Dino Kingdom

[TheFugitive]

I was looking for information on a family entertainment center called Dino Kingdom.  It was very similar to Chuck E Cheese.  A pizza/casual food place with games for the kids and animated characters (which were, of course, dinosaurs).

The one I was familiar with was on the lower level of the now closed Parkway Center Mall in Pittsburgh.  It was extremely popular with area kids.  It closed around 1999-2000.  Have never seen one anyplace else.  Was this part of a chain, or one-of-a-kind?

[Pikapower]

Never heard of this fun center, but some more info might be helpful to me and others!

[JimSawhill]

I was looking for information on a family entertainment center called Dino Kingdom.  It was very similar to Chuck E Cheese.  A pizza/casual food place with games for the kids and animated characters (which were, of course, dinosaurs).

The one I was familiar with was on the lower level of the now closed Parkway Center Mall in Pittsburgh.  It was extremely popular with area kids.  It closed around 1999-2000.  Have never seen one anyplace else.  Was this part of a chain, or one-of-a-kind?

Never heard of it either...

[TheFugitive]

I came across this old TV commercial for Parkway Center Mall on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z5ItdaAfkY

It does not appear to have been shot at the mall (it frankly looks like a generic mall commercial that could be voiced over and customized for any local mall).  So no video of Dino Kingdom.  Though the Dino Kingdom logo does appear about halfway through this ad.

It appears I am not alone in my curiosity as there are people out on Facebook and Reddit looking for pictures of this place.  Apparently without success.

The I-279 mentioned in the ad has today been redesignated as I-376.