Dinosaurs from Jurassic Creatures take over Bonython Park for the school holidays

Got dinosaur-mad kids? An exhibit in a CBD park is the place to let them run wild these school holidays.

Ollie Kennett, 3, gets a sneak peek at some of the giants in the Jurassic Creatures exhibit. Picture: Dean Martin

More than 30 dinosaurs have arrived in Bonython Park for the interactive exhibition of moving and roaring Jurassic Creatures, which is open this weekend and throughout the school holidays.

Director and producer Keith Brown says he’s excited to bring the show to Adelaide for the first time.

Benjamin Sifis, 4, checks out some of the dinos. Picture Dean Martin

“I’m actually an Adelaide boy, so I’m bringing the show home, which I’m quite happy about,” he said. “I grew up at Gilles Plains.

There are dinosaurs from all over the world, including Australia, designed and built from scratch.

The creative team took advice from literature and museums with a bit of artistic licence when it comes to the finer details, like size.

“They’re all animatronic, all run by computers,” Mr Brown said. “They’ve got sound and they move, they breathe and they roar.”

His personal favourite is carnotaurus from South America, one of the stars of the latest movie Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, because of the “look and feel, little horns and everything”.

Chloe Sifis, 4, with the raptor and the triceratops. Picture: Dean Martin

Ollie Kennett, 3, of Eden Hills said he enjoyed seeing the “T. Rex, Stegosaurus and Brachiosaurus”, but don’t ask him why, it’s obvious: “Just because!”.

Mum Anthea Sifis says the exhibit “looks amazing” and they’ll definitely be back for a closer look in the holidays.

Activities include a palaeontologist dig, 3D jigsaw, inflatables and dino ball pit.

Ollie Kennett, twins, Chloe and Benjamin Sifis, and Sonny Alfred, run from some of the exhibit’s inhabitants. Picture: Dean Martin

Jurassic Creatures is at Bonython Park until July 28 and 3-hour sessions cost $28.50 or $90 for a family of two adults and two children, available through ticketmaster.com.au