The Interpreter Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23359218/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 If you can look past all the craziness, it sounds like the place itself, as an amusement park, had a decent 'theme'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 It's amazing how someone with so much fame and fortune could end up so deep in a financial hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kwindshawne Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 It's amazing how someone with so much fame and fortune could end up so deep in a financial hole. It can happen to anyone.. Remember mc hammer? Made millions, and lost it all. He is a preacher last I heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Is the ferris wheel still at Neverland Ranch? KI needs to get their hands on one, badly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIDelirium Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I believe all the rides are still there. Not a very big wheel though, I think it's an Eli Eagle 16. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerNut Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 The train that runs on the railroad is Engine #2 from Carowinds. Poor engine, I wish Carowinds would being the railroad back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 So Carowinds has only one engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slovie Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 YOU KNOW... if he just sold the beatles catilog to paul mccartney , then he would have the money to pay his bill lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerNut Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Yes and no. Carowinds had two railroads when the park opened in 1973. The Carowinds & Carolina Railroad, a Crown Metal Products 36" Gauge railroad in which the engine at Neverland, and another engine(#1- Melodia) ran. In addition, Carowinds still operates a 24" gauge Crown Metal train under the name "Dora the Explorer's Azul Adventure". Carowinds & Carolina was removed in after the 1976 season, possibly for the addition of White Lightnin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Wait, they had two separate rail lines, or two separate engines? Very lame naming it after Dora. Bother of KI's are named after original engineers from the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Yes, Carowinds had two separate train lines. One a 36 inch gauge like Kings Island, which has long since been removed. The other, as Rollernut mentioned, is a much smaller sized train that resides in Nickelodeon Central, and still runs at the park to this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Ah, I see, after your explanation and after checking out Carowinds Zone I realized that it's more of a kiddy themed train. I thought they had remodeled a 36 inch gauge railroad to look like Azul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerNut Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 If they had done that I would still be screaming at park management. However, Six Flags Over Georgia had that idea with theirs except they were going to model an engine after Thomas The Tank Engine. Thankfully, the decided to add a smaller kiddy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italianchef Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 How did he waste so much money?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king_cobra_27 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I actually feel bad for him. I don't believe that he ever did anything intentionally wrong to children. I feel that he is the victim of greed. I can't remember how long ago it was that I heard this rumor, but I know that on some T.V. show they were saying that he might come out with a new tour and album to assist him with his financial problems. Does anyone know if there is any truth to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 (edited) It's amazing how someone with so much fame and fortune could end up so deep in a financial hole. It can happen to anyone.. Remember mc hammer? Made millions, and lost it all. He is a preacher last I heard. Do you know how he lost it all? He had lots of dancers with him on stage and was overpaying them considerably, not to mention picking up the tab all the time. Seems he was way too generous. Nothing surprises me any more with Michael Jackson. Edited February 27, 2008 by KIBeast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Oh, really? http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/business...;pagewanted=all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 ^I was referring to MC Hammer, not Jackson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Indeed you were.... Never mind! (The Jackson money story is still astounding reading, though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I should have separated those two statements, which is what caused the confusion in my post. I'll edit it and then add the edited by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Thanks...must say, though; that's the first time (and hopefully last) that I have ever confused Michael Jackson with M C Hammer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Butcher Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Last I heard. The Jackson 5 is going back on tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 ^I was referring to MC Hammer, not Jackson! Watch when you correct this man Interpreter, I believe KIBeast at this point was telling you that you "Can't touch this." MAN! I am funny! Wow. I need sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kwindshawne Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 It's amazing how someone with so much fame and fortune could end up so deep in a financial hole. It can happen to anyone.. Remember mc hammer? Made millions, and lost it all. He is a preacher last I heard. Do you know how he lost it all? He had lots of dancers with him on stage and was overpaying them considerably, not to mention picking up the tab all the time. Seems he was way too generous. Nothing surprises me any more with Michael Jackson. This is true. Hammer tried to be a good person. Jackson is just a nut case. Good shot Gordon!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 I heard comedian Steve Harvey say that the problem with Michael Jackson is that he has giraffe money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch Saved by Roseburg Rail Parent: http://www.oregonnews.com/article/20080313/NEWS/22352400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Are any rides left on the Neverland ranch or did he sell them all? The train of his came from Carowinds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I think all of the rides are still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 Mr. Jackson Says Foreclosure Averted: http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews...155870620080511 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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