Peter Pan City: a newly discovered project

For a long time, rumors said that Michael wanted to build an amusement park based on J. M. Barrie’s story “Peter Pan.” A park with an all-around elevated railway, all kinds of rides, 3D cinema, fun shows, a hotel, and restaurants. Two days ago, the Disney blog wrote: "Only if you live in another world do you not know that last week was still Michael Jackson week again. The album and film This Is It were released, and a special exhibition of Michael’s memorabilia opened in London. So it seems like the right time to introduce another of Michael’s hidden projects—one of his best: the Peter Pan Neverland theme park project. We have to go back to 1997. That’s when Michael Jackson and Prince Alwaleed, the largest shareholder of Disneyland Paris, registered a company and jointly bought 50% of the entertainment company Landmark Entertainment. Of course, Michael’s share was 5%. Landmark Entertainment is the creator of attractions such as The Amazing Spider-Man ride and 3D cinemas for Jurassic Park and Terminator at Universal Studios. Michael asked Landmark Entertainment whether he could build a public amusement park. Not for him— for everyone. Something like Disneyland. And the name of this amusement park would be: Peter Pan’s Neverland. This amusement park is completely inspired by the story of Peter Pan—the boy who didn’t want to grow up—and with a simulated version of the Big Ben statue, the Parliament building, and a statue of Peter Pan, it would look like a city belonging to the era of Queen Victoria. After passing through the royal gates, people would enter Peter Pan City, and two magical roads would take them to the land of Neverland, which would be considered among the attractions of this city. People could go by boat or fly to Neverland, which would be full of vegetation and waterfalls. The water journey would be carried out from mysterious caves. Air passengers would sit on a platform that would launch them into the air at a 50-degree angle relative to the ground. And at the bottom, imaginary images—like a film—would pass before their eyes, so they would truly feel like they were flying above London. In the magical, lush city of Neverland, there are six areas: Lost Boys Forest, Mermaid Swamp, the Indian Village, the Fairy Kingdom, Pirate City, and the Land of the Future. The cost and location of building this city were not announced. After a few years, Michael and Alwaleed’s partnership ended, and given the staggering cost of building something like this, unfortunately the doors of Peter Pan City were closed to the public. Although Michael lived on his Neverland ranch, he never entered the real Neverland. Of course, a few years later, Landmark built a statue of Michael in the likeness of Peter Pan and gave it to him. But will Peter Pan City ever be built? Who knows. Maybe one day someone with enough money will realize that it would be amazing to build Peter Pan City. And even better—there are vast, untouched lands inside Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch. And what better place than there to build Michael Jackson’s dearest dream! You can view the design and layout of this amusement park on the Disney blog. Source: eMJey / LA Times / disneyandmore.blogspot.com