Did you know Michael Jackson once owned a private theme park that cost over 30 million dollars to build? Most people see the glitz and the fame. But they miss the man who just wanted to win a race on a burlap sack. He was racing his friends down a massive yellow slide at Neverland Ranch when he decided the rules did not apply to him. You have to see the look on his face when he breaks into a full sprint before anyone else can even move.
Click below to watch the King of Pop act like a playful troublemaker:
MICHAEL JACKSONS FIRST TIME AT THE PARK
In these rare moments, he is just a guy in a red shirt who refuses to lose. He does not care about being cool or hitting the right note. He dives headfirst down the slide in a Superman pose while his friends scream that he is a cheater. The pure joy in his high pitched laugh is something you do not hear on his hit records.
People who watch this cannot stop talking about how much he needed these moments. One viewer said he literally sacrificed his own childhood to make ours better. Another person noted that he was just a kid at heart and the world finally broke him. Many fans feel that he was simply trying to heal his inner child by sharing his home with others.
Michael Jackson’s Roller Coaster in Germany
Watching him play on a yellow slide makes you realize how much he loved the thrill of a park. This love for rides did not stay behind the gates of his California ranch. He took that same energy across the ocean to share it with the rest of the world. Michael did not just visit parks; he helped build them so everyone could feel that same rush.
In 1996, Michael went to Germany to open a roller coaster called the Colorado Adventure. He did not just sign his name on it. He actually helped design the ride to make sure it was scary enough. Thousands of people showed up just to see him take the first seat on the train. Even though he was a global icon, he would often ride the same coaster over and over again until the sun went down.
Michael Jackson lived a life that most of us could never truly understand. He was a singer and a dancer, but he was also a man who never wanted to grow up. His journey was full of big stages and even bigger heartbreaks. Follow Michael Jackson on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to see more of his incredible life.