‘Discover the Dinosaurs’ at the Lee Civic Center
They ruled the world 65 million years ago, and next weekend at the Lee Civic Center they return.
They won’t be alive, mind you. Just the next best thing.
Discover the Dinosaurs returns on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. both days, featuring hands-on exhibits consisting of moving and replica dinosaurs that you can actually touch and hear.
This is the second consecutive year V-Star Entertainment has put this show together, though another company did it in previous years.
Beyond the exhibits, additional activities are available for kids of all ages including riding a dinosaur, themed inflatables, a dino dig, gem and fossil panning and much more.
The event will feature dozens of moving dinosaurs, where they seem to come to life in their natural habitat. They move, they roar and they come face-to-face with humans.
There is also a walk-through exhibit that consists of dinosaur scenes from a period of time where the dinosaurs lived, with special effects, lighting and fog that bring you back in time.
You will get to know fascinating facts about the reptiles, their size, shape, and even diet. Not all dinosaurs were flesh eaters.
Kids will also be able to take part in a scavenger hunt, where they track the dinosaur exhibits and learn the answer to each question on their sheet.
There is also a dino dug, where young paleontologists can brush away sand to discover fossils beneath, and gem and fossil panning, where you can also explore a mine with a hardhat and find gems and fossils inside a cave.
Other attractions include rides atop a T-Rex, bounce houses, mini-golf, face painting, coloring area, dino theatre, where you can watch and learn about dinosaurs, and more.
Tickets are $22 for children, $18 for adults and $15 for seniors. Parking is $5.
For more information or to buy tickets online, go to discoverthedinosaurs.com .
The Lee County Civic Center is at 11831 Bayshore Rd, North Fort Myers