the biggest behind the veil i've ever seen

I recently went to Billings Productions in Allen Texas to see some animatronic dinosaurs. It was great, but this does have a sad ending.

When you see Billings Productions from the outside, it's a 50,000 sq ft building that just looks like any regular industrial commercial building in an office park:

Then you see the rest of the building and think wait a second, what's all this dinosaur stuff about?

Inside, you see some dinosaur displays. Looks nice, okay...

Then you go on the tour, enter the warehouse, and, WHOA...

This is no ordinary tour.

Usually, when you see animatronic dinosaurs, it's for displays that have already been completely prepped and set up. This is different.

Here, you see the actual storage and work area where all this stuff is made.

Everything is as huge as it looks, and you see it all.

And it keeps going...

The level of detail is incredible.

Some areas show the parts used, models, and so on.

It was truly a treat to see all this.

And, again, it just keeps going...

This is one of their animatronics plugged in and doing its thing:

Bear in mind that for most (if not all) of the giant displays, animatronics are there. There is a steel skeleton on the inside, circuit boards, wires, the whole show. It's all there.

You're probably wondering why I would even go to see this. After all, the tour is mainly designed for kids.

Well, that's the sad part.

Billings Productions is ending public tours on May 25 of this year 2025. Yes, this month. As in under a week from the time I publish this.

And, even more sadly, this:

It's unknown whether they're going to renew their lease, but the fact this sign is up at their building showing their address looks like they won't be...

...and that is why I went there. I had no idea what to expect, and was genuinely surprised to see the actual workshop where all these giant animatronic dinosaurs are made. Yes, they get shipped all over the world. Yes, this is an actual real workshop where these giant things get designed, constructed, repaired when brought back, and so on. Billings Productions genuinely does use the 50,000 square feet they have.

It will be sad to see it go.

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Published 2025 May 20