✅ Theme park accuses the Showboat of reversing payments on 30 dinosaurs
✅ Former manager says a bank wire was made to the wrong account
✅ Park staff now preparing for a legal fight to reclaim the dinos
LEONIA — A dinosaur theme park that sold its animatronics to an Atlantic City casino says the resort has stopped payment after they were moved.
Field Stations: Dinosaurs first stomped into New Jersey in 2012 with a theme park in Secaucus. After several moves, the park settled in Overpeck County Park in Leonia. But after 14 years, the park announced it was closing and put its displays up for sale.
The Showboat Resort in Atlantic City, owned by developer Bart Blanstein’s Tower Investments, purchased 30 of the dinosaurs to join a new attraction opening in the spring.
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Payment was wired to wrong account
Lisa Fardella, who says she is the former park manager, said in a GoFundMe campaign that remaining park staff helped prepare the dinosaurs for their trip on flatbeds to Atlantic City. They participated in the resort’s Christmas tree lighting, where some of the dinos were already on display, according to Fardella…