Editor’s Note: Dinosaurs Alive permanently closed at the end of Dorney Park’s 2018 season.
Travel back in time millions of years in the unlikeliest of places: the middle of a Pennsylvania amusement park. Listen to the roar of more than 40 dinosaurs, as they move their bodies for an authentic feel, as you enter Dinosaurs Alive at Dorney Park in Allentown. So, let’s start our virtual visit to this unique park in Pennsylvania.
Trip Advisor/cdejesus68 Welcome to Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, where you’re in for a day of adventure. The popular Allentown amusement park is known for its Planet Snoopy for kids and its water park.
Trip Advisor/ShivioniAlex But, infrequent visitors to the park may not realize there’s a prehistoric adventure awaiting. Dinosaurs Alive will bring you face-to-face with more than 40 different dinosaurs, including the Albertosaurus, the Baryonyx, and the Kosmoceratops.
Facebook/Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Each of the lifelike dinosaurs was hand carved, then covered with material resembling skin. Add sounds and movement and the dinosaurs of Dinosaurs Alive leap to life.
Facebook/Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Get hands-on experience as you stroll through the exhibit. Control the movement, via an interactive console, of some of the dinosaurs to get a firsthand look at how the different species are believed to have moved their body parts.
Trip Advisor/Chris B. Discover the real story behind each dinosaur species’ features, such as how they lived and the theories about their deaths. Children of all ages will also learn how dinosaurs and dragons are connected.
Trip Advisor/crazylifeofsix Witness a pack attack as the Deinonychus set their sights on an Iguanodon then see what a predator trap may have looked like in prehistoric times. The dinosaurs are displayed in different settings, each of which tells a story.
Facebook/Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Cross a footbridge that passes over a creek, which leads you to witness a group of dinosaurs desperately attempting to flee rising waters.
Facebook/Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Join the kids in a mock architectural dig in the large sandbox. Unearth the skeleton of a forgotten dinosaur.
Facebook/Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Admission to the Dinosaurs Alive attraction is not included in the general admission ticket price to Dorney Park and requires a $5 attraction fee.
Trip Advisor/cdejesus68
Welcome to Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, where you’re in for a day of adventure. The popular Allentown amusement park is known for its Planet Snoopy for kids and its water park.
Trip Advisor/ShivioniAlex
But, infrequent visitors to the park may not realize there’s a prehistoric adventure awaiting. Dinosaurs Alive will bring you face-to-face with more than 40 different dinosaurs, including the Albertosaurus, the Baryonyx, and the Kosmoceratops.
Facebook/Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
Each of the lifelike dinosaurs was hand carved, then covered with material resembling skin. Add sounds and movement and the dinosaurs of Dinosaurs Alive leap to life.
Get hands-on experience as you stroll through the exhibit. Control the movement, via an interactive console, of some of the dinosaurs to get a firsthand look at how the different species are believed to have moved their body parts.
Trip Advisor/Chris B.
Discover the real story behind each dinosaur species’ features, such as how they lived and the theories about their deaths. Children of all ages will also learn how dinosaurs and dragons are connected.
Trip Advisor/crazylifeofsix
Witness a pack attack as the Deinonychus set their sights on an Iguanodon then see what a predator trap may have looked like in prehistoric times. The dinosaurs are displayed in different settings, each of which tells a story.
Cross a footbridge that passes over a creek, which leads you to witness a group of dinosaurs desperately attempting to flee rising waters.
Join the kids in a mock architectural dig in the large sandbox. Unearth the skeleton of a forgotten dinosaur.
Admission to the Dinosaurs Alive attraction is not included in the general admission ticket price to Dorney Park and requires a $5 attraction fee.
Tour Dinosaurs Alive virtually when you click the above video by Mike Nester.
This unique park in Pennsylvania promises an adventure like none other. But, Dinosaurs Alive at Dorney Park is just one of the many unique parks that crisscross the state. Check out this unique natural attraction for another adventure that’s perfect for a late summer day.
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