BeLiving Land
The theme of the park is belief. It
is a place where the cultural aspects of all beliefs and religions can exist in
the same area, free of political or social judgment. The concept statement
behind the park and the experience is that all beliefs are of equal value
The park is dedicated to exploring
religion not as a structure of faith, but as a cultural experience, where all
religions can co exist and visitors can learn and experience the cultural
component of all religions and beliefs (or lack there of) via shared
attractions and interactions with each other.
In Be Living Land, guests can
choose their attire upon entrance to the park - whether they want to stay in
their own clothes, or wear traditional religious attire from any belief system
they choose. They can also mix and match parts from different belief systems.
Restaurants and food services are
themed around cultural foods that are based on either holidays or traditions
from different faiths. In addition to exploration through food, Each faith will
have its own area of exploration, through immersive projection rides (similar
to Harry Potter World’s Hogwarts ride) about the history and traditions of each
religion, holiday themed rides, or through visiting mockups of the holy places
/ temples from each religion.
Belief in a higher force /
universe is also represented in the park. In this area, people walk into a completely
dark room, without knowing what the ride is about. They are giving themselves
to the experience - it is a changing ride that is once a rollercoaster, once a
drop ride, once a silent sit in the dark, one a water ride - it is a metaphor
for believing in something, but not putting a face or name to it
Atheism will also have its own
area for experiencing the idea of no deities / higher forces. The ride will be
an educational ride, comparing common beliefs with scientific theories that
claim to counter it. The ride supports the overall idea of the park -
experiencing religion or its substitutes from a place of learning and coming
together, rather than dividing into camps.
To provide a fresh and ever
changing experience and encourage repeating visits, the park changes themes
according to the time of year, based on the main holidays of each major
religion, and designed by the visitors through surveys, for the more scientific
based system of belief.
The entire experience is based on
interactions between visitors from different point of views. To support that
idea, each ride would have parallel lines where guests from different
backgrounds can share their belief systems and traditions, so that repeating
visits expand visitors’ circle of Livings (returning guests).
There’s a main marketplace in the
middle of the park that allows purchasing different traditional snacks and
street foods from major holidays. The marketplace will also include a craft
area where guests could make and purchase different accessories that are
associated with different belief systems: yarmulke, turban, sari - the
spiritual meaning of these objects is stripped from these items, and they
become ways to assimilate and immerse in a foreign culture.
Entrance with weapons to the park
is strictly prohibited, and all rides are wheelchair accessible. The security
guards and BeLivers (park employees) all around the park are dressed with
traditional garments from different religions, often with garments from
multiple religions in one outfit, as a cultural way of bringing the faiths
together, rather than divide people.
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