The Simpsons attend a church ice cream social. Entertainment is provided by Rachel Jordan,a Christian singer on whom Ned Flanders had a crush. Ned and Rachel chat, while Homer childishly eggs on a romance. At Homer’s suggestion, Rachel stays at Ned’s,rather than a hotel. Rachel is concerned that Ned is still mourning his dead wife, Maude, but Ned assures her he has moved on…despite a houseful of Maude-memorabilia. When Rachel awakens to find Ned cutting her hair into a Maude-style, it’s the last straw. Rachel leaves,and Ned realizes he is not over Maude.

Ned decides it’s time to get rid of Maude’s old stuff, but he can’t bring himself to do it, so the Simpsons pitch in. Homer just sweeps everything into trash bags. Ned returns, and is overwhelmed to see Maude’s old spaces stripped bare. As Homer tries to get Ned to pay for the Simpson’s work, Ned spots one item they missed: Maude’s old sketch book. The book shows Maude’s final drawings were of an amusement park called “Praiseland.” Maude had designed rides, food areas, even a tithing pond, and labeled her dream “Some Day.” Rod and Todd beg Ned to make Maude’s dream come true, but Ned is doubtful. Where would he get the money? Where could he find a location? Bart suggests fixing up the old, closed-down Storybook Land, and Ned agrees to give it a try. Ned negotiates with the Rich Texan who owns the remains of Storybook Land. The Texan agrees to donate the park as a tax write-off. The Simpsons help Ned clean and refurbish the park according to Maude’s vision for it. When Ned runs short of cash, Homer solicits donations. Krusty gives a couple of costumes from a Last Supper Pie Throwing sketch,and an old ride from Krustyland that had been featured on an apparently alarming 60 Minutes story. Chief Wiggum donates fireworks he confiscated from a Chinese New Year celebration. One month later, the park opens, and a first-day crowd pours through the gates. Initially, the park seems like a hit, but visitors are soon shocked and disappointed to find that all the attractions are tame and religious. The kids get on a scary ride,but the scary part is that a mechanical King David reads 150 psalms. There’s no sugar or beer, and all the souvenirs are in the image of Maude. Ned is crushed when everyone heads out of the park, calling it square. But suddenly,the giant statue of Maude, in the park, seems to begin communicating with people. People near the Maude statue have visions.

Park business picks up,as people have visions tailored perfectly to them. Comic Book Guy has a vision of himself on the Starship Enterprise. Mrs. Krabappel sees herself in heaven, married to Michael Landon. But Homer and Bart soon realize there’s a leak in a gas line near the statue, and the “visions ” are simply a result of people breathing gas. Ned is loathe to close Praiseland, since he’s making money (to be donated to orphans), and visitors are so happy with their “visions.” Despite the danger from the gas, he decides to leave it open one more day; to the anniversary of Maude’s death. The next morning, a dead body is found at Maude’s statue. But it's the body of a wanted murderer, who had escaped from prison. When Homer reflects that the killer must have succumbed to the gas fumes, everyone realizes it was leaking gas, not divine intervention, causing the visions. Chief Wiggum lights a cigar to celebrate the “capture ”of the killer, causing the gas fumes to explode. The explosion sends Ned to the hospital, and marks the end of “Praiseland.”