MJ had his own THEME PARK!? | What happened Behind the Gates?

In this video, I interview Allan “Big Al“ Scanlan, who was the amusement ride manager at Neverland Ranch, MJ’s home from 1990 to 2005! Al oversaw the grounds and attractions, including the rides, theatre, arcade and more. He cherishes many personal memories of Michael Jackson and got to see Michael the person, off-stage. Hear his stories in this extra special long interview! From insane water balloon arena fights to riding an elephant whilst dressed as Santa Claus, we cover everything in this anecdote-packed interview! I hope you all enjoy. DO YOU WANT TO SEND IN A QUESTION FOR MY INTERVIEWEES? Support The Channel On Ko-Fi & Receive Exclusive Benefits Such As Shoutouts, Watching Videos Early And The Ability To Send In Questions To My Interviewees If You Sign Up To The Memberships. Thank you to MJ Market for sponsoring this video. Check out their website for amazing MJ memorabilia! Big Al’s Bio: Allan Scanlan, “Big Al“, started out in the amusement ride business as a teenager following a traveling carnival. His first introduction to Neverland was shortly after Mr Jackson purchased the ranch and started installing amusement rides (late 80’s). Al was a third-party safety consultant and visited the ranch a couple of times a year to perform safety / maintenance inspections of the amusement rides. He ended up going to work full-time a couple of years later (early 90’s).Al worked as Neverland Valley Ranch’s amusement manager from 1990-2005. During that time, Big Al oversaw the grounds and attractions, including the theatre, rides and trains. He also became a close friend of Michael’s. Add Al on Facebook: Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:11 - Start of Interview 00:02:40 - Amusement Rides 00:04:14 - Arriving at Neverland 00:06:28 - Prank By MJ 00:11:45 - Neverland Ranch 00:14:10 - MJ’s Trains 00:18:10 - Neverland Developing 00:19:50 - Watching Hook with MJ 00:22:52 - WHY was Neverland built? 00:24:45 - Rides MJ couldn’t get 00:30:03 - Children at Neverland 00:34:46 - Celebrities at Neverland 00:41:26 - Michael Singing 00:49:46 - Rewarding Staff 00:52:24 - Neverland during the Holidays 00:53:50 - Riding an Elephant! 01:02:08 - Change in Michael 01:04:11 - Sponsor Break 01:04:58 - Music at Neverland 01:07:20 - Funny Moments 01:14:10 - What did you learn from MJ? 01:15:25 - Cherished Memories of Michael 01:19:10 - The Importance of Earth Song 01:21:14 - Souvenirs & Memories 01:31:57 - MJ’s Children 01:32:48 - Future of Neverland… 01:45:10 - Writing a Book 01:48:50 - Advice 01:52:23 - End Follow Me On Social Media: Shoutout to “DReederMJ” for supporting me on Ko-Fi! Shoutout to ““ for supporting me on Ko-Fi! Thank you for watching! I hope you enjoyed. Please like, subscribe & share! :) #michaeljackson #mj #kingofpop #neverlandranch #michaeljosephjackson #neverlandvalleyranch #interview #podcast