Commentary: ‘Wizard of Oz’ at Las Vegas’ Sphere Feels More Like a Ride than a Movie (with Disneyland-Level Pricing)

Commentary: ‘Wizard of Oz’ at Las Vegas’ Sphere feels more like a ride than a movie (with Disneyland-level pricing)

“The Wizard of Oz” is certainly the right movie to face the great and powerful ambitions of Sphere, the most expensive entertainment venue in Las Vegas history. Since 1939, the treasured classic has hailed the awe of gazing into a glowing globe, whether it’s glinting atop a fortune teller’s table, transporting the meddlesome Glinda the Good Witch or spying on a teenage girl and her companions like a sinister security camera. Read more...

The Wizard of Oz Sphere Experience Is a Hit, Opening the Door for Harry Potter, Star Wars, and More

Via SphereOkay, I'll admit it: when I first heard that The Sphere in Las Vegas was spending nearly $100 million to show The Wizard of Oz - a movie that came out in 1939 - I rolled my eyes. "Really? You built the most advanced venue on the planet just to play a movie that most of us have already seen a dozen times on TV every Christmas?"But then I started watching clips.And honestly? It looks incredible.