Dinosaurs Set To Roam in Gunnersbury Park
Licensing application submitted for immersive display
The models of dinosaurs are up to 18 metres high. Picture: Dino Kingdom
An application has been submitted to Hounslow Council for a licence for an immersive display event in Gunnersbury Park next April.
Dino Kingdom is hoping to take over part of the park from 25 March with the live event occurring from Friday 1 April to 18 April. The park would be cleared by 25 April. The event would be open to the public from 10am to 7pm with last admission at 4pm. The event would have a licenced capacity of 4,999 people.
It promises the opportunity to get up close and personal with moving and roaring dinosaurs including the T-rex as well as Triceratops, Spinosaurus, Brachiosaurus and Velociraptors. The display includes an 18 metre high Apatosaurus as well as interactive modules with information about the dinosaurs.
There would be a walking trail within the event space with 30-50 different animatronic dinosaurs with discovery zones and interactive content. The event is aimed at families and there will be food concessions which would have the option to serve alcohol.
In addition there would be fun fair rides and children’s activities such as ‘bone collecting’ in a sand pit.
Dino Kingdom London will take place in the field opposite the boating lake. It would be staged by Proud Events Ltd which is an associate company of Outreach Creative which was the organiser of the Floatopia events held in Chiswick House Grounds.
No indication of ticket prices have been given but Dino Kingdom charged £15 for adults and £13 for children at events held previously elsewhere in the country.
The application states that all public paths will be maintained during the build, break and live period of the event and access routes will be maintained. Consultation has started to take place with the park management team and it is promised that park assets will be protected.
It is understood that planning permission will also be required for the structures to be erected in the park.
Like Reading Articles Like This? Help Us Produce More This site remains committed to providing local community news and public interest journalism. Articles such as the one above are integral to what we do. We aim to feature as much as possible on local societies, charities based in the area, fundraising efforts by residents, community-based initiatives and even helping people find missing pets. We've always done that and won't be changing, in fact we'd like to do more. However, the readership that these stories generates is often below that needed to cover the cost of producing them. Our financial resources are limited and the local media environment is intensely competitive so there is a constraint on what we can do. We are therefore asking our readers to consider offering financial support to these efforts. Any money given will help support community and public interest news and the expansion of our coverage in this area. A suggested monthly payment is £8 but we would be grateful for any amount for instance if you think this site offers the equivalent value of a subscription to a daily printed newspaper you may wish to consider £20 per month. If neither of these amounts is suitable for you then contact info@neighbournet.com and we can set up an alternative. All payments are made through a secure web site. One-off donations are also appreciated. Choose The Amount You Wish To Contribute. If you do support us in this way we'd be interested to hear what kind of articles you would like to see more of on the site – send your suggestions to the editor. For businesses we offer the chance to be a corporate sponsor of community content on the site. For £30 plus VAT per month you will be the designated sponsor of at least one article a month with your logo appearing if supplied. If there is a specific community group or initiative you'd like to support we can make sure your sponsorship is featured on related content for a one off payment of £50 plus VAT. All payments are made through a secure web site. |