13 40ft Containers of Dinosaurs Shipped to Taiwan

If you popped by our factory in Zigong over the past three months, you probably would've thought we'd lost our minds - in the best way possible. Walk through the doors, and you'd hear the whir of drills mixing with dinosaur roars (test runs, obviously), see bubble wrap mountains taking over half the floor, and catch our team chugging coffee like it's water at 8 PM. Why? We just wrapped up shipping 13 40 - foot containers to Taiwan, and let me tell you - this project was equal parts chaos and triumph.

Let's start with the basics: Our client is a total pro in the exhibition game over in Taiwan. They've taken over a local park and are turning it into a “Return to Jurassic” spot - think life - sized dinos, photo ops with costume characters, and even fiberglass skeletons for the science nerds (guilty, we love that part). When they reached out with their order, we knew it was big - but 77 animatronic dinosaurs? 5 full - on dinosaur costumes? 12 fossil replicas? Yeah, we had to rearrange the entire factory to fit it all.

The clock started ticking the second we signed the contract: 75 days to build everything and get it to Taiwan in time for their holiday opening. For context, a typical order of 20 dinos takes about a month - so this was like cramming three projects into one. Our team of 15 guys didn't blink. We shifted to 9 PM close every single day, no weekends off for the final four weeks. I'd walk through the shop at 7 PM and see Old Lin, our lead sculptor, hunched over a T - Rex head, tweaking the skin texture like it was his baby. Xiao Li, our electrician, was practically living by the test switches, making sure every tail swing and roar was on point. Even our office admin, Zhang, got in on the action - she was labeling parts until her fingers turned blue.

By mid - November, the factory looked like a prehistoric zoo. A 6 - meter T-rex took up the back corner, its neck curled over a stack of boxes. Velociraptors lined the walls, their silicone skin still shiny from the final coat of paint. The costumes? Hung up near the entrance, so every time someone walked in, they'd jump at the sight of a T - Rex arm sticking out. But the real stress hit when we realized: How do we fit all this into containers without breaking anything?

Turns out, disassembly is the name of the game. We took apart every large dino - sawing the Brachiosaurus' neck into two pieces, detaching T - Rex heads from bodies, even splitting a Triceratops' frill (gently, promise). Each piece got wrapped in three layers of bubble wrap, then taped up with labels so clear, even a sleep - deprived installer could put it back together. “Left Leg - Brachiosaurus #3” “T - Rex Jaw - DO NOT STACK” “Costume Feet - Fragile!” We even drew little dinosaur doodles on the labels to make it fun (and maybe to keep our sanity).

December 1st was D - Day. The first truck rolled up at 7 AM, and we started loading. It took five days straight - 13 containers, each packed to the brim. By the time the last one closed on December 5th, we were covered in packing tape, our backs ached, and we all smelled like bubble wrap. But when that truck pulled away, we stood there cheering like we'd won a trophy. 

Now, those containers are on their way. First, they floated down the Yangtze River from Chongqing to Shanghai - took about 7 days. Then, they got loaded onto an ocean ship, where they'll spend 18 - 20 days sailing to Taiwan. Our client's getting door - to - door service, so we handled every step - no stress on their end. They texted us last week saying they're already setting up the skeleton displays, and they can't wait for the dinos to arrive.

When that park opens, kids (and adults) will stand in front of those dinos, eyes wide, and feel like they've stepped into Jurassic Park. And we'll know: We built that. We stayed up late, wrapped a million pieces of bubble wrap, and shipped 13 containers across the water to make it happen.

So if you're reading this and thinking about building a themed park - we're your crew. We've got the coffee, the bubble wrap, and the team that'll work until 9 PM to make your vision real. And if you see a ship full of dinosaurs heading to Taiwan? That's ours. Now, if you'll excuse me - I'm going to sleep for 12 hours.