EarthQuest Adventures was a planned resort located in New Caney, Texas, approximately 25 miles (40 km) north of Houston.[1] Contour Entertainment is the resort's master planner and lead designer. The planned 1,600-acre (6.5 km2) resort was to include a theme park as well as a water park, hotel, conference center, retail and office developments.[2] The size of the theme park was reported to be 200 acres (0.81 km2) on opening.[3] The first phase was planned to begin in 2008.[4][5]
| Location | New Caney, Texas, United States |
|---|---|
| Status | Cancelled |
| Owner | Global EarthQuest Holdings (This entity is now bankrupt.) |
| Operated by | Contour Entertainment |
| Slogan | An Extraordinary Entertainment Resort Destination |
| Website | www |
The creator and founder of the park, dinosaur expert and author "Dino" Don Lessem, described it as a $500 million project with about 50 rides, including being inside a volcano, an ice cave, as well as coasters, and technologies that hadn't been used before.[6] A billboard was set up around 2008 or 2009 on Phase 1, projecting an opening date of 2012 or 2013. On November 17, 2010, EarthQuest was redesigned to cut the cost from $500 million to $300 million and to add construction phases. These changes were being made to secure and satisfy the project's investors.[7] According to the official Contour Entertainment website, the first phase of the project was to premiere in late 2012 or early 2013. In 2011, the company that owned the land filed for bankruptcy, and "no construction had begun" on the park.[8] Contour Entertainment has not repurchased the land for the park that was lost in bankruptcy. It was to be repurchased by December 15, 2013, but this was cancelled and the project was cancelled.
References
edit- ^ "Fantasy Land". Houston Press.
- ^ "Contour Entertainment". Retrieved August 31, 2009.
- ^ Summer, Jennifer (February 1, 2009). "EarthQuest Adventures drives ahead with plans, drawings". The Kingwood Observer. Houston Community Newspaper. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ Oliver, Patsy (February 2, 2008). "Dinosaur park promises mega fun". The Tribune. Ourtribune.com. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ Barr, Greg (November 1, 2006). "Dinosaur theme park may roar into Montgomery County". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ "EarthQuest Is No 'Dinosaur Park'". IAAPA – FUNWORLD Magazine March 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
- ^ Willert, tim (November 1, 2010). "Money holds up EarthQuest; investors want re-phased project". Houston Community Newspaper. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
- ^ "EarthQuest Institute Fraud Continues / Don Allen Holbrook CEO". realscam.com. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
External links
edit- Official website archived here at the Wayback Machine
- Contour Entertainment archived here at the Wayback Machine
- EarthQuest Facebook page archived here at the Wayback Machine
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