The Boy Scouts of America tried to distract the public from recent sex abuse- and anti-gay discrimination controversies by building scouting’s answer to Disney World: a 10,600 acre park with five miles of ziplines and an an 85,000 seat stadium. The Summit, as the base is known, is projected to cost nearly half a billion dollars by the time of its estimated completion in 2015. However, Reuters reports that project costs are rising rapidly while fundraising is lagging behind, putting major stress on the organization’s finances. Meanwhile, the Scouts’ compromise to welcome gay scouts but exclude gay scout leaders has alienated both liberal and conservative groups and some corporate sponsors. Declining membership suggests that scouting is struggling to remain relevant.