A ‘DIFFLODOCUS? DINOSAURS SET TO DESCEND ON CITY
AN INTERNATIONAL dinosaur festival is coming to Cardiff as Bute Park is turned into a prehistoric world this summer.
Jurassic Kingdom: Where Dinosaurs Come To Life is an interactive, life-sized replica experience.
Visitors will come face to face with a 26m long Diplodocus and the notorious Tyrannosaurus rex, while learning about every predator from more than 200 million years ago.
There will be more than 30 dinosaurs in the park from August 11 to 27.
Visitors will find the dinosaurs hiding all around the park, giving children a chance to experience the sheer size and scale of the animals.
The creatures “come to life” with their tails, eyes, heads and arms moving, along with raging roars.
Naz Kabir, event director at Weli Creative, the company behind Jurassic Kingdom, said: “We are extremely excited to bring our tour to Cardiff for the first time this August.
“Being the first outdoor, touring, animatronic dinosaur experience of its kind to hit the UK, having Cardiff as one of our five stops and being at the end of the summer is the perfect chance for children to experience this exciting and educational tour.”
There will also be a video in the education marquee and mini paleontologists will be able to dig for bones in an excavation area.
Cabinet member councillor Peter Bradbury said: “Coopers Field is the perfect setting for the Jurassic Kingdom spectacle and we are looking forward to hosting the experience during the summer holidays.
“Children of all ages will be able to get up close to more than 30 animated installations and enjoy playing intrepid explorers to discover the different species around the park.
“It’s going to be a great adventure and is another fantastic family event in Cardiff’s parks.”
There will also be street food and drink vendors on site, and an area to buy branded merchandise.
Prices start from £11.50 for adults, £10.50 concessions, £9.50 for children, and £38 for a family ticket. Children under two go free.