Last Chance To See DinoQuest At Lowry Park Zoo

Visitors to Lowry Park Zoo, 1101 W. Sligh Ave., are used to seeing a variety of exotic animals. But in the zoo's latest exhibit, the animals aren't alive. They don't even exist anymore, and haven't walked the Earth for hundreds of millions of years. And they'll all be gone after this weekend.
DinoQuest is an outdoor exhibit featuring nearly 20 life-size dinosaur replicas of different shapes and sizes. These aren't just statues, either. Each has multi-sensory robotics that allow life-like movement and noises. Some of these displays truly tower over guests in the area's lake forest setting, like the 18-foot-tall Brachiosaurus, Suchomimus and the well-known Tyrannosaurus.

The way they look and move makes DinoQuest an unusual exhibit. They're not just statues with some fake-looking backdrop. A lot of care and attention went into making this an engaging and entertaining experience. Of course, like most of Lowy Park Zoo's special exhibits, there are special learning opportunities, rides and other fun related to DinoQuest. Visitors will learn which animals are related to dinosaurs, explore an activity area, dig for fossils, control a robot and ride a special Velocity-Raptor inflatable slide. It's a nice complement to the regular activities found everyday at the zoo.

Sadly, DinoQuest ends this Sunday. The exhibit is open during regular zoo hours, and costs $4 per person in addition to regular zoo admission. For those who want to experience the sights and sounds at night, the zoo will be open for the last Dino Nites on Saturday night from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Dino Nites costs $9.95 per person and includes the DinoQuest exhibit, as well as other select areas and rides. A special Dino Discovery Club, which includes an unlimited DinoQuest pass for both day and night hours is also available for $16. For more information, call 813-935-8552 or

visit www.lowryparkzoo.com.