***Dave on Monday, 10 April 2006 at 10:43am

Erich von Daniken’s Swiss “Mystery Park,” which expands on the themes of his 70s UFO/archaeology hits Chariots of the Gods? et al., is on the verge of bankruptcy.

The park, set up by the author of bestsellers such as “Chariots of the Gods” and “The Gods were Astronauts”, has failed to attract enough visitors and needs 4 million Swiss francs (2 million pounds) in cash to stay in business.

The park’s attractions — which showcase giant drawings in the Peruvian desert that may once have been signs for visiting spacecraft, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and more — may close forever if the group does not find the money.

Though I’m sure he could make it profitable again if he repurposed it to prove that angels visited the Earth in eras past, and relocated from Interlaken to, say, Kansas …

4 Comments to “Score one for the forces of Rationality”

  1. The Flying Saucers have Left the Planet

    Dave notes that Erich von Daniken’s “Mystery Park” in Interlaken, Switzerland, is going pear-shaped. The park, set up by the…

  2. Kelson says:

    Though I’m sure he could make it profitable again if he repurposed it to prove that angels visited the Earth in eras past

    That should be easy. I mean, the Vorlons have always been here…

  3. ***Dave says:

    Hell, I’d fly to Switzerland to visit the Vorlon Visitation Museum …

  4. Score another one for the forces of Rationality

    Heavens. First it’s Erich Van Daniken’s “Ancient Astronauts” museum about to go under, and now it’s Kent Hovind’s creationist theme park. Though in Hovind’s case, it’s not dollars, it’s ……

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