Interactive dinosaur event, Jurassic Quest, returns to Bristol Motor Speedway

Kenzie Hagood
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BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) – North America’s largest photorealistic dinosaur event, Jurassic Quest, will be at Bristol Motor Speedway April 19-21. The interactive adventure invites the community to travel 165 million years back in time and explore the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

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Jurassic Quest is family-friendly and encourages education through hands-on adventures. The weekend will include the following, as provided by a release from the event:

  • Lifelike, scientifically accurate dinosaur herd (some will move and have sound)

  • Live dinosaur shows all day

  • Rideable dinosaurs

  • Interactive science and art activities, including a large fossil dig

  • Real fossil exhibit featuring T-Rex teeth, a triceratops horn and a life-size dino skull

  • “Tricera-tots” soft play areas for tiny explorers

  • Bounce houses and inflatable attractions

  • Scavenger hunt

  • Interactive baby dinosaurs

  • Photo opportunities, face painting and more

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New this year is a race called the “Raptor Run” and a lasso event called “Rope-a-Raptor.” The release said the event will feature a video tour from Safari Sarah, Dino Dustin and Park Ranger Marty to teach Jr. Dinosaur Trainers.

Jurassic Quest will be open during the following hours:

  • Friday: noon to 8 p.m.

  • Saturday and Sunday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

To purchase tickets or learn more information, please visit Jurassic Quest: A Dinosaur Park, Dinosaur Museum. Tickets are also available at the event. Guests will enter the speedway at the main entrance and follow the signs.

“It really is more so of an educational thing, especially for a lot of parents,” said Isaiah Valvrun, a Jurassic Quest Dino Trainer. “This wasn’t around when they were children, and they had a puzzle with dinosaurs. I think that is kind of lived through a little bit through their children, to see their favorite dinosaur and what it would look like in person.”

Jurassic Quest tours the United States and Canada all but five weeks per year.

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