List of dinosaur parks

Dinosaurs at Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, the oldest dinosaur park

A dinosaur park usually refers to a theme park in which several life-size sculptures or models of prehistoric animals, especially dinosaurs are displayed. The first dinosaur park worldwide was Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, which opened in London in 1854. From 1977–1991 the largest dinosaur park in Europe was the in Bottrop-Kirchhellen. The two biggest dinosaur theme parks in Germany today are the (Dinopark) and the with its neighbouring dinosaur garden of Großwelka. In addition there are also individual models in the open air as well as various dinosaur museums. Other dinosaur parks are listed below.

Europe[]

Diplodocus and Allosaurus at Bałtów Jurassic Park

Austria[]

Styrassic Park in Bad Gleichenberg
Triassic Park in Waidring Tirol.

^[1]

: mobile exhibition with numerous stations in Europe. Currently in Perchtoldsdorf^[2]

Croatia[]

Dinopark Funtana in Funtana, Istria

Czech Republic[]

France[]

in Charbonnières-les-Sapins
Parc Préhistorique de Bretagne in Malansac
Musée parc des dinosaures in Mèze
PréhistoDino Parc in
Dinosaur'Istres in Istres

Germany[]

de:Dinosaur Park (Münchehagen) (Dinopark) in Rehburg-Loccum
, Bautzen
in Schiffweiler, opened 2008
Dinosaur Land (Rügen) on Rügen, opened 2008
1977-1991 in Bottrop-Kirchhellen, then incorporated into the Bavaria Filmpark as DinoPark
in Germendorf. Park opened in 2002, dinosaur park section (Urzeitpark) opened in 2009
Dinosaur Park Teufelsschlucht in Ernzen, opened 2015

Greece[]

Dinosauria Park near Heraklion, Crete
Dino Park Greece near Nea Moudania, Halkidiki

Italy[]

Prehistoric Park, Rivolta d'Adda
World of Dinosaurs, San Piero a Sieve
Parco Preistorico, Peccioli
Extinction Park at Parco Natura Viva, Bussolengo
Parco della Preistoria Lost World at , San Secondo of Pinerolo
, Peccioli
Dinopark, Avezzano
, San Lorenzello
, Simbario
, Castellana Grotte
Parco delle Grotte di Famosa e la Grotta dei Dinosauri, Massafra
Parco della Preistoria at , Belpasso
Parco dinosauri at , Pombia

Lithuania[]

"Dino parkas" at Radailiai, Klaipeda region ^[4]

Lebanon

Dino city - Prehistoric Park at Ajaltoun, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon

Montenegro[]

DinoSecrets Adventure Park in Budva.

Netherlands[]

Dierenpark Amersfoort, Amersfoort. Regular zoo with large 'DinoPark' section.
, Zwolle.
Oertijdmuseum, Boxtel.
Duinrell, Wassenaar. Amusement park that is 'dinosaur-themed' in October.

North Macedonia[]

Dinosaur Park, Skopje, opened 2021.

Poland[]

Dinosaur parks and Miniature park in Wrocław
in Ostrowiec County
in Zator
in Krasiejów
in Solec Kujawski
in Krasnobród

Portugal[]

Dino Parque da Lourinhã, Lourinhã, opened in 2018

Romania[]

Dino Park in Rasnov opened 2015

Serbia[]

DINO PARK, Novi Sad, to be opened in April 2016 ^[5]

Slovakia[]

in Bratislava, opened in 2004 ^[6]
in Košice, opened in 2013 ^[7]
in Terchová, opened in 2012 ^[8]
in Bojnice, opened in 2013 ^[9]

Spain[]

Dinopark, Playa de Palma, Mallorca
, Callosa d'en Sarrià [1]
Dinópolis, Teruel, Aragón.

Switzerland[]

, with dripstone cave in Réclère

United Kingdom[]

Blackpool Zoo's Dinosaur Safari in Blackpool, Lancashire
, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
West Midland Safari Park - Land of the Living Dinosaurs
Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, opened 1854, in London on the site of the Crystal Palace
in North Devon
Dinosaur Adventure Park, Lenwade, Norfolk
Teessaurus Park, Middlesbrough
National Showcaves Centre for Wales, Brecon Beacons
Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling

North & Middle America[]

Canada[]

Calgary Zoo in Calgary, Alberta, opened 1937. About 50 life-sized sculptures by 1960, including non-dinosaurs. Renovated in 1987, and most models replaced.
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, 6 km from Drumheller, Alberta
Jurassic Forest, north of Gibbons, Alberta
Budapest Park, Toronto, Ontario - Contains a statue of a Stegosaurus and Chasmosaurus.
Muskoka Dinosaur Land, Utterson, Ontario - permanently closed^[10]
Prehistoric World, Morrisburg, Ontario - Over 50 life sized dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs Alive!, Vaughan, Ontario. Located inside Wonderland, featured more than 40 life size animatronic dinosaurs before closing in 2019.

United States[]

Dinosaur World, Beaver, Arkansas (1960s-2005)
Cabazon Dinosaurs, Cabazon, California
Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum in Rocky Hill, Connecticut
The Dinosaur Place at Nature's Art Village in Montville, Connecticut
Dinosaur World, Plant City, Florida, opened 1998
Bongoland, Port Orange, Florida, now part of the Dunlawton Plantation and Sugar Mill
Jurassic Park at Universal's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. The whole park is not dedicated to dinosaurs, but this land is.
DinoLand U.S.A. at Disney's Animal Kingdom Park in Bay Lake, Florida. The whole park is not dedicated to dinosaurs, but this land is.
Dinosaur World, Cave City, Kentucky^[11]
Dinosaur Gardens Prehistorical Zoo, Ossineke, Michigan, opened 1930s
Dinosaur Playground, Riverside Park, New York City. Has two fiberglass dinosaurs.^[12]
Field Station: Dinosaurs, Overpeck County Park, Bergen County, New Jersey. Was originally located in Secacus.^[13]
Dinosaurs Alive at Cedar Point Amusement Park, Sandusky, Ohio (2012-2018)
Prehistoric Gardens, Port Orford, Oregon, opened 1955. Has at least 16 full-sized models, including non-dinosaurs.
Dinosaur Park in Rapid City, South Dakota, opened 1936
Dinosaur Park, Cedar Creek, Texas^[14]
Dinosaur World, Glen Rose, Texas
George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park, Ogden, Utah over 100 life sized prehistoric creatures, a functioning paleontology lab, and a fossil and gemstone museum.^[15]
Dinosaur Kingdom II, Natural Bridge, Virginia, featuring 30 dinosaur sculptures in a fantasy U.S. Civil-War-themed setting
Jerrassic Park at Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach, Virginia^[16]
Dinosaur Land, White Post, Virginia, opened 1963, over 50 dinosaur sculptures
Hisey Park, Granger, Washington

Cuba[]

Valle de la Prehistoria, in the Baconao Park outside of Santiago de Cuba, opened in the 1980s.

Guatemala[]

Dino Park, Santa Cruz Muluá, Quetzaltenango, Gutaemala

Asia[]

Australia[]

Palmersaurus at Palmer Coolum Resort. Opened 14 December 2013 ^[19]

References[]

^ http://www.triassicpark.at
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-06-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Prehistoric Park Chvalovice" (in Czech). Retrieved August 21, 2016.
^ http://dinoparkas.lt/index-en.html
^ "Dino park od 17. aprila". www.explorenovisad.rs. Explore Novi Sad. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
^ "Photo report: Preparations for the opening of the Dino Park". bratislava.sme.sk. SME Bratislava. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
^ "In pictures: Košice Zoo has opened the Dino Park". kosice.korzar.sk. Košický korzár. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
^ "Notice on the opening of new attractions". dreveniceterchova.sk. Drevenice Terchová. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
^ "Dino park in Bojnice". sdetmi.com. S deťmi.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
^ Ryan, Michael J. (April 25, 2010). "Dinosaur Land in Muskoka, Ontario". Palaeoblog.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Dinosaur World
^ "Riverside Park Highlights - Dinosaur Playground : NYC Parks".
^ http://fieldstationdinosaurs.com/
^ http://www.thedinopark.com/
^ http://www.dinosaurpark.org/
^ "Jerrassic Park Military Aviation Museum". 13 April 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
^ "Balasinor in Gujarat is the Largest Dinosaur Fossil Site in the World but No One Knows About It". 15 May 2016.
^ "Khon Kaen Province travel".
^ "Palmersaurus: Inside Clive Palmer's dinosaur theme park". news.com.au. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

External links[]

Roadside Dinosaurs (http://www.roadarch.com/dinos/main.html)

[1] ttp://www.triassicpark.at

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-06-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Prehistoric Park Chvalovice" (in Czech). Retrieved August 21, 2016.

[4] ttp://dinoparkas.lt/index-en.html

[5] "Dino park od 17. aprila". www.explorenovisad.rs. Explore Novi Sad. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

[6] "Photo report: Preparations for the opening of the Dino Park". bratislava.sme.sk. SME Bratislava. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

[7] "In pictures: Košice Zoo has opened the Dino Park". kosice.korzar.sk. Košický korzár. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

[8] "Notice on the opening of new attractions". dreveniceterchova.sk. Drevenice Terchová. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

[9] "Dino park in Bojnice". sdetmi.com. S deťmi.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

[10] Ryan, Michael J. (April 25, 2010). "Dinosaur Land in Muskoka, Ontario". Palaeoblog.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[11] Dinosaur World

[12] "Riverside Park Highlights - Dinosaur Playground : NYC Parks".

[13] ttp://fieldstationdinosaurs.com/

[14] ttp://www.thedinopark.com/

[15] ttp://www.dinosaurpark.org/

[16] "Jerrassic Park Military Aviation Museum". 13 April 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

[17] "Balasinor in Gujarat is the Largest Dinosaur Fossil Site in the World but No One Knows About It". 15 May 2016.

[18] "Khon Kaen Province travel".

[19] "Palmersaurus: Inside Clive Palmer's dinosaur theme park". news.com.au. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

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