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A fact from Ark Encounter appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 June 2016 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the July 7 opening date for the Ark Encounter theme park was chosen to correspond with Genesis 7:7?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2016/June. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ark Encounter.

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Virtual reality theater

Latest comment: 5 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The recent opening of a virtual reality theater might be something to note in the article, but I'm not certain and will leave it on the talk page, at least for now: 1,2 --1990'sguy (talk) 03:03, 8 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

"No live animals"

Latest comment: 2 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Sources from 2016 say that "there are no live animals within the exhibit", and this line is in the "Visitor experience" section of the article. However, an image from 2019 in the article shows live animals inside the ark, and the picture's caption says "A live animal exhibit alternates [...] day to day." This Wikipedia article currently contradicts itself, and I'm not sure what the best way to resolve it is. Dogman15 (talk) 04:31, 28 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

Good catch. Found a cite explaining that the live animals are brought from the petting zoo. Wracking ^talk! 05:15, 28 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

Thank you! Dogman15 (talk) 09:51, 28 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

Zovath

Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This person is mentioned in 'hiring controversies', but with absolutely no reference as to who they are, or what their relationship is to the Ark Encounter. My editing skills are suspect, but if anyone would like to add context I found information here: https://assets.answersingenesis.org/doc/articles/newsroom/ark-encounter-leadership-team.pdf Canadian Skeptic (talk) 02:21, 10 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Done I improved the referencing for that section, as the quotes were not in the existing reference. ID-ed Mike Zorvath in the process. -- M.boli (talk) 04:13, 10 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

Adding a new section about the Ark Encounter mascots and the Commercials that are filmed in the Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Is it possible to add information about the list of episodes/commercials that are filmed in the Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum, and the voice actors that did the voices of the Giraffe Family being the mascots of the Ark Encounter, and their friends? We all know for a fact that Jackson Cole provided the voice of Junior the Giraffe, but can you figure out who did the voices of George the Giraffe, Gloria the Giraffe, Gracie the Giraffe, Grandpa Giraffe, Grandma Giraffe, Izzy the Llama, and Bouncer the Kangaroo? Thanks. 50.205.182.253 (talk) 21:46, 1 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

Automaticaly translations are annoying

Latest comment: 4 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This automaticaly translations, supposedly based on your IP-addres is annoying! And an extra mistreatment is that if you click on a blue term, you DON'T click on the supposed link to show but get the original text of the complete paragraphtext. Make it complete free to chose for translations again! ~2026-19771-63 (talk) 18:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

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