The Wizard of Oz - Las Vegas Sphere

[BuffaloKyle]

 

[Alpha714]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing

[Rod Hagen]

Watched that the other day.  Looks amazing.  It is very pricey.  Nevertheless, I might see it in the fall, it's been a long time since I visited Vegas.

 

https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-wizard-of-oz-at-sphere-tickets/artist/3552227

 

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

Another downside (besides ticket price):  it's only a 75 minute "experience".  The original movie was over 2 hours.  So, they've cut about about 1/3 of the movie. 😢 

Edited 23 hours ago by Vegas_Millennial

[BSR]

On 7/29/2025 at 11:27 AM, Rod Hagen said:

Watched that the other day.  Looks amazing.  It is very pricey.  Nevertheless, I might see it in the fall, it's been a long time since I visited Vegas.

 

https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-wizard-of-oz-at-sphere-tickets/artist/3552227

 

“very pricey” might be an understatement, from $139 to $349. I know you’re paying for the Sphere experience, but still …

[+ purplekow]

7 hours ago, Vegas_Millennial said:

Another downside (besides ticket price):  it's only a 75 minute "experience".  The original movie was over 2 hours.  So, they've cut about about 1/3 of the movie. 😢 

The movie ran that long as that is how long movies ran back in the 30s and 40s.  The new editing is more in keeping with the new mindsets for most films.  There are definitely edits that could be make that would not significantly compromise the story though cutting it to 75 minutes does seem draconian.  

Edited 18 hours ago by purplekow

[Colton]

A bit more info on the WofOz at the Sphere:

"The Wizard of Oz" as you've never seen it before

WWW.CBSNEWS.COM

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This "Wizard of Oz" isn't in Kansas anymore. In fact, it's in Las Vegas, where Sphere is presenting the Judy Garland classic as you've never seen it – a 16K...

 

[maninsoma]

The original film wasn't over 2 hours.  It ran an hour and 42 minutes based on every source I consulted (IMDB, Wikipedia, and my personal copy of the blu-ray).  So, yes, it's still heavily edited for The Sphere experience (about 25 minutes chopped) and I honestly don't know what they cut out.  It's already a film with a good pace (maybe I wouldn't miss a few minutes cut from the witch's castle and a few minutes cut from the farm) so it's appalling to me that they removed 25 minutes.  Beyond that, the clips shown on CBS convinces me I wouldn't want to see this even if the tickets were much less expensive.  It just doesn't look well done to me.  It isn't like I hold this film as sacred even though it's my favorite; I appreciated the 3D version that came out a little over a decade ago.