We were given a family pass to check out Jurassic Creatures by the wonderful people at Cavanagh PR.
All opinions and photographs are our own.
When I was contacted about going to see this, I was pretty excited. I mean, who doesn't love dinosaurs? When the day arrived I was unfortunately unwell and couldn't go, but Chyken rounded up some kids we know and off they went! Here's what he has to say about it...
Firstly, let me clarify that this is NOT the dinosaur thing currently on at the Museum, it's a different one, it's at Docklands just near the Southern Star wheel, and it closes THIS SUNDAY (April 10th)
I
wasn’t quite sure what to expect when we arrived to see
Jurassic Creatures. My
first impression came from the ample signage from the Docklands tram stop and
right the way through Harbour Town. The ticketing staff were efficient
and friendly, and with three eager kids in tow, we lined up for the
promptly-opening 10am session.
From
the outset, this is really engaging both visually and aurally. The family
loved hearing the loud roars and seeing the animatronic dinosaurs from outside
the tent. Upon entering the tent, the camera got a workout! This
place has lots of photo opportunities of the kids interacting with both static
and animated dinosaurs, with great lighting. Whilst there was lots of
looking skywards to see the pterodactyls, mammoths and the ferocious T-rex, the
display is designed for kids, with the vast majority of displays (and
information plaques) at head height for littlies.
Jurassic
Creatures is clever – not only is it a display-based attraction, it provides
other activities designed to engage and peak curiosity. The kids could
join in the songs and dance right in front of the stage where your host has the
kids right in the palm of her hand with her dinosaur pals, Buddy and
Tiny. The kids enjoyed becoming a palaeontologist and discovering
different fossils which they could keep. A big winner though, was the art
and craft, where kids could make their very own colourful dinosaur sand art to take
home!
After
being a bit dinoed-out, we stepped outside into the park’s amusement section,
where the kids could go on unlimited rides on trains, jumping volcano, pirate
ship and cup ride.
Whilst
there are food and merchandise stands throughout the facility, these are
incredibly reasonably-priced! The icing on the cake was the voucher we were
handed, giving us $15 tickets for the Melbourne Star, right next door, upon
presentation of our Jurassic Creatures ticket.
Jurassic
Creatures must close on Sunday 10 April, which gives parents an opportunity to
give the kids a very cool experience in the remainder of these holidays.
We loved it, and hope you will too!
