Land of Oz "Abandoned" Theme Park Visit
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- čas přidán 26. 05. 2016
- I visited "Autumn at Oz" in the fall of 2014. The Land of Oz is an "abandoned" theme park perched in Beech Mountain, North Carolina, and it opens every October to welcome guests and returning cast and crew members. This film consists of my own clips and photographs and archival footage from the State Archives of North Carolina. I recommend visiting if you're interested. It was a great experience.
UPDATE: Thank you all for the overwhelming response, and I hope you enjoyed this peek into what I felt like was another world. To clarify, the theme park is not "abandoned" in the urbex sense of the word. I initially filmed this location with a team as a part of an academic project, and we explored the duality of the park: what you see now vs. the one you see in the archival footage. In many ways, the park is "abandoned," as we perceived it as a shadow of its former self. It fell from national prominence to a mere side note, but it has gained more attention in recent years from internet exposure. We were interested in the sudden uptick of interest in the park, interest that had not existed to the same extent in previous years. I did state and explain in the video and description that the park is still maintained and opened yearly (as of now, it opens twice a year and private tours are offered), and I will repeat: no one should visit the premises without permission. "Abandoned" is not simply a click-bait term, but one that I felt properly captured the essence of the site. The park has significantly transformed from what it once was, but I do recommend a visit if you're up for it. You can book at www.landofoznc.com/. Thanks again for watching, and stay tuned for some more spooky exploration in the coming months. -AS 8/11/17
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UPDATE: Thank you all for the overwhelming response, and I hope you enjoyed this peek into what I felt like was another world. To clarify, the theme park is not "abandoned" in the urbex sense of the word. I initially filmed this location with a team as a part of an academic project, and we explored the duality of the park: what you see now vs. the one you see in the archival footage. In many ways, the park is "abandoned," as we perceived it as a shadow of its former self. It fell from national prominence to a mere side note, but it has gained more attention in recent years from internet exposure. We were interested in the sudden uptick of interest in the park, interest that had not existed to the same extent in previous years. I did state and explain in the video and description that the park is still maintained and opened yearly (as of now, it opens twice a year and private tours are offered), and I will repeat: no one should visit the premises without permission. "Abandoned" is not simply a click-bait term, but one that I felt properly captured the essence of the site. The park has significantly transformed from what it once was, but I do recommend a visit if you're up for it. You can book at www.landofoznc.com/. Thanks again for watching, and stay tuned for some more spooky exploration in the coming months.
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Am I the only one seeing the irony of the Tin Man statue rusting?
Nope, I see it too.
I think it was made to look like that.
Well, in the movie he was rusting before Dorothy showed up.
Hey, I'm Dorothy and I did not see any tin man rusting
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i remember going, before it burned. i remember Dorothy and all the other characters and how much the wicked witch scared me. it was a fantasy come true for me.
Angela Salazar It burned but how?!?
Lizbeth Castillo cause an employee set it on fire basically
@@liviousia_suki6253 why
omg and i thought the tin man in the movie was scary but that statue of him is terrifying
Yea NIGHTMARES NIGHTMARES
Read his book. He tells how he ended up made of tin by chopping himself to pieces which his friend the tinsmith kept replacing with pieces of tin. He finally gets a tin head after the witch enchanting his axe to make him chop himself steals and hides his human head. And this was a book for children.
Well, it was actually a political statement with the backing of our American paper money in silver rather than gold. The ruby slippers were not originally ruby either - they just translated better onto the big screen in this color. Lots of fabulous books and articles online about the real background of L. Frank Baum's 'story' to his children, that ended up as a book and then a series ^_^.
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Stephthecrab hi Steph funny to find you here along all my recommend videos?!
I am 51 years old I went there with my family when I was nothing but a child before my brother died in 73 I think about it often it is doing vacation that I remember all of us taken at the same time how I would love to go back and just to see it one more time
I went there when I was little, probably 10 years old. It was magical! My Dad carried me on his shoulders so I could see the houses of the Scare Crow, the Tin Man etc. IT IS ONE OF MY FONDEST MEMORIES. I'm SO GLAD IT IS BEING PRESERVED!
The melancholy tone of this is appropriate, and it really adds another level to the package.
Bill Scurry Abandoned parks have a very sad tone for some reason.
Actually the tone is horrible because the park isn't abandoned and still very well maintained. It's a happy place, not what this video paints it out to be.
Bill Scurry but it was made the video before the re opening
For those who enjoy being depressed like you I guess.
@@americanpatriot6574 335 other people agreed to his comment. The guy wasn't insulting anyone, and he wasn't being rude or condescending.
it's not abandoned it's only open 3 days a year in the fall
HappyMommy watson I know
Only 3 days Why?
3 out 365 - wow that must be profitable ...
HappyMommy watson really?
HappyMommy watson why is that
I'm not trying to be rude or anything but the theme park is not abandoned it's just open at certain times
Its open onces moth
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+Mackenzie Fuller I think they just locked the gates and walked away.
No, Mystic Queen is correct. The park is NOT abandoned, it's just opened for very few events. It's also a wedding venue site. IT'S NOT ABANDONED!!! My friends work there as Miss Gulch, the Lion and Scarecrow. It's not abandoned at all.
Ok, I'll go onces moth
Am I the only one who thinks the creepiest part of this thing is the combination of bad audio and depressing narration?
It sounds like he is making a big deal out of it.
Too much narration imo.
Attended the Park in 1970 with my YMCA Group from Camp Cheerio The Memory is Still Strong The park was Surreal the performers Kind and talented Like the Movie itself it was Dark somehow
I went to the Land of Oz as a child. I have many wonderful memories of the characters and the magic I felt walking the yellow brick road. I was blessed to be able to book a private tour two years ago with my children. Unfortunately it's very run down and in pretty bad shape. Yet, this park is truly a treasure. ❤
To this day, this video still gives me chills. I remember watching this when it first came out and having chills late at night too.
I went back in 2016 and it was by far the most nostalgic ominous feeling exploration ive ever had.. coming from a tornado survivor, thats saying a lot
Looks like a very depressing place.
It only looks depressing because of the monotone and somewhat depressing narration and music. This could have been presented in a very whimsical and magical way but he took a different angle.
Paula Rose I thought the same thing!
gojewla ewwwwwww hi funny
Yeah, but the music playing was enough to make you want to run out kill ten kittens.
Poot Daggy naw not really🙄😶😐
I visited this place in the late '70s with my Grandparents, then years later on a trip explored it, abandoned. Good to see its up and running again. Great memories, and thanks for sharing this!
Hello! Being a life-long Oz fan, and thanks to the good graces of the property owners, I was fortunate enough to visit the Land of Oz theme park by myself (with not another soul around except my Doberman dog) in the summer of 2010. It was quite an experience and I felt like I was walking on hallowed ground. Knowing what had transpired throughout the park's history made it a very humbling experience and one which I shall never forget. I have a number of "then and now" pictures of the grounds and I hope to get back again someday. Too many people forget that The Land of Oz is based on a book (a series of books actually) which predates the popular movie by four decades. It's a shame that more of its origins are not paid homage with this wonderful place. But it IS still wonderful! I wish that more of the 1970 layout still existed there.
I'm such a huge oz fan and I would love to go to the land of oz and to be honest that theme park does have an eerie feeling
Just took my girlfriend this year, 2018, and it was absolutely lovely! It's still not fully restored, but even in the 4 years since you went, it's grown so much! I would HIGHLY recommend everyone to check it out. It's absolutely magical!
Also those aren't the real ruby slippers. The real ones are at the American history museum and the smithsonion institute in Washington D.C.
there was more than one pair made for the production...so it's possible (though I agree ,a very small chance)
I'maCrazy they are one of the real pairs. There was one pair of "close up" slippers which had a normal sole, the other pairs were for Judy to walk and dance in and those pairs had the orange felt on the bottom which is clearly visible in the video here. I've seen one of the "dancing pairs" at the 'Hollywood Costume' exhibition at the V&A in London and it was amazing. They also had Judy's costume there. It was actually incredible to stand in front of them both.
Fun fact: the original shoes in the novel were silver not ruby 😁
When me and my family went to go Vist my meme she had a old coat with a oz ticket in her pocket. We looked at it and wanted to go. We looked from the car and saw the old yellow brick road. I will never ever forget that day.
I know I'm late af, but you did a hell of a job on the vid and narration.
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I agree. the video of happy laughing kids and actors with this guy's "I'm about to commit suicide" monotone narration doesn't match up at all.
I didn't like the poor mic quality, if you're going to do a proper narration invest in a good microphone
Thanks for posting this I went in 73 and 74 everything you mentioned I remember as a child Thank you so much for taking me back to my childhood
the tone you gave this video is amazing. it gives me a melancholic feeling which makes it even more effective for me
Great park. And you have a great gift for not only story writing but for also story telling. You make facts feel like a story and you have a great voice for narration!
i didn't think the movie was very scary........
You really love talking about Marylin Mason, don't you? If you like him so much, just listen to his music instead of trying to describe things using his name instead of using actual adjectives.
Wow ! Havent heard tbat one in awhile lol.. Nobody hung themselves. Its an Urban legend. What you see are large flightless birds walking around the set for the forest scenes. A simple Google search will clear that myth up for you lol
C. McFluffington there are 2 versions
cat lover meow meow on the surface it’s not really “scary” but the behind the scenes stuff that was going on caused the entire film to have a darker tone to it that is apparent in the film. It’s almost as if the whole energy of the project was affected. I find the movie creepy and disturbing. It always unnerved me, even before I knew about what was going on behind the scenes.
We LOVED the Land of Oz when we went last year!
Hasn't been "abandoned" for decades. Well worth the visit.
Haunting and beautiful. I almost cried. Keep posting.
I feel like this was unnecessarily dramatic. It's a theme park dedicated to a kids movie, don't twist it into something dark and heavy
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Well the things that happened behind the scenes of the movie is very disturbing and dark
It's not just a motion picture Judy garland the star was getting used and abused on set having to smoke 80 cigarettes a day at only 16 she had to take pills to make her work longer hours and the men in the film thought she was stealing the lime light and hated it. Her mum made sure she stuck to her diet of a bowl of soup because as long as she's skinny the money's coming in,her only friend was the woman who played the witch they became best friends ... things are so much different too when it was filmed in WWII so it's not just a kids film it's timeless and won't be forgotten
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Shutup and leave the video
I was here many years ago as a child. My uncle took me and my brothers. I can get there now in a little over an hour and have been back but didn''t pass the gates. I understand that it has been reopened to some extent I believe. This brought back memories. Great video. Thank you.
That was beautiful atmospheric and poetic - you captured both the innocent charm and the loneliness and spectral quality of the place - thank you
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I vaguely remember a subsequent book called "Ozma of Oz" which was definitely scary. She had a closet of heads (all belonging to her, I think) and she switched heads like people switch wigs, depending on how she wanted to look. Judy Garland, ;years later, had some really funny stories about the Munchkins; some of whom were children and some of whom were little people.
Ozma of Oz was the 3rd book in the 14 book series! And you're thinking of Princess Langwidere, who had 31 heads that she could indeed swap like wigs. She was a suuuuper minor villain (not so much villain as she was a set-back).
Wow! Thanks for the info. I had no idea there were so many; was not a series I cared to pursue, even as a child.
I've never been scared of The Wizard Of Oz, I first watched it when I was six years old and it has been my favourite movie ever since.
i fell in love with Return to Oz, the effects in that movie are just, beautiful, you never see puppetry like that nowadays, its sad
2019?
You make it seem so glooomy :/ Yes I listened to your opening narration, but jees, some of us actually have happy memories of this. Never the less thank you for posting the footage.
Wwhiterabbit T just about everything about The Wizard of Oz has a gloomy, depressing undertone though
@@baileycrawly Only to dark minded people
@@danacaro-herman3530 Dude, have you even read the books or not? Even with the original movie that had the Wicked Witch and flying monkeys or even the sequel Return To Oz, you're talking out of your ass.
Such a wonderful video .. I totally connected with it .. Well filmed and well done and seeing footage we haven't seen before .. Thank you so much beautiful words spoken 💚💛💚💛
Awesome homage to one of my favourite movies. Amazing despite its age, every child forever will remember their trip along the yellow brick road.
Amazing! I usually get bored of commentary, but you have done a phenomenal job. Emotion.
He's making his trip sounds scary
I have so many questions. Why is this SO serious? If the park has been closed for years...then why is it apparently open in this video? What is happening? Are the people "working" there, getting paid? If there's memorabilia there...how has it not been stolen? Is the place open? AHH!!
It's open for certain events throughout the year. It's 100% monitored and maintained when not open! Every year there's an event called Autumn in Oz where you can meet the characters and follow their journey. My friends play the Scarecrow, Lion and Miss Gulch, so I can definitely confirm that it's not abandoned. Videos like this unfortunately perpetuate the myth that it is, which has lead to a lot of vandalism in the past few years. (Not to say the video isn't well made... but calling it "Land of Oz Abandoned Theme Park Visit" really doesn't help the park at all.)
Indeed, I was thinking that it hardly appears to be abandoned.
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Andrew Jones because he went there before and kept the pictures for years
Mariah Harper how does this relate to the wizard of oz
I am happy to report that I visited yesterday and the experience was absolutely incredible. Although they were short staffed all the main characters were present. The park was in good condition and I really did deal like I was in the movie. I will be posting my video in the coming months. I did manage to snags a rare piece of the original yellow brick road they had a few they were selling. I’ll never forget this place and will be visiting next year from Ohio.
Thank u for sharing!!! Brought back memories of when my family visited the park when I was maybe 3 or 4 yrs old.
Beautifully done.
Your title is deceiving. The park is not abandoned. It just exists in a different form than its original version. I was just there last weekend when it was open to the public.
It must have been amazing.. I love wizard of oz! It's so cheerful and funny!
It was abandoned for a while after closing in 1980. Restoration didn't start until 1991.
Beech Mountain, North Carolina. It's on the NW portion of the state bordering Tennessee.
I'm really glad to see that people still enjoy this. My grandmother lives in North Carolina and we used to run a tent at this every year, it was so much fun. It's great to know that people can still experience this
I love how you tell stories. very lovely.
Hey are you okay you seem really sad
Naomi Kruger I'm saying. dude sounds sad
That's the tone of the story he is telling
Dorothy sure eats good on that mountain lol
As a kid I went twice but I can’t remember before and after visits. I also wish I had kept a large button of the Tin man which was purchased for me! Great memories!
visited The Land of Oz as a young teenager. Loved it.
dude this video was sickkk. you need to do more stuff like this because you turned something not creepy into something terrifying. Hope you upload again
Interesting video but the music and narration was SO depressing. This guy needs to take a pill for being SO depressing. JINKIES!
wow just wow spectacular brought a tear to my eye my parents met on the set of a community performance of the wizard of oz. there's always magic in those stories that were my bedtime tales of a long forgotten past. resurrecting that past and preserving it for the future is all one can hope for.
For some reason this made me cry in a sorta bittersweet way
Well that was depressing.. you said it would be a happy place..
SoCal Hillbilly Judy garland the star was getting used and abused on set having to smoke 80 cigarettes a day at only 16 she had to take pills to make her work longer hours and the men in the film thought she was stealing the lime light and hated it. Her mum made sure she stuck to her diet of a bowl of soup because as long as she's skinny the money's coming in,her only friend was the woman who played the witch they became best friends ... things are so much different too when it was filmed in WWII
I was a lolipop kid actor in 2014 in the land of Oz. It was awesome. And cold
CastlesCreations so you play the lollipop kid! I think that's awesome The Wizard of Oz is always going to favorite for me. I live in Kansas we have a small little yellow brick road
Neat-O-Rama! Seriously thank you for sharing this experience!
that was awesome, man...the way you speak about it...it was genuine, the memories, the thoughts, the sadness.
Well shit you can't have it all Disney
I know right
Stealing the spotlight.
At one point Disney's just gonna own everything
It wasn't a munchkin hanged. The story is that someone working on the set slipped and was hanged and his wife was paid so that they could leave the shot and not have to do a retake. I have heard that since childhood...and, at a particular place in the movie you CAN actually see something in the back ground. Never know lol
Judy Garland probably started that story. Her daughter said she told her a lot of stories about the making of that movie that she later learned were all made up.
It's literally the large bird we see walk by at the beginning of the scene, lmao
Many people have had that pointed out to them and refuse to believe it. A bird isn't cool or creepy.
I know, I don't know why. They believe that a body is hanging in A MAJOR HOLLYWOOD MOVIE, PLAIN AS DAY, yet refuse to believe that it's actually a bird? Ok. then. XD (I mean, to be fair, on the VHS tapes it was really blurry and it wasn't until the DVDs came out that you could see it flap it's wings, but still. A body? C'mon, guys.)
Yeah...that's why I said "The story was..."
I live ten minutes down the road from this place I love it I grew up basically living in the movie since my grandpa did maintenance I kinda had a free pass which I didn't see as unfair since I was like 5 at the time but his daughter (my mom) hung out up there in the 60s and 70s and has pictures of the emerald City and always misses it I really hope one day someone comes along with the means to make it happen and fully restored the park to it's former glory without extremely different technology or at least only make necessary changes it has always been a dream of mine I just wish it could become a reality
Dude your narration along with the background noise are amazing. You should do short films or something cause damn. It added a whole layer of emotion and mystery and that monologue at the end was great. Do more videos like this please.
For a sec I thought the munchkins were Oompa Loompas
Dang. Could we please make this a little more doom and gloom ? Watching this was like putting up black shades over the windows at midnight. Film noir ? I gotta get outta here before my pilot light goes out.
Poot Daggy If you knew about the Wizard of Oz and the stories behind it, you would know why the tone is so appropriate.
I ❤ this! Your narration oozes with admiration of this all time classic. A story, a production WAY ahead of its time! I ❤❤❤ my daughter n law to the moon and back! Wizard of Oz is her FAV! How I would ❤ to make certain she could go enjoy this! She'd be OVERJOYED! Thank you for the video! fyi...we r from Kansas. 😁
Wow. The Wizard of Oz has always been one of my favorite movies (along with the Sound of Music), and I would have loved to see this, now, or especially even when it was in its prime, decades ago, though I wasn't born even close to then, as I'm turning 16 tomorrow...
Man, that looks awesome.
Excellent video and narration. You have a new subscriber.
your voice nearly put me to sleep. perfect ellocution
Thanx for the guided tour ^ Never knew the park, , , until today. Then found this film. ``Excellent´´
imagine getting to use that place for a party or a cosplay set.
on another note, i would sob if i went there. oz was such a huge part of my early childhood.
Hate to be "that" gal, but...nobody here has ever heard of Wizard of oz programming via the Project MKUltra? Everytime I see one these W.O.Z. or Disney related theme parks that are "abandoned" I cant help but think of all the stuff Ive read on TBMC and how Disney, Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland are very prominent types of programming/triggers. This video was amazingly done and only helps to support these theories(IMHO). Nevertheless, you've got a new subscriber.
Oh gosh don't remind me
I like how dramatic this is, and it's a children's movie XD
Eve O'Sullivan I watched the Wizard of Oz.i barley watched it
Eve O'Sullivan It's not just a motion picture Judy garland the star was getting used and abused on set having to smoke 80 cigarettes a day at only 16 she had to take pills to make her work longer hours and the men in the film thought she was stealing the lime light and hated it. Her mum made sure she stuck to her diet of a bowl of soup because as long as she's skinny the money's coming in,her only friend was the woman who played the witch they became best friends ... things are so much different too when it was filmed in WWII so it's not just a kids film it's timeless and won't be forgotten
To me this sounded like a beautiful poem. Thank you for it! 😍😍😍😘😘😘
for people asking...the park is open one weekend a year during the fall and on other occasions. it can also be rented out for weddings and special occasions.
2:56 stop trying to make it creepy!!!
No one was hanged. It was a bird in the background while filming.
Judy garland had a weird sense of humor so she might have started that rumor
I believe that, she was a spunky little thang, cool as hell.
Actually a man did hang himself they put the bird there later on and ik this bc my father took care of the mayor at Penny farms and he talked about it
mockfanatik a bird stretching its wings yeah
pixiekitty camp that's a load of crap
Very good narrative. One is swept away into the OZ world atop the mountain. Thank you.
This was amazing! You’re really good at story telling, I was engaged the entire time! I hope you keep making more videos!
... I went there in 2014 and it wasn't that creepy, I mean all I really remember was my friends cousin dressed as a tree while a donkey was trying to eat him, I mean it was old but
I don't mean any harm but this park is bootleg as hell! 😂
msqundhari I agree it is quite scary!!😨😨😨
That's what makes it creepy
You just opened my eyes to these movie, I never looked at it like that.
I love this it feels vintage with the old clips and bits of modern one's added in, you did an awesome job feels like I'm watching a home movie like an old VHS tape.
I heard it is still open. exploring with Josh says it is still open.
this was deep
it's honestly really weird watching this because I've been there. It's amazing honestly.
Most people that unfortunately knew the sadness behind Judy Garland's life are gone with history as well. They were all great actors.
We're off to see a wizard.
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We hear he is a whiz of a wiz
THE wizard
Interesting but a bit over dramatic narrative....
Princess Thompson he was describing the feel of the park I thought it was completely necessary
Wow the narration is so dark and deep your choice of wording is amazing made me feel really scared and it hit me congrats on that 👏🏼👏🏼
Great video! I loved this movie so much as a kid. I really wanna visit this place now. Fascinating
please tell me the park still lets people in I whould like to go there
so it turns out this park isn't abandon it just rarely lets people in
Not really abandoned huh? Since you had to pay and take a shuttle bus to get in.
I've seen the wizard of oz hundreds of times and me and my mom say the play and I loveeeee the wizard of oz!
A most heartfelt congratulations on a very well written piece. I enjoyed your words immensely. It has made a visit to this wondrous yet forlorn honorarium a certainty in my future.
why you got to make it sooo scary brahh. the music and all smh.
ripbone23 It's not just a motion picture Judy garland the star was getting used and abused on set having to smoke 80 cigarettes a day at only 16 she had to take pills to make her work longer hours and the men in the film thought she was stealing the lime light and hated it. Her mum made sure she stuck to her diet of a bowl of soup because as long as she's skinny the money's coming in,her only friend was the woman who played the witch they became best friends ... things are so much different too when it was filmed in WWII so it's not just a kids film it's timeless and won't be forgotten
it's open September 9th through the 11th
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this brought tears to my eyes. it's narrated so beautifully. instant subscriber! can't wait to hear what else you've created!
Very well done . This is worthy of a PBS airing . You should consider submitting it to them .