(CAÑON CITY, Colo.) —The Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience (RGDE) will close its doors for good at the end of 2025, after almost 10 years delighting visitors.

According to the RGDE, the last day of operations will be Dec. 31, 2025.

"Dinosaurs may have roamed the world for up to 180 million years, but the RGDE's journey is now sadly coming to an end," said Zach Reynolds, the RGDE's director and president. "While scientists think a meteor ended the show for the dinosaurs. The business climate for the past several years is ending our run."

The RGDE took its first steps on July 16, 2016, and has welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world to learn about Colorado's rich paleontological past. 27 life-size fossil casts, a ropes course, and an outdoor animatronic Dinosaur Wil

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