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Welsh Tycoon Wants To Turn Neverland Into Amusement Park
(16-3-2008) A Welsh businessman is planning to put in a £25m bid to buy Michael Jackson’s Neverland estate.
Young millionaire James Norvill (27) wants to turn the 2,500-acre home into a theme park to rival those owned by Disney.
James, last year’s Western Mail Young Business Achiever of the Year, says he has contacted a group of business partners about raising the £25m, as well as the £2m-a-year upkeep needed to buy the giant ranch.
The Newport-based waste recycler and property developer says Neverland, which contains a private fairground and a zoo, would be another profitable asset to his growing business empire. James, who took over his dad’s drains company while in his early 20s, said:
“Having visited theme parks all my life I have always been a thrill-seeker.
Having read about the possible sale of Neverland, I have been in touch with a few business partners about a potential buyout.
I have always been someone who thinks outside the box. If I was to successfully purchase the Neverland ranch I would create thrills that would surpass the Disneys of this world.
My ambition would be to create the world’s greatest theme park.
We are looking to put a Welsh consortium together worth around £25m and then appoint an American team to run it.
For somewhere that has never been open to the public, this has real brand value and we want to capitalise on it. I have the contacts to make this work and I am determined to do it.”
James has previously hit the headlines for a host of colourful, publicity-raising stunts. He once drove across the Sahara in a jeep, and is also known for his Skipcar – a vehicle spliced from a 140mph Subaru Impreza and a skip - which is claimed to have set the first ever landspeed record for a skip.
Source: icWales.co.uk
(16-3-2008) A Welsh businessman is planning to put in a £25m bid to buy Michael Jackson’s Neverland estate.
Young millionaire James Norvill (27) wants to turn the 2,500-acre home into a theme park to rival those owned by Disney.
James, last year’s Western Mail Young Business Achiever of the Year, says he has contacted a group of business partners about raising the £25m, as well as the £2m-a-year upkeep needed to buy the giant ranch.
The Newport-based waste recycler and property developer says Neverland, which contains a private fairground and a zoo, would be another profitable asset to his growing business empire. James, who took over his dad’s drains company while in his early 20s, said:
“Having visited theme parks all my life I have always been a thrill-seeker.
Having read about the possible sale of Neverland, I have been in touch with a few business partners about a potential buyout.
I have always been someone who thinks outside the box. If I was to successfully purchase the Neverland ranch I would create thrills that would surpass the Disneys of this world.
My ambition would be to create the world’s greatest theme park.
We are looking to put a Welsh consortium together worth around £25m and then appoint an American team to run it.
For somewhere that has never been open to the public, this has real brand value and we want to capitalise on it. I have the contacts to make this work and I am determined to do it.”
James has previously hit the headlines for a host of colourful, publicity-raising stunts. He once drove across the Sahara in a jeep, and is also known for his Skipcar – a vehicle spliced from a 140mph Subaru Impreza and a skip - which is claimed to have set the first ever landspeed record for a skip.
Source: icWales.co.uk
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