[August 19, 2011] Dinosaurs to invade Cedar Point next summer Tweet Aug 19, 2011 (The News-Sentinel - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- SANDUSKY, Ohio -- Beware, those of you planning a trip to Cedar Point next season: Dinosaurs will invade the amusement park. A new prehistoric-themed attraction -- Dinosaurs Alive! -- will be located on Adventure Island next summer. The four acre feature will be on a wooded island in the lagoons toward the back of the park. The journey into Dinosaurs Alive! -- a $1 million project -- will be multi-sensory and interactive. Guests will be able to see about 50 life-size animatronic dinosaurs that will roar and move. Four of the dinosaurs will have interactive consoles so guests can guide their movements. "We are extremely excited about introducing Dinosaurs Alive! to our guests next summer," said John Hildebrandt, vice president and general manager of Cedar Point in a news release. "Our guests will have the opportunity to visit the Jurassic Age up close and see some of the amazing creatures that called it home. Dinosaurs Alive! will be educational but fun, too." Dinosaurs Alive! will feature about three dozen types of dinosaurs. The largest will be the Ruyangosaurus that will stand nearly 40 feet tall and 72 feet long. The smallest will be an Angustinaripterus that will only be two feet tall and 8 feet long. Other dinosaurs in Dinosaurs Alive! will include the vicious Tyrannosaurus Rex, Irratator, Baryonyx and Spinosaurus, the largest of all known carnivorous dinosaurs. A plated Stegosaurus and three-horned Triceratops also will inhabit the island. The half-mile-long path will veer underneath several of the larger dinosaurs providing an intimate encounter with the prehistoric beasts. Guests will enter Dinosaurs Alive! by crossing a bridge near Camp Snoopy. In addition to the dinosaurs, explorers will also encounter an excavation site and paleontological dig. There will also be informational signs for each exhibit and guides and fossil displays. Admission to Dinosaurs Alive! will be $5 per person. Special rates for groups and schools will also be available. With the addition of Dinosaurs Alive!, the Paddlewheel Excursions boat cruise will be retired from the park. The pioneer-themed boat ride will be in daily operation through Sept. 5. Next to Cedar Point, the Soak City waterpark will also have a new look for 2012. Next summer it will add a new mat-racer complex that will offer racers a speedy ride through a series of dips and plateaus. Additional information will be available later this year. Go to www.cedarpoint.com to learn more. To see more of The News-Sentinel, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.news-sentinel.com/. Copyright (c) 2011, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For more information about the content services offered by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT), visit www.mctinfoservices.com. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]