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Leonia NJ, DINOSAURS AFTER DARK IS BACK! , Join Field Station: Dinosaurs any Friday or Saturday nights through October 30 for Dinosaurs After Dark – a funny, mysterious prehistoric adventure.
photos courtesy of Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco
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Leonia NJ, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco and the Bergen County Board of Commissioners made some new friends on Friday May 14th ,joining Guy Gsell, executive producer of Field Station: Dinosaurs to celebrate National Dinosaur Day and sign a five-year lease at Overpeck Park in Leonia.
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October 21,2017
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Teaneck NJ, Join us for Dinosaurs After Dark – a funny, spooky prehistoric adventure!
It’s a unique family experience featuring three live shows, a T-Rex Hunt and a roaring campfire with hot chocolate and s’mores! Meet The Dinosaur Profiler, prepare for the worst with our interactive T-Rex Survival Guide and learn from the greatest masters of Dinosaur Self-Defense – triceratops, stegosaurus and dilophosaurus!
Then you’re invited to the Cretaceous Costume Party, a musical puppet show where staff paleontologists use the scientific method to determine the scariest Halloween costume of all! Is it the mummy, the vampire, the skeleton … or the dinosaur? The Field Station team is ready to conduct an experiment and announce their conclusions.
Along the way you’ll meet a baby parasaurolophus and a walking T-Rex skeleton!
Visit our website for more details.
Enter code DAD17NEWS at checkout to receive your $5.00 Discount! Space is extremely limited –
https://www.fieldstationdinosaurs.com/Visit/dinosaurs-after-dark
September 29,2017
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Leonia, NJ , Dinosaurs After Dark is a spooky, funny adventure into a shadowy, prehistoric world. But things get a little scary when the lights go out it’s discovered there’s a vicious T-Rex on the loose! Expedition Commander, Guy Gsell, will lead a Tyrannosaurus Hunt along the Field Station’s darkened trails with a stop at every dinosaur and a few surprises along the way.
This unique family experience includes three live shows and a campfire with singing, s’mores and hot chocolate! The Dinosaur Profiler will be on hand to explore the modus operandi of the T-Rex, from its ability to see in the dark to its amazing sense of smell. The Field Station’s Director of Security and Safety has prepared a Dinosaur Survival Guide for when guests come face to face with a T-Rex. By looking at the dinosaurs that lived in the age of T-Rex, children will learn from the greatest masters of Dinosaur Self-Defense – triceratops, stegosaurus and dilophosaurus!
The Dinosaur Troubadour will host the Crazy Cretaceous Costume Party, a musical puppet show where staff paleontologists will use the scientific method to determine the scariest Halloween costume of all. Is it the mummy, the vampire, the skeleton or the dinosaur? The Field Station team is ready to conduct an experiment and announce their conclusions – along the way we’ll meet a baby parasaurolophus and a walking T-Rex skeleton!
At the end of the night, everyone will gather around the campfire for a dinosaur song-a-long, s’mores and hot chocolate!
Reserve your Adventure
Fridays & Saturdays
September 29 through October 28
Dinosaurs After Dark begins promptly at 7pm and ends at 9:30 pm. The front gate will open at 6:45pm.
For more information, email us at info@fieldstationdinosaurs.com
Tickets https://www.fieldstationdinosaurs.com/Visit/dinosaurs-after-dark
Overpeck County Park
Leonia, NJ 07605
Here comes Dino Don – one of the few living people with a dinosaur named after him!
July 28,2017
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Leonia, NJ , This week’s Super Star of Science is “Dino” Don Lessem, the world’s leading popular presenter of dinosaurs– via his movie and theme park collaborations, exhibitions, expeditions, books, and television documentaries. Don will share the stories of his adventures and dinosaur excavations from around the world! From Mongolia, China to the Arctic Circle, Don has explored for dinosaurs and made major discoveries. In Patagonia, he dug up and reconstructed the world’s record-sized plant-eating and meat-eating dinosaurs!
In recognition of his support of paleontology, “Dino” Don had a giant plant-eating dinosaur named after him —Lessemsaurus. “It has a huge belly and a tiny brain, like its namesake,” says Lessem.
Don will also share the story of his experiences as an advisor to Steven Spielberg on the film Jurassic Park, to Universal Studios for its Jurassic Park ride and to Walt Disney Productions for its Animal Kingdom Dinoland attraction and Dinosaurs film.
In addition to his more than 50 books for adults and children ,“Dino” Don has answered more than 11,000 letters to his “Ask Dino Don” column in Highlights Magazine, the nation’s largest-circulation children’s magazine. He’s hosted and written NOVA and Discovery Channel documentaries and his pioneering Microsoft CD,Dinosaurs sold 1 million copies.
“Dino” Don will be wowing the crowds at Field Station: Dinosaurs this Saturday, 7/29/17 at 11:30am, 1:15pm and 2:30pm. His presentations are included in the price of park admission.
Field Station: Dinosaurs
Overpeck County Park | Leonia, NJ
Phone 855.999.9010 | Fax 973.748.3010 | groups@fieldstationdinosaurs.com |
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June 6,2017
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Teaneck NJ, Field Station: Dinosaurs Summer Hours Start June 27th , 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.
The Field Station is an oasis of natural wonder just minutes from New York City. 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.
The story of the dinosaurs is vividly presented on twenty acres of wild, unpredictable woods, mysterious pathways, and mountain trails. Scientists have worked to ensure that the exhibition encompasses the latest theories and discoveries in the fields of paleontology, geology, and environmental studies.
Workshops, games and activities connect the story of the dinosaurs to our world today, giving new relevance to their lives and power to the tale of their extinction.
And at the center of it all is the fun, the joy and the wonder of dinosaurs. Our expedition takes every family on a shared adventure – full of mystery, surprise and a sense of awe.
Walk along our trail, check out our 32 life-sized dinosaurs and participate in fun activities, which are all included in the Day Pass admission price, with the exception of Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D, which is an additional $5 when purchased at the door. The movie is included in the Explorer’s Pass and Commander’s Pass.
The park is open rain or shine from 10 – 6pm on the following days:
Saturdays and Sundays only from May 27 through June 25.
We are also open Memorial Day, May 29, 10-6pm.
Tuesday through Sunday from June 27 through September 3.
We are also open July 4 and Labor Day, September 4, 10-5pm.
See the T-Rex like never before – Unchained and Untamed!
Enjoy “Dining with Dinos” and laugh along at two new shows as Dinosaurs After Dark returns just in time for Halloween!
Get lost in a Mesozoic Maze, carve a T-Rex jack-o-lantern and cast your vote in a dinosaur election!
It’s all happening this fall at the Field Station as we reopen for eight weeks of adventure, mystery and discovery.
Saturday & Sunday, September 24 – November 13. We’ll be open from 10am-5pm with a newMesozoic Maze, a walk through adventure where vicious velociraptors await unsuspecting prey.
Friday & Saturday, September 30 – October 29.Dinosaurs After Dark returns with two new shows – including “Dinosaurs Dino-mite!” – a surprising look at dinosaur discoveries worldwide. Explore our trails by lantern light but beware – there’s a hungry T-Rex on the loose in the woods! It’s a spooky, fun-filled night of songs, shows, games and s’mores around the camp fire!
NEW THIS YEAR. Dining with Dinos! Come early toDinosaurs after Dark and enjoy a delicious Mac and Cheese buffet that’s sure to please kids and parents alike. The baby hadrosaurs will be on hand to greet every guest at this special pre-show dinner.
Saturday & Sunday, October 22 – 30.
Come in costume and get a treat! Then carve your own Dinosaur Jack-o-lantern!
Saturday & Sunday, November 5 – 6.
Cast your vote! We’re holding an election to pick the Field Station’s new dinosaur.
Thursday – Sunday, November 10-13.
Celebrate NJEA Teachers’ Convention and Veteran’s Day at the Field Station. Active Duty, Veterans, Guard, Reserves, and their family members receive special discounts all weekend long!
Field Station: Dinosaurs, Overpeck County Park, Henry Hoebel Section,40 Fort Lee Road, Leonia, NJ 07605
