What It Would Cost to Build A Real 'Jurassic Park'

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1/4 It makes sense why money is always on Claire's (Bryce Dallas Howard) mind: Operating a dinosaur park isn't cheap. According to a video, a re-creation of the Jurassic World theme park would boast a price tag of exactly $23,432,400,000, and would require $11,907,000,000 in annual fees to maintain.
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2/4 According to the above video, the biggest cost would be the purchase of two islands. There's the one to house the dinos, Isla Nublar:
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3/4 And, then Isla Sorna, where the dinosaurs are raised:
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4/4 Both of these islands are off the coast of Costa Rica. The video used Costa Rica real estate websites to estimate that both islands combined are worth a grand total of $10,000,000,000. Meanwhile, the park would have to employ an array of scientists, caretakers, and lawyers (who probably have a lot on their plate after every dinosaur attack).
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VERY expensive! And this all assumes that there is no profit margin!

Here's the video that explains it further (watch on mobile HERE):

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