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.
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 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.
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...
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
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.
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!
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)
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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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-)
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.
@@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.
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!
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
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!
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.
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. 😃
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!
Looks like about $81 US for a single day ticket. Not too bad in comparison to Disney, Universal and Sea World in the USA, which are currently about $45 or so more than that.
You get a lot less though, Movie World is a really small park in comparison to those USA parks. It's more like a Six Flags. I personally think it's overpriced for day tickets
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 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
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)
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 🤞🤞
My standards for Movie World are really low. Obviously they don’t have the budget of Universal or Disney, but to me this was better than average, I expected a lot less theming from them. To say that this is “world-class” theming is definitely an overstatement but I wonder if they rushed a couple things to get it open in time before the year ends? I mean the announcement felt very sudden, and I generally didn’t think it would open this year like they said. I reckon/hope they continue the theming of FOTWW after all the buzz has died down because compared to KT it looks sad. Other than that would’ve liked to have seen a couple of trees in between Munchkin Land and Oz kinda representing the journey between the two, doesn’t feel right all being one space but I get it. Regardless, they’ve impressed me and hope they put this much effort into the retheming of SDSC, and would love to see the show of Doomsday are be turned into another precinct seen as it isn’t being used at all
Yeah, a lot of the complains are coming from the "world class" hype. Would have been easier to accept if we knew it was going to be just well themed for GC park standards. I'm lowering my expectations for Scooby now!
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!
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.
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.
Isn't it going to get super hot with all that concrete and paint. Doesn't look like there would be any airflow. Kind of reminds me of a very, very cheap Mario world! Have to say Rivertown is looking much more appealing.
Is that Wicked Witch ride the old Lethal Weapon ride? It sure looks similar. 🤔 It's also located in almost the same spot. They tore down Lethal Weapon to put up a ride that's nearly identical? Waste of money. I'm sure it's just a rethemed Lethal Weapon, with Oz slapped on it. The Great Oz building looks cool though.
Same spot, different ride, but the same coaster manufacturer (Vekoma). The new version is a smaller, family friendly version that looks similar but actually rides a lot different and smoother.
To Oz. As a Brit, I was hoping these expansions would kick start some great rides and theming like in the UK parks of Thorpe part or Alton towers. I never expected universal standard or Disney, but I left in May very underwhelmed by the parks.
Hello fellow Brit! Yeah, I was hoping this would be something similar to Nemesis Reborn in the quality of theming, but sadly not... Dreamworld's new expansion down the road is awesome though and did indeed meet those standards for the most part
Great video they definitely rushed the area to beat dreamworld or at least it seems I don't believe they actually spent 100 million dollars on the area if they did tho I feel bad for them they got scammed
Private Equity and the loss of Greg Yong to dreamworld shows the little detail placed into this. It certainly doesn't look $100 million worth of investment.
I'm trying to figure out where that 100m came from haha, there's no way it cost that. I'm really not a fan of a lot of VRTP's decisions since they got bought
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
seems the lines to get on the rides have better theming than the ride itself. from the rides all other buildings and worlds can be seen. no thought has been given to immersion by making other worlds and buildings unable to be seen from the area that you are in. Disneyland and Universal do this very well. the black fencing, fire escapes and other buildings being visible ruins the theming. This doesn't seem to be done very well, they also need to stop with the roller coasters, doesn't the park have enough of them, a well presented dark ride for this would have been much more successful i think. taking into account this park doesn't have one, except for scoobydo, which is a nice ride but still a roller coaster built in a shed. Village roadshow need to go back to the drawing board i think, maybe go visit a disneyland or universal to see how they do it before they build their next attraction.
@ThemeParkOgre yes exactly, they would have been better off not doing. The roller coaster and employing a flat ride trackless system through the line theming area. Haha. The theming in there looks great and is a major let down when coming out of there into a bunch of industrial stairs and fences to wait for a roller coaster that is similar to the 4 other coasters they have
So they have Somewhere over the rainbow blaring in the Superman area now... That doesn't kill that section at all... Nice to see they have a wheelchair lift at 5:29. Was wondering how they were going to be inclusive for that area. Of course the old stair section did have ramps. The way the house, which is supposed to be on a farm, is sitting under an awning looks terrible. Overall you hit it on the head. They promised so much, and really didn't deliver. Seems typical of MW as of late.
For sure, lots of ups and downs in the land. I counted 4 lifts total, which was awesome (there's an elevator pun here somewhere). In retrospect with MW's recent doings we indeed should have expected this
After Watching this video it honestly felt like the Emerald place was the only thing worth the wait, don’t get me wrong the theming is good for the rides like the house and the poppy’s until you get outside, everything goes downhill like the castle station for the flight of the wicked witch was by far the worst, the whole place looks pretty small, when I saw this video for the first time I was expecting a big lobby if you know what I mean, but it’s kinda all squished together making it look so cramped, I swear the promo video looked bigger, they put so much hype into this project for it to be eh.
Look, they obviously were rushing this area, i wouldve wanted to see more of the kansas theming throughout the rest of the queue and the walls around the area are quite plain and boring
To be fair...almost EVERY parks new attraction has issues on opening day! We made the mistake of going to DCA when Cars Land opened and Radiator Springs Racers was a 6 and a half hour long queue! The ride kept breaking down...and that was back when Disney was still doing good things and HAD money lol
That happens all the time with new attractions even after months of testing. I worked at Disneyland Paris and the opening was the same, I tell people never to go to a theme park just because they have a new ride, wait six months for it to settle and iron out problems
Yeah, tech issues on opening days are normal, even with a lot of testing and soft openings. Problem here is that they advertised the land as being open, when in actual fact it was a "soft opening". Not a good move.
Looks good but it seems there's definitely areas where cuts have been made the munchkin land feels very cheap and is a shame the projection of OZ isn't to a degree interactive with guests some of the plain white back of house buildings ruin the immersion the main OZ area feels it should be much larger Dorothy's coaster Station you can let slide because that was based on the hurricane from Kansas to OZ but the Wicked Witch Station is practically a shed
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!
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
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 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!
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
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
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 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
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!
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
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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)
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!
This is cool, but how will this stand up to the Wicked theme park when it comes out
One of my aunts just loves this movie so she might go there one day ❤❤❤❤
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
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
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.
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
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!
Dreamworld must be laughing their asses off after seeing this.
I'm sure they are haha
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
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
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?
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to Oz!
video perfeito!
Muito obrigado por assistir, fico feliz que tenha gostado!
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
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!
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
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!
Awesome video. Keep up the good work 👏
Thanks so much, means a lot!
@ThemeParkOgre you're welcome 😊
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.
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!
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.
Nice Work!
sadly I cant go because i don't have a pass
I hope you get to visit it one day! But it's not worth the rush, so don't worry too much about it :)
I’ll wait to go on these new rides next year. Not dealing with these queues.
Should start getting quiet around February
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
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!
😊👍👍👍love it, it's really nice n great❤
Thank you!
Best themed toilets I’ve seen is the Harry Potter ones at universal Hollywood. My favs !
Think I saw a Munchkin In the background from a tree branch!!! 5 of 5 very Life like.
Uh-oh...
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
That Singer sewing machine made me chuckle, as the Munchkins were credited as a group with the name Singer.
Might be an Easter Egg!
The track for The flight of the Wicked Witch should have been painted green or black!
Agreed, not sure why it was Purple
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
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!
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.
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. 😃
Heeey i remember this wooden building at 13:40 its used from the lethal weapon coaster from 1998 that year i was there
Yup, that's correct! It's still here haha
Where is this place?
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
Wow! So amazing I cant wait to go there. Hopefully next year!
I hope you have a good visit!
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)
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!
Of course it is short it's from the movie. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
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.
Looks like about $81 US for a single day ticket. Not too bad in comparison to Disney, Universal and Sea World in the USA, which are currently about $45 or so more than that.
You get a lot less though, Movie World is a really small park in comparison to those USA parks. It's more like a Six Flags. I personally think it's overpriced for day tickets
@@ThemeParkOgre Ah, that does make a difference.
28:12 just realised that the colors is the same as the outfits the monkeys wore in the movie!
You're correct! I believe we're meant to be riding the Flying Monkeys story wise haha
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
Thanks mate great video ❤
Thanks for watching!
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!
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!
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!
My standards for Movie World are really low. Obviously they don’t have the budget of Universal or Disney, but to me this was better than average, I expected a lot less theming from them. To say that this is “world-class” theming is definitely an overstatement but I wonder if they rushed a couple things to get it open in time before the year ends? I mean the announcement felt very sudden, and I generally didn’t think it would open this year like they said. I reckon/hope they continue the theming of FOTWW after all the buzz has died down because compared to KT it looks sad. Other than that would’ve liked to have seen a couple of trees in between Munchkin Land and Oz kinda representing the journey between the two, doesn’t feel right all being one space but I get it.
Regardless, they’ve impressed me and hope they put this much effort into the retheming of SDSC, and would love to see the show of Doomsday are be turned into another precinct seen as it isn’t being used at all
Yeah, a lot of the complains are coming from the "world class" hype. Would have been easier to accept if we knew it was going to be just well themed for GC park standards. I'm lowering my expectations for Scooby now!
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!
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!
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
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
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!
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!
Everything looks really crammed in to a tiny space. Like they figured, where are we going to put this world?
Where is this place
Movie World on the Gold Coast in Australia!
Isn't it going to get super hot with all that concrete and paint. Doesn't look like there would be any airflow. Kind of reminds me of a very, very cheap Mario world! Have to say Rivertown is looking much more appealing.
Will be interesting to see. It did give me some Nintendo World vibes after doing that recently in Japan haha
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 wonder if they'll continue adding onto the area after this opening.
I doubt it sadly, but I'd happily eat my words (yummy)
Is that Wicked Witch ride the old Lethal Weapon ride? It sure looks similar. 🤔 It's also located in almost the same spot. They tore down Lethal Weapon to put up a ride that's nearly identical? Waste of money. I'm sure it's just a rethemed Lethal Weapon, with Oz slapped on it. The Great Oz building looks cool though.
Same spot, different ride, but the same coaster manufacturer (Vekoma). The new version is a smaller, family friendly version that looks similar but actually rides a lot different and smoother.
I can hear "Somewhere Over the Rainbow",but its not Judy Garland.
Whats that all about?
Likely cheaper than licensing the actual song
To Oz.
As a Brit, I was hoping these expansions would kick start some great rides and theming like in the UK parks of Thorpe part or Alton towers. I never expected universal standard or Disney, but I left in May very underwhelmed by the parks.
Hello fellow Brit! Yeah, I was hoping this would be something similar to Nemesis Reborn in the quality of theming, but sadly not... Dreamworld's new expansion down the road is awesome though and did indeed meet those standards for the most part
Ok it’s missing the monsterverse when they monsterverse its all good from here
haha
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! ☺
The lack of shade is worrying..... You'd think they would know outdoor sections need cover by now!
Agreed, it's very weird they didn't add more shade
I wonder if Universal would take notes from WB if they ever to make a Wicked-land in their parks.
I'm sure they'd do something similar to the Emerald Palace, but much much better
Great video they definitely rushed the area to beat dreamworld or at least it seems I don't believe they actually spent 100 million dollars on the area if they did tho I feel bad for them they got scammed
Thank you! Yeah, it was quite disappointing, especially if that figure is true
Private Equity and the loss of Greg Yong to dreamworld shows the little detail placed into this. It certainly doesn't look $100 million worth of investment.
I'm trying to figure out where that 100m came from haha, there's no way it cost that. I'm really not a fan of a lot of VRTP's decisions since they got bought
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!
Where is this?,
Movie World on the Gold Coast, Australia
I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore, Toto.
seems the lines to get on the rides have better theming than the ride itself. from the rides all other buildings and worlds can be seen. no thought has been given to immersion by making other worlds and buildings unable to be seen from the area that you are in. Disneyland and Universal do this very well. the black fencing, fire escapes and other buildings being visible ruins the theming. This doesn't seem to be done very well, they also need to stop with the roller coasters, doesn't the park have enough of them, a well presented dark ride for this would have been much more successful i think. taking into account this park doesn't have one, except for scoobydo, which is a nice ride but still a roller coaster built in a shed. Village roadshow need to go back to the drawing board i think, maybe go visit a disneyland or universal to see how they do it before they build their next attraction.
It's a shame the rest of the land wasn't like the awesome indoor queue lines
@ThemeParkOgre yes exactly, they would have been better off not doing. The roller coaster and employing a flat ride trackless system through the line theming area. Haha. The theming in there looks great and is a major let down when coming out of there into a bunch of industrial stairs and fences to wait for a roller coaster that is similar to the 4 other coasters they have
Where is this?
Movie World Gold Coast in Australia!
So they have Somewhere over the rainbow blaring in the Superman area now... That doesn't kill that section at all... Nice to see they have a wheelchair lift at 5:29. Was wondering how they were going to be inclusive for that area. Of course the old stair section did have ramps. The way the house, which is supposed to be on a farm, is sitting under an awning looks terrible. Overall you hit it on the head. They promised so much, and really didn't deliver. Seems typical of MW as of late.
For sure, lots of ups and downs in the land. I counted 4 lifts total, which was awesome (there's an elevator pun here somewhere). In retrospect with MW's recent doings we indeed should have expected this
1:29 YOU SAID THERE WERE THREE RIDES
Kansas Twister has two different tracks, so while it's one attraction it's technically two rides.
After Watching this video it honestly felt like the Emerald place was the only thing worth the wait, don’t get me wrong the theming is good for the rides like the house and the poppy’s until you get outside, everything goes downhill like the castle station for the flight of the wicked witch was by far the worst, the whole place looks pretty small, when I saw this video for the first time I was expecting a big lobby if you know what I mean, but it’s kinda all squished together making it look so cramped, I swear the promo video looked bigger, they put so much hype into this project for it to be eh.
Agreed, it's a shame it wasn't more consistent
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!
Not sure what you mean about the shows. They had multiple shows on yesterday. Great use of the land
I guess we missed them! The app stated they started running on the 27th. I'll have to try and catch them next visit
Look, they obviously were rushing this area, i wouldve wanted to see more of the kansas theming throughout the rest of the queue and the walls around the area are quite plain and boring
It does feel a bit rushed, or at least showcasing a small budget
With so much painted on sky background it feels a little like a zoo enclosure. Or in the first despicable me when vector painted the pyramid.
haha you're right!
They would have added to the atmosphere if all the flowers outside the gate were poppies
You're right, good point! Maybe they didn't want people sleeping on them haha
Tech issues on the first day of opening….well done movie world!!
To be fair...almost EVERY parks new attraction has issues on opening day! We made the mistake of going to DCA when Cars Land opened and Radiator Springs Racers was a 6 and a half hour long queue! The ride kept breaking down...and that was back when Disney was still doing good things and HAD money lol
Guess that's what happens when they suddenly decide to open it because their competitor up the road is doing tech rehearsals.
That happens all the time with new attractions even after months of testing.
I worked at Disneyland Paris and the opening was the same, I tell people never to go to a theme park just because they have a new ride, wait six months for it to settle and iron out problems
Hyperia: am I a joke to you?
Yeah, tech issues on opening days are normal, even with a lot of testing and soft openings. Problem here is that they advertised the land as being open, when in actual fact it was a "soft opening". Not a good move.
Looks good but it seems there's definitely areas where cuts have been made the munchkin land feels very cheap and is a shame the projection of OZ isn't to a degree interactive with guests some of the plain white back of house buildings ruin the immersion the main OZ area feels it should be much larger Dorothy's coaster Station you can let slide because that was based on the hurricane from Kansas to OZ but the Wicked Witch Station is practically a shed
Agreed, it has a lot of ups and downs for sure sadly
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
To Oz 💚🩷
To OZ! Thanks for watching! 🌈