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Dino Encounters

3.1 (33 reviews)
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Tyra T.

I have been attending parties hosted by My friends for several years, all of which are very well put together ( attention to detail, environment, etc). I was so pleased to bring my 5yr old son to her son's 3rd birthday dinosaur party because I knew it would be filled with activities for the children to enjoy. Imagine my excitement when I saw the Dino Encounters truck on the corner of the house. I've read about their company and had amazing expectations!! Unfortunately those expectations were not only let down, but left me feeling very sad for my friend who did not get to participate or enjoy her son's birthday party because she was dealing with issues with Dino Encounters!!! Both she and her husband, as well as several other guests missed the majority of the party with conflicting messages from the owner as well as her spouse while trying to move cars to accommodate the Dino truck. Prior consent for the location was given via text message (far in advance) to ensure that space would not be an issue. The workers who came to set up were an absolute pleasure and very accommodating. However the owner continuously sent mixed messages to their staff as well as my friends leaving them outside disputing things for several hours. Only to be told that the Dino experience would not occur. The unprofessional nature in which this situation was handled is truly disappointing. The lack of customer service and empathy was disheartening and troubling. I encourage anyone attempting to do business with this company to NOT patronize this company. It's one thing for miscommunication, but the blatant disregard for the party goers and the birthday boy is what hurts the most. *see picture in comments*

Cuong N.

My 1st born son LOVES dinosaurs. If you want your kids to ride on a pretty big dinosaur,.. then this is one of the things to do for a dino themed party. The package we ordered included the animatronic dinosaur that kids could ride. It was abit humerous because kids who said they weren't interested in riding the dinosaur ended up riding the dinosaur. Our package also included searching for toy skeleton dinosaurs. My kids loved digging through and trying to find stuff... they through the hay/dirt everywhere looking for the mini skeleton figurines. I do agree,.. the workers might have had better training. I think if they came in with a game plan on how to entertain us.. it could have been even better. They came in... setup the dinosaur. Kids were riding the dinosaur for about an hour. They setup the digging stations. That lasted for an hour too. Finally they brought in a pet dinosaur to explain to the kids. It definitely was more just one event after another instead of like a learning show.

Kornelia S.

Keri did the most amazing birthday party for my boys! Everyone said they have never been to a party like that and were talking about how they could ever possibly top it. Keri taught the kids, had them dancing and doing a song, puzzles and so much more. It is more than I could have ever amazed and wish I had birthdays like this growing up! If I could give her 10 stars I would. Love her and the team!

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Vianey I.

I don't even know where to begin....I usually throw super fun parties for all my kids, but our Dino party was the absolute BEST all thanks to Dino Encounters! From the very first moment we reached out them, and throughout the time of our event they were hands down SPECTACULAR I have had guest message us after the party on how amazing it was and their kids still raving about the dinosaurs!!! #momwin when the team arrived at our event, they were nothing short of EXCELLENT. They were engaging the entire time, all the kids AND adults enjoyed the show. We were extremely pleased with their professionalism, knowledge and ability to make it a memorable experience for us all! I researched and reached a few companies before making our choice with them, and I am pleased we decided on Dino Encounters!!! Thanks again for making our event such a memorable one.

Tricia B.

It was an absolutely amazing adventure for the adults and kids!!! The parents were amazed as were we! the instructors were patient and attentive absolutely amazing thank you thank you thank you. It was like a theme park I could not have asked for more!

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Amazing!!!! Hands down the best interactive/educational/fun experience for not only kids but adults. Keri you guys are awesome!

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When Ms Keri, her helper, and the crew of dinosaurs arrived, they were very considerate and professional.

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