Don't like Disney World because it teaches evolution? (Although precisely where on the evolutionary scale Mickey Mouse and Goofy - especially Goofy - appear is unclear.) There's now a Florida alternative for you: Dinosaur Adventure Land, a creationist theme park. Set up by someone who doesn't believe in science - as he apparently also doesn't believe in paying taxes or getting building permits or business licenses - the park doesn't have mechanized rides, but instead has outdoor games, each with "science" and "spiritual" lessons. My favorite: "the Nerve-Wracking Ball," a bowling ball on a rope, suspended from a tree. You may also be familiar with the name "pendulum." You stand to the side, pull the ball up to your face, and let go. The ball swings away and then back, stopping just short of your face. You "win" if you don't flinch, proving you have "faith in God's laws." (The delicious irony, of course, is that gravity is "only a theory," just like evolution, and equally well proven.)
And I had to enjoy the comments from the home-schooling parents who had taken their children to Colonial Williamsburg over spring break, and then brought them to Dinosaur Adventure Land because it was similarly educational. Well, yes - although I'd note that the re-creations at Colonial Williamsburg are at least based on verifiable history.
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