My ultimate vacation
 

As wacky as this may seem, this would be one of the highlights of my life.

http://entertainment.msn.com/news/ar...px?news=132116
Like a real-life Willy Wonka, pop star Michael Jackson has announced plans to temporarily open his carnival-style Neverland Ranch estate to 500 guests.

The invitation-only event, set for Sept. 13, is a one-time-only gathering, complete with dinner, magicians, games and a tractor-trailer full of stuffed animals, according to Jackson publicist Stuart Backerman.

Tickets for two people cost $5,000, with $1,000 from each sale being divided among three charities, he added. Jackson will keep the rest ? Backerman said it would pay for the costs of the party.

Jackson's Neverland Ranch, located in Santa Barbara County, includes an amusement park with bumper cars, a merry-go-round and Ferris wheel.

Guests would also receive a "goodie bag" worth about $1,000 and an original painting by Brazilian artist Romero Britto.

Backerman said 250 tickets will go on sale, potentially worth $1.25 million. The maximum $250,000 charitable donation will be split between the Make-A-Wish Foundation for sick children; Oneness, dedicated to erasing racism through art and music; and E Ai Como E Que Fica, a Rio de Janeiro group that provides food, clothing and medical care to impoverished children.

Jackson's former financial advisers settled a lawsuit against him in June that suggested he was overburdened with debt and near bankruptcy. That has led to speculation that the Neverland property, recently assessed at $12.3 million, would be placed on the market.

Yeah... it would be cool, but I could think of better vacations to call my 'ultimate'.

I'm intrigued with the whole Jackson lifestyle he lives. He is a very weird person, but getting to see his personal amusement park and see his home, and way he lives really would be very interesting. He is one of the most famous singers ever, and is known world wide, to say I was actually at his house and his amusement park would be a great story to tell my kids one day.