Inside The Weird Dinosaur Park Where Confederates Defeat The Union Army (HBO)

NATURAL BRIDGE, Virginia — Dinosaur Kingdom II is a theme park where dinosaurs defeat the Union Army in a Civil War battle forgotten by history. It has a mock Ken Burns-style documentary and everything. Of the more than 1,700 monuments and markers for the Confederacy across the country, this is one of the strangest.

The sci-fi alt-history theme park was built in 2016 by Mark Cline — someone people in the south would call "a character." Admission is $10 and Cline says the park can bring in $10,000 on any happening summer weekend.

"The Yankee troops wanted to use these dinosaurs as weapons of mass destruction against the South. It kind of backfired on them," Cline told VICE News. "And this is the story that was left out of most of the history books. So I'm trying to bring the story to light to make sure that history is told the way it's supposed to be."

VICE News visited to ask the creator about why he built the park and why he wanted to see the South win.

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[Maddest]

When I watched this, all I seen was a sweet alternate reality that can be adapted into a series of graphic novels or comic books. Leave the eccentric guy alone with his fiberglass, giant making hobby.

[hmmyesinteresting]

Well that's one way to rewrite history.

[evandotterer]

This dudes harmless, just let him have creative freedom and leave him alone.

[Alexander]

So, it's a park for confederate dinosaurs that survived the sinking of the Titanic. Why so much hate?

[roflbot]

I mean, the guy said it wasn't satire. But it's really hard not to read this as absurdist humor poking fun of southern revisionism right?

[FPVREVIEWS]

Lighten up a bit vice. Was established very early on that the poor guy is not a racist, and just has a weird sense of humor.

[ShirleyitsJohn]

The fact that everyone seems to have a different interpretation of his park just means he made good art right?

[deadrabbit]

Interviewer was trying real hard to find something offensive to run with

[nepadron]

"freedom of trade, that's it"
"Freedom to trade human beings"
"No no, that's not it, just trade"
Lulzz

[subliminalpain]

this is just how i remember our history.... while on acid.

[superfish]

"Not in your park, man. The bad guys win!" That's implying that the dinosaurs didn't rebel and establish the Dinosaur States of America. Bold assumption, Ms. Reporter Lady.

[joshphilips]

Vice. This guy is hilarious. What's your problem?

[bobgomescruz]

Going to the park is now officially part of my Bucket list.

[scarsyidicate]

That chick looked stone the whole interview

[jjc]

this is hilarious. the presentator tries to keep it serious but it just ain't.
anyway, i find it ridiculous that yall had to fight a war to abolish it.

if it was abolished without war you would considered to be crazy to side with people that approve of owning people..

[Harmlesshippie]

She’s trying to get a story that isn’t there he is just having fun

[alaskaisalexa]

I was dead ass flabbergasted when that man said the civil war was about “trade” and ole girl literally said trade of slaves and he said naw
Im sick

[FaithRox]

This "journalist" tried way too hard to make an issue out of nothing.

She got embarrassed.

[dallintalbot]

"Have you seen Robert E. Lee riding in on a Pachycephalosaurus?".... *whispers excitedly* "I'll show you"

[hideofreakingkojima]

When you're so desperate to find something remotely offending.