Plot hole that highly respected paleontologists had no idea a dinosaur park was being built?

Pre-internet era, remote Island near Costa Rica. Probably mostly built by south american workers long before dinosaurs were ever cloned. Important people likely to talk were well paid and signed secrecy agreements.

Pretty sure someone is building a theme park somewhere in the world at this very moment, and we don't know anything about it.

That's NOT a plot hole.

i think it's very possible because if they aren't looking for it; they won't know about it. It was explained earlier that in the book, Grant was only given Need to Know information. For a movie verse explanation, we are just told it was top secret. If the media isn't told about it, they won't report it. If the government are backing the project, most likely secretly, they will have the funds and power to keep the project hush hush. It's not a major plot point for me, so I can take the suspension of belief pretty well for this. The movie isn't about the hiding of the park, we are being brought in during a much later stage. I don't think it's really a plot whole as much as the production team trying to keep a well paced movie.

I WILL say, that based on how far along the park seems to be (company logos, guest building, they have a gift shop already...I could be wrong about that; it's been a while...) I am surprised media buzz hasn't started yet. But I forget if they mention how far a long they are before letting the public know.

It is a interesting topic, to think about the logistics of this happening. but that's definitely info saved for the book, deleted scenes, prequels.

What about the fact that the paleobotanist was able to tell that the triceratop's pupils were dilatated, but the medical staff on site had no idea lol, even though the paleobotanist has never seen a dino eye in her life.

I read the book, but years ago and can't recall.

I don't think it's that big of a plot hole. If Hammond had the means to build it in the first place, he probably had the means to ensure and enforce confidentiality. Or maybe he rotated crews regularly and none knew what they were building. Or maybe he used crews who didn't care because they were too poor or too unintelligent. Or maybe he hired crews that didn't speak the same language as each other. Or maybe it was an exceptionally smaller crew for a longer time. Maybe he lied for a while and played it off as a theme park resort. And being on a distant island, managed to go unnoticed.

Additionally, the internet was not as commonly used then, and certainly not to today's level.

I see where you're coming from but respectfully disagree.

There was no internet back then... nor everybody had cameras with them 24/7.

Also, even if word got out that they were building a dinosaur theme park, it's doubtful that anyone would think they had actual cloned dinosaurs there. Most people would probably think its just another educational park about dinosaurs, with maybe some cheap animatronics standing around.