Drake is set to open his own theme park in LA this winter. Because that’s the sort of thing Drake can do. Although, don’t expect attractions like a ‘Hotline Bling’ strength test. The rapper is actually reviving a long lost collection of rides designed by artists such as Salvador Dali, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Held in storage for 25 years, Drake’s entertainment company DreamCrew bought the collection - known as Luna Luna - last year for a reported $100 million.
“When Luna Luna first caught our attention, we knew we needed to be a driving force behind its resurrection”, says DreamCrew’s Anthony Gonzales in a statement to the Los Angeles Times.
“Not only was this a once in a lifetime opportunity to rediscover a lost history and share the story with the world, but also gave us the ability to work with the most talented partners recreating the original vision, which still held so much untapped potential”.
The park was originally put together by Austrian artist André Heller and displayed in Hamburg, Germany in 1987. It was then scheduled to be shown in San Diego, but the plans were cancelled and the entire thing ended up in storage in Texas until Drake and his company stepped in.
“I dreamt up Luna Luna with the determination that art should come in unconventional guises and be brought to those who might not ordinarily seek it out in more predictable settings”, Heller says of the original motivation for the project.
The exact opening date is yet to be announced, but it will be in the coming weeks, with the initial return of the park to run through the spring. Don’t get excited about taking a spin on the rides through - organisers note that for the most part they do not meet modern safety standards and so you’ll only be able to look at them.
