A family in Granada Hills, California, has spent about $4,000 (£3,080) and more than 200 hours building a huge Jurassic Park display in their front yard.
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The attraction features 13-foot entrance gates and a timed dinosaur escape show that is free for the public to watch.
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Rob and Kel Warner turned their suburban property into a detailed tribute to the 1993 Steven Spielberg film.
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According to an exclusive report by People magazine, the couple built tall wooden entrance gates that stand higher than their single-storey home.
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The gates serve as the main entrance for neighbourhood trick-or-treaters and visiting fans of the film.
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The display includes custom-made moving dinosaur models, themed lighting, artificial fog, music from the film, and several life-sized dinosaur figures spread across the lawn.
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The project took months of hard work, planning, and testing.
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According to details the family shared with People magazine, they spent around $4,000 in total.
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This covered raw timber, the internal frames, special electronic controllers, and strong weatherproofing materials to protect the display from the elements.
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To recreate the film's famous entrance, Rob Warner designed and built wooden pillars and hanging gates that stand 13 feet tall.
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The structure needed reinforced ground anchors to support its weight and keep the gates steady during strong winds.
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Behind the gates, the front lawn features fake electric fencing, emergency warning lights, and tropical plants.
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These details are designed to recreate Isla Nublar, the fictional island resort and research centre in the film.
Automated dinosaur escape show
The main attraction is a regular automated show that recreates a dinosaur escape.
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Visitors gather along the pavement to watch a planned light and sound performance.
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Warning sirens flash and beep, red emergency lights brighten the lawn, and life-sized dinosaurs appear to break free from their enclosures.
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The show uses audio and visual equipment hidden in the garden.
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Custom timers and relays control the sequence.
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They switch floodlights on and off, play recorded dialogue from the film, and trigger mechanical movements in the dinosaur models.
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This allows the show to run without the owners having to operate everything by hand.
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Kel Warner shares themed design projects and family outings on social media under the name @themeparkmomlife.
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She told People magazine that the family wanted to give local residents an immersive theme park experience without charging an entrance fee.
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Community reception and family tradition
The family began planning the project early in the year, with construction picking up over several months.
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Together, they spent more than 200 hours designing, building, and testing the mechanical features.
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Most of the work took place in the evenings and at weekends around their regular schedules.
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For the Warner family, creating large seasonal displays has become an annual community tradition.
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Neighbours and local visitors often stop by throughout October to take photos of the setup.
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The family also puts crowd control measures in place along the street during the busiest evening hours.
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Despite the time and money they have invested, the family allows visitors to enjoy the entire outdoor display for free.
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The attraction is expected to remain open throughout the Halloween season before the family takes it down and stores it away.
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