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Last day! Dino Safari — a drive-thru adventure

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Jody Mace

UPDATE: The winner of the contest, Jacob Sinclair, has been notified! Jacob, please check your emai!

Buckle up and travel to pre-historic times at Dino Safari — a drive-thru adventure that’s coming to the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, 4285 Trinity Road, Raleigh, from February 18th to March 7th, 2021. 

Keep reading for the hours each day.

Tickets are on sale now, and are $49.95 per car, up to 7 occupants. It’s $59.95 for vehicles with 8 or more occupants.

Tickets must be purchased in advance, online, to keep things running more smoothly at the event.

Dino Safari features 40 giant moving dinosaurs. You’ll get up close and personal with the most fascinating prehistoric creatures from the mighty T. rex of North America to the giant amphibious Spinosaurus from Africa while you learn how dinosaurs evolved over time, where on earth they lived, and the discoveries paleontologists have made about how they ate, moved, and behaved.

Beware: along the journey, earthquakes might erupt, dinosaurs could battle, and your family might just have to help save a baby dinosaur’s life!

Tickets include entrance to the drive-thru park and a Survival Pack featuring a “Park Passport” scavenger hunt and other fun surprises.

The experience includes in-car audio guides both in English and Spanish. They provide an entertaining storyline to follow along as you drive through the park, and scientifically accurate educational information about dinosaurs.

 

Hours for Dino Safari:

  • Monday to Wednesday: 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Thursday and Friday: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Saturday and Sunday: 9 a.m.. to 9 p.m.

Tickets are sold for half hour time slots. The last ticket is sold for a half hour before the closing time.

Enter at Gate 9 at the Fairground.

Enjoy this introductory video:

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  3. Sara Hartman says

    My 4yr old niece Loves dinosaurs so this would be an awesome experience for her and her brother! When she saw the video advertisement for this she got really excited!

  4. Debra P Plautz says

    My grandson loves to play with his dinosaurs. The size and movement of these will amaze him!

  9. Lena Fab says

    All four of my children would love this, the youngest love dinosaurs 🦕 and we are always talking about them in this house! Thanks, for the opportunity to win a ticket with this contest!

  12. Robert Cole says

    I’m a grown man and would love to see this dinosaur exhibit. My kids would probably enjoy it too. 😉

  15. Janet Elmo says

    What a great giveaway! We’d love to take our eight-year-old grandson to this. Thanks for promoting the event!

  16. Yaya says

    Can’t wait to go do something different and new with the kids!!! Have them feeling like Dino Dan or Dino Dana 😆

  17. Cherette Roycroft says

    YES! YES! YES! I’m an unemployed single mom, and my daughter’ birthday is FRIDAY! We lave literally nothing planned. She would LOVE this! 🦖❤🦕💙

  20. Nancy Scott says

    Ohhh, this is fantastic! Three-year old Eli will be thrilled! Dinos are his “thing” right now! Mom and Dad are digging around for spare change to make this happen. What a creative and innovative event–a drive-through, contactless one! Way to go!

  26. Christine Polli says

    Dinosaurs!! Yes, please! Our four kids are grown but dinosaurs still fascinate! Giants from another time. LOVE!!

  29. Kiai Bell says

    My son absolutely love science and dinosaurs. This would be a perfect surprise for him. I’m excited myself .

  31. Nikki Bell says

    This would be a wonderful gift from me to my grandson! He loves dinosaurs so we would have an absolute ball!

  33. Nikki Bell says

    This would be a wonderful gift from me to my grandson! He loves dinosaurs so we would have an absolute ball!

  36. Robin Hungerford says

    My grandson loves Dinosaurs! What a great event! Just moving to the area so we can do fun things like this with the kids and grandkids!

  40. Joan D Harrington says

    My 80 year old Husband and myself (78) would love to take our grandaughter and her 3 children to this event. Sometimes we feel we are the dinosaurs and want to share this exciting event with our Great-Grandchildren too. This is what memories are made of and we want our Greats to share this with us.
    Joan and Don Harrington

  42. Lindsay says

    This looks awesome!! Would love to bring my family to this unique and fun event! Thanks for letting us know about it 🙂

  44. Jennifer Carter says

    So excited this is in the Raleigh area! Spending almost a full year at home, we are excited to get out (safely) to participate in this adventure!

  49. Pat L Anastasio says

    So thankful to have this amazing exhibit come to Raleigh especially during this challenging time in our lives. It will bring hope that we can come together to experience joy after so much uncertainty. I hope and pray that many will have this amazing opportunity to experience.

  52. Samantha Bisese says

    This looks like an amazing exhibit! Thank you for finding fun activities for all of us to enjoy in a time with so many COVID-19 restrictions.

  54. Sandi Friedman says

    We have 9 grandchildren all in the Raleigh Durham area. the 4 youngest are still in the awe struck stage of dinosaur wonderment. They would love to drive through the exhibit and experience the amazement of seeing life size replicas of these prehistoric giants.

  55. Angela Dawn Ayers says

    This is great! Sharing this new event with those around me! Limited activites due to COVID so this will be a well desrved treat for us! Thank you for being inventive and finding ways to keep us engaged in activity during such a world wide pandemic!

  56. Cynthia Kirk says

    Happened to be at the Fairgrounds this past weekend and saw them setting up the exhibit – looks like it will be a fun adventure!

  62. Marci Volz says

    What an amazing way to give people of all ages a chance to experience dinosaurs up close and see how they lived. My family would truly enjoy this experience.

  64. Suzanne Tut says

    A little normalcy in these crazy times would be welcomed!!! Dinosaurs…what fun!!! Would love to bring my car full!!

  67. Elizabeth Scott says

    I LOVE Triangle on the Cheap! Always great info & I learn about things early before they get sold out. Keep up the great work TOTC!

  68. Aisa Pinto-Ramirez says

    Such a great giveaway this is. It’s definitely been a struggle figuring out pandemic safe + fun activities for the kids to do. And who doesn’t like dinosaurs?! Thanks for offering this!

  71. Alexa Adamo Valverde says

    We moved to the Triangle from Atlanta in the midst of the pandemic and went from being Atlanta on the Cheap subscribers to Triangle on the Cheap. Y’all have helped make transitioning to our new community SO MUCH better. Thank you. Both our kids would love to experience the Dinos!

  75. Tracy Santrock says

    We are really looking forward to taking our grandson to this event. We watched the intro video and think it will be an event to remember.

  79. Brian Smith says

    This would be an awesome experience for my granddaughter! (And me too honestly!). Would love to go!

  80. Gracie Rowland-Dunn says

    My 3 kids would love this! And so would I lol! Thanks for the opportunity to try and win a ticket. Free is my favorite price😀

  82. Jeff Hood says

    I am thrilled to see this exhibit come to Raleigh. Our son loves dinosaurs and has wanted to do something outside of being at home with remote learning! I hope we win a free ticket! Thank you!

  83. Amber Fegan says

    We would love to take our three children to this! My oldest wants to be a paleontologist when he grows up, and my other two love dinosaurs!

  85. Margaret Catherine Morrison says

    Our kids are ALL obsessed with dinosaurs, so we’re very excited, and crossing our fingers to win!

  89. Gerry Delengowski says

    Can’t wait to win that ticket! The kids will be thrilled! Triangle on the cheap, thanks for the chance to win!

  90. Gerry Delengowski says

    Can’t wait to win that ticket! The kids will be thrilled! Raleigh on the cheap, thanks for the chance to win!

  92. pk says

    I depend on triangleonthecheap to keep me informed of whats going on in the area. great job folks. keep it up.

  93. Demetria Jones says

    Would love to win tickets for my only child…. 6 year old son, who is so ready to get out of this houseeee. Experiencing this adventure would definitely put a smile on his face.

  94. Crystal Greis says

    My boys love dinosaurs and my daughter knows almost everything about them! This would be so much fun!

  96. Maureen Summers says

    This sounds like a great adventure that would be made even better by winning the ticket!!

  98. Dara Brown says

    Greetings! I absolutely lobe Triangle on the Cheap! I am the unofficial spokeswoman in my mind lol I keep my coworkers informed about events in their areas…i can keep my retired parents entertained….my mother actually features triangle on the Cheap on her FB group….i can find fun outings and now innings for me and my daughter to do…i love that…and my daughter loved the giant candy bar….thanks Triangle on the Cheap lol….anyhow…i never win anything…but thanks for staying here with us during Covid…i saw how yall picked up the ball when events started canceling and how yall kept us going with the virtual events…i was so proud of yalls resilience and grateful because i used Triangle on the Cheap a lot as a parent before Covid 19 and I was glad it was hanging in there with me…Great job guys…

  100. Angela Waddy says

    Was just talking to my 4 year old grandson about dinosaurs his favorite he will be very surprised and happy to see this! Can’t wait to take him

  103. Griffin Coxe says

    Looks awesome, great idea! We’ve watched more hours of Blippi Dinosaur episodes than I’d like to admit so my girls will be all about this!

  105. Kim Chapoell says

    Would love the break to enjoy the Dino Safari as our household are all healthcare providers. Thank you for the opportunity to enjoy what a nice gift.

  106. Carrie Casullo says

    Would love to win, we are celebrating my daughter’s 9th birthday and she would love this!!!

  110. Lorraine Bailey says

    Wow, my grandson will LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this. He is a small expert on dinosaurs, due to his large library collection. Thank you whoever brought this to the area!

  111. Karza says

    Glad I didn’t have to go to Charlotte to participate! I’m more excited than my daughter about going!

  115. Casey Carnes says

    What a fun day trip! We have a special little fellow in our life who would absolutely love this!

  117. Ketti B. says

    Such a fun adventure for all the kids (and parents) who love imagining how things must have been in the time of dinosaurs! We will be going for my appointment ‘s birthday, for sure!

  118. Kiera Jonson says

    How fun! I would like to say the girl I babysit would enjoy this more than me… But that might not be the case!

  120. Timea Kallai says

    I am so excited to see the Dino’s ! I have been fascinated by them and the display seams super interesting. Can’t wait to go! Tímea

    • Veronica says

      This would be amazing for my 2 dino loving girls! As a family, we play Jurassic World Alive and go out hunting for dinosaurs together. Can’t wait to experience the dino safari with them!

  131. Debbie Kiser says

    Would love to win a ticket to this event!! I raised a son who was crazy about dinosaurs, and now so is his three year old!

  136. Star Brantley says

    This would be the greatest thing for my 2 babies (a 2 year old boy who THINKS he is a dinosaur, and a 7 year old adventurous but oh so sweet girl)

    Thanks to good ol Covid we haven’t been able to do much among the usual creative ways to have in-house, pandemic going on type fun which frankly feels a bit dry at this point. I am a single supporting mom of these two and fulltime student (Go pirates), but honestly the creative activity combinations may be running a bit stale. We would love to “spice” it up with this adventure.

    Either way, Appreciate the chance! (Fingers crossed)

  143. Rachel says

    My granddaughters love learning about animals of the past. This event will make there day. One granddaughter is 4 and the other granddaughter is 5, perfect for this show. They have been home since last March! Haven’t been able too do anything with other children nor cousins.

  144. Beth Nista says

    My granddaughter will LOVE this and so will her grandparents!!! My family of seven would love an adventure like this! Cannot wait!!!!!!

  145. Kathleen says

    Hi yes we just moved here from out of state and think it would be really nice for my kids to go see and have the adventure as a family.

  149. Teresa Grant says

    Looking forward to taking my grandkids. I know my grandson will love it. What a great idea. Thanks for bringing this to Raleigh.

  150. Jean Daigle says

    Thar looks like an amazing adventure for the whole family. Can’t wait to bring a full car of excited people.

  151. Elizabeth van der Wal says

    My 1 yr old and 3 yr old would love this!! They’re over being stuck inside with nothing to do and dinosaurs are exciting and fun!

  152. Steph says

    Have two girls who are going to be blown away by the Dinos! One has enough Dino themed clothing to make outfits for a week out of them.

    Looking forward to bringing them! And… if I’m honest I’m personally very excited.

  154. Kamree Anderson says

    I would definitely like to take my little cousins! One whom is currently obsessed with jurassic park <3

  165. Chanel Price says

    This is awesome and can’t wait to see it! My daughter is going to freaking love this. Something new and cool for the area!! Super stocked!

  167. Tiffany Williams says

    Our 3 year old son loves dinosaurs and has become a bit of a dino-connoiseur lol!! He can already identify the T-rex, stegasaurus, spinosaurus, ankylosarus, triceratops and velociraptor! We’re excited to go!

  171. Jacob Sinclair says

    We are so excited and bringing my nephews who will be so pumped to be able to go do something like this!

  173. Lashawn Lewis says

    This would be a great treat for my grandbabies!!! As a Covid survivor I would love to gift them this since we have only been able to visit via Zoom and social media❤💙❤💙

  180. Elizabeth Stanfield says

    Would love to win tickets and bring the kiddos to Raleigh for some socially distanced fun 💕
    Subscribing to email now✨

    • Marian Starnes says

      This would be an exciting interesting educational way to spend time with great grandkids. Hope we win!

  192. Harold C Herman says

    Loved dinosaurs as a youngster and still do. They absolutely intrigue me. Loved them at the 1964-1965 World’s Fair in New York. Looking back now on my life, I would have loved becoming a paleontologist. I am 67 years old now and am quite excited to see this display. And now with a grandson to take with me, I cannot wait!

      • Nikki Bell says

        This would be a wonderful gift from me to my grandson! He loves dinosaurs so we would have an absolute ball!

        • Monica says

          My grandson and daughter love dinosaurs and I need to learn enough to talk intelligently with them about dinosaurs. Sounds like the best way to do so!

    • Dawn Seamon says

      Who doesn’t LOVE DINOS!! Their wonder and majesty can thrill and entertain EVERYONE! Plus, LEARNING about them is INTERESTING and EDUCATIONAL! I’m a grandmother and a teacher, but…I’d love to see this ACTION-PACKED DINO SAFARI!!!! Chirp!! Hoot!!! Roar!!

      • Tabitha Hayes says

        What a fun and great idea for families during this uncertain time. This looks interesting enough even for my older boys. I would love the opportunity to take them and my grandson on this Dino excursion. Thanks

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