They Found An Abandoned “Wizard Of Oz” Theme Park And What’s Inside Is Seriously Creepy

#1 The Land Of Oz Seemed Like A Good Idea

The theme park in Beech Mountain, North Carolina is now defunct, but even when it was open it's tough to imagine it being anything but extremely creepy.

#2 The Theme Park Opened In 1970

When the park first opened it was a fairly big success, drawing crowds of over 20,000 a day during the months of operation. But that soon changed when the owners could not maintain the park and pay employees. The park soon began to suffer. When it was new it was colorful and unique, though a little on the weird side. It only featured a few rides for children and some of the finer points of the story/movie were mashed up and switched around to suit existing buildings and locations, and just didn't mesh. However, they did offer live action performers daily and had two museums dedicated to the Oz stories.

#3 The Yellow Brick Road Of Death

Falling into disrepair, the park closed just ten years after opening with attendance down to just a few visitors a day. Since then, it has remained virtually untouched and is falling down bit by bit. But from the looks of the park today it's a miracle that anyone would have enjoyed the place to begin with. Even the yellow brick road is some weird shade of yellow that could never be perceived as gold, which is not a good place to start. On top, a large amount of the 44,000 bricks have been stolen.

#4 This Was Meant To Be The Farm House Of Auntie Em

When the place was open, it simulated the story from start to finish, and so visitors started at Uncle Henry and Auntie Em's farm home on the Kansas plains. But nobody who has ever read the story or seen the movie can recall the family living in a wooded forest, which proves further how misguided the design of the park was.

#5 Along The Yellow(ish) Brick Road There Are Tributes To Characters From The Story

According to the parks original brochure in 1970, they had live characters that would guide the children down the yellow brick road through the forest and to the Emerald City. But all that's left there are lame statues that are freakishly spooky.

#6 The Relics Have Not Aged Very Well

The hundreds of ceramic statues littered throughout the park resembling the Munchkins, The Tin Man, and the other characters, have not weathered the storm. Over the years, these relics have started to look more and more creepy and less cute. After losing their initial charm, they have become sinister and weird-looking and somewhat out of place as they sit amongst crumbling buildings and rotted trees.

#7 The Creepy Talking Tree Still Stands

Almost as though it is overlooking all of the horror left by time, the famous talking tree from the movie and book still stands tall with its big red lips and wide eyes peering over the park. The ravaged park looks more like a set from a bad horror movie than a children's theme destination. One thing is for certain, you probably wouldn't want to be walking through this place after dark.

#8 Welcome To The Emerald City

This is what they used for the Emerald City. It actually looks like a cross between the Flintstones house and a castle from Lord Of the Rings. You may not remember the city looking like a stone cave, but there it is, in all of its glorious disrepair. At one time visitors to the Emerald City were rewarded with a magical show by the employees of the park. Now, there is very little left of the actual city and the bad design and overgrowth make this one of the creepiest theme parks to have ever been built.

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