Dinosaur World (Creswick)

Dinosaur World (also known as The World of Dinosaurs) was a small theme park located off the Midland Highway in Creswick, Victoria, Australia. It operated from 1982 to 2002.

History

Dinosaur World was a four hectare Fun Park situated amongst natural bushland and offers 18 life-size dinosaur models, native wildlife, a barbecue area, extensive playground including trampolines, swings and slides and a natural history museum.

It was open every day except Wednesdays and Christmas Day from 10am to 5pm. It was open every day during the school holidays, and admission cost $5.50 per person.

The park operated for 20 years before its most recent owner, Keah Otto, was forced to close its doors in 2002. She cited many issues for its closure, including the cost of insurance and Work Cover.

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Dinosaur World

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Dinosaur World (Arkansas)

Dinosaur World, earlier known as John Agar's Land of Kong and " Farwell's Dinosaur Park", was a tourist attraction in Beaver, Arkansas. It was a theme park covering 65 acres (260,000 m²), which contained a hundred life-size sculptures of dinosaurs, cavemen, and other prehistoric creatures as well as the world's largest Noah's Ark Mural. The park closed in 2005. It was the largest dinosaur park in the world.

The park was started in 1967 when Ola Farwell hired Emmet Sullivan to build 6-10 life-size replicas of dinosaurs. It was called "Farwell's Dinosaur Park". In the late 1970s the park was sold to Ken Childs and became "John Agar's Land of Kong". That's when a 40 feet (12 m) tall statue of King Kong known as the "World's Largest King Kong" was built. The owner, a friend of film actor John Agar, received permission from John Agar to use his name in the name of the park. John Agar had appeared in the 1976 version of King Kong. Many articles report that John Agar was either the owner or part owner, but he was never either one.