Christian group behind controversial Creationist Museum to build 800-acre theme park with replica Noah’s Ark

feelthelove wrote:

The Christian group behind a controversial Creationist Museum in Kentucky has announced that it has sufficient funds to begin construction on an Old Testament theme park, based around a 510ft replica of Noah’s Ark.

The 800-acre “Ark Encounter” park would also feature a recreation of a pre-Flood village, a “Tower of Babel” containing an audio-visual effects theatre, and a theme park ride through the 10 plagues of Egypt. The biblical vessel would be the largest timber-framed structure in the US. Officials say they intend to break ground in May, and that the park will open to the public in 2016.

Ken Ham, president of the group Answers in Genesis and founder of the Creation Museum, wrote on his website that “God has burdened AiG to rebuild a full-size Noah’s Ark.” Yet after plans for the park were first unveiled in 2010, fundraising proved to be a challenge. The project is expected to cost more than $120m (£72m) in total, and needs at least $70m to complete its first phase. The ark alone will cost $24.5m to construct.

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Soon you'll be able to see it for yourselves  ::D:: 

PhilDidge wrote:Hi FTL

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Well am intrigued where they are going to fit the 4-5 million pairs of species needed to fill the ark to make the story as realistic as possible.
  

Eilzel wrote:Well they've got a Cinderella's castle-that's based on fairy tale- so there is certainly a theme here

Really though the replica should be fab- and a good way to demonstrate just how ridiculous a concept it is to get millions of different animals on such a vessel haha

PhilDidge wrote:

Eilzel wrote:Well they've got a Cinderella's castle-that's based on fairy tale- so there is certainly a theme here

Really though the replica should be fab- and a good way to demonstrate just how ridiculous a concept it is to get millions of different animals on such a vessel haha

  

Maine coon lover wrote:Looks great i always wondered why there isn't a theme park based on the bible, i would like to see more of them which include boat rides and roller coasters .

Great news   

Eilzel wrote:

Maine coon lover wrote:Looks great i always wondered why there isn't a theme park based on the bible, i would like to see more of them which include boat rides and roller coasters .

Great news   

Perhaps because of some idea of things being sacred? I bet if there are any complaints about this they come almost entirely from Christians   

feelthelove wrote:

Eilzel wrote:

Perhaps because of some idea of things being sacred? I bet if there are any complaints about this they come almost entirely from Christians   

I'll suspect they'll be plenty of Christians who will object to their beliefs being turned into an amusement park Les, kind of says it all  ::D::

heavenly father wrote:i would love to know why it is labelled controversial,   

I would think some Jews might get upperty, i would think most Christians will go and enjoy it..

Eilzel wrote:

heavenly father wrote:i would love to know why it is labelled controversial,   

I would think some Jews might get upperty, i would think most Christians will go and enjoy it..

It's controversial because as has been said; it may be considered sacrilegious by many Christians.