3 facts about the film

Set secrets The movie was filmed in England, and 9 million tulips were planted there to create the Munchkinland scenes. Some of the flowers were harvested and used on Munchkinland houses and to dye the yellow brick road. The Emerald City The design of the film’s Emerald City was inspired by the historic 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, Illinois (below). The fair’s large white buildings were also believed to have inspired author L. Frank Baum’s vision of Oz. Special train The Emerald City Express is a 16-foot-long computer-generated train. It features power-generating clocks and mechanical devices that were inspired by innovations developed in 18th-century France.…

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