A self-guided, drive-through dinosaur park will come to Centreville, Virginia this summer, the second such attraction in the D.C. area. The Jurassic Encounter at the Bull Run Special Events Center, in Bull Run Regional Park at 7700 Bull Run Drive, runs from May 14 through May 31 and will be open Wednesdays through Sundays.
Families will be able to learn about dinosaur habits, when they lived and what role they played in history
According to wtop.com, "Maryland events planning company Drink.Eat. Relax. Events is staging the Bull Run dinosaur exhibit with more than 75 static and animatronic dinosaurs, many of which have lifelike movements and roars. The drive-through tour includes educational audio narration that plays through the visitor’s vehicle audio system as he drives through the exhibit. It takes about an hour to drive through the event. Some of the dinosaurs are very large."
As per wtop.com, "The Jurassic Encounter is Bull Run Regional Park is $49 per vehicle, with up to eight passengers. Drink.Eat.Relax. Events said expected attendance for the two-week event will be more than 100,000 people. Part of the proceeds from the Bull Run Park’s ticket sales will go to The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia. At National Harbor, Atlanta-based Imagine Exhibitions is currently operating its Dino Safari, also a roughly 60-minute, drive through tour accompanied by educational audio narration, with more than 40 animatronic dinosaurs. It runs through April 11, and costs $49.95 per vehicle, with up to seven people per vehicle."
Maryam N. is a Senior Writer at Nesbitt Realty. She is an expert on Fairfax County. Maryam has also worked previously as a geologist. She is a foodie and enjoys cooking and exploring new restaurants.
