Magic Tracks Dino Cojpers is an exciting and innovative toy that combines the fun of race tracks with the thrill of dinosaurs. This unique toy set comes with a flexible and easy-to-assemble track that can be rearranged into endless configurations, allowing for hours of imaginative play. The tracks are made of a durable and flexible material that allows them to be bent, twisted, and turned in any direction. This allows children to create ramps, loops, and even jumps for their toy dinosaurs to navigate. The possibilities are endless! The set includes a variety of dinosaur figures, each with their own unique features and abilities. Some dinosaurs can roar, while others have light-up eyes or moveable limbs.

The Magic Parlour at The Magic Parlour

Award-winning, third-generation magician Dennis Watkins delivers an evening of sophisticated tom-foolery in one of the Windy City's most unique entertainment experiences presented by The House Theatre of Chicago. The Magic Parlour is an elegant night out in the heart of downtown. This intimate magic show is replete with mind-blowing magic and mind reading in a small suite at the historic Palmer House Hilton Hotel.

Thru - Dec 30, 2023

Price: $85

Show Type: Performance Art

Box Office: 773-769-3832

Running Time: 1hr, 30mins

The Magic Parlour Reviews

• Highly Recommended
• Recommended
• Somewhat Recommended
• Not Recommended

Chicago Tribune - Highly Recommended ". Watkins, who also now enjoys a relationship with the Goodman Theatre, has a suite of rooms, allowing for preshow cocktails, an intimate main showroom (holding 70 people or so, all with tables) and a close-up parlor, allowing him to offer a boutique post-show experience for VIPs, many of whom peppered him with questions Thursday, their tongues loosened in a couple of cases by one too many of the "Magic Parlour's" Houdini cocktails. But Watkins, genial to the end, was unfazed. Over 15 years and hundreds of performances, you see them all and learn how to deal."

Chicago Reader - Highly Recommended ". A curio-shop intimacy and cash bar encourage audience participation, and Watkins, with his Eagle Scout looks, clearly takes a mischievous pleasure in the unexpected. Just let your cell phone go off during the show and see what kind of fun he has."

Windy City Times - Highly Recommended "..If 500 people see you put a body in a box and saw it in half with a sword," Watkins' mentors cautioned him, "they assume that-well, it's a special kind of box." Heeding their advice, Watkins is more inclined to focus his attention on, say, asking playgoers to write their names on a scrap of paper, which he then shreds and makes whole again in full view of the authors. This minimalist approach is what continues to draw overflow crowds of downtown guests and staycationers alike, all eager for an opportunity to share in 90 minutes of dazzling risk-free sorcery with their host's assurance that the key to the miracles occurring barely arms' length away lies solely in their own imaginations."

Stage and Cinema - Highly Recommended ". Maybe miracles is too loaded a term for misdirection (Watkins also calls it "unearthly feats of physical skill"). But grandpa got the intimacy argument permanently right. And, fittingly, grandson pulls off his feats in a brightly lit room, his every act open for inspection, however impossible to explain away. A skilled card counter (he could ravage a Vegas casino) and reader of spectators' "tells" and "reveals," Watkins argues that it's the audience who are the true magicians-by believing in the first (and last) place and also by projecting their thoughts so he can "read" them out loud. (No fooling: He asks them to project the very words over his head so he can get them.)"

Let's Play Theatrical Reviews - Highly Recommended ". Watkins combines his expertise, tremendous people skills, and dazzling wit, making his show a must-see event. Watkins's The Magic Parlour has been one of Chicago's longest-running magic shows at the historic Palmer House Hilton Hotel. Chicago's first magic shop was known as The National Magic Company, located on the mezzanine level of the Palmer House during the "Dirty Thirties." After doing an exceptional performance at The House Theatre of Chicago, Watkins continued The Palmer House's commitment to sharing magic by opening The Magic Parlour - now part of Goodman Theatre's presentation located downstairs at Petterino's."

Around The Town Chicago - Highly Recommended ". Do you believe in magic? I know that I love watching a magician "do their thing", and Chicago is home to some great magic! For many years, I have watched the amazing Dennis Watkins do his thing, first at The Palmer House and now as a partnership with Goodman Theatre and Petterino's. The restaurant has taken their downstairs area and converted it into the perfect setting for Watkin's unique one-man show "The Magic Parlour"."

Buzznews.net - Highly Recommended ". Whether you're a die-hard magic fan or a casual observer, this show is guaranteed to leave you spellbound and eager for more. Don't miss the opportunity to witness this exceptional magician in action - it's an experience you won't soon forget."

Chicago Theater Beat - Highly Recommended ". Because he�s so talented, Watkins� doesn�t need to employ a lot of fuss in order to wow the crowd. There aren�t major special effects or smoke and mirrors. It�s simply him on stage delivering his talent simply and wonderfully. Come enjoy 60-minutes of pure magic and laughter!"

The Hawk Chicago - Highly Recommended ". It's clear that The Magic Parlour appeals to tourists staying downtown, but The House Theatre's long-running event should please both casual fans and magic aficionados alike. Dennis Watkins is the perfect host, and the evening features endless shocks and surprises that will leave you permanently stunned. The Magic Parlour is a bewitching theatrical escape that will make you feel like a kid again."

PicksInSix - Highly Recommended ". Watkins is a brilliant third generation magician and showman par excellence who performs close-up magic for about 60 guests at the new venue, which he says is the perfect number to ensure that everyone will have the same experience and opportunity to participate. For 90 minutes, Watkins offers up a captivating, multi-faceted show that includes spell binding effects, phenomenal psychic prognostications, audience participation and engaging storytelling mixed with witty comedic moments that come out of-and disappear into-thin air. No saws, trap doors or rabbits here. Watkins artistry is in full view and on glorious display!"

Picture This Post - Highly Recommended ". Watkins has mastered every element of magic to give us a flawless performance. Nothing seems to throw him for a loop and he improvises like the best of them. His joy is infectious as he laughs and jokes with the audience. And the audience loves him right back, laughing at his jokes and mouths dropping in pure awe."

NewCity Chicago - Recommended ". Luckily Watkins, a charming performer, manages both, keeping the audience fully engaged by involving a number of volunteers and insisting that everyone treat the space as their own "parlor"-rising or moving to get a better view of any bit they can't see and getting additional drinks (included in the price of the ticket) when they feel the need."

Review: ‘Magic Parlour’ is a special retro magic experience in new digs at Petterino’s

Dennis Watkins, Chicago’s premiere resident magician, has plied his trade of vanishment, extrasensory perception and various other unearthly feats of physical skill for some 15 years at the Palmer House Hilton. He’s been a one-man economic generator for Chicago’s Loop, a tourist pleaser sine pari, and a purveyor of rare, retro downtown glamour in a city where such experiences must remain a part of the global brand.

He’s also a generously inclined close-up magician and a gifted live performer who genuinely enjoys talking to all kinds of people and empowering them in front of their dates. Nobody more deserved a better room.

Happily, Watkins is now to be found in the basement of the Petterino’s eatery, a theater-district restaurant that, to my continued frustration over the last 20 years, has yet to fully embrace its destiny as a showbiz meeting place. But having “The Magic Parlor” downstairs, in the party space where I once saw Mel Brooks dance with Anne Bancroft on a table, surely is an upgrade. Baby steps, over decades.

Watkins, who also now enjoys a relationship with the Goodman Theatre, has a suite of rooms, allowing for preshow cocktails, an intimate main showroom (holding 70 people or so, all with tables) and a close-up parlor, allowing him to offer a boutique post-show experience for VIPs, many of whom peppered him with questions Thursday, their tongues loosened in a couple of cases by one too many of the “Magic Parlour’s” Houdini cocktails. But Watkins, genial to the end, was unfazed. Over 15 years and hundreds of performances, you see them all and learn how to deal.

I last caught “The Magic Parlour” nearly 12 years ago (Watkins must have made the interim years vanish) and he’s only improved with time. Then and now, I have watched him win over an initially skeptical crowd. His show uses a lot of volunteers — so many, in fact, that people relax because they know they will be able to take part without having to do too much. Most everyone at least gets to pick a number and get the traditional round of applause.

Watkins could do a lot more with this space, up to and including the creation of a multi-performer downtown venue for the growing magic market in this city. But he’s likely to always be the main attraction, offering a full 90-minute show with the luxe add-on that’s entirely worth it, just for the chance to play his rigged shell game.

The main difference from 12 years ago? People now really struggle to put away their phones, even when asked to do so. Watkins just smiled afterward when I mentioned that to him; he is trying to meet his audiences where they live, as his mentors taught him, but also to put away the mundane world outside. The Lord’s work.

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Chris Jones is a Tribune critic.

The Magic Parlour Package

Reserve an overnight stay at the Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel and receive a discount on the purchase of two tickets to The Magic Parlor Show featuring an intimate evening of Classic Magic with Dennis Watkins.

Award-winning, third-generation magician, Dennis Watkins delivers an evening of sophisticated tomfoolery unlike anything else in Chicago. The Magic Parlour is replete with mind-blowing magic and mind-reading in an intimate venue located at 50 W. Randolph Street.

Package Inclusions:

• Upgraded overnight accommodations.
• Early check-in/Late check-out
• (2) classic cocktails from the Lobby Bar
• 15% discount on ticket purchase to The Magic Parlour show, with performance at 50 W. Randolph, Chicago, IL

When reserving tickets to The Magic Parlour, guests of Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel can enter code PALMER to receive 15% off your ticket purchase, up to 2 tickets per room.

Rates are per room per night, and based on single or double occupancy. Rates vary by season, do not include resort, service, or destination fees, state and local taxes, incidental charges or gratuities, and are subject to change without notice. Room upgrade, Early check-in and Late check-out is subject to hotel availability at time of check-in. Offer cannot be combined with other promotional offers, award stays, or meeting/group stays. Vouchers for two (2) cocktails per stay will be provided upon check-in, redeemable at Lockwood Restaurant and Lobby Bar with a credit applied to folio. Voucher has no cash value, cannot be exchanged for cash, or applied to other hotel services or food and beverage outlets. If you are making a reservation by phone, call +1 800 Hilton Honors and request Plan Code “P22” or the “The Magic Parlour Package.” Tickets and reservations for performances of the Magic Parlour Show are not included in guest room rate/package. Guests may visit themagicparlour.com to reserve performance tickets and receive 15% off each ticket, up to 2 tickets total, when entering discount code PALMER during check-out for shows located at 50 W. Randolph, Chicago, IL. The Magic Parlour is recommended for adults and children 12 years and older. Cocktail attire is encouraged for all guests attending The Magic Parlour.

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Some dinosaurs can roar, while others have light-up eyes or moveable limbs. This adds an extra level of excitement and realism to the play experience. Magic Tracks Dino Cojpers also includes a remote control that allows children to control the movement of their dinosaurs.

They can make them walk, run, or even chase each other around the track. This adds an element of competition and excitement to the play experience. The track itself is easy to assemble and disassemble, making it a portable toy that can be taken on-the-go. It is also compatible with other Magic Tracks sets, allowing for even more creative possibilities. Children can combine multiple sets to build larger and more elaborate tracks. In addition to being a fun toy, Magic Tracks Dino Cojpers also offers educational benefits. It encourages children to use their imagination and creativity, as they design and build their own tracks. It also helps develop fine motor skills, as children manipulate the pieces of the track and control the movements of the dinosaurs. Overall, Magic Tracks Dino Cojpers is a fantastic toy that combines the excitement of race tracks with the fascination of dinosaurs. It offers endless possibilities for imaginative play and is sure to keep children entertained for hours on end..

Reviews for "Unleash Your Child's Inner Paleontologist with Magic Tracks Dino Cojpers"

1. John - ★☆☆☆☆

I was really disappointed with the Magic tracks dino cojpers. First of all, the quality of the tracks was terrible. They kept coming apart and it was impossible to build a proper track. Secondly, the dino cars were very flimsy and broke within minutes of playing with them. The whole set felt cheaply made and like it would fall apart any second. I would not recommend this to anyone, it's a waste of money.

2. Sarah - ★★☆☆☆

I bought the Magic tracks dino cojpers for my son's birthday and he was excited to play with it. However, we were both disappointed with our experience. The tracks were difficult to connect and kept coming apart, making it frustrating to build a track. Additionally, the dino cars didn't move as smoothly as advertised and often got stuck on the tracks. Overall, it wasn't a great toy and I feel like it didn't live up to the hype.

3. David - ★☆☆☆☆

Magic tracks dino cojpers was a complete letdown. The tracks were flimsy and would constantly bend and break. It was impossible to create a stable track for the dino cars to run on. The cars themselves were poorly designed and would get stuck on the tracks or fall off easily. It was clear that the product was of cheap quality and not worth the money. I regret purchasing this and would not recommend it to anyone.

4. Emily - ★★☆☆☆

I was excited to buy Magic tracks dino cojpers for my nephew, but it turned out to be a disappointment. The tracks were difficult to assemble and didn't stay connected properly. The dino cars also didn't work as smoothly as shown in the advertisement. They would often get stuck or stop moving altogether. It was frustrating for both my nephew and me. I would recommend looking for a better alternative to this toy.

The Perfect Playset for Dino Fanatics: Magic Tracks Dino Cojpers