New Jersey Theme Park Places Animatronic Dinosaurs on Fb Market as It Shuts Down

Have you ever ever needed to personal gigantic, realistic-looking dinosaurs in your yard? Now may be your likelihood to scoop some up. Offered you will have just a few thousand {dollars} mendacity round.

The New Jersey theme park Discipline Station: Dinosaurs is closing Nov. 9, and so they’re itemizing all their dinos on Facebook Marketplace. There are lots to select from, together with a 52-foot-long Spinosaurus ($2,900), a Hadrosaurus with eggs and nest ($2,450), and a brilliant blue Parasaurolophus ($2,410).

A few of the dinosaurs have restricted motion and voice packing containers, together with controls. And every little thing should go, in accordance with the park.

“The place do 30 plus dinosaurs go when their park closes?” Man Gsell, the park’s government producer, advised NewJersey.com. “Hopefully to a very good residence — or possibly just a few sudden locations. We’re able to let the general public make their greatest gives. Simply be certain you’ve acquired an enormous yard.”

The theme park opened in Secaucus in 2012 however needed to shut down in 2015 to make means for a brand new highschool that was being constructed. Discipline Station: Dinosaurs moved to the Henry Hoebel Space of Overpeck Park in Leonia, New Jersey, in 2016.

The dinosaurs vary in value from about $500 to virtually $3,000, relying on the dimensions. Listings for the dinosaurs note that “Patrons are answerable for all deinstallation and transport/transportation prices,” whereas explaining that the theme park “will organize to have all vital gear on website. Dinosaurs obtainable for pick-up after November 9.”

The theme park not too long ago appeared on a Fox actuality present known as The Fixer, the place struggling small companies get assist, but it surely clearly wasn’t sufficient to maintain this New Jersey attraction round.

Anybody who desires to see the theme park for its final hurrah nonetheless has a possibility. There’s the “Jurassic Petting Zoo” Sept. 27 and 28, the place guests can get up-close encounters and “superb picture ops” subsequent to the dinos.

And there’s a particular “Dinosaurs After Darkish” occasion occurring Friday and Saturday nights from Oct. 3-25 between 7:00 and 9:30 pm.

From the theme park’s website:

A spooky, humorous and thrilling journey for the entire household that includes a lantern lit tour of the park, video games and actions the place everyone seems to be a winner, and The Dinosaur Séance, a mysterious thrill trip into the shadowy realm of dinosaur ghosts. America’s solely Mesozoic medium and Cretaceous conjurer will probably be our information as we journey into the Jurassic (Spirit) World and summon the long-lost spectres of the prehistoric dearly departed. Generally scary, generally humorous however all the time stunning, the present options new puppets created by the acclaimed fabricators at Palmieri Puppets.

On the finish of the night time, everybody will collect across the campfire for a dinosaur song-a-long with the Dinosaur Troubadour. An exciting journey you don’t wish to miss. Restricted tickets; reservations extremely advisable.

The park can also be internet hosting a “Canine & Dinos” day on Monday, October 13, from 10 am-5 pm, the place guests are allowed to convey their canines.