Mellonsfolly Ranch
Mellonsfolly Ranch is a wild west replica resort city in New Zealand.
The ranch is built on a 900-acre lot in the North Island’s Central Plateau, between Taumarunui and Ohakune.[1] It includes ten period themed buildings and honey making business.[2] [3]
The town was built in 2006 by cowboy enthusiast John Bedogni as a replica of an 1860s Wyoming frontier town.[4]
Mellonsfolly Ranch was used as the set for the 2011 Good for Nothing film.[5]
The town is owned by Rob Bartley, an aluminium car parts manufacturer. In 2020, he put the town up for sale with a price tag of $7.5 million USD.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mellonsfolly Ranch – Home of the Old West Town | Accommodation in Ruapehu, New Zealand". www.newzealand.com. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Mellonsfolly Ranch: Entire town for sale in New Zealand captures foreigners' attention". NZ Herald. 27 June 2020. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ admin (30 June 2020). "New Zealand outdated west city Mellonsfolly Ranch on sale for $7.5 million – EAST AUTO NEWS". EAST AUTO NEWS & TRENDS. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Gilchrist, Karen (29 June 2020). "Town for sale: This old west town in New Zealand can be yours for $7.5 million". CNBC. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Månsson, Maria; Buchmann, Annæ; Cassinger, Cecilia; Eskilsson, Lena (8 July 2020). The Routledge Companion to Media and Tourism. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-77283-2.
- ^ Picheta, Rob. "A Wild West town is up for sale for $7.5 million – in New Zealand". CNN. Retrieved 1 July 2020.