Wicked Future Thoughts?

[Kit Jackson]

https://www.kcur.org/community/2016...f-oz-theme-park-turned-out-to-be-just-a-dream

30 years ago an Oz park never got off the ground in Kansas.

Oz park in NC didn't last.
https://landofoznc.com/our-story/

Wicked could work, I don't know who owns theme park rights

My guess is that not enough people were willing to travel there just for something Wizard of Oz themed. However, people are already going to Orlando to visit an existing theme park. I wouldn't say it's an absolutely brilliant idea that must happen, but I would not use the failure of the previous parks as a reason why it couldn't work in Orlando.

The biggest challenge would be aside from the theming, what makes it really different from the existing Harry Potter lands?

The contract expiring means that Springfield has to be out by 2028 if Universal doesn't renew so I predict in the next two years or so that it'll close.

I thought Universal had already decided they didn't want to renew the contract for Simpsons.

 

[maverik85]

The biggest challenge would be aside from the theming, what makes it really different from the existing Harry Potter lands?

That is the biggest thought to me with it being another series based around witches, but they are distinct and different enough. I could see a flying broom coaster that is more like a motorbike type coaster than Hagrid's is with a defying gravity theme, and a dark ride that is either a tour of Oz type thing to see the different areas or a book report style ride of the story with the songs too. Theme the land around the Emerald City as the base as it is easy to include shops and restaurants thematically and it would also be very visually distinct. Alternately I could see them do a stage show. Either a simpler one in park that could be added into an empty space in either park or an addition to EU, or could go larger scale with it and make it a separated ticketed thing in the spot of the Blue Man Group theatre and reutilize that space for a more permanent production on the musical. This would probably be a good stopgap thing to get something opener quicker to capitalize on it, and then gauge what size land they want to do if any in a park. foot traffic for the musical at City Walk could also help determine guest interest in it.

 

[Captain UP]

That is the biggest thought to me with it being another series based around witches, but they are distinct and different enough. I could see a flying broom coaster that is more like a motorbike type coaster than Hagrid's is with a defying gravity theme, and a dark ride that is either a tour of Oz type thing to see the different areas or a book report style ride of the story with the songs too. Theme the land around the Emerald City as the base as it is easy to include shops and restaurants thematically and it would also be very visually distinct. Alternately I could see them do a stage show. Either a simpler one in park that could be added into an empty space in either park or an addition to EU, or could go larger scale with it and make it a separated ticketed thing in the spot of the Blue Man Group theatre and reutilize that space for a more permanent production on the musical. This would probably be a good stopgap thing to get something opener quicker to capitalize on it, and then gauge what size land they want to do if any in a park. foot traffic for the musical at City Walk could also help determine guest interest in it.

An Emerald City themed land is exactly what I am thinking.

And in addition to a thrill ride, you could do a Rise of the Resistance-type attraction that has show components (like the "One Fine Day" scene from the film) along with a ride component.