Field Station: Dinosaurs, the animatronic Jurassic playground that has drawn visitors to Overpeck County Park in Leonia for more than a decade, will close after this weekend.

But the roaring, life-sized dinosaurs aren’t done with New Jersey just yet.

The herd is migrating down the Parkway to a new home along the Atlantic City Boardwalk.

Showboat Atlantic City has purchased all 31 life-sized dinosaurs currently on display and plans to build a dino-themed attraction next to the resort, slated to open in spring 2026.

The move keeps the creatures together and keeps them in the state, something the park's founder and executive producer, Guy Gsell, said was important to him.

“We’re like the family who moves from a house to an apartment and has to give away their pets," he said. “We wanted t

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