Out on Main Street of the Indiana State Fair, a young Tyrannosaurus rex stomped up and down with a collar and chain around its neck. A woman guided it as kids stopped to take photos with it.
A man’s legs stuck out of its belly as he manipulated the puppet.
For the second year, the animatronic T-Rex, named Rexy, came to the fair as part of a traveling dinosaur act from Ohio called “Meet Rexy the T-Rex,” run by Suzy Adams, dinosaur handler.
“Kids, adults or seniors, whoever — they all love dinosaurs,” Adams said. “There is always a dinosaur enthusiast.”
“He never bites,” said Gracie Arce, the 4-year-old birthday girl from Fort Wayne.
The man in the dinosaur costume didn’t fool her.
“There’s a man in there,” she said.
The animatronic puppet took a year to build and cost about $50,000, according to Adams.
“The exhibit is very popular everywhere we go,” she said. Crowds can get about 10 feet deep.
“I mean, anytime you can put a smile on someone’s face with a dinosaur, and to be up close and personal with one is pretty cool,” she said.
Off to the side, two women looked on in amazement.
“It’s like an advertisement for Jurassic Park,” said Tracy Butler, an Indianapolis resident.
“Or in a zoo,” said Judy Meyers, also of Indianapolis.
Meyers quickly ran up to it and snapped a picture.
“This should be a staple of the fair,” Butler said. “It’s just so distinct, bright and out of the ordinary here.”
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