Dinopark Funtana — Attraction in Općina Funtana

We have been regular visitors to Dino Park because our kids love dinosaurs, and the dinosaur show has always been a highlight — interactive, entertaining, and engaging for children. However, I’m deeply disappointed after our most recent visit. Last year, I raised serious concerns about the poor condition of the safety belts on the train ride, which operates at a considerable height. The park responded at the time saying they would prioritize safety improvements. Unfortunately, this year, I discovered that the seatbelts have now been completely removed instead of being repaired — a shocking and unacceptable “solution” to a known safety issue.

It’s clear that no real investment has been made into maintaining or improving the park's attractions. In fact, things have only gotten worse:

Several rides were out of order or under repair. The train ride had a wheel glitch that was "fixed" using a plastic zip tie — an unbelievably unsafe and unprofessional approach. The balloon ride was handled by two inexperienced staff members who didn’t know how to operate it, and had to call in a third person. Many play areas were unusable, either soaked in water from rainfall two days earlier or closed due to malfunction. It’s clear that my previous concerns were ignored. There’s no focus on upkeep, safety, or customer experience — just marketing and profit at the expense of basic standards. At this point, it feels like nothing more than a money-making machine with zero regard for safety. We paid €120 for a family of four, which is outrageous for the current state of the park. This place had so much potential to be an educational and exciting experience for kids, but it has been completely let down by neglect.

We will not be returning, and I sincerely hope no one has to learn the hard way how dangerous some of these attractions have become. This park would never pass a proper safety inspection in its current condition.

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Dino Park is a place we regularly visit because our kids love dinosaurs, and fun activities like the dinosaur show are truly excellent. The show is interactive, entertaining, and always grabs attention, making it one of the highlights of the visit.

However, this year I was disappointed by the lack of investment in the safety of other attractions, particularly the train ride. Although it operates at a considerable height, the seatbelts for children are either broken or in poor condition, which poses a serious safety concern. I’ve noticed that this issue has been consistently ignored, and it seems that more attention is given to the park's marketing than to ensuring a safe environment for children

Additionally, the ticket price seems too high considering what the park offers. We would love to see more focus on maintenance and safety so we can continue visiting...

Quite old amusement park, level of service is also not the greatest. You will notice that right at the entrance upon paying- you can pay cash only, in year 2023. Oh dear. Don't get me wrong there is a lot of attractions and rides, the problem is there seems to be very little investment into modernizing, so it all has very old feel. Due to this many attractions were broken and out of service, you can’t fool time and lack of $$ invested… for instance, we waited in the line for 10 min on the main ‘Dragon Ride’ it just broke in front of our eyes… then wanted to go for ‘Flying Devil’ - it was out of service - charging batteries for 45 min. This is the default feature, but the ride itself is not worth 10E extra anyway. The most saddening experience came at the end though - we waited 15 min for ‘Bus Ride’ only for the operator to tell us (and all others behind us) that the time is up and closes… he would need to go 2 minutes into overtime... well, i guess he is not paid to do that. But i dont understand why couldn’t he at least tell us in advance and spare the pointless waiting? esp. not fair to all the kids waiting in the line. The pricing its quite steep, esp. given the lack of investment as mentioned. On the plus side they do have two good shows (Dinosaurs and Pirates) witch is the best part of the whole park. You can find it in the big theater that's copy&paste design from american amusement parks (nothing wrong with that, it's just not original and authentic).The only thing preventing this experience from being 0/5* is the fact they don’t charge for parking. Strongly weight your all other options for the day before you decide...

It’s all about setting your expectations. If you are hoping for a US style theme park....well darn are you gonna be disappointed! If you are expecting EU standards and strict adherence to the latest health and safety regulations...well you might just end up with a heart attack. But if you have children aged 5 and under and are desperate to find somewhere that you can spend 3 hrs or so...well this place is heaven! Lots of dinosaurs and yes some don’t work but who cares! The wooden walkways are a bit wobbly and have some nails sitting proud, so watch your step is what I would say! I love the fact that most of the rides are self operated. My 3 year old insisted on going on the train and she went round the loop 20 times before she got bored. To prevent either parent going insane we did 10 each. However the point is in a UK or US theme park you are lucky if they go round 2-3 times after a 30 min wait in a queue. Here there is no queue and you go round as often as you like! Amazing! And if you are daft enough to lay your head on the track or arm and see it get injured well serves you right! Dino park is a simple place with very friendly staff, lots to see and much of it shaded by trees so you are saved from the burning summer sun. I dropped a star and gave only 4 stars because the ice cream was disgusting and some steps onto a ride were even by my rather relaxed standards not fit for purpose. All in all I would highly...