The Holy Land Experience (HLE) was a Christian amusement park in Orlando, Florida and registered non-profit corporation. HLE conducted weekly church services and bible studies for the general public. HLE's theme park recreated the architecture and themes of the ancient city of Jerusalem in 1st-century Judaea. The Holy Land Experience was owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network. It closed in March 2020. On August 2, 2021, the amusement park was sold to AdventHealth for $32 million.[1][2]
History
The park had its origin in a dream of Marvin Rosenthal, a Baptist pastor of Russian Jewish descent, founder of the missionary organization Zion's Hope, who bought land in Orlando in 1989.[3] The park opened in February 2001,[4]