Jackson family planning to turn Neverland into tourist attraction
Ξ September 9th, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |
Michael Jackson’s family have agreed to turn Neverland into a spectacular Graceland-like amusement park, according to US reports.
The Jackson family has reached an agreement with the owners of Neverland, private equity firm Colony Capital – and the King of Pop’s famous home could be opened to the public as early as Christmas, according to the reports.
The driving force behind the ambitious plans to transform the 2,676-acre estate into a tourist attraction is thought to be Jackson’s brother, Jermaine, who had initially wanted the music legend to be buried at Neverland.
A Jackson family source said: “This is important to Jermaine – he is really pushing for this. He has a big vision for Neverland as a museum, tourist attraction and concert venue…
“Colony Capital wants to open it up as early as the Christmas holidays and no later than February, but the two obstacles will be the county and the Jackson estate.”
Jacko was finally laid to rest last week at the Forest Lawn cemetery, just outside of Los Angeles.
But despite his entombment being almost 150 miles away from the ranch, his family and Colony Capital are reportedly going ahead with their plans.
Jackson lived at Neverland for almost two decades. But, after he was cleared of child-molestation charges in 2005, he vowed never to return.
A rep for Colony Capital declined to comment.
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