My husband already had a T-Rex costume from last year and I got so jealous seeing how much fun he was having wearing it. So I got one for myself too, totally worth every penny!
Fair warning - it gets really hot in these. It's basically like a sweat chamber. After wearing them for about an hour, we were both absolutely soaked and had to take breaks where we opened up the suit and had some fresh air. And we were wearing them after the sun had set, I think you can wear it for much less in the daytime with the sun beaming down on you.
We got about 2h of wear time out of the suits before our battery packs got empty enough that the fan couldn't keep the costumes fully inflated anymore. But 2h was more than enough time for wearing these, it's a really effective workout as you have to keep your hands up in front of you when walking so the costume doesn't smack in your face with every step. That did not take away from me smiling like an idiot inside the costume the whole time though!
My husbands costume was from a different vendor and he had shoulder straps sewn inside of the costume which helped him keep the shape of it and made it more comfortable, so I would probably alter mine by adding some shoulder straps for next year too. Also this is sold as an adult costume but I think most teenagers would fit in this nicely, as I'm only 5,4 and I can't imagine anybody much taller than me being comfortable in this costume. My husband it 6,2 and the one he had was much bigger, I would struggle wearing that one for sure because it would be too much to handle.
Know what you're getting into before buying this, it's not an easy costume to wear and it's definitely not for crowded parties, people will step on you and potentially break your costume. We were walking on the street and someone punched my husband in his T-Rex face, so beware of people and your surroundings. You also can't really hear what anybody around you is saying because you're completely surrounded by the noise the costume makes, so careful around traffic. We had some nice people help us cross the street sometimes because they saw that we were struggling with seeing and hearing everything around us.
But I still think this is totally worth it and I even gifted one to my friend so we can all be dinosaurs together next year.
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