Editing Answers in Genesis (section)

===Ark Encounter===
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[[File:ArkEncounter.jpg|thumb|right|Noah's Ark at Ark Encounter]]
Answers in Genesis opened Ark Encounter, a [[Amusement park|theme-park]], in [[Grant County, Kentucky]] on July 7, 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last= Lovan |first= Dylan |title= Noah's ark of biblical proportions ready to open in Kentucky |agency= Associated Press |date= July 5, 2016}}</ref> The centerpiece of the park is a full-scale model of [[Noah's Ark]] at {{convert|510|ft|m}} long and {{convert|81|ft|m}} high. After a visit to Ark Encounter,<ref>{{cite AV media |last1= Nye|first1= Bill |last2= Ham |first2= Ken |name-list-style=amp|title= Nye/Ham: The Second Debate Premiere |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPLRhVdNp5M  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/PPLRhVdNp5M |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|date= March 13, 2017 |work= YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Bill Nye]], who had previously debated Ham, described his experience as "much more troubling or disturbing than [he] thought it would be" and stated that "on the Ark's third deck, every single science exhibit is absolutely wrong".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/bill-nye-calls-ark-encounter-disturbing-argues-every-single-science-exhibit-absolutely-wrong-after-visit-166624/ |title=Bill Nye Calls Ark Encounter 'Disturbing,' Argues 'Every Science Exhibit Absolutely Wrong' After Visit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029112645/https://www.christianpost.com/news/bill-nye-calls-ark-encounter-disturbing-argues-every-single-science-exhibit-absolutely-wrong-after-visit-166624/ |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |work=[[Christian Post]] |date=July 18, 2006}}</ref> In December 2016, for the holiday season, AiG lit the Ark with [[rainbow]] colors, aiming to "reclaim the symbol from the gay rights movement" and to remind viewers of the [[Covenant (biblical)#Noahic covenant|Noahic covenant]].<ref>{{cite news | last1= Wartman | first1= Scott | title= Kentucky Ark Builder Wants to Take Rainbow Back | url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/12/23/kentucky-ark-builder-wants-take-rainbow-back/95802416/ | date= December 23, 2016 | work= [[USA Today]] | access-date= January 17, 2017}}</ref>

By late October 2016, over 400,000 people had visited the attraction.<ref>{{cite news | last1= Caproni | first1= Erin | title =Flood of Visitors Lifts Ark Encounter to Unexpected Numbers | url= http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/10/25/flood-of-visitors-lifts-ark-encounter-to.html | date= October 25, 2016 | newspaper= [[Cincinnati Business Courier]] | access-date= November 19, 2016 | quote = Answers in Genesis, which created the park, said it expects 1.2&nbsp;million people to visit in the ark's first year.}}</ref> This contrasts a state study that projected the attraction would receive 325,000 to under 500,000 visitors in the first year.<ref>{{cite news | last1= Blackford | first1= Linda | title= Study: Ark Encounter Could Bring Nearly 500,000 Visitors in First Year | url= http://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article44548512.html | date= January 21, 2015 | newspaper= [[Lexington Herald-Leader]] | access-date= November 19, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1= Loftus | first1= Tom | title= Noah's Ark Park Attendance Projections Cut in Half | url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/01/21/noahs-ark-park-attendance-projections-cut-in-half/22131911/ | date= January 21, 2015 | work= [[USA Today]] | access-date= November 19, 2016}}</ref>  AiG reported that the Ark Encounter in its first year of operation attracted over 1 million visitors and aggregated 1.5&nbsp;million total visitors for both the Ark and the Creation Museum.<ref name=oneyear>
{{cite web
 | last1= Smith | first1= Lawrance
 | title= 1 Year After Opening, Ark Encounter's Attendance and Impact is Growing
 | url= http://www.wdrb.com/story/35827195/1-year-after-opening-ark-encounters-attendance-and-impact-is-growing
 | date= July 6, 2017 | work= [[WDRB]] | access-date= July 9, 2017
}}
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