- Dinotown
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Originally located at Bridal Falls B.C. Canada, 15 minutes east of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Dinotown opened in 1975, under the name Bedrock City. Based around The Flintstones licensing, it reopened in 1995 under the non-licensed theming. It was on Highway 1.[1]
The Ell family opened Bedrock City in 1975. Buildings were based on the Bedrock city, featured in the Hanna-Barbera Productions television series The Flintstones. Three other themed attractions held a Flintstones license, aside from the Kings Entertainment Company parks.[1]
The park included a "Jurassic Exhibit" on loan from the Royal Tyrrell Museum, a paleontology museum in Drumheller, Alberta.[2] As of 2000, the park had a White Spot hamburger and casual dining restaurant, dubbed White Spot Dinersaurus.[3]
The attraction would have a promotional Kids Playce at the Pacific National Exhibition some years, to preview their attraction.[4] Further abroad, the characters appeared with Katie Couric on NBC's Today Show, and appeared at the American Museum of Natural History's Inaugural Trick or Treat with the Dinosaurs.[5]
Their final day was September 6, 2010.[6] The site of Dinotown is to become an 18-acre RV park, developed by Tri-R Development Group.[1]
Talks were held with the Greater Vancouver Zoo, in Aldergrove, British Columbia, but they did not proceed further.[7] Talks with the Pacific National Exhibition didn't work out. The City of Surrey Economic Development Office approached Ell about relocating. Also listed were locations in South Surrey, Burnaby, and the "largest Ostrich farm in China".[1]
As of April 2011, they were "currently in discussions with multiple lower mainland locations including Vancouver, Surrey, New Westminster and Richmond."[8]
References
- ^ a b c d Ferguson, Dan (25 August 2010). "Surrey wants Dinoland". Peace Arch News. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. http://issuu.com/peacearchnews/docs/wed_august_25_2010_pan/search?q=dinotown. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "New". Dinotown. Dinotown Productions Inc.. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. http://replay.web.archive.org/20000816233700/http://www.dinotown.com/new.html. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "Menu". Dinotown. Dinotown Productions Inc.. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. http://replay.web.archive.org/20000816233719/http://www.dinotown.com/menu.html. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "Dinotown". Dinotown. Dinotown Productions Inc.. Archived from the original on 7 April 1997. http://replay.web.archive.org/19970407153049/http://www.dinotown.com/dinopl/dinopl.html. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "Dinotown closing forever". PRP. 22 August 2010. http://blog.prpconnect.com/2010/08/22/dinotown-closing-forever/. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ Lloyd, Mike (19 August 2010). "Dinotown going extinct". Vancouver Sun/News 1130. http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/91113--dinotown-going-extinct. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ Claxton, Matthew (3 September 2010). "No to Dinotown". Langley Advance. http://www.langleyadvance.com/Dinotown/3478107/story.html. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "New location". Dinotown. Dinotown Productions Inc.. http://www.dinotown.com/default.aspx?PAGE_ID=88. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
External links
- Dinotown
- Photo story, 2002
Only Flintstones-only parks, currently operational Bedrock City (South Dakota, 1966 to present) · Bedrock City (Arizona, 1972 to present)Only Flintstones-only parks, defunct Bedrock City (Kelowna, British Columbia, until 1997)Other Theme parks, previously using Flintstones brand Bedrock City (Chilliwack BC, 1975-1994, closed 2010) · Calaway Park (only in 1982, open) · Canada's Wonderland (1981-2002, open) · Carowinds ([1975]-[1990s], open) · California's Great America (1975-2003, open) · Hanna-Barbera Land (1984-1985, closed 1985) · Kings Dominion (1975-1997, open) · Kings Island (open) · Wonderland Sydney ([1985]-[1990s], closed)Categories:- Canada's Wonderland
- Amusement parks in Canada
- The Flintstones
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