:

• Several riding cars or scooters are placed inside or outside the shopping mall.
• Hire 1-2 employees to supervise and collect fees from tourists for riding and entertainment.
• Set the time for starting the car once (usually about 5 minutes per game, you can extend or shorten the time yourself).
• Tourists are charged a fee for each ride.

2. Rent riding time of lifting or swinging dinosaur ride for earning

This type of lifting dinosaur ride is at least 3 meters long and can support an adult weight, or even two adults at the same time. When tourists ride on the dinosaur’s back, it can make the dinosaur’s body float up and down or back and forth by inserting coins or using remote control, giving tourists the conquering feeling of real dinosaur.

This dinosaur ride is also perfect for tourists to take photos or videos while riding. Uploading interesting photos or videos to social networks can attract more followers.

Rent riding fun time is a good way to make money:

• Place several dinosaur rides, each 3-5 meters long, inside or outside the shopping mall.
• Hire 1-2 employees to supervise and collect fees from tourists for riding and entertainment.
• Set the time for starting the ride once, body lifting up and down or moving back and forth (usually about 5 minutes per game, you can extend or shorten the time yourself).
• Tourists are charged a fee for each ride.

3. Rent riding time of walking dinosaur ride for earning

This walking dinosaur riding equipment is more closely real-look and walking of a real dinosaur. When tourists ride onto its back, they feel as if they are truly mounted on a dinosaur, then guide its movement (actually by controlling the back’s handrails). Although the walking speed is slower, the realistic experience is incomparable to other riding equipments.

Rent riding fun time is a good way to make money:

• Place several walking dinosaur rides, each 3-4 meters long, inside or outside the shopping mall.
• Hire 1-2 employees to supervise and collect fees from tourists for riding and entertainment.
• Set the time for starting the ride once, walking based on hand-control (usually about 5 minutes per game, you can extend or shorten the time yourself).
• Tourists are charged a fee for each ride.

4. Rent riding time of 4m long dinosaur riding car for earning

The 4 meters long dinosaur riding car is a product developed in the past two years! Usually customizing a 4 meters long Tyrannosaurus Rex or Dilophosaurus into a dinosaur motorcycle-like shape, allowing visitors to ride on the back and drive it like a sports car on land. This kind of fun is something a 2 meters long riding car can’t compare to.

Through our recommendation, many clients place these dinosaur motorcycles in the squares outside shopping malls and charge tourists higher fees to ride them for entertainment.

Rent riding & driving fun time is a good way to make money:

• Place several 4m long dinosaur motorbikes, each 4 meters long, inside or outside the shopping mall.
• Hire 1-2 employees to supervise and collect fees from tourists for riding & driving and entertainment.
• Set the time for starting the ride once, driving based on hand-control (usually about 5 minutes per game, you can extend or shorten the time yourself).
• Tourists are charged a fee for each ride.

5. Rent riding time of dinosaur fossil-style riding car for earning

If the fossils in the dinosaur museum were transformed into bones-style motorbike, they would surely bring visitors thrilling and enjoyable riding experiences. The customized forms of this dinosaur fossil cars can be various, such as Velociraptor fossil motorbike, Tyrannosaurus rex fossil motorbike, Triceratops fossil motorbike, etc., which can become super interactive devices placed in shopping malls.

It is also possible to add extra functions to these dinosaur fossil motorbikes. The common features include emitting smoke from the mouth or flashing red light in the eyes, which are the features that children are eager to ride for fun.

Rent riding & driving fun time is a good way to make money:

• Place several dinosaur bones-motorbikes (Velociraptor, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Ankylosaurus style…), inside or outside the shopping mall.
• Hire 1-2 employees to supervise and collect fees from tourists for riding & driving and entertainment.
• Set the time for starting the ride once, driving based on hand-control (usually about 5 minutes per game, you can extend or shorten the time yourself).
• Tourists are charged a fee for each ride.

6. Allow tourists to pay to experience the VR dinosaur-themed equipment

The selling point of the VR dinosaur-themed equipment is to offer an experience of combining technology and prehistoric adventure. After paying, tourists get on the back of the dinosaur and put on VR glasses, immediately entering a thrilling and dangerous “dinosaur world“. The dinosaur model you ride on will rise and fall and sway according to the changes in the virtual environment, allowing the rider to experience an unparalleled thrill.

We combined the animatronic dinosaurs with VR equipment and developed this current VR dinosaur-themed device. Once placed in a shopping mall, it will definitely attract a lot of visitors to ride and enjoy.

Paying to ride the VR dinosaur equipment is a good way for earning:

• Place 1-2 VR dinosaur-themed devices in the shopping mall and pre-load the “Ride Through the Dinosaur World” virtual world program with interesting adventures.
• Hire 1-2 employees to supervise and collect fees from tourists for riding & driving and entertainment.
• Set the time for starting the ride once, based on hand-control (usually about 5 minutes per game, you can extend or shorten the time yourself).
• Tourists are charged a fee for each ride.

7. Use walking dinosaur costumes to show in shopping mall or outdoors

If one or more “walking dinosaurs” appeared in a dinosaur exhibition at a shopping mall, it would definitely give the audience a super shock. Audiences can interact with “live dinosaurs”, such as dancing and singing, or enjoy a stage show featuring dinosaur adventures or fights, all of which provide unparalleled excitement for the audience. Of course, watching such performances or interacting with the audience requires payment. Therefore, these dinosaur costumes are definitely the main source of revenue.

Paying to watch dinosaur costume shows is a good way to make money:

• Bring one or more dinosaur costumes into the mall or to the plaza outside the mall.
• Reserve a small space (around 200-500 square meters) and then enclose it to form a small stage.
• The managers advertised the exciting dinosaur show outside the small stage and charged a fee for watching it. (To further enhance the effect, an actor dressed in a dinosaur costume could perform an attractive action at the stage door)
• After collecting tickets, the staff allowed visitors to enter and watch the performance.

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8. Use walking dragon costumes to show in shopping mall or outdoors

If one or more “walking dragons” appeared in a dinosaur exhibition at a shopping mall, it would definitely give the audience a super shock. Audiences can interact with the “living mythical dragon,” such as by dancing and singing, or enjoy a stage show depicting an adventure or fights in the mythical world, all of which can bring unparalleled excitement to the audience. Of course, watching such performances or participating in interactive activities requires payment. Therefore, these dragon costumes are definitely a major source of revenue.

Paying to watch dragon costume shows is a good way to make money:

• Bring one or more dragon suits into the mall or to the plaza outside the mall.
• Reserve a small space (around 300-600 square meters) and then enclose it to form a small stage.
• The managers advertised the exciting dragon show outside the small stage and charged a fee for watching it. (To further enhance the effect, an actor dressed in a dragon suit could perform an attractive action at the stage door)
• After collecting tickets, the staff allowed visitors to enter and watch the performance.

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9. Use dinosaur baby puppets to take photos or videos with tourists and charging

When the zookeepers show the cute dinosaur baby in the crowd at the mall, it’s sure to attract a large number of onlookers. Among them, children or adults will surely want to touch this “naughty dinosaur baby” and take photos or videos with it. Since there is such an entertainment demand, it satisfies the consumption behavior of taking photos after charging.

Paying to take photos with a baby dinosaur is a good way to make money:

• Bring one or more small dinosaur puppets into the mall or to the plaza outside the mall.
• Through the actors’ actions, the dinosaur baby comes to life, exhibiting infant-like behaviors (blinking, crying, shaking its head, etc.) to the audience.
• When someone requests a photo or video, the actor should inform them of their fee, and the photo or video should only be taken after the price is agreed upon.

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10. Use dragon baby puppets to take photos or videos with tourists and charging

When the keepers show the cute dragon baby in the crowd at the mall, it’s sure to attract a large number of onlookers. Among them, children or adults will surely want to touch this “naughty dragon baby” and take photos or videos with it. Since there is such an entertainment demand, it satisfies the consumption behavior of taking photos after charging.

Paying to take photos with a baby dragon is a good way to make money:

• Bring one or more small dragon puppets into the mall or to the plaza outside the mall.
• Through the actors’ actions, the dragon baby comes to life, exhibiting infant-like behaviors (blinking, crying, shaking its head, etc.) to the audience.
• When someone requests a photo or video, the actor should inform them of their fee, and the photo or video should only be taken after the price is agreed upon.

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Conclusion

The above 10 props can help generate profits for the dinosaur exhibition held in the shopping mall! Please abandon the old-fashioned profit-driven mindset of dinosaur exhibitions (simply displaying some animatronic dinosaurs, enclosing them, and charging admission), and actively embrace using interactive dinosaur props to provide visitors with an immersive experience. The shopping mall Dino Expo like this, can satisfy the new market.