Denver’s National Western Center is booked for a three-part prehistoric weekend later this month. Jurassic Quest is scheduled Nov. 27-29 with two companion exhibits, Ancient Oceans and Frozen Frontier, on the same stop.
ColoradoBiz reported Nov. 13 that one ticket covers all-day admission to Jurassic Quest, Ancient Oceans and the new Frozen Frontier exhibit. The broad ticket is the uncomplicated part. The bounce houses are not automatically included.
Teeth, Megalodon and a Mammoth
The namesake hall is built around life-size animatronic dinosaurs from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, plus fossils that include Tyrannosaurus rex teeth and a Triceratops horn. Visitors can watch dinosaur shows, take part in fossil digs and follow a self-guided scavenger hunt.
Ancient Oceans turns to megalodon, prehistoric marine reptiles and fossils. Frozen Frontier stays on land, or what used to be frozen land, with woolly mammoths, saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, giant ground sloths and Irish elk.
What the All-Day Ticket May Not Cover
Dinosaur rides, inflatables and bounce houses may require a Kids Ultimate ticket or an upgrade. The published account does not sort every add-on into a specific ticket type, so the practical move is to check before promising a child a ride…