Dino Parque Lourinhã

What Dino Parque Lourinhã does

Dino Parque Lourinhã (legal entity: PDL – Parque dos Dinossauros da Lourinhã Unipessoal Limitada) is a privately held dinosaur-themed outdoor theme park and educational attraction in Lourinhã, Portugal, approximately 45 minutes from Lisbon. Founded in 2016 and operating as a single-shareholder Unipessoal Limitada with €500,000 share capital, the company runs what it describes as the largest outdoor dinosaur museum in Portugal, featuring 200 life-size, scientifically accurate dinosaur and animal models organized across 6 thematic routes that span 400+ million years of Earth's history. The park includes a Live Lab scientific exhibition space displaying original fossils, dinosaur eggs, and replicas sourced through a core partnership with the Lourinhã Museum, including bones from Europe's largest carnivore.

The company's revenue model is direct-to-consumer, built on a PrestaShop-powered online ticketing platform (bilheteiraonline.dinoparque.pt) and on-site box office. Core streams include daily admission (€10.19 child / €13.58 adult online), annual pass subscriptions, school group bookings, themed birthday party packages (€17.50-€26.50 per child), seasonal Jurassic Nights evening events, and ancillary revenue from an on-site restaurant and gift shop. The technology stack is conventional (WordPress + PrestaShop) with multilingual support in Portuguese, English, French, and Spanish, and integrations with Visa, Mastercard, Multibanco, and MB WAY payment methods. The company has earned the Prémio 5 Estrelas for six consecutive years and a 2025 TripAdvisor Travellers Choice award. It also operates or is affiliated with a second attraction called Brickopolis via a separate ticketing domain.

Name

Dino Parque Lourinhã

Legal name

PDL – Parque dos Dinossauros da Lourinhã Unipessoal Limitada

Website

https://dinoparque.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dino Parque Lourinhã is a privately held Portuguese dinosaur theme park operating the country's largest outdoor dinosaur museum, featuring 200 life-size models across 6 thematic routes, serving families, school groups, and tourists via direct ticket sales, annual passes, and special events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Theme Park / Outdoor Museum

NAICS

Amusement and Theme Parks (71311)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Destination Theme Parks (Large-Scale, Multi-Attraction Parks) (THAJAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Educational & Edutainment Parks (Science/Discovery/Children’s Parks) (THAJAEAG)

Keywords

• Theme park attractions
• Outdoor museum exhibits
• Educational field trips
• Paleontological exhibitions
• Family entertainment venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Lourinhã

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Daily Admission Tickets: One-time admission fees for individual visitors. Child tickets (4-12 years) priced at €10.19 online (€11.32 standard) and adult tickets at €13.58 online (€15.09 standard). Tickets valid until December 31 of the purchase year. Online purchase offers approximately 10% discount compared to walk-up pricing.
2. Annual Passes: Recurring subscription-style annual membership offering unlimited access throughout the year, fast-track entry during peak periods, exclusive invitations to new attractions, guided laboratory visits (1 per year), and access to exclusive merchandise.
3. Birthday Party Packages: Premium event packages for children's birthday parties at the park. Without menu option at €17.50 per child, with menu at €26.50 per child, and optional birthday cake at €35/kg. Includes 2-hour party duration with activities such as Jurassic Race, Dinosaur Fossil hunt, and guided tours.
4. School Group Visits: Educational institution bookings for school trips, marketed as a pedagogical 400+ million year journey through time. Schools can download brochures and plan study visits, representing a B2B revenue stream alongside individual visitors.
5. Complementary Services (Restaurant and Shop): On-site restaurant with extended hours during events like Jurassic Nights, and retail shop selling dinosaur-themed merchandise. These services provide additional per-visit revenue from visitors.
6. Jurassic Nights Special Events: Seasonal evening events with extended park hours (open until 22:00, last entry 21:00) featuring special lighting that transforms the dinosaur models. Single entry ticket allows visitors to experience both daytime and nighttime park atmosphere.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Dino Parque Lourinhã operates a dinosaur-themed outdoor theme park and educational museum in Portugal, featuring 200 life-size scientifically accurate dinosaur models organized across 6 thematic routes spanning over 400 million years of Earth's history. Core offerings include daily admission tickets, an annual pass subscription, birthday party packages, school educational visits, seasonal Jurassic Nights evening events, and a Live Lab scientific exhibition displaying original fossils from the Lourinhã Museum. The park also operates an on-site restaurant and gift shop as complementary revenue sources.

Product overview

Dino Parque Lourinhã is a dinosaur-themed outdoor amusement park and educational attraction in Portugal, operating as a unified visitor experience centered on its core theme park. The main product is the physical dinosaur park featuring over 200 life-scale models across 6 thematic routes, complemented by a PrestaShop-based online ticketing system (Bilheteira Online) for digital ticket sales. Additional offerings include special evening events (Noites Jurássicas), themed birthday party packages (Festas de Aniversário), an Annual Pass subscription (Passe Anual), school educational programs (Visitas Escolares), and a scientific exhibition space (Live Lab/Científico). The portfolio integrates physical attractions with digital commerce infrastructure for ticket distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dino Parque (Core Theme Park) The main dinosaur-themed outdoor park in Lourinhã, Portugal, featuring 200 life-size scientifically accurate dinosaur and animal models arranged across 6 thematic routes spanning over 400 million years of Earth's history, including a Live Lab scientific exhibition, restaurant, and gift shop. Targeted at families, tourists, and school groups.
• Online Ticket Sales (Bilheteira Online)
• Noites Jurássicas (Jurassic Nights) Special seasonal evening event where the park stays open until 22:00 with enhanced lighting that illuminates the dinosaur models, creating a unique nighttime experience. Includes extended restaurant hours and allows full-day access with a single ticket.
• Festas de Aniversário (Birthday Parties) Themed birthday party packages for children held within the park. Includes activity options such as Jurassic Race, dinosaur fossil hunting, and guided tours. Packages offered with or without catering menus, plus optional birthday cake. 2-hour duration per party.
• Passe Anual (Annual Pass) Year-long access subscription offering unlimited entry to the park throughout the calendar year. Benefits include priority entry during busy periods, invitations to new attractions, one complimentary guided laboratory tour per year, and access to exclusive merchandise.
• Visitas Escolares (School Visits) Educational school trip packages providing pedagogical experiences centered on paleontology and Earth's history spanning over 400 million years. Includes downloadable brochures and curriculum-aligned activities for students. Targets schools and educational institutions for group bookings.
• Live Lab (Científico) Scientific exhibition space displaying original dinosaur fossils, eggs, and replicas from the Lourinhã Museum. Features bones from Europe's largest carnivore and rare dinosaur fossils. Includes hands-on paleontological experience where visitors can become a paleontologist for a day.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200 dinosaur and animal models at real scale across 6 thematic routes
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and supporting.

• Dinosaurier Park MünchehagenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational dinosaur park partner with logo displayed in footer. Represents a network of European dinosaur parks with potential for cross-promotion, knowledge sharing, and brand alignment within the dinosaur park industry.
• Dinosaurier Park InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational dinosaur park network partner with logo displayed in footer. Indicates membership in an international dinosaur park network that may include shared standards, marketing collaboration, or best practice exchange.
• Museu da Lourinhã (Lourinhã Museum)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe dinosaur museum serves as the space for exhibition of original fossils, dinosaur eggs, and replicas from the Museu da Lourinhã. This partnership provides authentic paleontological specimens that form the scientific foundation of the Dino Parque experience. Includes bones of the largest carnivore in Europe and rare dinosaur fossils.
• RedunicresupportingTechnology or IntegrationPayment management and processing entity handling credit card transactions (Visa, Mastercard) and alternative payment methods (Multibanco, Mbway) for online ticket sales. Listed in privacy policy as the entity to whom personal data is assigned for payment processing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Zoomarine Algarve: Portugal's leading marine-themed attraction and family day-out destination, located in southern Portugal. Targets the same family and school-group day-trip segment in Portugal, making it a direct regional competitor for domestic tourism spend.
• Lisbon Zoo (Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa): Portugal's principal zoological park and a major family/school-group destination in the Lisbon region. Competes directly for the same school-trip and family demographic, though with a different content focus (live animals vs. dinosaur models).
• Aquashow Family Park: Portuguese water park and family attraction in the Algarve. Competes for the same Portuguese family day-trip and school-holiday discretionary spend that Dino Parque targets, especially during the warmer months.

Direct peers

• Dino Park (UK): UK-based outdoor dinosaur trail and model park targeted at families and school groups. Operates a closely analogous concept (outdoor dinosaur models, educational trails, school visits), making it a strong concept-comparable peer.
• Dinópolis (Teruel, Spain): Spanish paleontological theme park chain built around authentic dinosaur fossil sites in Teruel. Combines a museum of original fossils with life-size model experiences — highly comparable in blending scientific authenticity with a family theme-park experience in Iberia.
• Dinoparc (France): French dinosaur-themed outdoor park offering life-size models and paleontological discovery experiences. Closely comparable in concept, scale, and target audience (families with young children) to Dino Parque Lourinhã.
• Dinosaurier Park Münchehagen: Germany's flagship dinosaur theme park and a stated partner of Dino Parque Lourinhã. Operates the same life-size dinosaur-model outdoor museum concept with a paleontological and educational positioning, making it the closest direct functional peer.

Broad incumbents

• Parque Warner Madrid: Major full-scale theme park in the Iberian market with broader IP-driven rides and entertainment. Competes for the same family-outing discretionary spend in Iberia, but at a different scale and with a wider portfolio rather than a single-theme specialization.
• PortAventura World: One of Europe's largest resort/theme park destinations in Spain, drawing significant Portuguese and Iberian family visitors. Competes for the Lisbon-region day-trip and short-break tourist wallet, but at much larger scale and with broader entertainment offerings.

Emerging players

• Terra Natura Benidorm / Murcia: Spanish combined zoo-and-amusement-park operator with strong educational programming and a family-day-out positioning similar to Dino Parque. Comparable in combining animal/nature content with amusement attractions for the Iberian family market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZo7iWkIqJQcZBBOAbN2w4Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/dinoparquelourinha
• Instagraminstagram.com/dinoparquelourinha
• Xx.com/Dino_Parque

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Investors

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