Starting May 16, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center will be taken over by life-sized, hyper-realistic, animatronic dinosaurs. These dinos will seemingly roam the grassy plains or be tucked away amongst foliage, giving visitors the feeling of walking back in time...by about 70 million years.

Dinosaurs Around the World debuted at the Wildflower Center last year and was such a success, they're bringing it back with a completely new exhibit and more realistic animatronics than before. This year they're calling it Dinos in the Wild.

For anyone who watched Jurassic Park as a kid, this sort of hyper-real, interactive dinosaur experience is about the closest we'll come to our dreams of being chased in a jeep by a Tyrannosaurus rex. Impressively, this exhibit was conceptualized and created by Dino Don Lessem, a world authority on dinosaurs and the man who advised Steven Spielberg himself on the making of Jurassic Park.

Since '93 we have learned a thing or two about dinosaurs. At that time, we viewed dinosaurs more like reptiles; now we know they are much more closely related to birds and many of them were even covered in feathers. (That means the velociraptor scene in Jurassic Park probably would have looked a whole lot fluffier.)

This exhibit will reflect some of these more recent discoveries about dinosaurs.

The feathery and ferocious Troodon. Photo courtesy of Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Likewise, these life-sized dinosaurs will make scientifically accurate noises (as best we can currently tell.) So if you've ever wanted to hear what Triceratops might sound like, this is the exhibit for you.

This family-friendly, immersive experience will last all summer from May 16 to August 17. It will comprise 10 different scenes and 14 different dinosaur specimens, from the largest (T. rex) to the smallest (Troodon).

Other dinosaurs visitors can expect to see include: Stegosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Velociraptor, Tenontosaurus, Deinonychus Pachycephalosaurus, Triceratops, and Protoceratops.

“We’re excited to welcome these prehistoric beasts to the Wildflower Center to spend the whole summer with us,” said Wildflower Center executive director Lee Clippard in a press release. “It’s fun to see our native gardens come to life with amazing creatures that inhabited the planet millions of years ago.”

Entry to this walk through the past is included with general admission to the Wildflower Center ($9-$18 depending on guest's age and the day of the week) and is free for members.