Lightning strike turns 100-foot dinosaur into raging fireball as stunned park visitors look on

Theme Parks Lightning strike turns 100-foot dinosaur into raging fireball, stunning onlookers 100-foot Sauroposeidon replica was reduced to steel frame after blaze burned away all skin and motors By Kelly McGreal Fox News Published April 28, 2026 10:37am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Car catches fire at Disneyland parking structure Black smoke was seen drifting across the Pixar Pals parking structure at the Anaheim, Calif., theme park. (Credit: KTTV) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A massive animatronic dinosaur caught fire at a Kansas theme park after being struck by lightning over the weekend. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb2', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban1', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban1', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } Fire crews in Derby, Kansas, responded around 8:30 p.m. Saturday to reports of a lightning strike and a dinosaur on fire at the park, named Field Station: Dinosaurs, according to a Facebook post from the Derby Fire Department.When crews arrived, they found flames coming from a Sauroposeidon replica, a 100-foot-long animatronic that weighs nearly 60 tons and is one of the park’s largest attractions. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('desktop', 'lb2', 'desktop-desk-ad-lb2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } LIMPING DINOSAUR'S TWISTED PATH PUZZLES PALEONTOLOGISTS, 150 MILLION YEARS LATER: 'VERY RARE' if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban2', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban2', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } Guy Gazelle, executive producer at Field Station: Dinosaurs, told Fox News Digital in an interview that witnesses nearby saw the lightning strike the structure. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb3', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb3', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } "People on the ground actually saw the lightning bolt," Gazelle said. Lightning struck and ignited a giant animatronic dinosaur at a Kansas theme park. (Derby Fire Department (John Hooper Jr.)/Facebook)Crews from nearby agencies assisted in putting out the fire, which was ultimately extinguished without further damage to the park. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('mobile', 'ban3', 'mobile-mw-ad-ban3', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not found'); } CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERThe park was closed at the time and no injuries were reported, Gazelle added. if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb4', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb4', ''); }); } else { console.error('Error: window.foxstrike not…

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