https://missionlocal.org/2025/03/san-francisco-dolores-park-dinosaur/
"On a summery, 70-degree day at Dolores Park, Trevor Mead walked out of his
apartment at 20th and Dolores streets at about 6 p.m. and started making a lap
around the park.
But he’s not just any pedestrian. A data privacy lawyer during the day, in the
evening, Mead slips into his 6-foot-tall, 7-foot-long illuminated dinosaur
costume, turning Dolores Park into Jurassic Park. “This is how I deal with my
day, with my life choices that led me to become a lawyer,” he said jokingly.
In his dinosaur costume, his (big, reptilian) legs stomped comically on the
ground with every step he took. The dinosaur, named Doloresaurus, radiates blue
light around its contour, against the pink sky, moments after sunset.
At the grass area behind the tennis court, off-leash dogs surrounded him at one
point, some staring, others barking, most from a safe distance. When he reached
the playground up the hill, some 10 kids circled around the curious creature,
eyes lit up with wonder.
“Kids above a certain height, it was their favorite thing ever. Below a certain
height, they were terrified of it. Just terrified,” Mead said. To calm the
kids, Mead built sounds into the dinosaur — a hello, a giggle, and Peter
Griffin singing the “Jurassic Park” theme song — with two speakers in the rear
and one in the mouth, controlled by two old cell phones.
“In addition to roaring, it talks, meows, burps, farts, sings,” he said. “I
mean, it’s just fantastic.”
The preset sound reactions proved to be useful. When dogs freaked out at the
dinosaur on Thursday, it meowed at them. At the playground, Mead encouraged a
five-year-old to put his hand into the mouth of the dinosaur. “Nom, nom, nom.
Yummy,” the dinosaur said, cracking up the kids."
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi4XdlP0Sl4
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