The site's not really up and running yet, but it should be soon, being as the attraction is opening Monday. What is it????
Well, it's the Holy Land in Orlando!!! Sounds crazy, well it's a replica, there's a big article in USA Today. There is a map and pictures of the buildings.
'The white and gold temple of King Herod pierces the sky six stories above the Qumran Caves...When the Jerusalem City Gate opens Monday, visitors will be transported '7000 miles away and 3,000 years back in time' to the sights, sounds, textures and taste of the ancient Middle East, in the space of 15 acres and a few hours."
"Some call it sanitized, shrink-wrapped sacrilidge. Others call it offesive, if not insidious. Still others call it the fastest way the the Promised Land, save for a first-class ticket on EL AL."
"It's not going to be somethings where they try to beat you over the head with the Bible.
Bill Coan, one to ITEX's designers, feels confident that's true. 'I think we've been succesfull,' he says. 'They've got an attraction there that should not insult anbody.'...ITSC has also been approched by Hindus and Buddhists interested in telling their faith stories through similar, three-dimensional means."
Well it sounds interesting, we'll have to see what happens.
Venice