Cabazon Dinosaurs – World’s Biggest Dinosaurs
Cabazon, CA
This machine is no longer here. The listing stays up because collectors come back years later to check whether the one they remember was real.
From collectors
Cabazon Dinosaurs, formerly Claude Bell's Dinosaurs, is a roadside attraction featuring two enormous, steel-and-concrete dinosaurs named Dinny the Dinosaur and Mr. Rex. Located just west of Palm Springs, the 150-foot-long Brontosaurus (Dinny) and the 65-foot-tall Tyrannosaurus rex (Mr. Rex) are visible from the freeway to travelers passing by on Southern California's Interstate 10. The roadside dinosaurs are best known for their appearance in the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure. Sculptor and theme park artist Claude Bell began the construction of the dinosaurs in 1964. Dinny and Mr. Rex were completed in 1975 and 1986, respectively. The Cabazon Dinosaurs has been the site of a roadside creationist museum and gift shop since 1986.
Hours of operation:
Summer hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 8:00 pm,
Saturday and Sunday 8:00 am to 8:00 pm (ticket sales end at 7:30pm).
Winter hours: Monday through Friday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm,
Saturday, Sunday, Holidays 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.
You must pay admission to access the machines. If you ask nicely, they may press the pennies for you.
Price of admission: Adults $13 (55 to 13 years old), Children $11 (3 to 12 years old), Seniors & Military $10.
Plenty of free parking.
Machine 2 is in the Museum gift shop. Cost to press: 51¢ each design. Design has a beaded border:
1) (V) A brontosaurus head over a full bodied T-rex looking left with 'Cabazon, CA Dinosaurs'.
Machine 4 is in the Museum gift shop. Cost to press: 51¢ each design. Design has a 20 dot beaded border:
1) (H) Brontosaurus with 'Cabazon, California' (In the old Dime-'n'-Mine machine with the T-Rex picture on it.
Retired designs: :
Retired 1: 1) (V) A brontosaurus head over a full bodied T-rex looking left with 'Cabazon, CA Dinosaurs'.
Retired 3 (dime): 1) (H) Head and neck of a teeth baring T-rex with 'Rex'.
Retired Other: 1) (V) Snarling T-Rex head with 'Dinosaurs Cabazon, CA'.
G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: N33° 55' 16.2474" Longitude: W116° 46' 26.0862"
Google Maps coordinates: W6CG+3V Cabazon, California
10/3/24 I asked at the ticket window if they had penny smasher machines & the employee told me " no" that they broke.
Being repaired???
Machines and designs
| Machine | Designs | Coin type |
|---|---|---|
| Machine 4 | 1 | Penny |
| Machine 2 | 1 | Penny |
| Retired 1 & Other | ? | Penny |
| Retired 3 | ? | Dime |
4 photos from collectors
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