▁facing ▁Emer ald ▁City . ▁Dor othy , ▁the ▁Sc are c row , ▁the ▁T in ▁Man , ▁and ▁the ▁Cow ard ly ▁Lion ▁were ▁seen ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁Emer ald ▁City ▁att raction ▁featured ▁an ▁elaborate ▁yellow ▁brick ▁road ▁walk - through , ▁complete ▁with ▁the ▁corn field , ▁apple ▁orch ard , ▁and ▁ha unted ▁forest , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁audio - anim at ron ic ▁figures ▁of ▁Dor othy , ▁the ▁Sc are c row , ▁the ▁T in ▁Man , ▁the ▁Cow ard ly ▁Lion , ▁and ▁the ▁W icked ▁W itch ▁of ▁the ▁West . ▁It ▁would ▁end ▁at ▁the ▁door ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁leading ▁inside ▁for ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁" The ▁W izard ' s ▁Sec rets ". ▁When ▁M GM ▁Grand ▁began ▁its ▁extensive ▁ref urb ishment ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁O z ▁Cas ino ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁go . ▁The ▁Emer ald ▁City ▁was ▁completely ▁demol ished , ▁and ▁the ▁Emer ald ▁City ▁G ift ▁Sh op ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁sho pping ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁cas ino . ▁The ▁store ▁remained ▁open ▁until ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁M GM ▁Grand ▁opened , ▁the ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁destination ▁hotel ▁in ▁the ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁area ▁by ▁including ▁the ▁M GM ▁Grand ▁Advent ures ▁Th eme ▁Park ▁behind ▁the ▁cas ino . ▁The ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁St rip ▁more ▁family ▁friendly