As Halloween approaches, the caretaker of the 1970s theme park the “Land of Oz” is at the ready for another round of trespassers.
The “Land of Oz” opened in 1970 to great fanfare. On the very first day, more than 20,000 paying guests skipped down the yellow brick road, all 44,000 bricks worth.But the remote North Carolina location became a challenge for families when the 1973 oil crisis began. The cost of gas was an everyday concern, and a frivolous trip into the Blue Ridge Mountains was just too much for the gasoline budgets of most families.
Greer says, “It's a timeless classic. We all have a time in our life that we connect and relate to the characters in the movie. And we look to that story, and we know that there's hope in the end that we'll find what we need.”Kerry Sanders is a Miami-based correspondent for NBC News, covering national and international breaking news and feature stories. He contributes regularly to “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt,” “Today” and MSNBC.
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