North Carolina’s iconic Wizard of Oz theme park, known as the ‘Land of Oz’ will not reopen for the 2025 season following ...

Yes, NC once had a ‘Wizard of Oz’ theme park. It will reopen soon for just 3 weekends. Josh Shaffer Thu, July 25, 2024 at 1:00 PM UTC 3 min read ...

A once-abandoned "Oz" theme park with a cult following has been restored in North Carolina, but it's only open a few fall weekends each year. Here's what it's like to visit.

This year’s “Autumn at Oz Festival” marks the park’s 30th anniversary. Tickets go on sale sometime in late June. (The exact date of the sale has not yet been announced.) ...

After a booming decade in the 1970's, the Land of Oz theme park closed its doors in the 1980's. "There were a few factors that led to us closing," says Barrett sadly.

The original Land of Oz park opened on June 15, 1970, to great media fanfare and popularity with the public. But it stayed open for only 10 years due to a series of events, including fire and theft.

The historic Land of Oz amusement park, closed for most of the year, will reopen for four days in June with guided tours along the three-quarter mile road, paved with 44,000 yellow bricks.

More than a century later, Oz Park in the city's Lincoln Park neighborhood pays tribute to the magical world he created. Statues of Dorothy and Toto, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion and Scarecrow preside ...

Oz Park has done wonders for its Lincoln Park neighborhood, providing a safe, clean space for both tourists and the community alike. In the park, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz is working his magic on ...

Neighbors gathered in Oz Park Friday to demand law enforcement and city officials do more to keep the area safe following a shooting in the area days before. Ald. Michele Smith (43rd) and 18th ...

In regard to “Good neighbor policy: Relocated Oz Park fest ready to roll” (Tempo, Aug. 2), please allow me to set the record straight. First, since 1994, when the Chicago Park District … ...

Organizers report tickets are 70% sold out for this September. The Land of Oz operated as a sister park to Tweetsie Railroad from 1970 to 1980. Part of it parts of it remain atop Beech Mountain.