Our family loves dinosaurs and has enjoyed visiting Field Station Dinosaurs over the past few years. If you have not heard, Field Station Dinosaurs has changed its location to a different part of New Jersey. It’s not too far from the original location or NYC and easy to get to. We took the kids and headed to the new location to check it out last weekend.
So, if you are wondering what is different about the new location, I have some news. There are a few changes. The park is not as big as it was in the last location. It’s still the same amount of fun and all of your favorite dinosaurs are there, but the park goes in a complete circle now, minus the hills. Everything is super easy to find and it’s not as tiring on little legs in the hot sun. There is also a dinosaur fossil station that is available for an extra fee. You child can uncover a fossil and take it home. It’s a great activity. There are fun shows that also teach kids (and parents_ important facts about dinosaurs, and they take you out of the sun for a little bit. Please remember that this is an outdoor park so you may want to remember sunscreen and an umbrella to shade the family. If you do want a break there is a great snack station where you can dine out of the sun on burgers, hot dogs, pretzels and more. There are also a lot of ice cold choices frozen treats!
After an exhaustive search for a new home from one end of New Jersey to the other, and reviewing potential locations in other states, the incredibly popular Field Station: Dinosaurs will pitch its Commander’s tent and their assemblage of dinosaurs at Bergen County’s Overpeck County Park. The park was found to be the most suitable location and the perfect setting for continuing the Field Station’s mission of both educating and entertaining families. The 2016 season will be the beginning of an expansive overall plan that will make the park bigger and better than ever before.
So grab your family and get outside. This is definitely a trip where your kids will never even know they are learning and just think they are having tons of fun. My daughter’s first stop is always the dig site. It’s a fun place where you can grab some shovels and brushes and uncover some dino bones! Field Station: Dinosaurs is a world-class family attraction that combines cutting-edge science with the creative minds of great artists and teachers to create a one-of-kind experience that’s thrilling, educational and fun. Over thirty life-sized, realistic dinosaurs come to life thanks to the brilliant engineering of the world’s leading roboticists and the imagination of our artists. Scientists from the New Jersey State Museum have worked to ensure that the exhibition encompasses the latest theories and discoveries in the fields of paleontology, geology, and environmental studies but at the center of it all is the fun, the joy and the wonder of dinosaurs.
Tickets are available online at www.FieldStationDinosaurs.com and by phone at 855-999-9010. The park is open from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM through June 26 on Saturdays and Sundays, and from June 28 through September 4 from Tuesdays through Sundays and Labor Day. Season passes and add-ons for access to all of the park’s programming and activities are also available.
