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There’s An Enormous Dinosaur Corn Maze in Alberta & It’s Hosting Spooky Events Next Month

There's An Enormous Dinosaur Corn Maze in Alberta & It's Hosting Spooky Events Next Month

Drumheller is filled with stunning badlands scenery and more dinosaur bones than you could imagine, but this Alberta spot takes a new twist to celebrate the area’s prehistoric residents.

The Sunny Spot adventure garden is right in the Drumheller Valley and it has its very own enormous corn maze which is a celebration of all things dino.

The dinosaur corn maze.The dinosaur corn maze.Courtesy of The Sunny Spot

The huge corn maze has twists, turns and dead ends that form a huge aerial picture of a T-Rex and triceratops.

At five acres in size, this maze will keep you occupied for hours.

While you can wander around the enormous corn maze during the day, The Sunny Side is also hosting events in September with a moonlight maze visit on September 10 from 8 to 11 p.m.

There will also be a super special spooky version on September 24 where you can try and make your way through the “field of screams.”

As well as the maze, the site also has a field of stunning sunflowers and a pumpkin patch.

There’s also some delicious food on offer from hand-pressed burgers to freshly cut fries. They even serve up their own special variations of poutine with flavours ranging from butter chicken, chicken alfredo, eggs benny and more!

The Sunny Spot

Price: $8 per person

When: August opening hours are Wednesday – Monday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. September opening hours are from Thursday – Sunday 11:30 a.m. -8:00 p.m. until September 24.

Address: 5225 Highway 10 E., Drumheller, AB

Why You Need To Go: You can make your way around the twists and turns of this huge dinosaur-themed corn maze. If you’re not afraid of the dark, you could also visit during one of the spooky nighttime maze events.

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Penticton dinosaur event has no connection to controversial Kelowna show | iNFOnews

Penticton dinosaur event has no connection to controversial Kelowna show | iNFOnews

FILE PHOTO – Jurassic Fest is stopping in Kelowna.

Image Credit: FACEBOOK/Jurassic Fest Canada



March 28, 2022 – 7:35 AM







A Penticton animatronic dinosaur exhibit titled Jurassic Quest says it has no ties to a controversial Kelowna dinosaur show.


Last year, Jurassic Fest, an opportunity to come “face-to-face with various gigantic moving prehistoric creatures to see their teeth, see them blink, swaying tails and hear their majestic roar” in Kelowna was promoted on Facebook and scheduled for February 2022.


Those dates have since been changed to May 13-15 but no site location has been announced, nor have ticket sales commenced. Organizers didn’t respond to a request for comment.


Now, a similarly titled Jurassic Quest dinosaur event is being planned at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton.


READ MORE: Families invited to prowl with life-like dinosaurs in Penticton


“Jurassic Quest is in no way associated with this organization. We have no direct knowledge of Jurassic Fest’s history or management and cannot find evidence of any successful previous events held in Canada or the United States. There is absolutely no connection between our company and theirs,” said Robert Hardy, CEO of Jurassic Quest Holdings, in an emailed statement.

“We regret any confusion or inconvenience caused to families in these markets. Jurassic Quest has worked hard to establish a best-in-class reputation for guest experience, and we look forward to sharing our experience with families across our upcoming eleven city tour of Western Canada this April and May.”


In Montreal last year, Jurassic Fest was sold by its promoter as an outdoor, week-long “mesmerizing, world-class dinosaur exhibition featuring over 20 life-size animatronic, robotic dinosaurs,” according to a report by The Canadian Press.


But less than a week after a parent bought the non-refundable tickets, the Australian company promoting the event announced the venue that was to hold the show was pulling out, leaving parents concerned the show was a scam.


According to the event organizer’s website, the Montreal show is now scheduled for July 22-26. Tickets are now on sale but a venue has yet to be announced.


David Huni, the South African promoter of The Dino Expo, the organizer of the Canadian shows, said in a previous interview with iNFOnews the event was postponed due to the pandemic and they have truckloads of dinosaurs that will be in Canada for the next three to four years.


READ MORE: Kelowna to get visit from massive, life-sized dinosaurs as part of festival


Jurassic Fest is also scheduled to hold an event in Surrey at the beginning of April at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds. The city, which owns the fairgrounds, said it has signed a contract with organizers and a schedule of events is expected to be announced this week.


Organizers also inquired about using CIty of Kelowna property but have not submitted an application, said communications manager Tom Wilson with the City of Kelowna. No dinosaur event has been scheduled at Prospera Place in either May or June, said Prospera Place director of marketing George Fadel.


– With files from The Canadian Press


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