The Wizard of Oz

Perhaps the most popular film shown in the ride, “The Wizard of Oz” is the 1939 MGM blockbuster based off of the books by L. Frank Baum. Dorothy, a Kansas farm girl dreams of escaping her mundane problems in lieu of finding another world over the rainbow. A cyclone arrives and picks up her house and drops it into the land of Oz, atop of the Wicked Witch of the West. Oz is a strange and beautiful place, but Dorothy longs to return home to see her family again. When the Wicked Witch of the East sees what happened, she blames Dorothy for her sister's death and seeks revenge. Dorothy is helped by the Good Witch of the North and is told to find the great and powerful wizard of Oz. Granting her the power of the ruby slippers, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, travel through Oz towards the wizard's home in the Emerald City. Along the way she meets new friends that join her on her journey.

The scene in The Great Movie Ride begins in Munchkin Village where Dorthy's home has landed atop of the Wicked Witch of the West. Right before the turn, the witch's feet lie, still wearing the ruby slippers. As the tram moves along the yellow brick road, the Munchkins being singing “Ding Dong, the Witch Is Dead”. Suddenly the dead witch's sister emerges from a cloud of smoke, threating to seek revenge on the passengers of the tram for killing her sister. The Munchkins hide in fear until the witch disappears. The tour guide then asks for directions in which the Munchkins reply with another song; “Follow the Yellow Brick Road”.

The tram continues along the yellow brick road where Dorthy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and lion are standing. In the distance, the Emerald City, and the wizard himself, awaits.

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