As reported by Brady MacDonald of the Chicago Tribune:
Work is expected to begin this year on a 100-acre Michael Jackson entertainment complex in Gary, Ind., that would include a museum, performing arts center, hotel, golf course and theme park inspired by the pop singer’s Neverland Ranch. “Everything is in the planning stages at this point, but we’re moving on a fast track, and we’re looking forward to actually breaking ground sometime in 2010,” said Odie Anderson, president of the Jackson family project in the pop singer’s hometown.
Anderson said the Indiana theme park would include rides found at Jackson’s 2,700-acre Neverland Ranch near Santa Barbara, Calif. It’s not yet clear whether the park would include all the same attractions. The $1 billion project would be built over 10 years, starting with the museum, arts center and hotel, then golf course and theme park.
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