Dinosaur Park....Coming Soon

Dinosaur Park...Coming Soon

By: Pat Martins

If you are a Kingwood resident who always makes a left-hand turn onto Highway 59 South when looking for entertainment venues and great shopping – that may be changing in the not too distant future. In a couple of years with the opening of EarthQuest, you will find that East Montgomery County, specifically the New Caney area will be exploding with new options.

What is EarthQuest? Well it will be much more than just a dinosaur museum or themed amusement park. It is a massive project encompassing a variety of entertainment venues including both gated and free entry areas, retail stores, an outlet mall, a multitude of dining options, hotel facilities, convention center, corporate office space, research facility, and "green" single and multi-family homes. Oh yes, did I mention the zoo?

If you were one of the lucky few who attended the East Montgomery County Improvement District’s (EMCID) Open House on December 8, 2008, you saw a 3D representation of the designer’s vision. I sat down with Mr. Frank McCrady, CEO of EMCID to talk about this behemoth project and get the current status on how plans are proceeding.

As revealed in previous articles, the EarthQuest Project will be divided in two parts, both geographically and financially.  EarthQuest Ventures will be the for profit entity operating the theme park and assorted entertainment venues.  EarthQuest Institute is the non-profit entity overseeing the museum and various education components operating in conjunction with the “green” vision of this endeavor.  Geographically, The EarthQuest Resort will be located off of highway 59 between FM 1485 and FM 282 on the west side and FM 1485 and Roman Forest Blvd on the east side in New Caney, Texas.

Let’s take a visual tour of the layout for EarthQuest.  Starting on the far west side inside the gated EarthQuest theme park, there will be a zoo where visitors will be able to ride through and observe animals in a natural habitat setting.  Keeping with the “green” theme, you will not be driving through this area in your SUV but riding a train like passenger vehicle boasting energy efficiency instead. 

As we move east you will come to the center point of the theme park; a massive mountain structure which will feature three very distinctive environments.  One side of the mountain will focus on the artic / ice element, the second will focus on volcanic / heat element and the third will feature a rainforest aspect.  Each side of this mountain will contain a roller coaster type ride thematically appropriate for the element.

Surrounding this gigantic mountain there will be individual “worlds” which focus on the four basic elements – Earth, Water, Fire and Air. 

Each world will include themed rides and educational attractions which both entertain and educate park visitors.  Here is where the Disney comparison comes in.  EarthQuest should not be thought of as a place you visit for “distraction”, but as precisely the opposite.  People will visit EarthQuest for entertainment “attractions” and the educational element that will be infused. 

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