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We're writing to you as a subscriber to the Dinosaurs of China newsletter. We just wanted to let you know about some more dinosaurs coming to Wollaton Hall.
 Jurassic Kingdom 🦖
20 October– 4 November – Wollaton Hall and Deer Park
It's here! - Dinosaurs will take over Wollaton Hall from this weekend as the eagerly awaited Jurassic Kingdom show opens with an animatronic, interactive dino-experience that will thrill children as they have a chance to meet over 30 dinosaurs as well as offering an educational angle too. Tickets are in demand with high sales over the opening weekend.
Wollaton Park will be transformed into a prehistoric world. Â Jurassic Kingdom: Where Dinosaurs Come To Life, is an interactive, life-sized replica experience, where the organisers promise you will see more teeth in one hour then you will see in your whole life. The creatures come to life, with their tails, eyes, heads and arms moving and will cause the odd jump or two; with their raging roars.
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Dilophosaurus
Meet Dilophosaurus
One of the ‘specimens’ viewers will be most familiar with is the Dilophosaurus (Two-Crested Lizard) – Star of the Jurassic Park films from the Early Jurassic Period, about – 193 million years ago. Contrary to the movies, Dilophosaurus did not spit poison or have a frill around the neck! It was one of the largest carnivores of its time, reaching lengths of around 7 m, and weighing about 400 kg. It is one of the most well-understood theropod dinosaurs from the Early Jurassic period.
Perhaps the most striking feature of Dilophosaurus is the pair of rounded crests on the top of its head. The crests were probably used for display. Dilophosaurus is known from several specimens from Arizona, but the first remains were found in 1942. Other remains of Dilophosaurus were reported from China, but they were later re-identified as a different type of dinosaur.
Click to watch the Jurassic Kingdom promotional film
 What else is there to see and do?
While the 2017 Dinosaurs of China exhibition at Wollaton Hall wowed visitors with fossils and replica skeletons last summer, this show will offer a very different experience for visitors. They will not only have the chance to come face to face with a 26m long Diplodocus and the notorious Tyrannosaurus rex, but will also learn about them along with many other predators from over 200 million years ago.
There will be further opportunities to learn as mini-dinosaur palaeontologists will be able to dig for bones in an excavation area.
Over 30 dinosaurs will be ready to greet the public from Saturday 20 to Sunday 4 November, and they will be hiding all around the park, giving children a chance to experience their sheer size and scale. The show covers dinos from the land and air so remember to look up, there will be some in the trees!
The experience also includes a 30 minute film produced by the BBC which will play on a large projection screen in the educational marquee for school groups and families to learn all about how dinosaurs lived.
For anybody who gets peckish or thirsty, there will be a herd of street food and drink vendors to keep their energy up, plus a whole store of dino-themed merchandise.
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 Tickets
Ticket 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.
Tickets are available at www.whatsonnottingham.comÂ
When selecting tickets, you will be asked to choose one of the hourly time slots from 10am to 5pm. Once inside the event, visitors can stay as long as long as they dare. The exhibition is not open on Mondays and Tuesdays.
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 Find out more
For travel details, descriptions of the dinosaurs and lots of other helpful information, visit the Jurassic Kingdom website
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DISCLAIMER:
Every effort has been made to make sure tickets for all these events are still available, but please check with the event organisers before travelling to avoid disappointment.
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