Roadside attraction in Cabazon, California, featuring two enormous, steel-and-concrete dinosaurs best known for their appearance in the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure

General Information

Hours:

Open daily 8am to 8pm (ticket sales end at 7:30pm)

Fees:

Adults Ages 13-55: $13.00
Children Ages 3 to 12: $11.00
Seniors and Military: $10.00
TICKETS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

Pet Policy:

Dogs allowed unless busy, then dogs are not permit dogs to enter. All dogs must be carried while inside toy stores and be on a leash.

Closest cities with hotels:

Banning, 6 miles

Seasons:

All year

Address:

50770 Seminole Dr, Cabazon, CA 92230

Website:

cabazondinosaurs.com/

Rating:

★ 5.0

Amboy, CA Weather Forecast

How to Get There

Follow N Indian Canyon Dr to N Palm Canyon Dr. Follow N Palm Canyon Dr, CA-111 N and I-10 W to Main St. Take exit 106 from I-10 W. Drive to destination.

Overview

Cabazon Dinosaurs, formerly Claude Bell's Dinosaurs, is a roadside attraction in Cabazon, California, featuring two enormous, steel-and-concrete dinosaurs named Dinny the Dinosaur and Mr. Rex. Located just west of Palm Springs, the 150-foot-long (46 m) Brontosaurus and the 65-foot-tall (20 m) Tyrannosaurus rex are visible from the freeway to travelers passing by on Southern California's Interstate 10. The roadside dinosaurs are best known for their appearance in the film Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985).

In popular culture

The popular 1985 comedy film Pee-wee's Big Adventure filmed several scenes around the dinosaurs. According to director Tim Burton in the film's DVD commentary, many people thought the dinosaurs were built for the movie and did not realize they were part of a real roadside attraction.
The dinosaurs and Wheel Inn appear in the music video of "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" (1985) by the English pop group Tears for Fears.
The dinosaurs appear near the end of the 1989 film The Wizard, including a scene set inside of Dinny.
The dinosaurs, particularly Mr. Rex, are referenced in Fallout: New Vegas. The town of Novac is home to Dinky, a concrete T. rex that functions as both a gift shop and a sniper's nest.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Cabazon Dinosaurs", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0