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Our love of Dinosaurs

In our house we love Dinosaurs, all of us have played with toys, watched films, Seen TV shows, visited Dinosaur attractions, even played computer games based on them, our knowledge is fairly ok as we’ve seen and read so many but with all of this we all still really love Dinosaurs, there always something we enjoy.

Growing Up

Growing up I was a typical boy and like dinosaurs, as many kids did when they were young they had dino toys and played with them, the Dinobots were even my favourite on Transformers, but when Jurassic Park came out, it changed everything, not only was it a masterpiece in cinematic film, and graphically was groundbreaking, I was amazed by it all. I saw it at the cinema and was stunned by it, since then I’ve watched them all, and will watch the first at least once a year.

Naturally, as we had kids they began to love dinosaurs, they all like the films, even Piglet, she may be a little young but she loves to see them, this has then followed onto days out. We’ve visited a few places but one of the best things and things we’ve always enjoyed, is attractions with Dinosaurs, whenever there’s been some that have always been the part we had to visit. For the kids especially its a chance to see something more lifelike and understand the size etc, for them its ability to get up close, even i still get excited to see the displays.

Dinosaur places

At Paradise Wildlife Park is a dinosaur section, it has a zoo etc but with the kids, we enjoyed the dinosaur area, in particular, this is largely down to the number of dinosaurs and practically all of them all moved in some way, the animatronics and sounds added that more real-life effect which wowed the kids when we first went there, Boo and I have been to a few as we have said but we thought this was pretty cool.

Locally to us is a Roarr Dinosaur adventure park, which has a lot dinosaur-themed activities and dinosaur displays, the dinosaurs themselves generally look good, not moving and not many sounds but still look good, the ones on the walk which are much older perhaps look a bit overdue for a makeover but the walks nice, however, that doesn’t detract you from the enjoyment of the dinos

Recently the kids have been playing ARK, a dinosaur game, I’ve played it for a couple of years on and off I do think it’s partly down to that they wanted to play it, but then its also the ability to play a game together surrounded by dinos, which also has helped their knowledge and actually learnt some stuff lol.

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Roo favourite dino has now changed several times because of this, as for me and Tigger, we often have a debate about it, mine has been a Triceratops for a long time, though Tigger likes them, it’s changed for T-rex, Raptor, Stegosaurus, and a few others,  these have been changing a lot with indo raptor and anything else he sees, as for Piglet, she just likes dinos, though I think we all have soft spots for Bronto or brachiosaurus in the house.

Overall

But we do love Dinos, it’s one of the things that we all have a bond in, we even have clothes etc with dinos on, but they are special, something we really enjoy, no doubt we will at least watch one of the films soon, or play a game with them in it, or even just play with the dinos that’s currently on Piglets floor lol, but im fine with that and im proud that my love of dino has come through to the kiddies.

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185 Comments

  • Reply Kelly Knowles

    I’d love the jurassic World series please

    31 August 2020 at 11:25 am
    • Reply Angela Allen

      Words cannot describe my excitement

      7 September 2020 at 8:20 am
      • Reply Alaine Smith

        Love to win this

        23 September 2020 at 11:59 pm
    • Reply Kellyanne Hiam

      I prefer Jurassic park

      26 September 2020 at 10:41 am
  • Reply ashleigh allan

    Jurassic World!

    31 August 2020 at 12:01 pm
    • Reply RACHEL SMITH

      Love Jurassic park!

      12 September 2020 at 12:28 pm
    • Reply Gillian Massey

      Jurassic Park

      12 September 2020 at 1:02 pm
      • Reply Jeanette Leighton

        I like both but if I had to choose it would be jurassic world

        27 September 2020 at 10:34 am
  • Reply Lorraine Williams

    Jurrasic Park series

    31 August 2020 at 12:03 pm
  • Reply Peter Watson

    I just prefer Jurassic World

    31 August 2020 at 12:28 pm
  • Reply Tracy Nixon

    I prefer the Jurassic World series x

    31 August 2020 at 12:49 pm
  • Reply Jean Cassell

    I love Jurassic Park. My eldest son chased the youngest all around the house after seeing the movie playing being a dinosaur and ended up breaking a hole in the bathroom door to get get to his brother

    31 August 2020 at 12:52 pm
    • Reply Kithis

      Oh wow my husband and daughter love dinosaurs and would love this to play with.

      2 September 2020 at 5:01 pm
  • Reply Hollie H

    Jurassic world!!

    31 August 2020 at 12:52 pm
  • Reply Jo m welsh

    I love the Jurassic park series

    31 August 2020 at 1:28 pm
  • Reply Helen Tovell

    It would be the Jurassic World series for us

    31 August 2020 at 1:39 pm
    • Reply Anthony Bond

      Jurassic Park series but really only the first one.

      31 August 2020 at 4:48 pm
  • Reply Eddie

    You really can’t beat the old school Jurassic Park films even though the graphics in the new jurassic world movies are epic and decent too. It’s the childhood memories of jurassic Park for me.

    Seen alot of Roarr Dino Park lately and looks a great day out. We recently visited a New Gulliver’s Theme park that’s opened near Sheffield. They have a lost world which with the dinos is epic.

    31 August 2020 at 1:52 pm
  • Reply Julie F

    Jurrassic World series

    31 August 2020 at 2:57 pm
  • Reply Michelle Watts

    Jurassic park

    31 August 2020 at 2:59 pm
  • Reply christopher Murphy

    Jurassic park for me as when i was a kid seeing the t rex sends shivers down my back every time i watch it

    31 August 2020 at 3:16 pm
  • Reply Rachel Downes

    Cant beat the originals for me!

    31 August 2020 at 3:27 pm
  • Reply Gillian B

    I loved the originals and vowed not to watch the new ones but I gave in…. thank heavens. The Jurassic World Series is fabulous!

    31 August 2020 at 3:52 pm
  • Reply Kelly smith

    Ooh hard one but I’ll say Jurassic world thanks x

    31 August 2020 at 4:14 pm
  • Reply Helen S Wright

    Jurassic Park 🙂

    31 August 2020 at 5:05 pm
    • Reply Maria B

      Loved Jurassic Park, still remember going to see it in the cinema! We loved the t-rex/toilet incident 😂

      24 September 2020 at 10:58 am
  • Reply Liz Marks

    Sorry I can’t choose I love all of them completely.

    31 August 2020 at 5:11 pm
  • Reply John Webster

    The Jurassic Park series as the original is still the best

    31 August 2020 at 5:18 pm
  • Reply Ashley Nicol

    I prefer jurassic world 🙂

    31 August 2020 at 6:14 pm
  • Reply Simon M

    I just loved the first Jurassic Park film, I saw it at the cinema as a kid and was in awe. The World films haven’t had the same impact, so I would have to say the Jurassic Park saga.
    I’d love these for my little lad, he’s really getting into his lego and loves dinosaurs, cheers guys!

    31 August 2020 at 7:15 pm
  • Reply Kathleen Marsden

    Jurassic Park

    31 August 2020 at 7:53 pm
  • Reply Carrie H

    Jurassic World for me.

    31 August 2020 at 10:02 pm
  • Reply Tony Martin

    I prefer the Jurassic World series

    31 August 2020 at 10:07 pm
  • Reply michelle o'neill

    Jurassic World series

    1 September 2020 at 5:47 am
  • Reply Raza

    Jurassic World

    1 September 2020 at 6:13 am
  • Reply Alistair Ford

    The original Jurassic Park films

    1 September 2020 at 8:35 am
  • Reply Emma Jackson

    Jurassic Park, the first time my teenage kids saw it they were terrified, it was hilarious x

    1 September 2020 at 9:45 am
  • Reply Alison Johnson

    I love both film series but I’m leaning towards the new Jurassic World series – at the moment!

    1 September 2020 at 12:21 pm
  • Reply Sally Collingwood

    I love the Jurassic park series the most.

    1 September 2020 at 12:38 pm
  • Reply Christine Lockley

    Ooh that’s a toughie but I’d choose Jurassic Park

    1 September 2020 at 1:29 pm
  • Reply bev

    Jurassic Park

    1 September 2020 at 3:22 pm
  • Reply Sarah Alexander

    We love all things dinosaur. Have you been to Gullivers in MK?

    1 September 2020 at 5:42 pm
  • Reply Rachelle Barrett

    I would definitely choose Jurassic park

    1 September 2020 at 6:36 pm
  • Reply Sarah

    I would jurassic park, for sure!

    1 September 2020 at 8:27 pm
    • Reply Kas Grant

      The original and best Jurassic Park series. Was wondrous to watch.

      25 September 2020 at 10:07 am
  • Reply Jo Dawkins

    Both, I love the classic Jurassic Park, well 1 and 2, not so keen on the third but equally love Jurassic World, because well, Chris Pratt 😀. My kids love them all!

    1 September 2020 at 9:07 pm
  • Reply Kellie Steed

    They’re all great, but I’d have to go with the original Jurassic Park series. It’s where it all began and I think being a kid when it came out plays a part in it too – ah nostalgia!

    1 September 2020 at 10:34 pm
  • Reply Rich Tyler

    Jurassic Park are just classics!

    2 September 2020 at 10:02 am
  • Reply Ritchie

    Jurassic Park series for me

    2 September 2020 at 11:15 am
  • Reply Claire Nutman

    Jurassic Park in our house….

    2 September 2020 at 11:20 am
  • Reply Shannon

    Jurassic World <3!

    2 September 2020 at 11:35 am
  • Reply Janine Phillips

    I love Jurassic Park.

    2 September 2020 at 11:59 am
  • Reply Nicola Biven

    My daughter prefers the jurassic world series 🙂

    2 September 2020 at 12:05 pm
  • Reply Irene Gilmour

    the Jurassic Park series

    2 September 2020 at 1:06 pm
  • Reply Joanne Hall

    Jurassic park

    2 September 2020 at 1:09 pm
  • Reply Christine Shelley

    Jurassic World

    2 September 2020 at 1:42 pm
  • Reply Brad Start

    The Jurassic Park Series, as the originals are always the best. But I have enjoyed the Jurassic World Series too.

    2 September 2020 at 2:46 pm
  • Reply Vikki Bowker

    The original Jurassic Park is the best!

    2 September 2020 at 3:18 pm
  • Reply Tracy Newton

    My son prefers the Jurassic World series. I am sick of the sight of it 😁

    2 September 2020 at 3:39 pm
  • Reply jason wills

    Jurassic park series

    2 September 2020 at 5:08 pm
  • Reply Sarah tulley

    Jurassic park

    2 September 2020 at 5:11 pm
  • Reply Laura Walker

    We are big dinosaur fans, I’d have to say the original Jurassic Park is our favourite

    2 September 2020 at 6:54 pm
  • Reply Denise Wilden

    Jurassic Park eries

    2 September 2020 at 7:49 pm
  • Reply Lisa Pope

    Jurassic Park

    2 September 2020 at 7:53 pm
  • Reply Jackie Talbot

    Jurassic World

    2 September 2020 at 8:05 pm
  • Reply Susan Willshee

    I love both. The jurassic park series is more my era but Leo loves the jurassic world series so I’ve seen those more times than the ‘park’ and by now I can probably recite the dialogue word for word!

    2 September 2020 at 8:29 pm
  • Reply Linda Ford

    Jurassic Park

    3 September 2020 at 7:40 am
  • Reply Michelle Smith

    Jurassic park

    3 September 2020 at 8:48 am
  • Reply PAULINE HILL

    Jurrasic Park series

    3 September 2020 at 10:10 am
  • Reply Kerstin B

    Jurassic world

    3 September 2020 at 7:31 pm
  • Reply Megan Kinsey

    Jurassic World in our house!

    4 September 2020 at 10:00 am
  • Reply justine meyer

    I love the JUrassic World

    4 September 2020 at 11:09 am
  • Reply Amy SIMPSON

    Jurassic Park x

    4 September 2020 at 1:04 pm
  • Reply allan evans

    Jurassic World

    4 September 2020 at 1:06 pm
  • Reply Katie B

    Jurassic Park! A classic!

    4 September 2020 at 2:49 pm
  • Reply Marc H

    Jurassic Park. The first movie is still the best one.

    4 September 2020 at 7:57 pm
  • Reply Kyomi Johnson

    The Jurassic park series love it but they are both so great

    4 September 2020 at 9:17 pm
  • Reply Helen Swales

    Jurassic World is my favourite 🙂

    5 September 2020 at 8:29 pm
  • Reply Kevin000

    Jurassic Park

    7 September 2020 at 10:42 am
  • Reply Iain maciver

    Jurrasic Park series

    7 September 2020 at 11:06 am
    • Reply Craig Hindle

      I prefer the Jurassic park series

      27 September 2020 at 10:38 pm
  • Reply Claire Willmer

    I like both for different reasons but if I had to pick it would be the Jurassic world series.

    7 September 2020 at 11:36 am
  • Reply AndiG

    Old school Jurrassic Park for me

    7 September 2020 at 1:08 pm
  • Reply Harline parkin

    Jurassic parkin

    7 September 2020 at 1:37 pm
  • Reply Sue McCarthy

    I haven’t seen them all but I prefer the original film.

    7 September 2020 at 3:05 pm
  • Reply Laura banks

    Jurassic Park series

    7 September 2020 at 4:18 pm
    • Reply Stef Acaster

      Jurassic park

      25 September 2020 at 6:53 pm
  • Reply Janice Dunn

    Jurassic Park, takes me right back to being a child

    7 September 2020 at 5:40 pm
  • Reply Andrea Fletcher

    Jurassic Park

    7 September 2020 at 6:42 pm
  • Reply Rebecca Nisbet

    I like the Jurassic World series

    7 September 2020 at 7:54 pm
  • Reply Fiona Johnstone

    The Jurassic Park series is my favourite.

    7 September 2020 at 8:19 pm
  • Reply Julie Ward

    The Jurassic Park series

    7 September 2020 at 10:36 pm
  • Reply Claire Carter

    Jurassic park

    8 September 2020 at 4:26 pm
  • Reply kim white

    I prefer the Jurassic Park series but I’ll happily watch both

    9 September 2020 at 10:47 am
  • Reply sue wickins

    Jurassic Park

    10 September 2020 at 7:21 am
  • Reply Hannah Scudder

    The Jurassic Park series, they are very popular films in our household.

    10 September 2020 at 10:54 am
  • Reply Tracy Hanley

    We love the Jurassic Park series

    10 September 2020 at 6:31 pm
  • Reply Emma Anderson

    Jurassic Park, but the Jurassic world films are great too!

    10 September 2020 at 8:21 pm
  • Reply Jodi Hill

    Jurassic world tips it for me 🙂

    11 September 2020 at 7:11 am
  • Reply Michelle Henderson

    Love the Jurassic Park series

    11 September 2020 at 11:29 am
  • Reply Lesley Smith

    Jurassic figures yeah!

    12 September 2020 at 11:41 am
  • Reply Rebecca

    It would be great to see more in this collection!

    12 September 2020 at 2:38 pm
  • Reply Emma Bolton

    Love the Jurassic Park series!

    12 September 2020 at 2:44 pm
  • Reply CLAIRE TAYLOR

    So this is an impossible question to answer. We love Jeff Goldblum but Chris Pratt is fantastic. We like both.

    12 September 2020 at 6:15 pm
  • Reply Lisa Wilkinson

    I prefer the original Jurassic Parks

    12 September 2020 at 6:15 pm
  • Reply Lynne OConnor

    I prefer Jurassic Park but was surprised how much I enjoyed the World series as well

    12 September 2020 at 6:48 pm
  • Reply Corinne Henson

    I think I prefer the Jurassic Park series as that’s what I grew up watching

    12 September 2020 at 7:07 pm
  • Reply Dawn Samples

    I have only seen Jurassic park but I’m sure jurassic world is just as good x

    12 September 2020 at 7:37 pm
  • Reply Kyle Smith

    My little boy loves all things dinosaur

    13 September 2020 at 5:39 am
  • Reply Rowena Wood

    Jurassic Park series

    13 September 2020 at 7:43 am
  • Reply judy kennedy

    Jurassic World defo

    15 September 2020 at 11:17 am
  • Reply Richard M Johnson

    Jurassic Park

    16 September 2020 at 1:47 pm
  • Reply Jessica Powell

    It’s got to be the original Jurassic Park films for me – not sure how much of that is driven by childhood nostalgia though! 🙂

    17 September 2020 at 10:26 am
  • Reply Jo Heath

    Jurassic World!

    17 September 2020 at 11:23 am
  • Reply MANDY DOHERTY

    Jurassic World

    17 September 2020 at 6:43 pm
  • Reply Amanda Botterill

    Jurassic Park series

    17 September 2020 at 7:44 pm
  • Reply Troy Easton

    the Jurassic Park series.

    17 September 2020 at 7:48 pm
  • Reply katrina walsh

    Jurrasic Park series

    18 September 2020 at 11:23 pm
  • Reply Vivienne Moreno

    Jurassic Park

    19 September 2020 at 8:36 am
  • Reply Fiona Martin

    Jurassic World is our favourite here!

    19 September 2020 at 6:51 pm
  • Reply adrian price

    i much prefered the jurassic park world series

    20 September 2020 at 3:36 pm
  • Reply Sarah Roberts

    l love Jurassic world but the original Jurassic parks are amazing, even watching them now they are the best and always will be they just capture the awe of people seeing dinosaurs for the very first time

    21 September 2020 at 4:49 pm
  • Reply Stephanie Keill

    Me and my son loving the jurassic world series .

    21 September 2020 at 11:42 pm
  • Reply Richard R

    I like the Jurassic world films the best

    21 September 2020 at 11:50 pm
  • Reply Helen Arlow

    Definitely Jurassic park

    22 September 2020 at 6:34 am
  • Reply kim neville

    Jurassic World

    23 September 2020 at 10:55 am
  • Reply Elizabeth Yeates

    Jurassic park

    23 September 2020 at 1:00 pm
  • Reply Mark Burdon

    Got tonne the original Jurassic Park for .e

    23 September 2020 at 1:59 pm
  • Reply Lindsey Kent

    Jurassic World!

    23 September 2020 at 6:59 pm
  • Reply donna l jones

    Jurrasic Park series

    23 September 2020 at 7:23 pm
  • Reply Sheri Darby

    Jurassic Park Series

    23 September 2020 at 8:58 pm
  • Reply Adrian Bold

    I prefer the Jurassic Park series when it was all new and hadn’t been done before. That’s not to say the later films aren’t fun too, just ‘more of the same’

    24 September 2020 at 9:49 am
  • Reply Eileen Hindley

    Jurassic Park series

    24 September 2020 at 2:12 pm
  • Reply Lorna Ledger

    Jurassic World – ROARRRRR

    24 September 2020 at 6:02 pm
  • Reply Francesca Jones

    Jurassic Park hands down!

    24 September 2020 at 8:21 pm
  • Reply Victoria Cunniff

    I prefer Jurassic Park

    24 September 2020 at 9:35 pm
  • Reply Juli Savage

    Jurassic World

    25 September 2020 at 10:15 am
  • Reply Pippa Ainsworth

    I love the original first Jurassic Park movie but I do have a soft spot for the new films as my son loves them so much

    25 September 2020 at 10:23 am
  • Reply Tracey Whysall

    Jurassic Park series.

    25 September 2020 at 11:24 am
  • Reply Rebecca Whatmore

    I love them both!

    25 September 2020 at 12:57 pm
  • Reply lynn neal

    Jusassic Park is my favourite!

    25 September 2020 at 8:35 pm
  • Reply Gill Mitchell

    I love Jurassic Park, takes me back to my youth!

    25 September 2020 at 8:42 pm
  • Reply Pauline Burroughs

    The Jurassic Park Series

    25 September 2020 at 9:00 pm
  • Reply Rebecca roberts

    Jurassic Park we love having film nights and watching them

    26 September 2020 at 7:06 am
  • Reply Maria Messruther

    Jurassic Park series 😍

    26 September 2020 at 9:09 am
  • Reply Jodie Green

    Jurassic Park for me, I do like Jurassic World but not as much!

    26 September 2020 at 12:41 pm
  • Reply Ian Yates

    Jurassic Park for me.

    26 September 2020 at 1:15 pm
  • Reply Lynne D

    Jurassic world is my favourite

    26 September 2020 at 1:55 pm
  • Reply Natalee Gosiewski

    Jurassic world

    26 September 2020 at 3:35 pm
  • Reply Alison

    Jurassic park is our favourite

    26 September 2020 at 3:41 pm
  • Reply Stephanie

    Jurassic world

    26 September 2020 at 3:58 pm
  • Reply Lorraine

    I liked Jurassic Park

    26 September 2020 at 4:53 pm
  • Reply Marjoleine Kok

    The Jurassic Park series !

    26 September 2020 at 4:55 pm
  • Reply Rachel Butterworth

    Jurassic Park (honestly i haven’t seen any of the Jurassic World films yet).

    26 September 2020 at 5:58 pm
  • Reply Rebecca Beesley

    Really enjoying Jurassic World – I used to find Jurassic Park too scary – lol!

    26 September 2020 at 6:19 pm
  • Reply Sam Parkes

    I love both but if had to choose be Jurassic Park

    26 September 2020 at 6:36 pm
  • Reply AuPt

    Jurassic Park series

    26 September 2020 at 6:47 pm
  • Reply Hayley W

    My nephews love jurassic world

    26 September 2020 at 7:34 pm
  • Reply Lisa Pond

    Jurassic Park is so nostalgic for me but my children’s era is Jurassic World

    26 September 2020 at 10:16 pm
  • Reply Karen T

    I prefer the original – and I think they should have just left it as that!

    26 September 2020 at 11:48 pm
  • Reply Su Brett

    The Jurassic Park series

    27 September 2020 at 12:17 am
  • Reply Patricia Barrett

    I love all the films, but the originals were fresh at the time where as the later films were a lot of the same.

    27 September 2020 at 12:23 am
  • Reply tricia cowell

    Jurassic world

    27 September 2020 at 5:41 am
  • Reply Amy Bondoc

    the Jurassic Park series

    27 September 2020 at 7:25 am
  • Reply Geoff Hibbert

    Jurassic Park

    27 September 2020 at 8:11 am
  • Reply Allan Fullarton

    Lovely competition.

    27 September 2020 at 8:26 am
    • Reply Thomas Perry

      Jurassic World is my fave series. Jurassic Park was epic but the other two films weak

      27 September 2020 at 5:17 pm
    • Reply Tammy Neal

      Jurassic world x

      27 September 2020 at 10:01 pm
  • Reply Jennifer Toal

    The original Jurassic park

    27 September 2020 at 8:36 am
  • Reply Denise Walton

    The original Jurassic

    27 September 2020 at 8:42 am
  • Reply zoe brown

    Jurassic park series

    27 September 2020 at 9:46 am
  • Reply Karen Watson

    Jurassic Park for me !

    27 September 2020 at 10:56 am
  • Reply Kate Davies

    Love Jurassic park, it’s become a classic now.

    27 September 2020 at 12:47 pm
  • Reply antonia richardson

    Jurrasic Park series

    27 September 2020 at 1:22 pm
  • Reply Rachel White

    I absolutely love the Jurassic park set of films… absolutely brilliant..

    27 September 2020 at 2:26 pm
  • Reply Angie McDonald

    I love the original Jurassic Park series!

    27 September 2020 at 3:24 pm
  • Reply Carly Belsey

    I love the new Jurassic World films best.

    27 September 2020 at 5:05 pm
  • Reply betsy ferguson

    Jurassic world is favourite in this house, going off the number of watches x

    27 September 2020 at 5:13 pm
  • Reply Thomas Perry

    The Jurassic World Series is my fave as they are both solid films. The original Jurassic Park film was my childhood but the other two films were weak.

    27 September 2020 at 5:15 pm
  • Reply Steven Young

    Jurassic Park series for me

    27 September 2020 at 8:39 pm
  • Reply LORNA WILS

    The film is fab!! My children loves it!!

    27 September 2020 at 9:17 pm
  • Reply Violet Phillippo

    I really like Jurassic Park.

    27 September 2020 at 9:51 pm
  • Reply Chris hindle

    I prefer Jurassic park series

    27 September 2020 at 10:40 pm
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