DINOS Centre Inc. — Attraction in Alberta

Xtian extremism disguised as a fun place to play mini golf and laser tag. The laser tag arena(?) was nice. The animatronic dinosaurs were incredible and the art on the walls was beautiful. However, I was caught off guard by the giant 9ft Noah standing in the arena. I suppose that I shouldn't have been surprised, seeing as before we entered we were shown a video about how the universe was created in 6 days and how G-d opened the heavens and sent a flood down to Earth.

Afterwards, we were led out to the "Bible History Museum." The walls were covered in quotes insisting that all science comes from the Bible. As I walked up the stairs to the second part of the "museum," there was a video playing that straight up said that evolution is a lie spread by the devil. This video also talked about how all humans are sinners and showed gory images depicting Jesus being crucified. This is an establishment marketed toward children.

We then made our way to the gift shop. The gift shop featured multiple cool dinosaur themed gifts and toys at very reasonable prices. The gift shop also included many Xtian books that hosted dangerous views and ideas, including multiple books by extremist Xtian author Ken Ham. One book was titled "One Race, One Blood: A Biblical Answer to Racism."

We then played a game of mini golf. The mini golf was fun, but I've never played a game of mini golf that wasn't fun. Throughout the mini golf course were little signs that said facts about landmarks in Canada, sprinkled with Xtian beliefs. At the last hole there was a huge infographic painted on the wall that challenged evolution and spread propaganda. The last hole is the hardest and the hole you are at the longest. This was deliberate.

This business does not market itself as a Xtian establishment. It is marketed toward children and presents itself as somewhere to play golf and laser tag. The establishment does not allow its patrons to share pictures of what is written on the walls, supposedly to keep the internet from knowing how much extremist Xtian propaganda they spread. This is propaganda made with the intention of indoctrinating children. This is insidious and disgusting.

I felt uncomfortable in this establishment as a queer person and as a person in the process of converting to Judaism.

However, the mini golf was fun and the food looked pretty good, and the ironic photos I got with the "evolution is a lie" infographic were worth the visit. I guess if you're looking for some sickass biblical laser tag, this is the place for you.

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As a Christian pastor who highly values Scripture, Jesus and science this place left me feeling really conflicted. The cafe, mini golf and attention to detail are absolutely fantastic! Cafe alone is worth the visit! Great value & I love the passion for Jesus, Scripture and excellence. The fact that this was built from one private donor is a testament to their passion for the Lord.

However, an insistence that a Biblical worldview means only using the King James Bible and believing in seven day creation is highly misleading. Not only do the majority of Christians not hold this perspective, many Christians since the time of Augustine (inc many church fathers) have held a wide variety of views on Genesis 1 to 11 with a consensus being that the most important part is a theology it teaches us about God, man and our place in creation.

Ending the Bible translation development at the King James Bible is incredibly misleading. As someone who has done extensive graduate Biblical & theological study I can tell you that much better translations have come along since.

I'm completely fine with someone presenting a fundamentalist view on scripture translation and the young earth creation narrative but it needs to be done humbly. Insisting that to be a faithful Christian means that you need to hold this viewpoint excludes the majority of Christian history & leaders such Augustine, Tertulluan, John Calvin, Francis Collins, NT Wright, Billy Graham, etc...

I'm short I would recommend a visit, but take what you are reading with a grain of salt realizing that the orthodox Christian tradition is much wider than what is...

This is one of those 1 star reviews that aren't entirely fair. The place is really nice. It is clean, well lit, and looks great. The dinosaurs are cool looking and the laser tag was really awesome. Honestly one of the best laser tag experiences I have had. 10/10 would do again.

The reason for a 1 star comes because of the "museum." While it is simply yet elegantly laid out, much of what is displayed is either pseudo science or misrepresented in a way to support their claims of how the Bible tells us how the world works. There are statements made that have no merit or real veracity to their claims, but they are made in such a way that they are fact. They clearly point out that the only reliable English translation of the Bible is the 1611 KJV, even though there is a mountain of evidence that supports and builds the case for reliability of modern biblical translation.

The superconductor science demonstration was cool, but I fail to see how showing a cool science experiment validates any of the claims that they make about science. Many of the displays served sololy to cast doubt on the scientific majority when it comes to geology, biology, and many other areas.

I am a youth pastor and I bought my group of teens to play laser tag. The experience served us as we think about what it is we believe, how should we approach the Bible, and should we think about science. But I stand by my 1 star because what is offered as the answers to those questions is really really unhelpful, divisive and pretty silly.

But you get to time travel and shoot laser dinosaurs, so...