Thanks for watching! In this video we visit Wizard of Oz land for the first time, check out the rides and theming and I give my HONEST review. It's a mixed bag. I hope you enjoy the Vlog!
It IS just opened, they will probably gauge any issues that have occured, like wait times and complaints. They will probably, eventually get around to dressing up the bland stuff.
While you all were wearing summer clothes, it’s our winter in America and most western countries. We had a beautiful Christmas time and wore our warm clothes, from head to toes. Even in parts of California, it snowed in the mountains. Wizard of Oz ozone of my favorite film to watch and the star of the movie, Judy Garland, would be so amazed to see so many things made from the famous movie. Judy Garland was just too cute in the Wizard of Oz and starred in many movies on her career. Another one of her great movies was, “Meet Me in St. Louie”. Her daughter, Liza Minelli should go on this ride to honor her mother. But she probably won’t go on the roller coaster! Lol 😄… We have Warner Bro. Studios in Burbank, CA., but it’s not an amusement park, but tours of where t.v. shows were filmed, like the show, FRIENDS. Thank you for sharing!😄. Btw, my older brother has been to Australia when he was in the American Navy when he was touring for six months on an aircraft carrier. He told us how much everyone he got to meet was so sweet and thoughtful. A lot of people (especially the girls) wanted pictures with my brother and the other Navy crew. He brought us a lot of cool souvenirs back from Australia. 😊
@@JMarieCAlove Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video. I'd love to visit the USA someday and check out some of your attractions, and hope you get to visit us Down Under one day!
Almost all the ride queues at Movie World are like that. It's one of the biggest theme parks in Australia, but it's nowhere near the size and budget of Disney or Universal.
They built scooby doo and that queue area had/has great theming. They can do it, they just didn't this time, for whatever reason. My biggest complaint about MW is the lack of shade in queues. It seems like MW should have a duty of care not to force people to stand in the blazing sun for long periods. The qld sun is brutal. It's frustrating to see this issue yet again with their new rides.
The Wizard of Oz is a family movie, I hope they'll expand and have more rides other than the coasters. I know they are family coasters, but not everyone enjoys riding a coaster. A dark ride would be amazing...
The indoor queue theming looks great, shame about the outdoor portion in the sun lol. Having watched a POV, I would also love if they did something with the ride tunnels in FOTWW. It's a small moment but even just some painted flying monkeys and/or wicked witch would make it look so much better than just plain grey paint.
The chain link fences ruin the theme in some sort of way, and I feel it’s really underthemed in some areas, especially the wicked witch station and the emerald palace, it just looks so cheap and boring, but I’m just gonna be grateful that it’s open now.
They’re missing more interactivity with the people in the park. The thing with Disney pre shows and walk through; they usually have entertainment that being actors walking around , little park segments, or just interactive objects.
Wizard of oz was the first movie I ever saw if this was built when I was a kid I would’ve loved and remembered it forever! Im glad I got to see it today
Definitely more could’ve have been done. The weird murals of clouds in Munchinland look strange when I think they could’ve made the building facades taller. More details could’ve been made to the surroundings in the Emerald City by adding more towers as well. Also if I wish they would make all of the queues in doors all the way to the load station instead of the majority of the line being outside with little theming. Had so much potential. Maybe they’ll slowly add more to it as time goes on but I know that’s wishful thinking.
This is really cool! Love that they brought this treasure to life. I would however get tired of the loud music and sound effects after a while. I had to mute the video after so long. Thanks for posting this!
Great review! I totally agree with you in regards to the lack of shading in the outdoor queue areas. You did better than we did, we gave up after waiting 45mins in Wicked Witch queue (both rides were suffering teething issues at the time) as we were starting to feel sunstroked 😫😓🔥 Jumped in the air conned car and drove to Dreamworld instead to have lunch in the restaurant and cool off 🥰 Hopefully MW takes feedback into account and addresses these issues asap 🤞🤞
Same the wizard of oz land looks super rushed and was opened quickly because of dreamworlds new area I also think they either spent most of the budget on the rides or didn’t use up all the budget because it looks super rushed
Yeah, I don't believe that 100m line for a second. It does feel like a budgeting issue, as the good stuff in the land is genuinely good, there's just not that much of it
Last movie I ever watched with my mom before she died. Ill probably never watch, it again because of that. Unfortunate because my mom really loved that movie.
There's a Land of Oz theme park in Beech Mountain, North Carolina in the United States. It's like you're watching the Wizard of Oz, but you're actually living the movie. However, the park is only open for a few weekends every September.
@@ThemeParkOgre not sure if it’s still the case but you used to be able to rent Dorothy‘s house out for the night and that gave you full access to the park by yourself
@@ThemeParkOgre It is only a shell of what it was when it was originally open in the 70's. I went there as a kid and it blew my mind. Granted, it was more of an environmental, immersive experience than a theme park. You literally traveled with "Dorothy" and she led you through the story of the film, picking up more live actors in character along the way. There's no way it would satisfy today's kids and anyone expecting thrills, but it was magical to a 6 year-old back then.
Would have been great to spend the $100 million on a dark ride in the old Bugs Bunny dark ride building. Could have made an amazing experience for the whole family.
agreed, Aussie parks just have no idea. I mean Movie world for example already has a bunch of roller coasters, boggle the mind they would just add two more hoping to attract more visitors. A themed dark ride would have been a much better choice. I also think wizard of Oz was a bad choice on a new land too. there are much better options out there than a movie that was released in the 40's. the owners of these parks need to do a few trips to Disneyland and universals to see how they run.
Make everything look less flat, add some more color to the city's walls other than green, and it should live up to expectations! But I must say, the queues look amazing! Best in the park for sure! Edit: perhaps use some different materials in the main area.
It's an interesting spot for a full themed land, they were obviously limited by space. It's like trying to be immersive but still gives off we are a "Studios" theme park. Also the Flight of the Wicked Witch has to be what the upcoming Monsters Inc suspended coaster is going to be at Hollywood Studios.
Agreed. The new Monsters Inc ride is indeed likely to be a Vekoma suspended family coaster - I'm looking forwards to it (just wish I didn't replace the Muppets 3D)
BTW, the current rights holder for The Wizard of Oz movie (1939 MGM production) is basically Warner Bros. under Turner Entertainment unit, that was a year before Tom and Jerry franchise was born and eventually they had an animated remake and crossover between Tom and Jerry (with several MGM Cartoons of course) back in 2011 and a sequel released in 2016 as Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz. It's nice to see Warner Bros. Movie World goes to the Ozian land. Just in time for the release of Wizard of Oz prequels, Wicked Part 1 and Wicked: For Good (released by Universal Pictures), I watch both of the prequels before The Wizard of Oz.
Dorothy’s house had amazing special effects! We’ll do pie. The entrance Emerald Palace was cool. That Wizard effect was also cool! While you were in line for the Kansas Twister ride, the cloudy sky gave an even better effect! The ride itself looked good, not great, but good! The Wicked Witch queue looked really nice…excellent theming. The outside queue leaves little to be desired! It’s dull and does not get people ex to ride. Overall, the Oz area is not too bad, but there could be a lot more…and, to me, the area feels cramped! Thank you for presenting this.
To Oz! 🌈 Thank you so much, welcome to the channel! Yeah, it's a shame when it could have been so much more. Hopefully they update the land in the future!
@@ThemeParkOgre Hi & thanks! Yes, the theming was a bit simplistic... doesn't have to be a bad thing, but this time... ah well. It's good that they're still giving the classic story so much attention for themepark-spirits though! Looking forward to seeing more of your fun explorations. 😃
After seeing Rivertown, it made me very hopeful that this one would be as amazing or even more so but it seems.. empty and rushed to me, some bits were very fleshed out and nice and others.. well were not.. hopefully they add more stuff into it in the future! God im praying that scooby doo is gonna be our saviour 😭🙏 (not to be dramatic lmfao-)
Thank you for watching the videos! Yeah, Oz compared to Rivertown is very disappointing in the theming department. I was hoping for at least a 3D screen of the Flying Monkeys, but we didn't even get that!
Very interesting to see. The music seems very loud everywhere, and the speakers and lighting fixtures not hidden well. Poppy room and the indoor queues were most impressive. I think the Wizard is projected onto a scrim because you can see a dimmed version of it on the floor. Not sure if the black box with wires above it is the projector or not? Couldn't believe you didn't peek behind the curtain though!
barely having any shade in the outside queue is insane! especially for coasters they're expecting to have long wait times for omg. I haven't been to movie world in a long time, but I remember when they announced this 'land' I was pretty confused. Is Wizard of Oz a secret sleeper franchise in Australia? Who's the demographic for this? It's not fleshed out enough for international tourists surely.
Yeah, here's hoping they address that for the Summer holidays. I'll be sure to report back in an update video with any changes Movie World received a lot of feedback that there relied too heavily on the DC brand for their rides, and being a beloved timeless franchise they went with Wizard of Oz. Lucked out with Wicked being popular now!
Great video!! It was fascinating to see this land completed! I feel that a wicked witch themed ride would have been cool if they made it like the harry potter ride where you’re flying (Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey from Universal Studios)
It feels a bit rushed as if corporate told them to quickly finishing up before the end of the year I feel like they just close the are and make things a little less bland like add some decorative elements to wall in the enarraled city and may add some shade and additional them to the ride stations and later part of the que also miss opportunity to add defying gravity for the wicked witch rides music
Unfortunately, whilst I do get your point about Defying Gravity, it wouldn't fit, as that's Wicked, not Wizard of Oz, and whilst Wicked is indeed based on Wizard of Oz, I feel like Wicked's version of Oz, itself, is it's own thing with a very diffrent musical esthetic to the original.
Looks great to me, despite all the negativity. The wizard himself and tilted tornado room are awesome elements. My home park is a 6 Flags with minimal theming so you can whine about fences or enjoy what's there because they really don't need to do anything but have rollercoasters.
Disagree, they advertised it as a world's class themed area and we got something akin to Six Flags instead. If it was advertised as that from the get go then fair enough, but it wasn't sadly and was misleading. Which Six Flags are you local to? Must be cool living near one!
Looks cool, but I think the experience should start with Kansas. So instead of the Colorful tunnel, It should be themed to Kansas. And the first Coaster should start with Kansas and then Themed to end in Munchkin land. But that's just me
@@jjperceval it's exactly like that lol, rivertown really shocked everyone's expectations! but even if it isn't this amazing themed land, it is still a good addition to movie world in the aspect of family thrill rides which is what they needed.
Yeah, its ok but its definitely lacking in overall finished details...in the Oz section, the "Emerald City" walls need more detail and not just be plain green walls! That whole back outside queue area of both Kansas and the Witch with all those Black fences...needs some work, some theming and more details! Especially compared to the indoor queue parts for both coasters before that point! Its a major difference in detail and is kind of a shock! Also yes...the station for the Wicked Witch was pretty bland and disappointing! Like you said, there are some great spots here and there and some really poor spots that need work! Hopefully they spend some more and add more to this area over the next few years and improve these issues!
With the way that theme and music gets to me; I'm bummed that the themeing isn't more through. Still although it wouldn't ALONE get me to buy a ticket, like Disney or Universal might do by adding a new land-- it'll probably serve as a fun little detour for people visiting the park. To OZ!
Lol, none of that is what I would consider "world-class theming" 😆 Some parts have potential, like the Wizard's room, Dorothy's house, and the haunted forest, but that's mixed into this half-assedry... It's like they WANTED something like Super Nintendo World but didn't know how, and were stuck building it around just some plain coasters.
I think this was so well laid out, but we were very disappointed that we only got the chance to go on the Kansas Twister ride yesterday. I went later in the day to go for White Christmas, and both rides were closed from around 4.30 :( Guess we will have to go back so try out the Wicked Witch ride.
I was there too! It's a big shame FOTWW was closed. I had a closer look at the ride and a lot of maintenance staff were on site, so I guess it was a big and sudden problem that kept it closed.
Such a mixed bag of a land. Like you can tell they went all in on the theming and immersion, especially with the queues, but the main area being so limited in space makes it feel weird and even claustrophobic with its wonky layout, and painted walls and facades plastered onto the show buildings. Also was there actually anything behind the curtain in the queue line, or is it just a reference to the film?
I agree, it's a shame it didn't turn out as the world class land that was promised. and there was nothing behind the curtain sadly, so it must've been a reference to the film
I reckon it does need some improvements but its a pretty good start. I was rather hoping to see some more characters (like some flying monkeys). Also i felt that while being in the poppies and the haunted forest there might have been some of those animated robots. Would have been cool in the trees came to life. Otherwise looks cool!
Wooooh - I made it in another ogre video 😂😂 They had the mini live shows yesterday on as well! We managed to catch all 3 and thought they were brilliant especially the one with all the characters!
Wizard of oz, at Warner Bros world, looks amazing. Classic film, Wizard of Oz, from 1939. I am from Philadelphia. Maybe I go there in the future. Hopefully. I know Australia is the other side of the world. But never say never. Maybe I go and check it out. It looks sick. But watching this video, I really like the detail, good job.
To be actually movie accurate they should have had little people as the Munchkins walking around, but I am 100% sure Movie World would get some serious flack if they did that, possible even from actual little people! Anyway, looks good. If I ever get over to Australia I will definitely check this place out.
@@craigcarroll3303 Yeah, I mean, it would be film-accurate but it would still get flack. It's a shame because the idea of Munchkins walking around and interacting with people could be really cool. It would really add to the illusion that you're in Munchkin Land.
I wonder why they didn't make the entrance where the other entrance to Lethal Weapon used to be, off the main street. At least that way you wouldn't need to go under a coaster to get there...
I wonder if instead of an inverted coaster for flight of the wicked witch, it could end up being a straddle coaster with the trains themed to resemble broomsticks
Roller Coasters are so 1900s, (last century). I would rather ride on a Virtual Reality 3D ride (Like Universals King Kong or Disney's Millennium Falcon) than risk injury or getting stuck upside down on the top of a loop. 🙃 Thanks, enjoyed your video.
The plain green walls should have been more ornate, and a replica of the fields of the poppy flowers, the yellow brick road, Dorothy’s family, all the characters from the original movie so to feel like you’re in the Wizard of Oz.
Wow this Wizard of Oz land in the theme park looks truly amazing. It’s like stepping into the story and into emerald city. 19:03 my favorite Oz witch is there The Wicked Witch of the West 🖤💚🖤💚🧹.
Wo. Oh my goodness wow. I'm a blind person, and I'm actually slightly confused/fascinated by something, the audio presentation. Can someone please describe the video sections to me? Once we get into the actual vid. Is there, essentially, different musical themes playing throughout, is it a scene you're walking through or are they facades? I can hear Over the Rainbow for a while but at one point when it stops we hear Come Out from Munchkinland in the sort of distance. So, in Movie World, how did they get to the presinct and what are we walking into/from? I'm now really interested, as it really seems you can hear each thing as you go near. Sometimes in theme park lands it's just one big loop throughout the entire land but this sseems... different?
Hey there! Thanks for checking out the video. The entrance to the land is located behind the Superman Roller Coaster. There's an archway with figures of the Wizard of Oz gang, and a Yellow Brick Road which leads to the main area. This is where "Somewhere over the Rainbow" gets played on loop. The main section of the land is a little courtyard themed to the Emerald City, with a large facade of the Emerald Palace. In this courtyard is also a very small facade of Munchkin land, with some Munchkin Houses. Here they play a few different instrumental bits of Oz music, which is where you heard "Come Out". You enter the Emerald Palace facade building, which leads to a well themed indoor version of the Wizard's room, with the Wizard's face showing on a screen. There's two side doors which lead to the Wizard of Oz Roller Coasters, with one being themed to the Wicked Witch, and the other being themed to Kansas during the Twister. The RUclips channel "Jaggs Journeys" will have a similar video to min uploaded soon, but he talks, so it may be easier for you to enjoy. But thanks for checking out mine!
Looks mostly still a bit bare bones, not completely finished to me. Like the first layer has been put down and waiting to be fleshed out some more. Hoping they do more to it because it COULD be really good
Thanks for watching! In this video we visit Wizard of Oz land for the first time, check out the rides and theming and I give my HONEST review. It's a mixed bag. I hope you enjoy the Vlog!
It IS just opened, they will probably gauge any issues that have occured, like wait times and complaints. They will probably, eventually get around to dressing up the bland stuff.
@@TrinaP-un5xq Here's hoping
Do you know what I just love it so much it's looks good to see it i just hoping I just love to get there i just love go there
While you all were wearing summer clothes, it’s our winter in America and most western countries. We had a beautiful Christmas time and wore our warm clothes, from head to toes. Even in parts of California, it snowed in the mountains. Wizard of Oz ozone of my favorite film to watch and the star of the movie, Judy Garland, would be so amazed to see so many things made from the famous movie. Judy Garland was just too cute in the Wizard of Oz and starred in many movies on her career. Another one of her great movies was, “Meet Me in St. Louie”. Her daughter, Liza Minelli should go on this ride to honor her mother. But she probably won’t go on the roller coaster! Lol 😄… We have Warner Bro. Studios in Burbank, CA., but it’s not an amusement park, but tours of where t.v. shows were filmed, like the show, FRIENDS. Thank you for sharing!😄. Btw, my older brother has been to Australia when he was in the American Navy when he was touring for six months on an aircraft carrier. He told us how much everyone he got to meet was so sweet and thoughtful. A lot of people (especially the girls) wanted pictures with my brother and the other Navy crew. He brought us a lot of cool souvenirs back from Australia. 😊
@@JMarieCAlove Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video. I'd love to visit the USA someday and check out some of your attractions, and hope you get to visit us Down Under one day!
Man, it seems super weird to have these amazingly themed queue rooms that then just lead into blazing sun and black fences.
It's giving "we run out of money but enjoy the ride!"
Almost all the ride queues at Movie World are like that. It's one of the biggest theme parks in Australia, but it's nowhere near the size and budget of Disney or Universal.
They built scooby doo and that queue area had/has great theming. They can do it, they just didn't this time, for whatever reason.
My biggest complaint about MW is the lack of shade in queues. It seems like MW should have a duty of care not to force people to stand in the blazing sun for long periods. The qld sun is brutal. It's frustrating to see this issue yet again with their new rides.
It is very weird and not good at all. Especially on quieter days when you speed through the well themed section and have to wait in the sun
@@SmathmotheAwesome That's sad to hear.
The Wizard of Oz is a family movie, I hope they'll expand and have more rides other than the coasters. I know they are family coasters, but not everyone enjoys riding a coaster. A dark ride would be amazing...
I really wish they did a dark ride. Rumour is this was a last minute retheme with it originally being a Joker theme
These are family coasters. The invert is considered family thrill, but the other two are like a mine train. Very low height requirements too.
No imagination.
Even slamming down a stock scrambler with some house-in-a-tornado themeing would work.
The indoor queue theming looks great, shame about the outdoor portion in the sun lol. Having watched a POV, I would also love if they did something with the ride tunnels in FOTWW. It's a small moment but even just some painted flying monkeys and/or wicked witch would make it look so much better than just plain grey paint.
Agreed!
The chain link fences ruin the theme in some sort of way, and I feel it’s really underthemed in some areas, especially the wicked witch station and the emerald palace, it just looks so cheap and boring, but I’m just gonna be grateful that it’s open now.
I agree!
They’re missing more interactivity with the people in the park. The thing with Disney pre shows and walk through; they usually have entertainment that being actors walking around , little park segments, or just interactive objects.
Thanks for recording it, dude I got someplace new to visit now
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it! 🌈
Wizard of oz was the first movie I ever saw if this was built when I was a kid I would’ve loved and remembered it forever! Im glad I got to see it today
I adore the movie, watched it a lot of a kid too. Even though it's not perfect, I'm sure this will spark a lot of interest for younger people
Definitely more could’ve have been done. The weird murals of clouds in Munchinland look strange when I think they could’ve made the building facades taller. More details could’ve been made to the surroundings in the Emerald City by adding more towers as well. Also if I wish they would make all of the queues in doors all the way to the load station instead of the majority of the line being outside with little theming. Had so much potential. Maybe they’ll slowly add more to it as time goes on but I know that’s wishful thinking.
This is really cool! Love that they brought this treasure to life. I would however get tired of the loud music and sound effects after a while. I had to mute the video after so long. Thanks for posting this!
Thanks for watching! Yeah, the music can get a bit repetitive!
Great review! I totally agree with you in regards to the lack of shading in the outdoor queue areas. You did better than we did, we gave up after waiting 45mins in Wicked Witch queue (both rides were suffering teething issues at the time) as we were starting to feel sunstroked 😫😓🔥 Jumped in the air conned car and drove to Dreamworld instead to have lunch in the restaurant and cool off 🥰
Hopefully MW takes feedback into account and addresses these issues asap 🤞🤞
Thank you! I don't blame you to heading to Dreamworld, haha. Here's hoping Movie World do some improvements, it really needs it!
It’ll be nice if this becomes a hit and gains more money so they can put more work into it because there are definitely some really nice ideas ❤️💖🌸
I hope they add to it as it needs it for sure! Here's hoping
That looks cool, I like that they even include references from the film, and the characters themselves for meet and greets.
There some good details here and there
Definetely looks rushed in places, budget perhaps? And I can’t see the $100million price tag they claim. Quite underwhelming
Same the wizard of oz land looks super rushed and was opened quickly because of dreamworlds new area I also think they either spent most of the budget on the rides or didn’t use up all the budget because it looks super rushed
Agreed it's like theming just stopped being made half way through
Yeah, I don't believe that 100m line for a second. It does feel like a budgeting issue, as the good stuff in the land is genuinely good, there's just not that much of it
100 mil does not go as far these daze...
@ 55 million seems to of gone pretty fate for dreamworld
It’s amazing to have a movie made in 1939 is still not only relevant, but has the love of generations of fans all over the world
Last movie I ever watched with my mom before she died. Ill probably never watch, it again because of that. Unfortunate because my mom really loved that movie.
It's a special movie, that's for sure. Stands the test of time!
Thank you for creating this video! To Oz
Thank you very much for watching!
I’d love to go to Oz.
Thanks for the tour.
Thank you very much for watching, hope you get to visit some day
Thank you also for not sugar coating the review. I prefer honest and open, as opposed to fake!…..especially when we are going…TO OZ !
Thank you for watching! Agreed, that's why I always strive to give my honest thoughts on the channel, good or bad
The yellow brick road looks more The Beige Brick road, doesn't look a bright yellow to me.
haha. It's better in person, but yeah not perfect
There's a Land of Oz theme park in Beech Mountain, North Carolina in the United States. It's like you're watching the Wizard of Oz, but you're actually living the movie. However, the park is only open for a few weekends every September.
I've heard of that, it looks nice! Would love to visit sometime
@@ThemeParkOgre not sure if it’s still the case but you used to be able to rent Dorothy‘s house out for the night and that gave you full access to the park by yourself
@@floridabrit3363Another RUclipsr said that yes, you can rent out Dorothy’s house.
@@ThemeParkOgre It is only a shell of what it was when it was originally open in the 70's. I went there as a kid and it blew my mind. Granted, it was more of an environmental, immersive experience than a theme park. You literally traveled with "Dorothy" and she led you through the story of the film, picking up more live actors in character along the way. There's no way it would satisfy today's kids and anyone expecting thrills, but it was magical to a 6 year-old back then.
@ It sounds like it was great for what it was. I'm interesting in seeing how it is now, albeit in its new form
Damn, the wizard of Oz precinct is so well themed, it feels like you're actually in...
13:48 Hey it's triangle and Monkey!
haha!
Great video hoping to go the park in March!
Thank you. Have a great visit!
Dreamworld must be laughing their asses off after seeing this.
I'm sure they are haha
FINALLYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait to go there and try everything out!!
Also, 9:32- Albo??
Hope you enjoyed the video and get to visit yourself someday!
Would have been great to spend the $100 million on a dark ride in the old Bugs Bunny dark ride building. Could have made an amazing experience for the whole family.
agreed, Aussie parks just have no idea. I mean Movie world for example already has a bunch of roller coasters, boggle the mind they would just add two more hoping to attract more visitors. A themed dark ride would have been a much better choice. I also think wizard of Oz was a bad choice on a new land too. there are much better options out there than a movie that was released in the 40's. the owners of these parks need to do a few trips to Disneyland and universals to see how they run.
Oh, I wish! I miss that ride so much. A modern dark ride would be awesome
That Singer sewing machine made me chuckle, as the Munchkins were credited as a group with the name Singer.
Might be an Easter Egg!
Make everything look less flat, add some more color to the city's walls other than green, and it should live up to expectations!
But I must say, the queues look amazing! Best in the park for sure!
Edit: perhaps use some different materials in the main area.
The queues (the indoor bits anyway) are indeed awesome. It's a shame the rest of the land isn't at a similar standard
It's an interesting spot for a full themed land, they were obviously limited by space. It's like trying to be immersive but still gives off we are a "Studios" theme park. Also the Flight of the Wicked Witch has to be what the upcoming Monsters Inc suspended coaster is going to be at Hollywood Studios.
Agreed. The new Monsters Inc ride is indeed likely to be a Vekoma suspended family coaster - I'm looking forwards to it (just wish I didn't replace the Muppets 3D)
BTW, the current rights holder for The Wizard of Oz movie (1939 MGM production) is basically Warner Bros. under Turner Entertainment unit, that was a year before Tom and Jerry franchise was born and eventually they had an animated remake and crossover between Tom and Jerry (with several MGM Cartoons of course) back in 2011 and a sequel released in 2016 as Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz. It's nice to see Warner Bros. Movie World goes to the Ozian land. Just in time for the release of Wizard of Oz prequels, Wicked Part 1 and Wicked: For Good (released by Universal Pictures), I watch both of the prequels before The Wizard of Oz.
Interesting stuff!
I’m headed there tonight, can’t wait to ride , the queues look awesome, some of village roadshows best 👍
I hope you had a good visit
Dorothy’s house had amazing special effects! We’ll do pie. The entrance Emerald Palace was cool. That Wizard effect was also cool! While you were in line for the Kansas Twister ride, the cloudy sky gave an even better effect! The ride itself looked good, not great, but good! The Wicked Witch queue looked really nice…excellent theming. The outside queue leaves little to be desired! It’s dull and does not get people ex to ride. Overall, the Oz area is not too bad, but there could be a lot more…and, to me, the area feels cramped! Thank you for presenting this.
Thank you. The area certainly has it's ups and downs, that's for sure. Sadly more downs
Typically American very colourful and well laid out ❤️👍🏻
One of my aunts just loves this movie so she might go there one day ❤❤❤❤
I hope she enjoys it! The film is an amazing classic
flight of the wicked witch station was very disappointing thought it would be like the leviathan
Same
Agree... both stations, they could be much better!
Agreed, the feeling of disappointment I felt after seeing that station is something I don't think I'll ever forget
They said it was suposed to have theming on that level. Could it be coming in future?
@@jukesy1992 I don't think so, it's a small station and it would be hard to add more. But we'll see
I love how they made the wizard of Oz theme park look so realistic😊😊😊if the original cast was still alive omg that would have REALLY been amazing😊😊
I'm sure they would have loved it!
Ong omg i looked up and thought the twister was a rise! I didnt realize it was a ride queue at first! Holy crap!
It's a fantastic queue! Shame the ride itself wasn't as themed
To Oz! 🎉😮😊 I like your vlogging style, think I'll stick around a bit more! ❤ And I quite agree with your review opinion, as a fellow Wiz fan. 😮
To Oz! 🌈 Thank you so much, welcome to the channel! Yeah, it's a shame when it could have been so much more. Hopefully they update the land in the future!
@@ThemeParkOgre Hi & thanks! Yes, the theming was a bit simplistic... doesn't have to be a bad thing, but this time... ah well. It's good that they're still giving the classic story so much attention for themepark-spirits though! Looking forward to seeing more of your fun explorations. 😃
After seeing Rivertown, it made me very hopeful that this one would be as amazing or even more so but it seems.. empty and rushed to me, some bits were very fleshed out and nice and others.. well were not.. hopefully they add more stuff into it in the future! God im praying that scooby doo is gonna be our saviour 😭🙏 (not to be dramatic lmfao-)
Movieworld has the best line up of rides
haha I know what you mean. I'm feeling quite worried about Scooby Doo now... hopefully it's not Next Next Generation!
Came here after watching your Rivertown video. Puts the OZ theming to shame and no animatronic flying monkeys, a missed opportunity.
Thank you for watching the videos! Yeah, Oz compared to Rivertown is very disappointing in the theming department. I was hoping for at least a 3D screen of the Flying Monkeys, but we didn't even get that!
Very interesting to see. The music seems very loud everywhere, and the speakers and lighting fixtures not hidden well. Poppy room and the indoor queues were most impressive. I think the Wizard is projected onto a scrim because you can see a dimmed version of it on the floor. Not sure if the black box with wires above it is the projector or not? Couldn't believe you didn't peek behind the curtain though!
I'll have to have a closer look at the screen (and curtain) next visit lol
Awesome video. Keep up the good work 👏
Thanks so much, means a lot!
@ThemeParkOgre you're welcome 😊
Oh my gosh, I think the woman playing the Wicked Witch used to be my roommate.
haha, that's awesome! Did she travel by broom then, too?
😆
As polite as this review was, imagine having a theme park experience so negative that you decide to leave and go to their competition down the street!
Yeah, it's a shame when it came to that. Just shows which park is (currently) doing things better
When did this attraction open? I don't remember this being at Movie World when I lived in Australia between 2004-2006.
The area opened December 2024 - it's brand new and replaced Lethal Weapon
Awesome video 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you, glad you enjoyed
@ no problem so the wizard of oz ride a 👍or thumbs down 👎
TO OZ! -- And liked and Subscribed.
Thanks so much, welcome to the channel! 🌈
To Oz!! Great video!!
Thank you :D
2:49 That lady in the pinky red jumpsuit was on the news!
Yup, we saw quite a few news people there! We were even standing behind an interview in the queue for the rides at one point haha
Glinda's Bubble should have been a ride as well...Oh well I guess I know what to expect when I go up in October.
That would be a cool idea ride, maybe for a Ferris Wheel
😊👍👍👍love it, it's really nice n great❤
Thank you!
barely having any shade in the outside queue is insane! especially for coasters they're expecting to have long wait times for omg. I haven't been to movie world in a long time, but I remember when they announced this 'land' I was pretty confused. Is Wizard of Oz a secret sleeper franchise in Australia? Who's the demographic for this? It's not fleshed out enough for international tourists surely.
Yeah, here's hoping they address that for the Summer holidays. I'll be sure to report back in an update video with any changes
Movie World received a lot of feedback that there relied too heavily on the DC brand for their rides, and being a beloved timeless franchise they went with Wizard of Oz. Lucked out with Wicked being popular now!
Wow! So amazing I cant wait to go there. Hopefully next year!
I hope you have a good visit!
Wow she looks accurate!
I wish I was there im a oz of wizard fan❤
Hope you get to visit someday
Great video!! It was fascinating to see this land completed!
I feel that a wicked witch themed ride would have been cool if they made it like the harry potter ride where you’re flying (Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey from Universal Studios)
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I agree, a proper Wizard of Oz dark ride would be awesome, especially one like Forbidden Journey!
It feels a bit rushed as if corporate told them to quickly finishing up before the end of the year I feel like they just close the are and make things a little less bland like add some decorative elements to wall in the enarraled city and may add some shade and additional them to the ride stations and later part of the que also miss opportunity to add defying gravity for the wicked witch rides music
Agree, it was rushed for sure!!
It does feel like either a rushed or budget issue. With how VRTP have run their parks lately, I'm pretty sure it's the latter
Unfortunately, whilst I do get your point about Defying Gravity, it wouldn't fit, as that's Wicked, not Wizard of Oz, and whilst Wicked is indeed based on Wizard of Oz, I feel like Wicked's version of Oz, itself, is it's own thing with a very diffrent musical esthetic to the original.
Looks great to me, despite all the negativity. The wizard himself and tilted tornado room are awesome elements. My home park is a 6 Flags with minimal theming so you can whine about fences or enjoy what's there because they really don't need to do anything but have rollercoasters.
Disagree, they advertised it as a world's class themed area and we got something akin to Six Flags instead. If it was advertised as that from the get go then fair enough, but it wasn't sadly and was misleading. Which Six Flags are you local to? Must be cool living near one!
Looks cool, but I think the experience should start with Kansas. So instead of the Colorful tunnel, It should be themed to Kansas. And the first Coaster should start with Kansas and then Themed to end in Munchkin land. But that's just me
I agree!
It says it was opened in 1970.
That might have been the Oz park in the USA
We have an OZ theme park on Beech Mountain NC. It's only open at certain times. It is really good.
I've heard about that, it looks nice!
I’ll wait to go on these new rides next year. Not dealing with these queues.
Should start getting quiet around February
To Oz! 💚
Thanks for watching! 💚💚
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Thank you, welcome to the channel!
If Universal wants to add wicked at their parks, we can just replace the lost continent and turn that into the emerald city
I think a whole Wicked / Oz area would fit better as a new world at Epic Universe. Has so much potential!
I think they are going to do that.
Thanks mate great video ❤
Thanks for watching!
27:39 don't you think that track is a bit too close to where people are about to board?
It's not as close as it looks in that shot thankfully!
WB on the gold coast is like ordering a theme park from Wish.
Best theme park in Australia tho in terms of rides
it's nothing compared to disney, but there is no disney in australia. it may not be mind blowing, but it's the best themed park in all of australia
@SimplySades which would make DW universal. and currently, universals kicking disneys ass, just like rivertowns beating this
@@jjperceval it's exactly like that lol, rivertown really shocked everyone's expectations! but even if it isn't this amazing themed land, it is still a good addition to movie world in the aspect of family thrill rides which is what they needed.
Oh wow. Hello from Scotland
Hello to Scotland! Thanks for watching :D
In regards to the Witches Flight roller coaster..... She does say "Fly My Pretties!" when you first enter the castle where her spell book is.
That's interesting, maybe it wasn't active on day one
Yeah, its ok but its definitely lacking in overall finished details...in the Oz section, the "Emerald City" walls need more detail and not just be plain green walls! That whole back outside queue area of both Kansas and the Witch with all those Black fences...needs some work, some theming and more details! Especially compared to the indoor queue parts for both coasters before that point! Its a major difference in detail and is kind of a shock! Also yes...the station for the Wicked Witch was pretty bland and disappointing! Like you said, there are some great spots here and there and some really poor spots that need work!
Hopefully they spend some more and add more to this area over the next few years and improve these issues!
Agreed! Here's hoping they address it (I have a feeling they won't sadly)
Of course it is short it's from the movie. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
With the way that theme and music gets to me; I'm bummed that the themeing isn't more through. Still although it wouldn't ALONE get me to buy a ticket, like Disney or Universal might do by adding a new land-- it'll probably serve as a fun little detour for people visiting the park. To OZ!
I agree with that, it's a shame that it didn't turn out to be a major draw to visitors. Thanks for watching my visit To Oz!
Lol, none of that is what I would consider "world-class theming" 😆 Some parts have potential, like the Wizard's room, Dorothy's house, and the haunted forest, but that's mixed into this half-assedry... It's like they WANTED something like Super Nintendo World but didn't know how, and were stuck building it around just some plain coasters.
Agreed, it's a shame the whole area wasn't to the standards of the indoor queue
Nice Work!
This is the exact same mini coaster that was built for Dollywood in Tennessee.
It’s called DragonFlier
Yup, same layout! The dueling coaster also has a clone in the Netherlands
I been to movie world a couple of times but I want to go to see the wizard of oz ride!
The rides are really fun! I hope you enjoy them
Think I saw a Munchkin In the background from a tree branch!!! 5 of 5 very Life like.
Uh-oh...
Should of done an indoor coaster and a dark ride.
That would have been the better option for sure. I've heard this was a last minute themed swap, with the land originally going to be a Joker area
I think this was so well laid out, but we were very disappointed that we only got the chance to go on the Kansas Twister ride yesterday. I went later in the day to go for White Christmas, and both rides were closed from around 4.30 :( Guess we will have to go back so try out the Wicked Witch ride.
Oh no, that sucks! I hope you had a good visit regardless at White Christmas
6:16
Oh look, The Master Emerald. 😉
We went today my family and I ans unfortunately the wicked witch was closed off
I was there too! It's a big shame FOTWW was closed. I had a closer look at the ride and a lot of maintenance staff were on site, so I guess it was a big and sudden problem that kept it closed.
Such a mixed bag of a land. Like you can tell they went all in on the theming and immersion, especially with the queues, but the main area being so limited in space makes it feel weird and even claustrophobic with its wonky layout, and painted walls and facades plastered onto the show buildings.
Also was there actually anything behind the curtain in the queue line, or is it just a reference to the film?
I agree, it's a shame it didn't turn out as the world class land that was promised. and there was nothing behind the curtain sadly, so it must've been a reference to the film
This is cool, but how will this stand up to the Wicked theme park when it comes out
If they do a proper Wicked area in Universal this won't compare. But to be fair, they're not really comparable in the first place
I reckon it does need some improvements but its a pretty good start. I was rather hoping to see some more characters (like some flying monkeys). Also i felt that while being in the poppies and the haunted forest there might have been some of those animated robots. Would have been cool in the trees came to life. Otherwise looks cool!
It has it's ups and downs that's for sure. Hopefully they continue to add to it rather then detract
Kinda funny how the witch is clearly giving "Elphaba" rather than Margret Hamilton :)
That seems to have been a first day issue, as now the Witch now channels Margret - really well, too!
Wooooh - I made it in another ogre video 😂😂
They had the mini live shows yesterday on as well! We managed to catch all 3 and thought they were brilliant especially the one with all the characters!
haha, you're famous! Hope you had a good day!
Oh, they're on now? Interesting, I thought they started with Hooray for Hollywood
Wizard of oz, at Warner Bros world, looks amazing. Classic film, Wizard of Oz, from 1939. I am from Philadelphia. Maybe I go there in the future. Hopefully. I know Australia is the other side of the world. But never say never. Maybe I go and check it out. It looks sick. But watching this video, I really like the detail, good job.
Thank you for watching! I hope you get to visit Aussie someday and visit our parks. Hello to the USA!
To be actually movie accurate they should have had little people as the Munchkins walking around, but I am 100% sure Movie World would get some serious flack if they did that, possible even from actual little people! Anyway, looks good. If I ever get over to Australia I will definitely check this place out.
It's a shame about the munchkins! I hope you get to visit someday. Lots to do down under!
It would employ little people. What could be wrong with that?
@@craigcarroll3303 Yeah, I mean, it would be film-accurate but it would still get flack. It's a shame because the idea of Munchkins walking around and interacting with people could be really cool. It would really add to the illusion that you're in Munchkin Land.
1:27 hey that’s meeeeeeeeeeeeee
Hope you had a fun visit!
I wonder why they didn't make the entrance where the other entrance to Lethal Weapon used to be, off the main street. At least that way you wouldn't need to go under a coaster to get there...
I miss that entrance. I believe they use it for a lot of back of house stuff now sadly
to Oz!
video perfeito!
Muito obrigado por assistir, fico feliz que tenha gostado!
I wonder if instead of an inverted coaster for flight of the wicked witch, it could end up being a straddle coaster with the trains themed to resemble broomsticks
That would've been cool!
Roller Coasters are so 1900s, (last century). I would rather ride on a Virtual Reality 3D ride (Like Universals King Kong or Disney's Millennium Falcon) than risk injury or getting stuck upside down on the top of a loop. 🙃 Thanks, enjoyed your video.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.
The plain green walls should have been more ornate, and a replica of the fields of the poppy flowers, the yellow brick road, Dorothy’s family, all the characters from the original movie so to feel like you’re in the Wizard of Oz.
Agreed!
Best themed toilets I’ve seen is the Harry Potter ones at universal Hollywood. My favs !
I used them recently in Universal Japan! They were great, it was fun with Myrtle talking in the background
The twin coaster looks the same as 'tweestrijd' at Wildlands (Zoo) in the place Emmen in the Netherlands. The coaster is there more than 5 years old.
Good eye! It's a clone, using the exact same layout
@ThemeParkOgre Nice, i have been on the coaster in Wildlands. Nice for families indeed.
as much as I like it - it seems smaller than what I imagined but I still like it nice views of the coasters
yeah, still excited to go get tickets from my grandma! Like..Christmas? We’re getting it? But yeah watched wicked and popular was supa cool!
It does have it's good parts, but as a whole it's quite underwhelming and doesn't match the "world class" hype
I think, because they promised to open it by now, they actually rushed it... I agree, it looks like 'half way'... 😕
Hopefully they'll add some more stuff to it... time will tell
@@ThemeParkOgre Hopefully! ☺
Wow this Wizard of Oz land in the theme park looks truly amazing. It’s like stepping into the story and into emerald city. 19:03 my favorite Oz witch is there The Wicked Witch of the West 🖤💚🖤💚🧹.
The indoor stuff was impressive for sure!
Wo. Oh my goodness wow. I'm a blind person, and I'm actually slightly confused/fascinated by something, the audio presentation. Can someone please describe the video sections to me? Once we get into the actual vid. Is there, essentially, different musical themes playing throughout, is it a scene you're walking through or are they facades? I can hear Over the Rainbow for a while but at one point when it stops we hear Come Out from Munchkinland in the sort of distance.
So, in Movie World, how did they get to the presinct and what are we walking into/from? I'm now really interested, as it really seems you can hear each thing as you go near. Sometimes in theme park lands it's just one big loop throughout the entire land but this sseems... different?
Hey there! Thanks for checking out the video. The entrance to the land is located behind the Superman Roller Coaster. There's an archway with figures of the Wizard of Oz gang, and a Yellow Brick Road which leads to the main area. This is where "Somewhere over the Rainbow" gets played on loop. The main section of the land is a little courtyard themed to the Emerald City, with a large facade of the Emerald Palace. In this courtyard is also a very small facade of Munchkin land, with some Munchkin Houses. Here they play a few different instrumental bits of Oz music, which is where you heard "Come Out". You enter the Emerald Palace facade building, which leads to a well themed indoor version of the Wizard's room, with the Wizard's face showing on a screen. There's two side doors which lead to the Wizard of Oz Roller Coasters, with one being themed to the Wicked Witch, and the other being themed to Kansas during the Twister. The RUclips channel "Jaggs Journeys" will have a similar video to min uploaded soon, but he talks, so it may be easier for you to enjoy. But thanks for checking out mine!
Looks mostly still a bit bare bones, not completely finished to me. Like the first layer has been put down and waiting to be fleshed out some more. Hoping they do more to it because it COULD be really good
Agreed! It could easily be amazing, just needs a bit more work and care. Here's hoping!