What Will Happen To Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch?
Will it become our generation's Graceland?
Filed under: music — Michael d'Estries @ 8:41 am
June 26th 2009
With Michael Jackson’s untimely and shocking passing yesterday, there are now many questions surrounding his legacy and how it will be preserved. We covered the legendary singer’s Neverland property over the years — especially the natural degradation taking place in his absence. Could this 2,800 acre ranch become a museum to the legendary King of Pop?
One thing is certain: Jackson only retained a small percentage of ownership in the property at the time of his death. The ranch has been in and out of foreclosure proceedings since 2007 — with last minute deals cut all around to protect it from going into auction. According to Wikipedia, on November 11, 2008 Jackson transferred the title to Sycamore Valley Ranch Company LLC — a joint venture between him and Colony Capital LLC. In return, it appears that he was able to sell an unknown proportion of the property right for $35 million — cash the singer desperately needed to pay off additional debts.
In our opinion, it would be wonderful to see the 2,800 acre ranch preserved and turned in a memorial museum/park to Michael Jackson’s music. After all, the singer admitted that many of his “green” songs like “Earth Song” and “Heal The World” — were created to inspire people to live a greener life. In an interview with Ebony magazine, he said, “It’s been described as a runaway train; if we don’t stop it, we’ll never get it (world) back. So we have to fix it, now. That’s what I was trying to do with Earth Song, Heal The World, We Are The World – writing those songs to open up people’s consciousness. I wish people would listen to every word.”
What do you think should become of Neverland?
UPDATE: I found a video montage giving a rare glimpse at the inside of Neverland Ranch — mostly from interviews Jackson gave several years ago. Have a look after the jump!]
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think neverland should be kept like grace land. just like to say to those nasty people on here if my child was abused by michael jackson i would not except no amount of money i would make sure he went down. money making racket to me true he should not have settled with money i dont think he done it his dad got a lot of answering to do i love you micheal you was the best and always will you will be missed xxx
I believe that it should be preserved for one of the main reasons Michael designed it for: to bring happiness to underprivileged children. I believe that is what he would have wanted.
You guys should read this before taking your conclusions over Michael’s guilt/ innocense! And please stop judging him or any other person.
http://www.whoismichael.com/index.htm
God bless you micheal, and we know you are. Alow his soul to be free everyone as it is, who cares about negative debates. Neverland should become what it was supossed to be, a haven for Children. God knows the world needs it! A place for unwanted children to grow up, like an orphanage but better, and made for kids of this new age. A place where sick kids come to heal, learn and grow in a magical world instead of a world kids shouldn’t know, instead of recreating the judgemental picky one, lets teach them to live in spirit and give them love, life lessons and make possitive change like Micheal did!! Love to the children!! He always had good intentions and we dont know the truth. (which I am sure cancel the rumors) his soul is pure and free now. Hes still around working magic! do doubt. Keep the love alive and help the world , and the children. Peace, love and light.
I Believe Nverland should be made into a museum. It should be used to honor Michaels memory. He was loved along with his music. I believe he was innocent and everyone should shut up about it and let the man rest in peace. Let his kids mourn without having to hear everyone dragging up the past. I think those kids families just wanted money and should be hung for what they did to him. He just wanted a better world for humanity.
This is to the children of Michael Jackson. May the good lord be with you all at all times and to keep you safe. May God be a blessing to all of the family members. Please do not harm the children in no kind of way by saying saying thing about Michael Jackson, its in the pass. Let,s give the children some good thing about there father not the bad thing which nobody knows weather it was the truth or not. We should let the kids have a good life not see the side where only bad thing sells.
There are no words to explain the hurt over the loss of Michael Jackson. Please memoralize the Neverland Ranch…give the fans a place to come and remember him, his life and his music. Sing and dance for the angels Michael!!
You will live on in everyones heart!!!
R.I.P MICHAEL JACKSON
http://www.neverlandvisitor.com
This website has loads of information on Neverland
Would Michael want to be there? After all He did say that He didn’t want to live there anymore……I hope you have found the peace you needed Michael a wonderful inspiration to all, but grously misunderstood human being…..somehow this seems like HIStory repeating itself….just over 2000 years ago? just a thought ..
Please save NeverLand Ranch, so many of his newly fans could come from all over the world, please turn it into an amusement park, or something. Just don’t destroy Michael’s beautiful property.
- Lauren.
mj is so awsome he is truly a popstar and we will always love him and my cosin well not my cosin my ant stepmother boyfrind is mj cosin but mj is nothing to me i wish he was but hes not and when i hear a song like heal the world we are the world i cry. if you go to youube and put michael jackson home moveis you can see hes home movies. all of them i love you mj and i hope never land ranch become a museam and amustment park but people don’t trash it.oh mj is so cute when he is shy or embaress. we and pepole belive that the docter killed him if he did pepole will hate him mabye his mom to our his hole family well i what to become famous to im a good dancer and singer e-mail me for and adittion. bye
LEAVE NEVERLAND RANCH IN LOS OLIVOS! Everyone in the local area except a few rich snobs in Los Olivos WANT Neverland Ranch to open. They think they can play GOD and keep the ranch closed to the public. They harass people and NO ONE here likes them! They have shot down countless new businesses and job creations. They have already made their money and don’t care about stimulating the local economy that desperately need jobs. Why do they need SOOO much privacy when the ranches are miles apart from one another? It’s because they are making and selling drugs and filming erotic animal movies and engaging in other acts of depravity on their ranches. If they want to live in the middle of no where and not be bothered they need to dismantle THEIR OWN ranches and move them to Alaska! Moving the ranch to Vegas, which is a giant pit of debauchery and sleeze, is not suited for Neverland and will only subject families to prostitutes, drunks and other scumbags. Contact http://www.losolivosca.com and tell these snobs to back off for good! THE LOCALS WANT NEVERLAND RANCH TO BE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN LOS OLIVOS!
mj will live on forever so I think we should honour the greatest man who ever walked the besides god and make it into a museum so all people can see what a great man he was and always will be!
luv yah mj r.i.p
We fans, can buy the ranch!
If every fan world wide pays a small amount, say 10 euros, then we probably have enough to buy and conserve it!
My idea is to change it to a place for people to go to who are fed up with live and look for the magic, live can be. Learn that everything is possible, believe the impossible! Michael did!
i am a die hard fan of mj. i dont care if he killd anyone and tank god was never capable of hurting any1 u haters and envious crappys. none of u can ahieve wat he did even if u lived 4ever.neverland shuld be preservd 4 his fans and generate income 4 kids upkeep.
Neverland should be a joyfull place. It should be restored to Michael’s imagination (as it was) and doors should be open for people who want to feel the magic. Especially children. It should be an amusement park. Where people can celebrate him… And where children , who he loved so much, can be children.
they need to keep his up cause that will bring members to people about mj
I think everybody who is calling Michael a child molestor needs to shut there mouths and get there facts straight the charges were droped because some fake lie’n money hungry people wanted to see him fail and it didnt happen hahahaha thats what you get how could you take his kindness for granted i think that his NeverLand Ranch should be a monument of Michael to Micheal it was his world, his get away, his Everything and personaly i think that its rude and disrespectful to change something that the KING OF POP made not only for him but for others as well it was his dream made into a Reality and nobody should mess with that…. let him rest in peace and let his fans cherish and adore what he wanted them to for so long let his legacy live on not only for him but for his children family and fans….its a momorial that holds love peace resect and hard work that he has accomplished for the world…. Celebrate his life his spirit will always be here
REST IN PEACE MICHAEL “MJ” YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN YOUR A ROLL MODEL AND REMEMBER YOU ARE NOT ALONE
I LOVE YOU MJ I WOULD OF GAVE THE WORLD TO MEET YOU AND BE IN YOUR PRESSANCE FOR 1 DAY….TO HIS FAMILY AND CHILDREN IM SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS AND YOUR FATHER WAS A GREAT MAN WHO WAS LOVING AND KIND HEARTED AND HE’LL LIVE ON FOR EVER MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT.
LOVE, ADRIEN .T
It needs to be reopened so that fans can pay their respects just like Elvis. We certainly will never be able to visit MJ at his burial site. Alot of fans will never be able to get to one of the tours that may be planned in certain cities
Michael Jackson was a gret man and i would like to see neverland turned into a retreat for sick kids,
I think it should be preserved and turned into something for children without completely destroying the community around it like a amusement park would. That is why I support the Neverland Hope Fund and the community around Neverland and their “Never!” group.
it would be a good idea to turn it into a museum, theme park and ampitheater, as has been suggested here already. i don’t believe that this would conflict in any way with michael jackson’s feelings toward the place. yes, he no longer viewed it as his home, but there had to be a reason he fought to keep a portion of the property over the last few years. a museum would be a great tribute to him, with a large portion of the proceeds going to charities.
the only reason i can see NOT doing this, would be the fact that the santa ynez valley area is very tranquil, and an amusement park plum in the middle of it would no doubt change the atmosphere immensely.
I feel that it was and is MichealJacksons and it should be for his Children that had good times with there dad.for it was lies that made all this happen so from evil should come good.thats my prayer..and made his fams could all send even $5.00 each it could happen .God Bless us all keep praying for his family
What should become of Neverland, the creative brainchild and almost 20 yr. home of the world’s biggest and greatest entertainer?? It should most DEFINATELY be turned into a place, much like Graceland, to honor, commemorate and memorialize Michael Jackson. The Jackson family (excluding Jermaine), deprived Michael’s millions of fans around the world from having a place to to mourn & pay their respects, to feel his spirit. As we all know, Graceland is where Elvis’ fans, 32 yrs. after his death, STILL journey to, to pay their respects, & feel somehow closer to him. The same holds true for Princess Diana, who is buried on a little island on her Family’s estate Althorp, which is opened to the public and which also, like Graceland, has a museum on the property featuring Diana’s personal items. These physical places give the people whose lives they touched, somewhere to honor their heroes. Do you really think that Michael, who has been described as profoundly isolated & lonely, would want to be buried in a mausoleum, locked away from the public who loved him, and who he worked so hard to please & bring joy to? He fed off of his fans’ love & support. It was sometimes all he had. He should have been buried at his beautiful ranch in the tranquility & peace of that area, nestled in the love of his fans & the joy & magic he created & shared there. Since he isn’t, we at least owe him, & the millions who were touched by him, a magnificent place of remembrance. From a purely financial standpoint, it should be said that Priscilla Presley was able to turn around Elvis’ sinking estate tremendously with the profits generated by Graceland. Opening Neverland to the public could secure the entire Jackson family’s future & Michael’s legacy, & make so many happy in the process. I hope the Jackson’s don’t screw this one up for everybody.
as for our family we would love to see it restored for his Children for as per the Family pictures it was a great home were he and his wee happy..It was do to the Lies and bad people what made he and his Family leave it but as per so many time he said its my home and the tree that he wrote so many great song in like we are the world ..as for us we would love to now that its all been restored.So Good cane come out of it..And his Children cane go there any time they want.anyway thats are prayer..
I admire Michaal for his music, dance and as well for his charity work that he did around the world constantly. I would be so happy if Michael’s Neverland becomes a memorial museum/park to his honor and all the people that loves him, admires him and always supported him could come to visit this wonderful place and to remember him.
Where else then in Neverland??? After all Neverland was Michael’s home, his escape from the world, place where everybody should be just happy and keep smiling.
Michael is so amazing, loving person with a great heart (I don’t like to speak in past about him). He always believed that together we can change the world and make a better place for all of us. His songs, charity works talks about it and shows us that if one person can make a change so imagine the impact on the Earth if we do it together!
So in my opinion, if it’s not possible to return this beautiful place to his children so please make a memorial museum from Neverland to his honor.
Thank you and Got bless you all.
Katerina