Land of Oz - 1970s Theme Park

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  • @usernamehere2418
    @usernamehere24187 жыл бұрын

    I love how your daughter just threw Dorothy under the bus. "yeah, she's like a mile that way."

  • @gracedorothy430
    @gracedorothy4307 жыл бұрын

    10:41 that glinda is absolutely adorable

  • @mountainguru529
    @mountainguru5297 жыл бұрын

    Wow, this really brings back a lot of memories . My whole family went in the mid 70's now they have all passed beyond the rainbow . Thank you so much .

  • @joeyscerbo7776

    @joeyscerbo7776

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rest In Peace! I’m sure you have very fond memories!

  • @RosscoSoletrain
    @RosscoSoletrain7 жыл бұрын

    I'll never forget that scene when the wheeler said ' YOU BEHAVE!'...glad you showed this place in full working order. Place is awesome 👍

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    7 жыл бұрын

    Those things gave me nightmares

  • @valentineshorror

    @valentineshorror

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yeah like wtf

  • @eristineforever6934

    @eristineforever6934

    7 жыл бұрын

    The Carpetbagger I thought this place was closed down for good because of a massive fire that happened there. An employee there wasn't too happy and decided to cause a fire which started in the emerald city and then spread through half of it I think. The employee was fired and then the owner tried to fix it up but sadly couldn't afford it I think. I don't know if I have this right but two things I know for sure is there was an employee that wasn't happy and there was a huge fire.

  • @alanmorris7669
    @alanmorris76695 жыл бұрын

    Dorothy's house used to rock, making it difficult to keep your balance. With ropes attached to the house, there would be men standing outside on both sides of the house pulling the ropes back-and-forth. It was so much fun! I'm 53 now, but I'll never forget going there every year as a child!

  • @jss302
    @jss3027 жыл бұрын

    Anna is such a good sport and she will have so many awesome memories thanks to you!

  • @BlackburnBigdragon
    @BlackburnBigdragon7 жыл бұрын

    The design of the house that takes you into OZ is really cool! They did a great job with that!

  • @AimlessAdventuresVlog
    @AimlessAdventuresVlog7 жыл бұрын

    Land Of Oz is such a classic attraction. That place has been on my bucket list for years. Thanks for sharing Jacob.

  • @tiffanyt4005

    @tiffanyt4005

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same. I am a huge fan of The Wizard of Oz. I love the movie the sequel, and Oz the Great and Powerful.

  • @auntmemeintennessee8033
    @auntmemeintennessee80337 жыл бұрын

    What a cool place! Anna is such a pretty young lady. She is lucky to have such a fun dad!

  • @AlphaStoutland
    @AlphaStoutland4 жыл бұрын

    This looks like such a great place to visit. Loved how the Lion just hammed it up for the guests. 😁

  • @octoberkyle
    @octoberkyle7 жыл бұрын

    Anna is so delightful! And that first Tin Man was hawwwwwwwt!

  • @ectopuppy
    @ectopuppy7 жыл бұрын

    The original Emerald City portion actually burned down in a fire, which is why it's no longer there! Guess they just never rebuilt it.

  • @halloweennerd8064

    @halloweennerd8064

    5 жыл бұрын

    I have post cards of the land of oz they where my mom's when she went to this back in the 70s I wasn't born yet but yeah I would love to go I really love the wizard of oz one of my all time favourite movies

  • @joshuatranterhtd4life677

    @joshuatranterhtd4life677

    3 жыл бұрын

    Was the employee one of the characters?

  • @mandiurlacher8941
    @mandiurlacher89417 жыл бұрын

    return to oz.. one of my favourite movies ever! I remember being both terrified and obsessed with it as a kid

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    7 жыл бұрын

    Me too! It was so jarringly different from the original

  • @gailholt6708

    @gailholt6708

    4 жыл бұрын

    That was also my favorite movie as well. I so loved the special effects

  • @Jessicanyc
    @Jessicanyc7 жыл бұрын

    Love your Father / Daughter time together , please do more !

  • @darrellludlow
    @darrellludlow4 жыл бұрын

    Went there in the 70s with my family. Still remember the Wicked Witch of the West making her appearance on stage in a puff of smoke near Dorothy.

  • @Vanessa-xc3gk
    @Vanessa-xc3gk5 жыл бұрын

    I really loved seeing you enjoy spending the day with your daughter, so sweet❤️ Reminds me of when my dad would take me to really cool museums & attractions all the time as a kid

  • @kb3489
    @kb34896 жыл бұрын

    I remember going to The Land Of Oz with my son in the mid 1970's, a couple of times. Really a lot for fun with little kids. One of my best memories.

  • @karenjohansen6544
    @karenjohansen65447 жыл бұрын

    I finally got to see it open, only seen it on abandoned videos before, what an amazing place. They have repainted the yellow brick road as it is lovely and bright now. The characters were perfect, especially the Tinman, the lion and the Witch. One of your best videos yet. Shame they demolished the Emerald City, they should rebuild it and open it back up into a theme park.

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    7 жыл бұрын

    It was done very well this year

  • @mcescher1957
    @mcescher19577 жыл бұрын

    Jacob, this was so amazing! I saw another video some time ago of another ride park based on Oz and that's what I thought this was. How utterly enchanting!! It's what I love about your channel....something so out of the ordinary that leaves me feeling wonderful. And BTW...."Return to Oz" is my all time favorite Oz movie....I love Jack Pumpkinhead. This movie is so much more true to the stories in the books. Thanks again for a wonderful time! I love it when you bring Anna along....God Bless!

  • @archerymomfive4064
    @archerymomfive40647 жыл бұрын

    Looks like a great time!!! But I think those were petunias!!😂😂😂

  • @tammyosborne312
    @tammyosborne3127 жыл бұрын

    wow what a wonderful journey thru the land of Oz thanks to you and Anna! Enjoyed it very much!

  • @kerrykerr1210
    @kerrykerr12107 жыл бұрын

    This was fun. It's nice that you bring your daughter along, great father/daughter time.

  • @BigDaddyEric
    @BigDaddyEric7 жыл бұрын

    I would totally visit that place, too bad it closed down, it looks like a lot of good clean fun......

  • @BlueRidgeParanormalEst

    @BlueRidgeParanormalEst

    7 жыл бұрын

    friendly history lesson from a boy who grew up in boone nc during the Oz daysand know land of Oz like back of my hand.. it was one of the best theme parks I have ever been to and that says a lot seeing in its hayday land of Oz was huge in the 70's.. the reason it closed down and they moved all of the balloon rides and large rides to a piece of property close to tweetsie railroad until they could get it all fixed and get it back up to Oz and it was to reopen but it never did and what you see here is what I call ( sorry for the language) bastardized version of the real Oz. the Beech Mtn corporation owned the property and formed the name Emerald estates and built 3 dozen little cabins next to the Oz property. and emerald estates did not kick off like they thought it was so a few people said Hey great idea lets bring back Oz for one week every year and it just looks so sad how it is now

  • @desiguy55

    @desiguy55

    7 жыл бұрын

    it's labor of love and dedication for the people who took the time and efforts to reopen this for a week and play all the characters.

  • @flossybob
    @flossybob7 жыл бұрын

    Thank You Jacob & Ana for taking us all with you, looked like a really good fun day out making memories x

  • @dennissmith5807
    @dennissmith58077 жыл бұрын

    That place looks awesome. The Tin Man costume is Amazing.

  • @jenniferanne4143
    @jenniferanne41437 жыл бұрын

    I was truckin' down the highway, I think I was in Kansas on I-70, and I saw a sign for a place like this.

  • @NoFairMrBear

    @NoFairMrBear

    7 жыл бұрын

    Jennifer Anne If you are talking about what I think k you are, the one here in Kansas is a museum

  • @CrayHay
    @CrayHay7 жыл бұрын

    This is great! :-) The Wizard of Oz was my late fathers favourite film - he would have loved this place! The attention to detail is impressive.

  • @ashleyturner2882
    @ashleyturner28825 жыл бұрын

    im so glad you did this video and cleared this up because i was always under the impression it was abandoned, too.

  • @ferrelljr7
    @ferrelljr77 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Carpetbagger!! This place looks like so much fun!! I must plan a visit!

  • @wandawright519
    @wandawright5197 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed this when I was a little girl it was my favorite movie and is still one of my favorites I enjoy even more now with my grandson

  • @SMOKYMTNPATRIOT
    @SMOKYMTNPATRIOT7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the memories! Interesting trivia there are pictures online of a young pre Star Wars Carrie Fisher there with her mom Debbie Renolds who had some financial interest in the theme park. If Star Wars came out in 1977 it must have been just before she was cast in the role of Princess Lea.

  • @deniseleaps
    @deniseleaps7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for going! I remember asking you about this place awhile back. Yippee I get to see it here.

  • @SomeoneElsesStory
    @SomeoneElsesStory6 жыл бұрын

    That Dorothy call from Aunty Em was so on point.

  • @maggiejenkins
    @maggiejenkins7 жыл бұрын

    I do LOVE Return to Oz.

  • @kswalker75
    @kswalker757 жыл бұрын

    Thats cool, I remember going there in the late '70s with my family when it was in full swing. I have an old friend that is good friends with the owner of the property there. She let us go out and explorer on our own a few years ago. Thanks for the video to bring back old memories!!!

  • @ToyAddict
    @ToyAddict7 жыл бұрын

    This place looks absolutely amazing!!!

  • @phillipsmith3102

    @phillipsmith3102

    7 жыл бұрын

    yes indeed, check out me and my niece!!

  • @teresaanderson6501
    @teresaanderson65017 жыл бұрын

    This video makes me so happy! It's the best one yet. What a wonderful memory for you two! So glad you had the opportunity and that you shared it with us!! 😊

  • @shannonm75
    @shannonm757 жыл бұрын

    "Help me Henry. I can't find Dorothy! She's somewhere out in the storm! Dorothy!....Dorothy!!!!" -Auntie Em

  • @mrwilmore
    @mrwilmore5 жыл бұрын

    I went hear as a kid when I was 3 or 4. Scared the crap.out of me then and parts of it still did as it hasn't changed!

  • @brittanynorton870
    @brittanynorton8707 жыл бұрын

    Ok that Dorothy freaks me out but that's neat

  • @SmokyMountainBlessed
    @SmokyMountainBlessed Жыл бұрын

    Anna was cute as the characters, what precious memories, we have been, it's a fun experience

  • @goofusmaximusII
    @goofusmaximusII7 жыл бұрын

    Love anything Oz related so I'm very happy to see this.

  • @LetYrLiteShine
    @LetYrLiteShine7 жыл бұрын

    Very cool place. I live in So Cal. Thanks for letting us live vicariously thru your vlogs.

  • @mlm2361
    @mlm23617 жыл бұрын

    Your daughter is one lucky little girl to have such a great dad. I hope she cherishes and appreciates all the great memories you two are making. I love watching all your videos. Keep up the good work!

  • @mrskaa7584
    @mrskaa75847 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this!! My parents took me in the 70s when we lived in NC. The celler/cyclone sequence scared the hell out of me and I was wondering if it was just me remembering from a kid's point of view, but it is still scary!! I loved being able to go through it with you guys, we are nowhere near it now. Thanks again!

  • @jan7240
    @jan72407 жыл бұрын

    I love joining you & your daughter on these trips, this was EPIC 👌this place is amazing with all the interaction with the cast thank you for uploading 👍☺️

  • @genehawkins11
    @genehawkins117 жыл бұрын

    have you heard about an old theme park called Frontierland. also I remember when ghost town only had a old West town no rides just chair lift and incline railroad I am 55 so I was pretty young I even met Hossa cartwright from bonanza

  • @rubyslipper1939
    @rubyslipper19397 жыл бұрын

    You have no idea how much I love this place. Went there 3 times as a child, and the memory is still one of my most precious. I have been to Autumn in Oz a few times, but missed it last year thanks to the big storm, and this year thanks to work. I thank you very sweetly for this video, as I got to go through it this time with you. Perhaps next year I'll be able to make it back.

  • @pandasalamanda1434
    @pandasalamanda14347 жыл бұрын

    Whn the lady playing Auntie Em yelled "Dorothy!", it was spot on.😆That place looks so cool. Love your videos. Just discovered them and I am hooked

  • @lauramarzec8276
    @lauramarzec82765 жыл бұрын

    This vlog was freaking awesome..i love it...I'm so excited i now can say i have a favorite vlog you have done...i want to go here...looked like so much fun :)

  • @MidnightBITE155
    @MidnightBITE1557 жыл бұрын

    i wish they would invest in rides, more shops, and really get it going

  • @MidnightBITE155

    @MidnightBITE155

    3 жыл бұрын

    @free_spirit_hooping hmm i disagree. I think small rides would benefit a place like this greatly. Like disneyland type rides. Slow.. Basically just scenes from the movie brought to life while you sit and enjoy. It would do great business with stuff like that.

  • @HAHAHA1307
    @HAHAHA13074 жыл бұрын

    Great video.....I went here as a kid in the 70's. My dad has old silent movies he took while we were there. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @yolandadelazerda207
    @yolandadelazerda2077 жыл бұрын

    Jacob that is SOOO cool!! Anna completely threw Dorothy under the bus!! LOL!!!

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    7 жыл бұрын

    That cracked me up

  • @davidilbeck
    @davidilbeck2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jacob, this place is great in an old fashioned kind of way. We love to see Anna; she is so special.

  • @meganryanodonnell
    @meganryanodonnell2 жыл бұрын

    Great video, first one I've seen with Anna. Her pop out face moment with the TinMan was awesome!

  • @mdit21
    @mdit214 жыл бұрын

    Anna cracked me up. She's such a delight in this video (I can't believe she ratted out Dorothy, lol).

  • @Orlandorob1
    @Orlandorob15 жыл бұрын

    Jacob,it has reopened. Maybe you can return soon

  • @paragod1011
    @paragod10117 жыл бұрын

    Hey Jacob.. You made my grandsons day. Annabelle in your video. We watch your videos and he says she so funny and that he's her first fan. Very cool. Thanks.. Keep up the good work!

  • @jamesdugan3079
    @jamesdugan30797 жыл бұрын

    Great vlog! Enjoyed it so much. Anna is an awesome sidekick. Thanks.

  • @suekline8001
    @suekline80017 жыл бұрын

    This was so much fun Carpetbagger.I would love to take my Grand-daughter's here. Thanks for the video.

  • @willmoneymaker
    @willmoneymaker7 жыл бұрын

    Another awesome post! Thank you!

  • @atomicenergysociety6038
    @atomicenergysociety60383 жыл бұрын

    You guys did awesome! I've been there before and it was so fun.

  • @672egalaxie6
    @672egalaxie67 жыл бұрын

    This place is AWESOME!! Thanks for taking us along

  • @322msg
    @322msg7 жыл бұрын

    That place looks like so much fun! Thanks for sharing 🌈😃👍

  • @meghancl85
    @meghancl857 жыл бұрын

    That looks like so much fun!

  • @SteveInScotland
    @SteveInScotland7 жыл бұрын

    That was excellent, I loved it....and I wasn't even there! Thanks for sharing

  • @historyinkernow7058
    @historyinkernow70585 жыл бұрын

    Return to Oz - really creepy but way more like its source than the musical

  • @bendythedancingdemon4870
    @bendythedancingdemon48707 жыл бұрын

    I swear but if me and my mother been there, we would've been crossing arms with eachover and singing "WE'RE OF TO SEE THE WIZARD, THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ!"

  • @mauri213
    @mauri2137 жыл бұрын

    That place looks awesome! Had no idea it existed! Thanx for sharing!

  • @lifesnotfair9359
    @lifesnotfair93597 жыл бұрын

    Ur daughter gonna grow up to be a talented creative woman bc of u good job man

  • @littlejimmy2855
    @littlejimmy28557 жыл бұрын

    that was the best ty jacob

  • @rchambers5488
    @rchambers54887 жыл бұрын

    This was incredible! Anna is a great addition..she has a great attitude..what great memories the two of you are making!!

  • @TiltedTripodMedia
    @TiltedTripodMedia Жыл бұрын

    Just visited yesterday and wow has this place improved over the years. It was my first time and the costuming and acting was so good I felt like I was in the movie and I will for sure return next year to see if it’s different.

  • @TheDianne888
    @TheDianne8887 жыл бұрын

    That looked like fun. The replica scarecrow at the end was slightly terrifying.

  • @frederickbowman3606
    @frederickbowman36067 жыл бұрын

    Jacob we just love this video. good job, love that kid. TN.

  • @kathyflorcruz552
    @kathyflorcruz5525 жыл бұрын

    That place is really terrific! I love seeing the sweet dedication & effort the people put into this! 🌈🎶🌸☁👠

  • @garyopdenaker9269
    @garyopdenaker92697 жыл бұрын

    Great vlog. Anna looked like she started to get into it in the basement. very entertaining.

  • @TheSWolfe
    @TheSWolfe7 жыл бұрын

    A hardcover copy of that fat, brightly colored L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was given to me by my cousin in Mississippi to read on our end-of-vacation drive back to WV when I was a kid. This was before seat-belt laws were in place, so my little dog, Barney, & I camped out in the back of the station wagon & shared the view of things going away when I wasn't reading. There were so many great chapters & characters in the book that didn't make it into the movie, like the china princess & the hammer-heads. I still have the book, but the cover's seen better days. Every yr, rt before school started, The Wizard of Oz would air on tv. I watched it faithfully till I was in high school before they stopped showing it.

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    7 жыл бұрын

    I can always watch the movie

  • @TheSWolfe

    @TheSWolfe

    7 жыл бұрын

    True. I might do the same. This was one of those end o' summer, back-to-school rituals, like the Labor Day Telethon used to be but funner, when marathon television viewing was considered an acceptable substitute for quality family-time. Now u've got me wanting to follow the yellow brick road once more to see if I missed anything the 1st ten times!

  • @kelli3610
    @kelli36106 жыл бұрын

    WOW out of all the places you've gone this is one I want to see. Just wow the costumes are amazing

  • @kim1416
    @kim14166 жыл бұрын

    I know this is 2 years old BUT..... I just stumbled across it lol. We went there when I was kid. It was really cool then too. Thanks for posting this😁 Brings back great memories💖

  • @cjbrewer7
    @cjbrewer77 жыл бұрын

    enjoyed going on the trip with you

  • @ccthedragon4684
    @ccthedragon46847 жыл бұрын

    If I went there I'd bring a teddy bear and give it to the man playing the lion and say "Here, I think you need this more than me. He will keep you safe."

  • @halloweennerd8064

    @halloweennerd8064

    5 жыл бұрын

    Aww that would be so sweet your a very thoughtful person

  • @motionlesspicture2
    @motionlesspicture27 жыл бұрын

    awesome video I agree with some of the others that it maybe my favorite video you have posted on here.thanks for taking us along on your journeys and safe travels. PS. we're those petunias

  • @mariag4677
    @mariag46777 жыл бұрын

    Nice that they still open up a few times a year....what fun!

  • @sheilacampbell3878
    @sheilacampbell38787 жыл бұрын

    So Cool! Thanks for posting this!

  • @artkincell
    @artkincell7 жыл бұрын

    Best video I've watched all week! The scarecrow at the end looked more like a pirate though. "Arrrrrrr I wish me had a brain matey!" Someone should have an abandoned theme park of abandoned theme parks. That way the random picture of Muhammad Ali might make some sense.

  • @Robothut
    @Robothut7 жыл бұрын

    wow ! Thanks for posting !

  • @karentruesdale2819
    @karentruesdale28196 жыл бұрын

    Loved this! Brings back childhood memories!

  • @davencarrie01
    @davencarrie016 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love this video!!

  • @badgergirl71
    @badgergirl715 жыл бұрын

    Love your adventures wherever you go! As the OZ Park was awesome and the Flintstones parks were great too. I'm new as I subscribe to your channel. Can't for your next adventure!

  • @g1gabytez
    @g1gabytez7 жыл бұрын

    I can't believe it's still in great condition after all these years! :D

  • @jerryforeman4543
    @jerryforeman45434 жыл бұрын

    Great one! Have to add it to the bucket list!

  • @JustinMannn
    @JustinMannn7 жыл бұрын

    I went there in the mid 70's! I remember very little of it... except the tree faces.

  • @funnycreep
    @funnycreep7 жыл бұрын

    I would have been completely obsessed if I were ever there as a kid. I was completely crazy about this movie for years!!!

  • @TheCarpetbagger

    @TheCarpetbagger

    7 жыл бұрын

    Its my favorite of all time

  • @funnycreep

    @funnycreep

    7 жыл бұрын

    oh wow!

  • @alanmorris7669

    @alanmorris7669

    5 жыл бұрын

    Arianna Paletta Take it from me, you would not have been obsessed with this place as a kid. Of course it was exciting to be there, but there were very few rides. You would mostly just walk from attraction to attraction to see a short skit or watch a sideshow.

  • @crashcat2604
    @crashcat26047 жыл бұрын

    This was so much fun to watch. Thank you. :)

  • @bryonyamada2620
    @bryonyamada26205 жыл бұрын

    You are right I've seen a bunch of Abandon video's of this place. Cool to know that it is Some What Active.

  • @chrisstick5403
    @chrisstick54036 жыл бұрын

    Hell yeah Return to Oz!

  • @justimagine2403
    @justimagine24036 жыл бұрын

    Totally cool to see this working with people. Glinda was the best! And the tornado basement with wrecked rooms. Genius!

  • @nicolebutler5812
    @nicolebutler58127 жыл бұрын

    You guys make me happy thanks! 😁

  • @Invokingtheelements
    @Invokingtheelements7 жыл бұрын

    Fun place to go! I live about 35 minutes from this place. We always love going to it in the Fall! :)