Holy Land Experience (theme park)

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Heard an interesting thing on the radio for all you who would like to go on theme park vacations but are put off by the crassness of Disneyland/world. Apparently, they've made a sort of "you are there" living reproduction theme park (like the civil war type) of the holy land of the old testament down in Orlando. One of the interviewees mentioned that they have incorporated "a sort of Top Ten Bible stories" or something to that effect, plus all sorts of other similar stuff. The people interviewed as visitors (all Christian) seemed impressed. The take of the Jewish people is decidedly cooler, as the sponsoring religious organization makes no bones about its agenda of trying to convert Jews to Christianity. I thought that if any of you were interested in religious based vacations, that you might be interested.

-- Soni (thomkilroy@hotmail.com), February 23, 2001

Answers

I have posted a complete guide to The Holy Land Experience with descrioptions and ratings of all shows, attractions, dining and shopping at

http://www.theotherorlando.com/updates/

-- Kelly Monaghan (kelly@hometravelagency.com), April 25, 2001.


We just returned from a family vacation in Orlando. Disneyworld was great but the Holyland experience was terrible. The words boring, very expensive, dull,and making a mockery of Jesus and his disciples. I feel this park is really anti-Christian.

-- crawford (drill-instructor@wabcmail.com), September 02, 2001.

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