The Dinosaur Company

We went to a tour of "The Dinosaur Company in Allen, tx and it was so very cool! I've always wanted to see behind the scenes of how companies do this stuff and we found the best of them all. The creative behind this company is amazing and by far superior to their competitors. If you haven't checked them out, I highly recommend!!!https://www.billingsproductions.com/

The Dinosaur Company is the museum of science and history! Besides, the only thing all the replicas are in all the exhibitions is like Jurassic Park, Jurassic World and Jurassic City!

Wonderful tour guides! The 30 minute tour is PERFECT for young kids. Our 3 year old had a blast. The hour tour would be great for older children (think 10 and up).

TLDR: This is a MUST do!!! Buy tix and make reservation online, or call in. I wish I could give the Dinosaur Company 10 stars because that's what they deserve! A local friend recommended it to me after seeing my posts on our visit to the Heard Museum. We used to live in Texas but moved out of state a few years ago and decided to come back for a visit. I found out this place opened up for tours in 2021, so it made me feel better knowing that I didn't miss out when I was here! This place is just as much fun for adults as kids, maybe more?? It's located in Allen and close to the 75 in a warehouse/business district. You can't miss it because the building has giant dinosaurs all over the outside, which got me excited as we were pulling up! My 4-year-old loves dinos, but seeing dinosaurs move is next level! There was plenty of parking on a Friday afternoon. I originally booked our tour reservation for 1 pm and called in to reschedule because we were running late from a passport application appointment. Lauren Billings, one of the owners, was so nice to reschedule us for a couple of hours later and she was also our tour guide! When we arrived, we were greeted by Lily, who was so sweet to show us around while we waited for our tour (we showed up early), take pictures for us, and tell our son all about their built-in display cases on the wall (preserved dinosaur poop!). They had a couple of dinosaurs in the lobby dressed up for Halloween and they were also getting ready for some birthday parties. Make sure to look up while in the lobby because there are dinosaurs placed overhead! The gift shop is so fun and carried a bunch of toys and books I hadn't seen before. The inventory they have is actually quality, as opposed to just junk that will end up in a pile. CeCe the Dinosaur is the star of the show (in the lobby)!Before you enter, there's an animatronic dinosaur, I think it was CeCe as ell, and you can push buttons and make it move yourself. We had our own little private tour probably because we changed our original tour time, so it was just Lauren, my husband and I, and are 4-year-old. We were told to walk between certain lines as it's a working dinosaur factory. The tour is informal, and it was more a conversation peppered with our random questions, Hobie for some reason knowing which ones he could sit on and which ones he couldn't, and us getting to see some being worked on in the back. There were also giant insects, including spiders, ants and butterflies. The dinosaurs are built to scale (from what is known of them), and the colors are vibrant, the movements are so real, and they even have sounds. There's also a sensory table with teeth, feathers, and other things that kids can touch and explore. Their dinosaurs end up all over the nation and the world! We had SO. MUCH. FUN. I really could have stayed there for a lot longer. We perused the gift shop and thank goodness I had to limit what we bought to what we could put in the suitcase, because I really wanted to buy ALL. THE. DINOSAURS! We ended up with a couple of books, a magnet bc that's how we remember all our trips, and we got a little free dinosaur 3D printed toy as a souvenir. I've read reviews that it's hot in there. It was about 85 degrees the day we went, but the warehouse was comfortable. I wish I could have my birthday party there. That would be such an experience. Thank you so much to the Dinosaur Factory family for being so welcoming and accommodating. I've already told ALL my friends about this place, so I know they will definitely have some little visitors in the future!

Great exhibition of exotic animals. $5.00 per adult. Doing the week schools, senior center have tours. Worth every penny, our 7 years old granddaughter love it! The gentleman attending is super friendly and helpful.

We did the half hour tour because grandson is only 2. He loved it. He got so excited seeing the large dinosaurs. The tour guide was interesting. We did not realize what an incredible business is right here in Allen Texas There is a longer tour for those who want it.

We live in Allen and had been wanting to check it out for awhile, our adult kids were back for the holidays, so we went and all really enjoyed going inside for the tour. Our guide was great. Only comment after was we wished they had a few or at least one moving one.

Fantastic tour for my 3 yr old grandson. Very friendly and knowledgeable tour guide. We did the 30 minute tour and I will bring my older grandkids back to do the 1 hour tour.

My tour was awesome! I can't remember my guides name but she was very patient with me and my dinosaur loving 7 year old autistic son. Definitely worth the trip. I wish I remembered her name! She was great?

Fun cheap thing to bring kids to, hidden in Allen.We saw all aspects of production. My kid was super intrigued!