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We stopped by to check out the dinosaur. It was $5 to walk up 106 steps of stairs to check out the view of Drumheller. There was no elevator option for those who cannot climb the stairs. I do think it should have been a couple dollars cheaper for admission. There was a long line of people waiting to get into the viewing area so you can only spend enough time to take a few photos and leave. I think it is only worthwhile to do once with the kids. Parking is free. There is a spray park next door with another smaller dinosaur to also take photos with.
It's....It's a dinosaur. Well, not really, in fact it's not even close to one. It tries to resemble a Tyrannosaurus but comes off looking like Barney The Dinosaur suffering from anemia had sex with Charmander. This effigy is more like an animated caricature of itself, with oversized feet and color choices better suited for Hanna Barbera. I wonder why there wasn't a more concerted effort to not make it resemble a worn Godzilla suit from a 1950's Toho film. But it's a big f$%#@ing thing, and that's what a small town like this needs. I listen to Lewis Black--I know how it works; it's big, and it's a f$%#@ing thing. So you pay three bucks and you climb a paltry 103 steps to reach an impressive view of a very small town. It's at that point it occurs to you, "wait, the best dinosaur museum in the world is like seven minutes away. Why am I not there?" I understand the appeal of a giant thing. Maybe it's just feelings of inadequacy since my hometown's big thing isn't terribly big. It's barely nine meters and looks like Bob the Builder post coital. But at least we don't charge people three bucks to enter him, and oh God, I am so sorry for forcing that image onto people reading this. At least the money goes towards non-profit ventures, probably to aid in the building of more public works. Hell, I'd give a positive review just to avoid a boilerplate response from Debbie, the facility's manager, apparently intent to reach out to everyone that posts on Trip Advisor. Noble cause, we get it--I'm sure the World's Largest Dinosaur has a crippled wife and children on the brink of starvation. ("Are you a rotten liar.") I have paid to walk up the steps of big things before, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Scott Monument, but 103 steps is not even a challenge. Maybe the dinosaur needs to be bigger. I mean, if it was free to climb, that's one thing, but it's three bucks for what amounts to sixty seconds of interest after a minute of scaling. I was actually suspecting things would jump out at me as I climbed, or that there would be narration and/or images depicting paleontological facts. Nothing. Nothing jumped out, no narration. Come on, give me something other than poor speakers echoing jungle noises. Maybe a pay by donation would've improved the experience...as long as it was offered after. Then they could guilt people into paying. Knowing that, I would've probably paid the exact same amount, but at least it would've been my choice to make. In conclusion, would I recommend visiting and paying for the World Largest Dinosaur? Absolutely! "Wait, what?" Seriously, have you not paid attention to the underlying point of this review? It's a giant dinosaur, and as big f#$%@ing things go, a dinosaur beats everything. It should be the fourth option in rock-paper-scissors. Rock beats paper, scissors cut paper, and dinosaur poops over everything. So yeah, badly painted, deformed, and resembling a shaved penguin, but it's a dinosaur, and dinosaurs are awesome so this automatically must be awesome as well. I don't make the rules folks.
We missed the opening hours of this place. They just closed when we arrived. What a dismay!! It would have been great to see the Town of Drumheller through the mouth of Tyra. So what we did, we walked around, read some informations and took a bunch of pictures. Then off to the next tourist attraction in town. read more
Because, why not? Yes it's kitchsy but it has a nice view of Drumheller from inside Tyra's mouth. This man made giant T-Rex is 4.5 x the size of a real T-Rex. Admission is 5 CAD or for the Americans roughly $3.70 USD It's open 10am -5:30pm. We almost missed the opportunity to climb the 106 steps for the view, and I was about to be heartbroken but the kind lady let my sister and I be the last group to go up for the day. They only let one family up at a time in the dinosaur head and for good reason. I could feel the head sway a bit. The views from atop are beautiful! It is a short journey so make sure you tack on other places rather than making this your primary destination. read more
We came here on a quick family day trip to Drumheller. This is a super fun place to come visit with the littles because it's the World's Largest Dinosaur and you can go inside all the way up to the top into the dinosaur's mouth. My kids loved it!! It cost about $20 for the whole family to go up the top and there are quite a few flights of stairs to climb. You do get to stop and see all the fossils they have along the walls of the dinosaur's "insides" and it even makes noises like a dinosaur. There is a bench about half way up so you can stop and rest if need be. Once you're at the top, the photo op is worth the climb! I would love to take multiple pics here over years and see how the kids grow. There is also a lot to do around the dinosaur too! An RV park nearby to park your trailer, an outdoor swimming pool ($), a free outdoor splash park right in front of the dinosaur and a bunch of other cool dinos to take pics with. There are souvenirs shops, ice cream, and a little cafe nearby as well. It's a lovely place to spend a few hours wandering around. I would've like a tad more "information" to the dinosaur climb or even some informative videos inside the dinosaur would be a cool addition to this place. Overall though, I would definitely recommend this "tourist attraction" as it is fun for littles and bigs alike! read more
3 years ago
We stopped by to check out the dinosaur. It was $5 to walk up 106 steps of stairs to check out the view of Drumheller. There was no elevator option for those who cannot climb the stairs. I do think it should have been a couple dollars cheaper for admission. There was a long line of people waiting to get into the viewing area so you can only spend enough time to take a few photos and leave. I think it is only worthwhile to do once with the kids. Parking is free. There is a spray park next door with another smaller dinosaur to also take photos with. read more
Decided to go in without really knowing what we were getting into since we were already at the visitor center. You pretty much go up stairs until you get to the head of the dinosaur. A cool view! Probably only need to go once. Spent around 5 minutes there. read more
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It's....It's a dinosaur. Well, not really, in fact it's not even close to one. It tries to resemble a Tyrannosaurus but comes off looking like Barney The Dinosaur suffering from anemia had sex with Charmander. This effigy is more like an animated caricature of itself, with oversized feet and color choices better suited for Hanna Barbera. I wonder why there wasn't a more concerted effort to not make it resemble a worn Godzilla suit from a 1950's Toho film. But it's a big f$%#@ing thing, and that's what a small town like this needs. I listen to Lewis Black--I know how it works; it's big, and it's a f$%#@ing thing. So you pay three bucks and you climb a paltry 103 steps to reach an impressive view of a very small town. It's at that point it occurs to you, "wait, the best dinosaur museum in the world is like seven minutes away. Why am I not there?" I understand the appeal of a giant thing. Maybe it's just feelings of inadequacy since my hometown's big thing isn't terribly big. It's barely nine meters and looks like Bob the Builder post coital. But at least we don't charge people three bucks to enter him, and oh God, I am so sorry for forcing that image onto people reading this. At least the money goes towards non-profit ventures, probably to aid in the building of more public works. Hell, I'd give a positive review just to avoid a boilerplate response from Debbie, the facility's manager, apparently intent to reach out to everyone that posts on Trip Advisor. Noble cause, we get it--I'm sure the World's Largest Dinosaur has a crippled wife and children on the brink of starvation. ("Are you a rotten liar.") I have paid to walk up the steps of big things before, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Scott Monument, but 103 steps is not even a challenge. Maybe the dinosaur needs to be bigger. I mean, if it was free to climb, that's one thing, but it's three bucks for what amounts to sixty seconds of interest after a minute of scaling. I was actually suspecting things would jump out at me as I climbed, or that there would be narration and/or images depicting paleontological facts. Nothing. Nothing jumped out, no narration. Come on, give me something other than poor speakers echoing jungle noises. Maybe a pay by donation would've improved the experience...as long as it was offered after. Then they could guilt people into paying. Knowing that, I would've probably paid the exact same amount, but at least it would've been my choice to make. In conclusion, would I recommend visiting and paying for the World Largest Dinosaur? Absolutely! "Wait, what?" Seriously, have you not paid attention to the underlying point of this review? It's a giant dinosaur, and as big f#$%@ing things go, a dinosaur beats everything. It should be the fourth option in rock-paper-scissors. Rock beats paper, scissors cut paper, and dinosaur poops over everything. So yeah, badly painted, deformed, and resembling a shaved penguin, but it's a dinosaur, and dinosaurs are awesome so this automatically must be awesome as well. I don't make the rules folks. read more
9 years ago
My son loves coming here. We've gone twice, once when he was 2, and now at 3. Both times he has climbed all the way to the top. They have a great gift store near by and public washrooms. There is a good tourist store too, the lady gave us a map and helped us figure out where the parade was! read more
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