N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher

Dinosaur Coloring Contest

  1. This is a skill-based contest and chance plays no part in the determination of winning.
  2. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A purchase will not increase your odds of winning.
  3. Contest is open to all ages in the U.S. and Canada.
  4. Contest begins January 4, 2016 at 12:01AM EST and ends February 5, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST.
  5. To enter, print out the image and color it in using any medium you'd like. Email entry with subject line "Coloring Contest". Alternatively, entries can be mailed: NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher, 900 Loggerhead Road, Kure Beach, NC 28449.Entry must include your full name, age (at time of entry), state or province, contact information. Entry must include a parent or legal guardian's full name, telephone number and email address. Entry must be submitted in English. Any entries missing the above requirements will be immediately disqualified.
  6. Entry must be received by the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher no later than 11:59PM on February 5, 2016 by email or mail. No other method of entry will be accepted.
  7. Contact and shipping information collected will be used for the purposes of this contest only and will not be used for marketing or other purposes.
  8. Limit one (1) entry per person.
  9. All entries must be original and entirely created by the entrant. There are no restrictions on what an entrant can use to color the image.
  10. Entries will be judged by Aquarium staff based on creativity, coloring skill and overall artistic ability. One winner will be determined by the judges in their sole discretion. The decisions of the judges will be final and binding in all respects.
  11. One (1) winner will be selected no later thanMarch 31, 2016. We will contact the potential winners by email. The name, city and state of the winner will be posted on the N.C. Aquarium Fort Fisher website (
  12. The winning coloring scheme will be recreated in the parameters of the manufacturer on an animatronic dinosaur to be displayed at the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher in 2016.
  13. In addition, the winner will receive (4) general admission tickets to the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher.
  14. Non-compliance or return of prize notification as undeliverable, whether by email or telephone, may result in disqualification and selection of an alternative potential winner.
  15. N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher may substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
  16. Aquarium passes will be sent to the winner via mail.
  17. N.C. Aquariums division, N.C. Aquarium Society, and their affiliates, employees, employees' children, retailers and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter.
  18. All entries become the property of N.C. Aquariums Division and may be used or reproduced in any manner and for any purpose without additional consent or compensation, and will not be acknowledged or returned.
  19. By participating, Contest entrants: (1) represent that they have complied with these Official Contest Rules; (2) have received parental consent and grant N.C. Aquariums at Fort Fisher the right to use his or her name, city, state, and likeness, (3) release N.C. Aquariums at Fort Fisher from any and all liability in connection with this Contest, and (4) agree to execute an affidavit of eligibility/prize acceptance form and publicity release if requested to do so, all without further compensation.
  20. N.C. Aquariums at Fort Fisher is not responsible for lost, late or misdirected entries, or incomplete/incorrect entries.
  21. N.C. Aquariums at Fort Fisher reserves the right to disqualify anyone who attempts to tamper or otherwise interfere with the proper functioning of the promotion.
  22. For a copy of these Official Rules or the Winners List, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to N.C. Aquariums at Fort Fisher at the above-address; Attn: Dinosaur Coloring Contest. Please specify which item you are requesting.