Christian group plans US$120m Old Testament theme park
A Christian Group is looking to push ahead with plans for the construction of a US$120m (£71m, €86.5m) Old Testament theme park, based around a central Noah’s Arc structure.
The 800-acre attraction, known as the ‘Ark Encounter’, is set to feature a recreation of a village prior to the biblical floods, as well as a Tower of Babel housing an audio-visual effects theatre.
The site will also be home to a ride that will give visitors the chance to explore the 10 plagues of Egypt, with the new attraction planned for a site 40 miles from Petersburg, Kentucky.
The group behind the plans, Answers in Genesis (AiG), is also responsible for a Creationist Museum in the United States.
Its developers believe the park could attract two million visitors during its opening year, with the facility potentially bringing in US$119m (£71m, €85m) over a 10-year period.
Construction for the first phase of the park is expected to cost around US$70m (£41.8m, €50.4m) to complete, with the attraction’s ark offering – potentially the biggest timber-frame structure in the United States – costing US$24.5m (£14.6m, €17.6m) alone to build.
Breaking of the ground on the site is expected in May this year, with its developers looking to have the theme park open to the public by 2016.
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