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World of Dino's

our first holiday trip!
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WORLD OF  DINO'S
From July 8 up to August 27

Van Nelle Factory
Van Nellweg 1
3044 BC Rotterdam

Daily opened
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m

The entrance closes at 3 pm

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Snazzie is a real democracy, every holiday we make a list of what the mini-monsters would like to do most. Everyone calls out their favorite outing and at the very top is (how could it be anything else?) World of Dino's, in the old Van Nelle Factory.

That's nice and close to home for us! So today we're going to the Van Nelleweg 1, look at the Dino's and go on an adventure, because it's a real journey of discovery, which is not without danger!

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Upon arrival we immediately see a large canvas with gigantic dinosaurs, that promises something! Just inside we see a plane from the Jurassic Parc movies. We will soon encounter many more vehicles...we have already seen that on the website.
 
And yes, you can sit in a jeep and then suddenly a life-sized dino crosses the road, right in front of your car! Great that there are also many interactive things here! It's not just watching, you can also participate in lots of activities! But then suddenly we see what we came for!
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When we walk past the big Dilophosaurus he stands there quietly, with his beautiful big collar. But when we get closer we get a shock, he has seen us and opens his big scary mouth! And if that's not bad enough, he suddenly stands on his hind legs, this dino is gigantic! That was scary!
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We see familiar but for us also new names of the dinosaurs, and there are many here! We didn't know these kentrosaurs yet, they seem very sweet to us! In any case, they are herbivores, with very sharp spines on their backs, and they are related to the Stegosaurus. Ze leefden 155 miljoen jaar geleden in Afrika. They lived in Africa 155 million years ago. You also learn a lot here, there are large signs everywhere with a lot of information.

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The Velociraptors we do know, we are not surprised that their name means Fast Rover! We know that they were not big but super fast and also that they were carnivores! In the Jurassic Parc movies they have scales, just like here in World of Dino's. But scientists believe they had feathers, although they could not fly.

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We didn't know the Oviraptor yet, it looks very different from the Velociraptor. It's name means egg thief, but maybe that name is not actually correct! Very few Oviraptor skeletons have been found, and certainly not complete ones. So maybe the animal didn't look much like what we see here today. These dino's had probably also feathers!
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There is a lot to see and learn here when it comes to the dinosaurs, but there are also all kinds of other activities. Such fun that you can participate in an excavation here, as a Ranger! Maybe you'll even find a dinosaur bone. But if your not into digging, you can go to the Dino golf course and play a few games. Go on Jeep Safari or take a ride in the Dino express!
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On the way to the exit we first walk past beautifully lit dinosaur giants and then we arrive at the souvenir shop. We prefer not to go home without a souvenir to remind us how beautiful the exhibition was. We had a fun morning and also learned a lot at the same time!