North Carolina ‘Wizard Of Oz’ Theme Park Reopening

Author Chris Allen

April 12th, 2023 8:29 AM

If love The Wizard Of Oz, I have some news you are going to love. The Wizard Of Oz theme park has announced 2023 reopening dates.

The theme park that takes you through the iconic film is located in Beech Mountain, North Carolina. It is reopening this Fall for the Autumn at Oz festival. It’s the 30th anniversary of the park. The event will happen three weekends in September.

WBTV reported that according to its website, the Land of Oz was a fully functioning theme park that operated between 1970 and 1980. After a fire was set to Emerald City in 1975, the park would be rebuilt under new management from the 1976 season until it closed in the fall of 1980.

In 1988, a reunion of original park employees known as the “Ozzies” brought about what became known as the Autumn at Oz Festival. Visit landofoznc.com for more info.

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