Ark Encounter Celebrates Five YearsLook What God Has Done! AiG and its attractions are significant employers in Northern Kentucky. Florence hotels ran close to 77% occupancy in May; the national average was 59.3% as reference.. Ken Ham is constantly making improvements and working toward making it an even bigger draw, and I am happy hear it. Ken Ham has been pitting the theme park giant, Disney World, against his Ark Encounter. Your email address will not be published. As in all things with the Ark Encounter, I must encourage you to manage your expectations. This resulted in a sharp decline in revenue for the park, with ticket sales dropping by nearly 70%. Biblical scholars have estimated that it cost around 800+ years of work to finish building the ark. In both cases, you arrive, and the attraction is out of sight until it appears and just blows the onlookers away. As stated in the article, "the local Property Value Administrators evaluate the Ark at only $48 million for taxes (and, further, the Ark does not pay the full property tax amount because of an agreement/incentive given them before the Ark was built)." They have a legal agreement. As the pandemic slows, the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum are seeing many more people willing to travel. For some that isnt necessary, but if you grew up near a large zoo like Brookfield Zoo or San Diego Zoo, then Ararat Ridge Zoo will come across more like a petting zoo. Please follow the instructions we emailed you in order to finish subscribing. There are two videos shown on the ark with the same actors playing similar characters in each short movie. Currently, there are three ticket options. Ark Encounter marks fifth anniversary with record crowds, announcement of new attractions to come, Kentucky Center for Public Service Journalism, Our Rich History: The 1960s and 1970s cars, buses, the Dixie Terminal and downtown Cincinnati, Three students named finalists in NKY Chambers 1st National Civics Bee, advance to state competition, 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit coming May 5-12, to Florence; special event at Florence Yalls. I admit it; I got teary when I saw it the first time. Remember, under standard pricing only children four and under are free. But dont worry. And thats finebut its nice to know. Its so cool when the Bible can come to life like that. You have reached your limit of free articles. All my children were able to find ways to be engaged and have fun. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The park has brought in more than 1 million visitors, according to a spokeswoman for Answers in Genesis. No thanks is met with bewilderment and insistence. Among other things, the huge Babel structure will help people understand how genetics research and the Bible confirm the origin of all people groups around the world (and all people belonging to one biological race) and will tackle the racism issue.