Go Behind The Scenes Of The Private Land Of Oz Theme Park

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A theme park called the Land of OZ opened in Beach Mountain, North Carolina in the 1970s and was meant to pay homage to the hit film “The Wizard of Oz.” Now privately owned, the park is only open to the public a few times a year and for special events, but TODAY’s Kerry Sanders got a special tour.
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@Howard007 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that skip down the yellow brick road at the end was perfect. Now THAT’S journalism baby!!!!

@joelspears3106 4 жыл бұрын

It's called lifestyle writing, not journalism. 🙄

@Howard007 4 жыл бұрын

Joel Spears oh thanks for the heads up I’m sorry

@paulbiz8708 4 жыл бұрын

No that was cringy at it’s best.

@The_M2023 4 жыл бұрын

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@PacificPier 4 жыл бұрын

Wonder if they made him skip the entirety of the property - hopefully he didn't follow the wrong sign and skip off the edge

@bluebutterflywellness2273 4 жыл бұрын

If I was there, I would bring some silver pumps and sing "Ease on Down The Road" while going down the yellow brick! 😆

@milkypigh8122 4 жыл бұрын

Blue Butterfly Wellness genius!!

@mattlaramie5400 4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Sanders looks like a combination of all three of Dorothy's companions.

@MistressGlowWorm 4 жыл бұрын

Matt Laramie I cant unsee that.

@atldaddybear 4 жыл бұрын

My grandparents took me there one extremely foggy and very cool August day in 1971!

@pawneraser9022 4 жыл бұрын

God what a throwback, would have been amazing to be around when it was thriving.

@brianbiedugnis1540 3 жыл бұрын

It was a really fun park to visit.

@kevinbuchanan67 2 жыл бұрын

I was 7ish and I loved it. I've always thought about it and when they reopened, I couldn't resist

@janicewright6375 Ай бұрын

I went as a child. It was great! All the characters had a house. Vandals of course took them after it closed.

@xawaomar100 4 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for them to show Emerald City.

@mohabeerhouse8048 4 жыл бұрын

hawaomar100 me too

@Jayvirgoreacts 4 жыл бұрын

This is only 4 hours away from my house and I had no clue😱 SOMEONE come with me🙌🏾🔥🔥 this would be awesome for filming skits 👏🏾

@joelspears3106 4 жыл бұрын

It's only open three weekends a year.

@aubreebauer4127 4 жыл бұрын

SimplyJay97 same!!! I live in SC

@Nez.Bizzle 4 жыл бұрын

I live in nc let’s go

@MBG.426 4 жыл бұрын

Joel Spears it’s open every Friday in June, first weekend in September, and you can privately rent for parties, weddings, etc, and rent/stay on the property in Dorothy’s house.

@paddicakes963 2 жыл бұрын

I'm about 2hrs away and had no clue

@karenwhite4141 4 жыл бұрын

I could enjoy the interview better if the background misic wasnt so loud!😩

@milkypigh8122 4 жыл бұрын

He wore a blue gingham shirt too!! Dorthy inspired!!

@Marachelle7 4 жыл бұрын

Aw man, I’ve wanted to go there for yearsssss!! Love this!! ❤️❤️

@jeffreydevoti8528 4 жыл бұрын

In the 1970"s many people worked at The Magnavox television factory in Greeneville Tn. Their activities club made a deal for discounted tickets to The Land of Oz. Since it's a short day trip to North Carolina it was very popular. This gave the 3000 or so workers a nice place to spend a Saturday or Sunday, and insured good attendance all summer.😎 I was around 10 then but I do remember everything was new, clean and brightly painted. Seems like back then there was always somewhere to go and things to do. Today many people seem rushed unhappy, 😡 and unfriendly. 😤

@AlinkaAlicja 4 жыл бұрын

Please, the music is really distracting. Turn it down?

@KFC_at_its_best 3 жыл бұрын

especially for me as a non native speaker much too loud to understand the whole context!

@CaptainJim01 4 жыл бұрын

I took my boys there years ago. We loved it!

@deidre9200 4 жыл бұрын

That is so very AWESOME, I LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!😍😍😍

@thisismaribethe 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been to the Autumn at Oz festival they host there for the past 2 years! It’s magical! I highly recommend!!!

@lordnightvillain2589 4 жыл бұрын

So beautiful. The place deserves respect like all places.

@airtimehillzone 4 жыл бұрын

I didn’t realize it wasn’t abandoned? Glad to hear it’s still a thing

@carrieh2634 4 жыл бұрын

I have been and it is so worth it! An amazing experience!

@jermar1979 4 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to add this to my bucket list.

@waaywavyme 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao wtf people were stealing the bricks

@maryannedelaney 4 жыл бұрын

She is just lovely.

@Lifeattheloadingdock 4 жыл бұрын

It really is a timeless classic

@PinkRainProductions 4 жыл бұрын

The real land of Oz exists in Aberdeen, SD

@wafacabriales 4 жыл бұрын

Really amazing. I will visit it one day.

@hecklethehedgehog9063 4 жыл бұрын

Carrie Fisher was there on the opening day?

@mkuti-childress3625 4 жыл бұрын

Heckle the Hedgehog Yep, she’s Debbie Reynold’s kid! She was probably hanging with Mom.

@SecondEvilEx 4 жыл бұрын

May she and her mother rest in peace

@kennethwayne6857 3 жыл бұрын

The first Star Wars film has elements of Wizard of Oz so it all fits.

@lateshiachilds3640 5 ай бұрын

So cool I love this movie, I definitely want to visit

@LauraLegends 4 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one frightened by The Wizard of Oz??

@Kunehosdays 4 жыл бұрын

Nah I was scared of it when I was younger, I'm still scared of it but not as bad

@fredjones6914 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely not the only one

@rhon715 4 жыл бұрын

The green witch use to terrify me as a child. I am still not enthused to see her, LOL.

@friendofdorothy9376 4 жыл бұрын

The monkeys sort of scared me when I was little (am 56 now). But what REALLY scared me was the Abominable in Rudolph (his roar and that one scene when he climbs over those jagged mountain tops). Makes me shiver even now thinking about it.

@The_M2023 4 жыл бұрын

@davidcarroll3979 4 жыл бұрын

I had just graduated from college (landscape architecture at RISD) in the spring of 1970 and was invited to be part of the final planting of the theme park, Beech Mtn. Land of Oz....great fun for a couple of months. Glad to see it's preserved

@virago55106 4 жыл бұрын

I love this!

@andireiya8456 3 жыл бұрын

the ending made my child heart so happy. i need to see this for myself!!!!

@simplycarlton5582 4 жыл бұрын

This Is Awesome

@dannil9106 4 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@arthuramazons2406 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic

@ColeRocks1997 4 жыл бұрын

I searched up how far away this place is from where I live and it's only 5 hours... Definitely gonna be planning a little road trip soon! ☺️

@jdouat7536 4 жыл бұрын

3:21 lol watching that exhausted me

@KillJoy_Since2017 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@sarasmith19 4 жыл бұрын

I went there and it was pretty cool .

@sharonbowers9929 4 жыл бұрын

Precious! 😃

@rithychann5701 4 жыл бұрын

I want to go there!! #Goals

@africarenee 4 жыл бұрын

I did not know this place existed. I want to visit, lol. 🤗💐💝🦋

@gingermarie551 4 жыл бұрын

I was there back in the 70's and still have a couple of pics, wish I knew where the rest were.

@dntwnWD 4 жыл бұрын

I was there in the 70's! Have pics somewhere!

@crafts_by_donna9623 4 жыл бұрын

Would love to see the entire park.

@JSHBubby 4 жыл бұрын

Born and raised about 10 minutes from here... BEECH Mountain... :-) Great video though.

@TTKayers 2 жыл бұрын

I went when it was still open, and there was a fairy tale village with Jack and the bean stalk.

@esteguey1982 4 жыл бұрын

I definitely want to go

@classytrashy8141 4 жыл бұрын

I just fell in love all over again ... can I live there???

@alyssasylvia8920 3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@MsLadyTee1000 4 жыл бұрын

I went there as a kid. I forgot all about it until your broadcast.

@jjthebean1324 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@emmarose4234 3 жыл бұрын

I would love it if at least one Six Flags park introduced a Wizard of Oz attraction for the film’s 85th anniversary in 2024. Hehehehe.

@ell1090 4 жыл бұрын

I need to go now

@rachf9695 4 жыл бұрын

I want to gooooo!!!!

@cassie7959 4 жыл бұрын

Throwback to when I would watch the Wizard Of Oz every single night before I went to bed for 3 months 🙃

@theblarfingchannel5344 4 жыл бұрын

It’s actually Beech, as in the tree. A girl in my history class actually plays Dorothy there during the summers.

@samanthatorres6749 4 жыл бұрын

The Wizard of Oz is a classic.

@loree72 4 жыл бұрын

I want to go!!!

@ningduanguangliur.panmei9317 4 жыл бұрын

Waoh.

@jenniferbassfirstchannel 4 жыл бұрын

Need to reopen and restore this! Come on us wizard of oz fans deserve this !

@mattford6848 4 жыл бұрын

Jennifer B They said that was cost to much they what the make.

@alisaannunziato1084 3 жыл бұрын

So would love to go to fall fest with dorathy

@Faeree 4 жыл бұрын

My mom worked there

@Blackserieseditionllc 4 жыл бұрын

I'm going!:)

@CristianGomez-rl5vb Жыл бұрын

I just Googled it and looks like it's temporarily closed I'm assuming it's just open for special events or something

@jennhoff03 4 жыл бұрын

Ok, this music is way too loud. But otherwise a very interesting video! :)

@shelleygibbons1065 10 ай бұрын

Oh I want to do this

@randydoyle5867 3 жыл бұрын

Where is this at

@cyberpunkmodels692 Жыл бұрын

Urban exploring videos are pretty cool to watch but a lot of the time I do wonder if those places are really abandoned and if they took anything.

@nadegemartinez6420 4 жыл бұрын

Want to go where is place at

@spookyhamilton2732 4 жыл бұрын

A few years ago I read that it caught on fire???? Maybe I missed it but just wondering if anyone has more info??? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

@KingofgraceSARA 4 жыл бұрын

Caretaker looks like the Cheshire Cat.

@jasoncutshaw8401 2 жыл бұрын

I've got some bud that will take you to OZ😁

@disway71 6 ай бұрын

should've built that in Kansas, on the flat plain.

@FlixCreEightR 4 жыл бұрын

Why only open a few times a year ?!

@Metisp 3 жыл бұрын

I think it's 3 days out of the year. There is a summer event and a Fall event.

@HypasMusic 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't know it was a real yellow brick road, I thought it was a tile floor made in Hollywood. Good to learn something new everyday at times.

@TheBlackNostalgiaNerd 4 жыл бұрын

I would sing ease on down the road

@jamesreed2765 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve have got a strange question Who built the yellow brick road?

@emilykayshrader106 Жыл бұрын

Follow the yellow brick girl!

@arianam5558 4 жыл бұрын

2 words. The Wiz.

@missfirenice1421 4 жыл бұрын

Out of alll the movies in the world, this is the one that gives me nightmares. I cannot STAND this movie. And there are a lot of celebrities who get nightmares from it too. You all enjoy this for me. I’m cringing.

@Metisp 3 жыл бұрын

I feel ya. I remember watching it as a kid and just feeling like something was off about it. The munchkins for one, All the bright colors yet there's an evil witch lurking around. The flying monkeys. The weird faces in the trees, the flowers that put you to sleep. But that's also the reason why I love it 😄

@ncavlleguy 2 жыл бұрын

Acid trip

@leler278 4 жыл бұрын

The wizard of oz state was based on Kansas but it wasn’t even made in Kansas-

@TinaWiegand 4 жыл бұрын

Only looks - CLOTHED. #Blackwater Usual time, location, & place. #pivotTABLE-PERSONS-PLACES-THINGS #ice

@naomibanks9654 4 жыл бұрын

Marc of the beast wants them

@ncavlleguy 2 жыл бұрын

THIS IS TRULY A MAGICAL PLACE JUST GO TAKE A STROLL DOWN THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD, MY PARENTS TOOK ME AND MY SISTER THERE IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES WHEN IT FIRST OPENED, AND IVE RETURNED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, SO GO AND TAKE A STROLL DOWN THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD, AND LET YOUR MEMORIES AWAKEN, AS YOU MAKE NEW ONES AS WELL SOMEWHERE OVER THE 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

@sammccloud3395 4 жыл бұрын

Open the doors and take my money!

@Sadness57 3 жыл бұрын

Chick is insane

@anareiacoe414 4 жыл бұрын

I would wear some red shoes

@ciararash2398 4 жыл бұрын

As someone who lives near this place...and worked at a theme park close to it...it's not a big deal. Honestly, too much money for what it is.

@DisneyFan-eg3oz 2 жыл бұрын

Just curious what theme park did you work at?

@africarenee 4 жыл бұрын

Just something I noticed... There are a lot of influencers in the comment section. 👀😶🧐🤔🤗💐💝🦋

@BankruptMonkey 4 жыл бұрын

*park is closed for the night* some teen: it's free real estate for my abandoned properties post

@alyssavermette9585 4 жыл бұрын

Why don't they reopen it now? I mean if we all want to visit and the park is getting more attention why not reopen and make money I mean do they still have the rides and stuff?

@mattford6848 4 жыл бұрын

Alyssa Vermette Because it would cost to replace everything that was destroyed or stolen over the years so there's no point just be glad it's open at all when it is.

@bexyPTX 4 жыл бұрын

Huh, interesting

@barbaraunderwood1762 4 жыл бұрын

That’s nice. I never liked the Wizard of Oz. I’m 67 & watched it when it come on when I was about 7 & I only watched it that 1 time. Never could say why I don’t like it just like I don’t like It’s A Wonderful Life.

@christopherporter2459 4 жыл бұрын

Lol why bother commenting

@ncavlleguy 2 жыл бұрын

Just dry up and blow away by that Kansas twista !!!!! 🤢😝

@popranks1981 4 жыл бұрын

3:13🤦🏾‍♂️

@popranks1981 3 жыл бұрын

Bats yea I know I was OBSESSED with this movie when I was little. Like I had dolls and everything but anyway I was just saying that what they did was cringy and funny 😂😂