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DINOSAUR TRAIN™: PLAY THE DAY AWAY!

A fun-filled day of Dinosaur Train events and activities perfect for the whole family.

WHEN:            Saturday, May 29, 2010

9 am – 4 pm

LOCATION:    The Field Museum

1400 S. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL

East Entrance (Museum Campus Drive & Solidarity Drive facing Adler Planetarium)

CHECK IN:     Classroom C, Ground Floor

DETAILS:

• FREE Basic Museum Admission: the first 75 kids between the ages of 3-8 who come to The Field Museum’s East Entrance will receive free Basic Admission for them and one parent.
• Dinosaur Train Casting “Roar”: calling all kids ages 3-8…show us your star power and you could end up being featured in a commercial or online video!
• Meet Dr. Scott Sampson, Ph.D.: Dinosaur Train host and world-renowned paleontologist, appearing between 9:30-noon.
• Toy World Premiere: be the first to see and play with the exciting Dinosaur Train toy line from Learning Curve—not yet available in stores!
• Sing Along: with Dinosaur Train show creator, Craig Bartlett, who will perform the show’s theme song and other hits from the show.
• Meet Buddy the Dinosaur: meet the star of Dinosaur Train live and in-person!
• Win Valuable Prizes—including $100 Savings Bonds: participate in the “Big Dino Dig” to win prizes—from toys to bookmarks to $100 US Savings Bonds!
• Enjoy Dinosaur Train Activities All Day: color your favorite characters, play Dinosaur Traincomputer games and watch episodes of the hit PBS KIDS^® series.
• Attend a special family lecture on dinosaur discoveries related to Dr. Scott’s recent book. A book signing will follow. Call 312-665-7400 to reserve a seat for this lecture. Space is limited.

Come to play—stay for the day!

§         For questions in advance of the event, call 312-670-7079.

Step far back in time and discover some of the most amazing creatures to ever roam the Earth at Brookfield Zoo’s fantastic new Dinosaurs Alive! exhibit.

In an outdoor Jurassic Forest setting, you’ll find 18 life-size replica dinosaurs ranging from a four-foot-tall baby to a Ruyang Yellow River dinosaur that’s 60 feet long and 30 feet high. These animatronic creatures are fleshy to the touch, make a variety of sounds from loud roars to chirps, and make realistic movements.

Off the pathway you’ll spot the lizardlike Stegosaurus, three-horned Triceratops, flying Pteranodon, ever-popular meat-eating Tyrannosaurus rex, and other creatures. Use remote-control consoles to make an Apatosaurus baby, Baryonyx, Dilophosaurus, and Parasaurolophus move. You’ll also see a model of the Danshanpu Quarry, a dig site in Zigong, China, where paleontologists have recently discovered many dinosaur specimens. Junior paleontologists will enjoy unearthing replica fossils at an interactive dig site and having their photos taken with a Protoceratops.

Dinosaurs Alive! – which runs April 4 through October – is also educational and is based on the latest paleontological knowledge about the animals, habitats, adaptations and other factors.