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Ark Encounter is operated by Answers in Genesis (AiG), a young Earth creationist organization that also operates the Creation Museum 45 miles (70 km) away in Petersburg, Kentucky. [2] Australian creationist and CEO of AiG Ken Ham founded the park. [ 4 ]
In 2017, AiG reported that in the year since its other attraction, the Ark Encounter, opened, the Creation Museum saw over 800,000 visitors, nearly triple the annual average of 300,000 visitors. [35] In April 2021, the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter welcomed their 10 millionth visitor altogether. [36]
The Creation Museum opened in 2007 and its counterpart, The Ark Encounter, opened in 2016. About 600 full-time workers are employed at Answers in Genesis and the two attractions.
A view of the 510-foot-long replica of Noah's Ark at Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Ky., on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Answers in Genesis has created two attractions with Ark Encounter and the ...
Plans for the museum date back to 1996. [18] Ark Encounter is a Christian theme park that opened in Grant County, Kentucky on July 7, 2016. [19] The centerpiece of the park is a full-scale model of Noah's Ark from the Genesis flood narrative in the Bible which is 510 feet (160 m) long, 85 feet (26 m) wide, and 81 feet (25 m) high. [19]
The immersive Truth Traveler attraction also will be home to a massive planetarium.
and held in the Creation Museum's 900-seat Legacy Hall, went on sale for $25 each on January 6 and sold out within minutes. [14] Creation Museum officials reported that tickets were sold to residents of 29 different states. [15] Ham told The Daily Beast that "the ticket sales won't come to half the cost of the debate." [16]
Noah's Ark at the Ark Encounter in Kentucky. Replicas of portions of the ark at the Creation Museum (Petersburg, Kentucky) and in a warehouse nearby. [15] Partial replica built for filming the 2014 movie Noah (Oyster Bay, Long Island) [16] God's Ark of Safety, partially built. On a hilltop along Interstate 68 in Frostburg, Maryland.