Dino Disappointment

[keith929]

I bought tickets to this event because my grandson#1 loves dinosaurs.
What a rip-off!
While there were some exhibits and rides half the convention floor was empty.
Not at all what I was expecting. While my grandson really enjoyed seeing the life sized dinosaurs there just weren't enough of them.
Considering the 3 tickets were just sort of $100 i was expecting something much larger.
The entire experience lasted about 2 hours.
Maybe I just remember taking my kids to events like this where we could spent the whole day and still not see all the exhibits.
Jurassic Quest - https://tickets.jurassicquest.com/edisonnjjuly2023/events/6fe689f3-afc7-5e3d-c5df-7b5b2f68635d

 

[yanoJL]

.... While my grandson really enjoyed seeing the life sized dinosaurs ...

You did good, friend. Mission accomplished.

 

[keith929]

You did good, friend. Mission accomplished.

Yep!

 

[scloyd]

We went to a similar event in late 2017 when our grandson was 3 1/2. He loved every minute of it.


At the time I felt it was way over priced too. In the end, it was worth it.

 

[mso489]

These commercial traveling exhibits have become something of an industry. A closed movie theater near us presented an exhibit of some of Monet's large paintings, like "Water Lilies," with some light shows and other enhancements.

My wife and I have both seen the originals so opted out of this, but were surprised in a negative way by the ticket prices, especially in light of the fact that about two miles away people can go to the N.C. Museum of Art with a substantial collection, centuries of art and some masterpieces in person, a Giotto altar piece included. So I might be enticed in inverse proportion to the ticket prices to attend commercial exhibits.

 

[dino]

I saw the headline and thought, "Now what did I do?"
Whew.

 

[bullet08]

Good thing my kids were never into ancient reptilians.

 

[RookieGuy80]

That seems to be a theme with kids' activities. Overpriced but the little ones had fun. I say it all the time. My dad used to say the same.

 

[kcghost]

A day spent with the grandkids is never a bad day.

Dino, like you I thought when I saw the title of this thread "Now what did Dino do?"

 

[mso489]

Not everyone lives within an easy day trip to a good natural history museum, but if you do, your kids or grandkids may love that, and the entry fee, if any, is usually quite reasonable. Likewise with art, science, and history museums.

My wife and I were blown away by our state history museum's elaborate exhibit on World War One, particularly poignant for us because my wife's father was a high school graduate volunteer in the U.S. Army during World War One. This always confuses people, but he married late after returning from service. My wife and I are the same age, but my dad served in World War Two.

Anyway, the WWI exhibit was spectacular, with slide shows of peoples' accounts of their experiences, weapons, dioramas of sections of battle fields, weapons, poison gas gear, and other vivid remembrances of the times.

Check out your national parks, state parks, and public museums for all they offer. You've already paid for these with your taxes, so many do not charge admissions.

 

[Andre_T]

I saw the headline and thought, "Now what did I do?"
Whew.

To be fair you were not the only one.