 Neverland Ranch amusement rides pictured in August 2008 | |
| Location | 5225 Figueroa Mountain Road, Los Olivos, California, United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°44′28″N 120°05′30″W / 34.74107°N 120.09158°W   Neverland Location of Neverland Valley Ranch.  Neverland Neverland Ranch (California)  Neverland Neverland Ranch (southern California) |
| Status | Defunct |
| Owner | Ronald Burkle |
| Area | 2,700 acres (1,100 ha) |
Sycamore Valley Ranch,[1] formerly Neverland Ranch[2] or Neverland Valley Ranch, is a developed property in Santa Barbara County, California, on the edge of Los Padres National Forest. From 1988 to 2005, it was the home and private amusement park of the American singer Michael Jackson.[3][4][5] The ranch is about 5 miles (8 km) north of unincorporated Los Olivos, and about eight miles (13 km) north of the town of Santa Ynez.
Originally named Zaca Laderas Ranch, the estate was renamed Sycamore Valley Ranch shortly after it was purchased by the property developer William Bone in 1981.[3] In 1988, the ranch was sold to Jackson, who renamed it after Neverland, the fantasy island in the story of Peter Pan, a boy who never ages.[3][4] Jackson first visited the ranch when he visited Paul McCartney, who was staying there during their filming of the 'Say Say Say' music video in 1983. According to Jackson's sister La Toya, he expressed interest in someday owning the property.[6]
Jackson left Neverland Ranch in 2005, shortly after his acquittal of child sexual abuse charges, and never returned; he owned it until his death in 2009. After the property had depreciated for several years, the American billionaire businessman Ronald Burkle, a friend of the Jackson family, purchased it in 2020 for US$22 million.
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- ^ "Neverland Never More" Archived 2017-01-28 at the Wayback Machine, by William Etling (author of Sideways in Neverland: Life in the Santa Ynez Valley), EdHat.com, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch Frozen in Time". Billboard. Associated Press. June 20, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ a b Hannah Ellis-Petersen (August 1, 2014). "Michael Jackson Neverland Ranch expected to fetch up to $85m". The Guardian. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ Sophie Smith (March 4, 2019). "Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch returns to the market amid documentary controversy". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ La Toya Jackson; Jeffré Phillips (2012). Starting Over. Simon & Schuster. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-4516-2059-7.