Sauropods or Sauropoda (Lizard-Footed) are a clade of quadrupedal, herbivorous dinosaurs, best distinguished by their immense sizes, long necks, and pillar-like legs. Inaccurate depictions of the clade are frequently included in the Disney Parks, typically portraying the archetypal Victorian sauropod, "Brontosaurus", created by erroneously placing the skull of a Diplodocus onto an Apatosaurus.
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Jungle Cruise appearances[]
Virtual Jungle Cruise[]
A generic sauropod appeared partially submerged in the river, holding greenery in its mouth which Wayne Szalinski clung to.
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Wilderness Explorers[]
One of the badges acquired in DinoLand, U.S.A. is the, "Dinosaur Badge" which portrays a sauropod, earned by excavation activities in the Boneyard.
Other appearances[]
DinoLand, U.S.A.[]
A sauropod appears in the logo for the gates entering DinoLand, U.S.A.. Also in DinoLand, U.S.A. is the, "Oldengate Bridge", made from the replica of a Brachiosaurus skeleton.
DINOSAUR/Countdown to Extinction[]
A Saltasaurus appears in this attraction, lowering its head near the guests and being identified by the computer as, "Sauropod".
Restaurantosaurus[]
Sauropods are depicted in artwork such as framed concept-art from Fantasia.
Disneyland Railroad[]
Apatosaurus (based off of the misidentified victorian dinosaur, "Brontosaurus"), appears in the Primeval World diorama, chewing on food while submerged in water.
Ford Magic Skyway[]
The cars passed by brontosaurus.
Universe of Energy/Ellen's Energy Adventure[]
When entering the prehistoric environment, guests saw a horizon of, "Brontosaurus" submerged in misty waters while chewing on grass.
Trivia[]
- Sauropods were not physically able to chew horizontally like cows as shown in the parks, instead having gastroliths in their stomachs for grinding up plant-matter. For this same reason, they were also not able to digest while submerged in water. The consistent portrayal of sauropods living submerged in water that is present in the Disney Parks comes from a disproved 19th century hypothesis that sauropods were incapable of holding up their own weight and thus lived in water to support their bodies, with their necks being used to breath at great depths. Similarly, the portrayal of sauropods living in swamps comes from a victorian zeitgeist of dinosaurs being slow, cumbersome and borderline demonic primordial creatures which were incapable of living-actively and effectively just weighting to go extinct.