General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChristian theme park Holy Land Experience will lay off 118 workers
The Holy Land Experience, an Orlando Christian attraction best known for its daily crucifixion performances and a campus that replicates ancient Jerusalem and a Roman coliseum, will lay off most of its employees.
On Friday, the attraction filed a layoff notice with city and state officials that it plans to eliminate 118 jobs, representing most of its employees, as of April 18. Those losing their jobs include 43 actors and musicians, plus dancers, media specialists, prop handlers, food service workers and support staff.
The Holy Land Experience has established a severance package plan to assist employees during this difficult time, the notice said.
For nearly 20 years, the land was set up as living museum experience that included live re-enactments of Biblical scenes. It also housed the Scriptorium, a center with one of the worlds largest collections of antique Bibles and Judeo-Christian artifacts.
https://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertainment/2020/02/18/christian-theme-park-holy-land-experience-will-lay-off-118-workers/
Looks like those daily crucifixion performances just weren't bringin' 'em in the way they used to back in the good ol' days.
bitterross
(4,066 posts)Yep, that's all I got.
TheBlackAdder
(28,252 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,252 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)...they should get some lions, increase the ticket price, and put on one spectacular final show.
AllyCat
(16,260 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Throwing Christians to Orcas would be a cool update.
AllyCat
(16,260 posts)CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)Are these people seriously going to put this place on their resume?
One of the things HR looks for is chemistry among workers--trying to find a perfect fit. "Oh yeah, I was Jesus Christ for three years."
Maybe John the Baptist can use his experience washing dishes.
exboyfil
(17,865 posts)CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Of course they would put that on a resumé relevant to the entertainment industry.
rzemanfl
(29,581 posts)klook
(12,174 posts)Producing quarterly reports will be a piece of cake.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Oh well.
JHB
(37,166 posts)It's located about halfway between Cincinnati, OH and Lexington, KY, about an hour away from each. It's doesn't exactly get any "as long as we're in the area, let's visit the Ark" traffic, the way the other one tried to benefit from proximity to Disneyworld.
Unless your whole plan was to visit the Ark, there's no particular reason to go there, and there's not enough people willing to do that to support it.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Cartoonist
(7,326 posts)He can turn ten dollar bills into one hundred dollar bills, just like water into wine.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,382 posts)File for unemployment, is my guess
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)I couldn't help but recall Mel Brooks and wondering if he could have come up with a song-and-dance stage-show number that may have helped...
hatrack
(59,602 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)hatrack
(59,602 posts)jberryhill
(62,444 posts)hatrack
(59,602 posts)A HERETIC I AM
(24,382 posts)That was apparently the first scene they filmed.
Youre only making it worse for yourself.
WORSE? How could it be worse? JEHOVAH! JEHOVAH! JEHOVAH!
A fucking masterpiece, and the fact that it pissed off so many Christians who watched the point fly RIGHT over their heads, is immensely satisfying.
msongs
(67,496 posts)Nature Man
(869 posts)peacefreak2.0
(1,023 posts)It really IS the End Times.
Lars39
(26,117 posts)nobuddy
(215 posts)jcgoldie
(11,657 posts)There goes summer vacation 😟
vlyons
(10,252 posts)But really? I'm so tired of the RW fundies using religion to acquire wealth. Selling tickets to see crucifixion and gladiator re-enactments. I guess wrestling ain't enough for them.
gibraltar72
(7,517 posts)MineralMan
(146,350 posts)Rotting away slowly.
Good!
TreadSoftly
(219 posts)The display of antiques was due to a fight over taxes -- display makes the place a museum so tax problem vanished.
They broadcast "Praise the Lord" from there (per Wikipedia) and perhaps that's why the other jobs stay.
Searching for other news to understand: are theme parks in trouble? People have less money? Evangelism losing its appeal?
Historic NY
(37,460 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Turbineguy
(37,412 posts)The perfect job for somebody without health care coverage.
dalton99a
(81,700 posts)Fuck them
njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)Jesus just isn't relevant to them anymore. They don't need re-enactments because they're living
"The Holy Land Experience"
scarytomcat
(1,706 posts)he is more popular than god because he a stable genius
lpbk2713
(42,774 posts)"Or maybe the Salem witch trials?"
llmart
(15,566 posts)Maybe they'll have a last supper?
Goodheart
(5,351 posts)3catwoman3
(24,109 posts)...God will provide.
Demonaut
(8,937 posts)onethatcares
(16,206 posts)the tax payers will be on the hook for upkeep and maintenance. At least at the Pirates of the Caribbean dinner show you got to drink beer.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,500 posts)for the starving multitudes.
And tRump wine for an additional fee.........
lame54
(35,345 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)pwb
(11,308 posts)Ummm.
Initech
(100,139 posts)packman
(16,296 posts)and see if it comes back after 3 days.
Oh, I'm going to hell for that one.
Bradshaw3
(7,545 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)dameatball
(7,405 posts)defacto7
(13,485 posts)Initech
(100,139 posts)keithbvadu2
(37,036 posts)"a severance package plan"
Instead of pay and benefits, we are going to give you... salvation.
meadowlander
(4,413 posts)don't Evangelicals have a stick up their backsides about that too?