If you visit Werribee Park Mansion during the school holidays, you are in for a gigantic surprise!
You could even end up as lunch!
A friendly t-rex has taken up residence in the park while a fully-grown, walking triceratops is stomping round the gardens, joined by a stegosaurus, carnotaurus, anklyosaur, raptors, pterosaurs, and lots of cute baby dinosaurs.
It’s all part of DinoFest, an exciting outdoor children’s event that takes visitors back 66 million years to the age when dinosaurs ruled the planet!
After recent stops in Adelaide and New Zealand, DinoFest has set foot in Werribee Park for the school holidays, running until October 1.
‘We are delighted to welcome dinosaurs to Werribee Park Mansion this school holidays,” said Parks Victoria Team Leader Letitia Luttrell.
Event organiser Laurence Taylor said DinoFest was ideal for families looking for school holiday activities for children under-10.
“Our amazing Dinosaur Trail takes you through 100 million years of history, charting the rise of the tyrannosaurs, from small, dog-sized dinosaurs to the largest, most fearsome, carnivore ever to walk the earth. Meet the king of dinosaurs, our life size t-rex,” said Mr Taylor, adding that the location enhanced the experience.
“The ferns, palms, cycads and conifers that grow here have changed little from the ones which dinosaurs walked beneath. Werribee Park provides the perfect setting for us to bring dinosaurs all back to life.”
Other attractions include Dinosaur Encounter with 18+ species of “real” moving dinosaurs, a
Dinosaur Trail with over 30 dinosaurs, and some awesome Dino Activities – such as a Dino Dig arts and crafts and “feel a fossil” with real dinosaur bones.
DinoFest officially opened on Saturday September 9, with over 2,500 people coming through the gates over the first weekend.
DinoFest runs daily at 10:30am, 1pm and 3pm for 1 1⁄2 hour sessions on advertised days.
It is ideal for kids under-10 years old and tickets for infants under-2 are free.
