Not had a chance to visit Dino Kingdom since it’s taken over Wythenshawe Park these past two weeks?
The immersive outdoor experience with a prehistoric twist has proven a smash-hit with families across the region looking to entertain the kids during the summer holidays, and now there’s a chance to grab some tickets at a discounted rate.
As the epic attraction prepares to draw to a close next Sunday, Dino Kingdom is offering a roarsome 25% off all remaining admission tickets from Monday 9 – Sunday 15 August.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRRMgHzodMx/
Here’s what it’s all about…
From the team behind the award-winning light and lantern festival Lightopia, which took over Heaton Park this past festive season, comes Dino Kingdom – a prehistoric exploration that features more than 100 life-like dinosaurs and creatures plus state-of-the-art 3D and AR technology.
ADVERTISEMENT
Dino Kingdom is all about “bringing dinosaurs back to life”, with unforgettable interactive experiences and thrilling fairground rides for all the family.
There’s 70 life-sized dinosaurs dotted around the park – including a huge Tyrannosaurus Rex and the Apatosaurus, which towers above at 18 metres long – including hatching babies and “beastly beings” amongst the woodland like crocodiles, frogs, bees, spiders and much more.
ADVERTISEMENT
Dino Kingdom is a prehistoric exploration that features more than 100 life-like moving and roaring dinosaurs / Credit: Dino Kingdom / Jody HartleyDino Kingdom is all about “bringing dinosaurs back to life” / Credit: Dino Kingdom / Jody Hartley
Described as an educational experience as much as an adventure, Dino Kingdom is perfect for those budding palaeontologists, with an excavation sand pit, dinosaur eggs, fossils, volcanoes, a giant dinosaur skeleton head and a walk-through fossil tunnel all on site.
Trekkers can also take a well-earned break and refuel with the wide offering of food and drink options and idyllic picnicking areas at the park.
To claim your 25% discount, head to the Dino Kingdom website here and use the code FINAL25, or redeem at the on-site box office.
Featured Image – Dino Kingdom / Jody Hartley
What's On
Manchester’s new £2.5m indoor activity park is offering 50% off tickets over half term
Emily Sergeant
Greater Manchester’s newly-opened indoor activity park is offering families the chance to visit for half price this spring holidays.
In case you missed it, Salford was chosen by Oxygen Activeplay as the location for its next venture, an officially opened the doors to its newest state-of-the-art equipment facility above bustling food hall Kargo MKT, inside the former site of I’m a Celebrity Jungle Challenge down at Quayside MediaCity in mid February.
Since opening to the public, Oxygen MediaCity has already been helping lots of local families stay active and have fun at the same time.
Following a £2.5 million investment, the new park features more than 30 trampolines, a mega-air bag, a high ropes course, a ‘Rollglider’ aerial ride which flies over the facility, and Oxygen’s signature illuminated sensory experience ‘Excite Tunnel’, along with even more “epic” activities.
A series of optional games and dance parties are also on offer during each play session, and the new Manchester park also hosts ‘Peaceful Play’ sessions designed for neurodivergent guests, who prefer a calmer and quieter playing environment, as well as there being a ‘Toddler Venture Zone’.
A cafe serving drinks, snacks, and meals also overlooks the park, so once you’re all bounced out, you can recharge with a full feast from the new menu before heading home.
Manchester’s new £2.5m indoor activity park is offering 50% off tickets over half term / Credit: Jamie McPhilimey
And thankfully, once schools are out for the spring holidays in a couple of weeks time, families can get themselves one of Oxygen at MediaCity’s Easter Holiday Pass, which gives pass holders the chance to visit the park on any five days of the two-week break – including on weekends and bank holidays – for 60 minutes of ‘Open Play’.
For a limited time only, you can save some pennies and take advantage of a half price offer and get your hands on an Easter Holidays Pass for only £30.
Little Simz announces biggest-ever Manchester gig ahead of new album
Danny Jones
The queen of British rap, the one and only Little Simz, is coming back to Manchester for what will be her biggest headline show in this city to date.
A whole three years on from her last album No Thank You, the rapper from Islington is heading back out on the road after wrapping up the recording of her sixth studio LP, Lotus.
The first single ‘FREE’ has already dropped, and despite the release date itself being pushed back, news of a new Little Simz tour later this year more than makes up for it, if you ask us.
Little Simz already has two NME Awards to her name for Best British Solo Act and Best British Album, not to mention a BRIT itself for Best New Artist in 2022; oh yeah, and she won the Mercury Prize as well as a BET Hip Hop Award over in the States for ‘Best International Flow’ – all before she turned 30.
With that in mind, you can understand why so many are frothing at the mouth to hear her new record when it does finally drop.
There doesn’t appear to be any problems with the album itself: Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo, to use her full name, is simply busier than ever and has just booked a role in a film because, yes, she acts too.
Lotus will now drop on Friday, 6 June, just in time for fans to get learning the lyrics ahead of festival season, which we have no doubt she’ll play a big part in.
You can hear the first taste of the next chapter down below:
Little Simz returns to Manchester for a Co-op Live debut on 16 October with tour supports still yet to be announced.
Pre-sale goes live on Wednesday, 9 April from 10am for official Co-op members and general admission will be available from the same time on the following Friday (11 April).
Emily Sergeant -
9th August 2021 
