If you’ve ever wanted to add a 39-foot Tyrannosaurus Rex to your backyard, now’s your chance.
A New Jersey theme park is shutting down after 14 years and unloading its collection of life-sized dinosaurs on Facebook Marketplace.
Field Station: Dinosaurs, located in Leonia, NJ, has been home to 25 animatronic prehistoric giants since 2011. With its lease expiring in November, the park is going extinct and putting its creatures up for sale.
“We’ve gotten calls from museums and zoos and rich weirdos who just want them for their yard,” owner Guy Gsell told the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Prices range from $500 to $3,500 depending on the model. The 39-foot T. Rex — advertised as “slightly used, well loved!” — is listed for $2,700. A rubber juvenile Triceratops that “loves kids” is going for $1,668, while a feathered Velociraptor can be yours for $700.
The priciest item on the lot is a 75-foot Apatosaurus at $2,860. Buyers need to cover removal and transportation themselves.
The sale listing blew up almost immediately. Manager Lisa Fardella told PIX11 she had to stop answering calls within a day. “It’s been an absolute zoo,” she said. “Crazy insane. I haven’t slept much, trying to keep up with responding to everybody.”
While the park will shut its gates after November 9, Gsell says Field Station will continue to offer educational events and programming outside of its physical location. “Everything that people love about the Field Station’s shows, our entertainment, our educational programming — those will live on after the park closes,” he explained.
Since its opening, the park has welcomed over a million visitors with live shows, fossil digs, and, of course, giant mechanical dinosaurs that roar and move just enough to keep kids guessing. “From Secaucus to Leonia, it’s been an amazing run and we’re proud of the legacy we’re leaving behind,” Gsell said earlier this year.
For now, the prehistoric fire sale continues. Interested buyers can make offers on Facebook, but pickup isn’t until after the park’s official closing in November. So, you’ve got a few weeks left to clear space in your driveway for a Spinosaurus.