List of dinosaur parks explained

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. Other dinosaur parks are listed below.

Europe

Austria

• Styrassic Park in Bad Gleichenberg
• Triassic Park in Waidring Tirol.

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• World of Dinosaurs

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

Croatia

• Dinopark Funtana in Funtana, Istria

Czech Republic

• DinoPark Praha in Prague
• DinoPark Ostrava in Ostrava
• DinoPark Plzeň in Plzeň
• DinoPark Liberec in Liberec
• DinoPark Vyškov in Vyškov
• Prehistoric Park in Chvalovice^[3]

France

• Dino-Zoo du Doubs in Charbonnières-les-Sapins
• Parc Préhistorique de Bretagne in Malansac
• Musée parc des dinosaures in Mèze
• PréhistoDino Parc in Lacave en Quercy
• Dinosaur'Istres in Istres

Germany

• • (Dinopark) in Rehburg-Loccum Dinosaur Park (Kleinwelka), Bautzen
• Gondwana - Das Praehistorium in Schiffweiler, opened 2008
• Dinosaur Land (Rügen) on Rügen, opened 2008
• Traumlandpark 1977-1991 in Bottrop-Kirchhellen, then incorporated into the Bavaria Filmpark as DinoPark
• Germendorf Wildlife Park 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 Atlantis Parco Acquatico, San Secondo of Pinerolo
• Parco Preistorico, Peccioli
• Dinopark, Avezzano
• Dino Park, San Lorenzello
• Parco Il Mondo della Preistoria, Simbario
• Parco dei Dinosauri, Castellana Grotte
• Parco delle Grotte di Famosa e la Grotta dei Dinosauri, Massafra
• Parco della Preistoria at Etnaland, Belpasso
• Parco dinosauri at Safari Park, 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.
• Dinoland Zwolle, Zwolle.
• Oertijdmuseum, Boxtel.
• Duinrell, Wassenaar. Amusement park that is 'dinosaur-themed' in October.
• Dino Experience Park, Gouda.

North Macedonia

• Dinosaur Park, Skopje, opened 2021.

Poland

• Dinosaur parks and Miniature park in Wrocław
• Bałtów Jurassic Park in Ostrowiec County
• Dinozatorland in Zator
• JuraPark in Krasiejów
• JuraPark in Solec Kujawski
• Dinozaury-Krasnobród EducationPark in Krasnobród www.dinozaury-krasnobrod.pl

Portugal

• Dino Parque da Lourinhã, Lourinhã, opened in 2018

Romania

• Dino Park in Rasnov opened 2015

Russia

• Dino Park Skazka in Moscow^[5]
• Dino Park Etnomir in Moscow Oblast
• Dino Park in Magnitogorsk
• Dino at Safari-park in Krasnodar
• Dino Park Rex in Stavropol

Serbia

• DINO PARK, Novi Sad, to be opened in April 2016 ^[6]

Slovakia

• DinoPark Zoo Bratislava in Bratislava, opened in 2004 ^[7]
• DinoPark Zoo Košice in Košice, opened in 2013 ^[8]
• Dino Adventure Park in Terchová, opened in 2012 ^[9]
• Dino Adventure Park in Bojnice, opened in 2013 ^[10]

Spain

• Dinopark, Playa de Palma, Mallorca
• DinoPark Algar, Callosa d'en Sarrià http://www.dinopark.es
• Dinópolis, Teruel, Aragón.

Switzerland

• Saurierpark in Réclère, with dripstone cave in Réclère

United Kingdom

• Blackpool Zoo's Dinosaur Safari in Blackpool, Lancashire
• Jurassic Journey, 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
• Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur park 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 & Central America

Canada

• Wilder Institute/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^[11]
• Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta
• 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^[12]
• Dinosaur Gardens Prehistorical Zoo, Ossineke, Michigan, opened 1930s
• Dinosaur Playground, Riverside Park, New York City. Has two fiberglass dinosaurs.^[13]
• , Overpeck County Park, Bergen County, New Jersey. Was originally located in Secacus.^[14]
• , Derby, Kansas, opened in 2018.^[15]
• 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^[16]
• 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.^[17]
• 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^[18]
• Dinosaur Land, White Post, Virginia, opened 1963, over 50 dinosaur sculptures
• Hisey Park, Granger, Washington
• Dinosaur Park in Bluff City, Tennessee with over 40 dinosaur sculptures

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

Pakistan

Dino valley.Lying in the lap of Margalla Hills National Park, this is kids 'must see' place. It's the first dinosaur theme park of Pakistan.

Cambodia

• Dinosaurs Alive, Phnom Penh

India

• Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
• Dinosaur Fossil Park, Raiyoli, Balasinor, Gujarat^[19]

Indonesia

• Dinosaur Adventure, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah
• Jawa Timur Park 3, Batu, East Java

Thailand

• Si Wiang Dinosaur Park, Wiang Kao District, Khon Kaen Province^{[20] [21]}
• Dinosaur Valley at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden, Chonburi Province^[22]

Iran

• Jurassic park, Khorasane-razavi, Mashhad

Australia

• Palmersaurus at Palmer Coolum Resort. Opened 14 December 2013 ^[23]

See also

• Jurassic Park (novel)
• Jurassic Park (film)
• List of films featuring dinosaurs

References

1. http://www.triassicpark.at
2. Web site: World of Dinosaurs on Tour! - World of Dinosaurs - Europas spektakulärste Dinosaurier Erlebniswelt! . 2012-06-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120427002411/http://www.dinoworld.at/world-of-dinosaurs-on-tour . 2012-04-27 .
3. Web site: Prehistoric Park Chvalovice . Czech . August 21, 2016.
4. Web site: Welcome to the past . dinoparkas.lt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150212230141/http://dinoparkas.lt/index-en.html . 2015-02-12.
5. Web site: Best Dinoparks in Russia. 15 August 2021.
6. Web site: Dino park od 17. aprila. www.explorenovisad.rs. Explore Novi Sad. 24 March 2016.
7. Web site: Photo report: Preparations for the opening of the Dino Park. bratislava.sme.sk. SME Bratislava. 8 June 2015.
8. Web site: In pictures: Košice Zoo has opened the Dino Park. kosice.korzar.sk. Košický korzár. 8 June 2015.
9. Web site: Notice on the opening of new attractions. dreveniceterchova.sk. Drevenice Terchová. 8 June 2015.
10. Web site: Dino park in Bojnice. sdetmi.com. S deťmi.com. 8 June 2015.
11. Web site: Ryan. Michael J.. April 25, 2010. Dinosaur Land in Muskoka, Ontario. Palaeoblog.
12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053924/http://www.dinosaurworld.com/dinosaur_world_cave_city_kentucky/ Dinosaur World
13. Web site: Riverside Park Highlights - Dinosaur Playground : NYC Parks.
14. http://fieldstationdinosaurs.com/
15. Web site: 2018-05-26 . Field Station: Dinosaurs officially opens in Derby . 2023-01-16 . KSN-TV . en-US.
16. http://www.thedinopark.com/
17. http://www.dinosaurpark.org/
18. Web site: Jerrassic Park Military Aviation Museum . 7 November 2021 . 13 April 2018.
19. Web site: Balasinor in Gujarat is the Largest Dinosaur Fossil Site in the World but No One Knows About It. 15 May 2016.
20. Web site: Khon Kaen Province travel.
21. Web site: Tourism Thailand: Si Wiang Dinosaur Park.
22. Web site: Placesandfoods: The Largest Dinosaur Park in the World.
23. News: Palmersaurus: Inside Clive Palmer's dinosaur theme park . 18 December 2013 . 17 December 2013 . news.com.au.

External links

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

A Guide for Dinosaur Provincial Park Camping