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Lee and Karen Duquette
enjoyed The Wizard of Oz in North Carolina
September 11, 2026
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The Land of
Oz is a theme park based on L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz books, located
in the resort town of Beech Mountain, North Carolina. Carolina Caribbean
Corporation opened it in 1970 and was fully operational until 1980. Land
of Oz opened for a short time in 2026 and Lee and Karen Duquette enjoyed
their visit there. Land of Oz opened for only a few days in 2026. |
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Below: Lee and
Karen Duquette arrived at The Wizard of Oz site at Beach Mountain Resort. |
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Below: Lee and
Karen Duquette got on the bus that took them to the Wizard of Oz entry
area. Karen was sitting behind the bus driver when she took photos of
the witch that was sitting in the front seat beside the bus driver. |
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Below: While on
the bus, Karen Duquette photographed parts of the bridge. Karen could
not get one complete photo because of where she was sitting on the bus. |
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Below: Lee and Karen Duquette
paid the entry fee and were each given an ID band to wear on their wrist. |
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Below: While waiting
to get on a different bus to start their adventure into The Wizard of
Oz, Lee and Karen Duquette had to spend some time wandering around the
gift shop area. Guests were all assigned a time slot in order to have
control about the number of guest exploring areas at the same time. And
of course, as usual, Lee and Karen Duquette arrived here a bit early than
their assigned time. |
Below: The characters of The
Wizard of OZ that Lee and Karen Duquuette bought ato remind them of this
trip |
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Below: Then it was time for Karen
and Lee Duquette to take the bus ride and explore the Wizard of Oz adventures. |
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Below: Several signs located
near the above Circle of Flowers
- The history and more of The Wizard of OZ as displayed on big boards. |
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Below: Closer-up individual
photos of the full-size photo shown above. |
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Below: More signs as Lee and Karen Duquette continued
their journey inside the entrance of The Wizard of Oz.
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Below: Land of OZ map |
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Below: Lee and Karen Duquette at the Land
of OZ sign |
Below: flowers |
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Below: Exhibits
on the stage at the Judy Garland Memorial Overlook. |
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The below photos
were on the porch shown above, but were behind glass, so it was not possible
to take photos without the reflections in the photos. |
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Below: Lee Duquette enjoying
the view at an overlook. |
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Below: Everyone
had to spend time learning about Professor Marvel and Dorothy, because
everyone had to stay in a group at this time. |
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Dorothy Gale is the main character of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
She is an orphan who lives on a farm in Kansas with her aunt, uncle,
and dog, Toto. But a storm took her to a place with interactions with
all characters in Oz. Everyone had to take a seat for this show before
continuing on. Lee and Karen Duquette did not really find this show
all that interesting.
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Below: Then it
was time to view to Dorothy and her main companion, Toto who is a cairn
terrier. |
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Below: Finally, it was time
to enter the house and continue exploring The Wizard of Oz exhibits. |
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Below: Lee and Karen Duquette
walked through the house area. |
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Below: Lee and
Karen Duquette walked down stairs that had lots of images to view. So
of course, Karen Duquette just had to take several photographs. (They
were actually allowed to enter this area before the main crowd of people) |
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