oh no! The Oziversary has been taken over!

"Help!" cried Dorothy. "The Wicked Witch of the West is trying to take over Oz! Will no one helps us defeat this evil plot?"

If you fail to answer Dorothy's call for help then I'm afraid, poor soul, that the Witch already has her claws sunk deep into your heart and you are beyond any help I can offer you - but those still pure of heart listen well.

After one glorious year filled with happiness and golden sunshine, a cloud of gloom is descending over Oz. From Munchkin Land to the great City of Emerald itself plans were being made for a glorious celebration to mark the one year anniversary of Magic of Oz and the good fortune the fair Candy and the gallant Malk have brought to the land. However, the Wicked Witch caught wind of the plans and is now meaning to hijack the celebration, steal all the anniversary gifts for herself, and allow only the flying monkeys to dance at the balls!

We need your help to save the Anniversary Celebration! Starting Monday, October 12th, citizens and friends of Oz alike will join forces to defeat The Witch's evil plans! 21 merchants of Oz have made gifts for those brave enough to battle The Witch. Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, has learned that The Witch intends to capture the Silver Slippers and thus take control of the celebration. Glinda has made an infinite number of copies of the Silver Slippers to hide all over the Magic of Oz sim in order to confuse The Witch.

The fake slippers are of no use to The Witch but if you find a fake pair of slippers and follow the directions hidden in them, Glinda will reward you for helping to increase the Wicked Witch's confusion! The Silver Slipper Hunt will run for the duration of the anniversary celebration, October 12-18, so be sure to find some time to come and help confuse The Witch.

In addition to the Silver Slipper Hunt, there will also be a photo contest, fishing contests with unique items to find and lindens to win, and dancing, dancing, dancing! More informtaion to follow in subsequent posts, but remember Oz is counting on you! Mark your calendars, The Silver Slipper Hunt starts on Monday, October 12 at the Magic of Oz sim! Come and defend Oz from the plots and schemes of The Witch!

(thanks to Elizabeth Tinsley for the write up of the story!)

One Year Oziversary!

The Magic of Oz celebrates its one year anniversary October 12th - 18th with a week long celebration! Events include the Ruby Slipper Hunt, two 7 Seas Fishing tournaments with 3,000L prizes each, Monster Ball and Masquerade Ball with prizes, and a Flickr contest. Don't miss a chance to see a preview of the Ozimals bunnies at the Q & A before the launch!

Stay tuned to this blog for more updates :)

Magic of Oz Grand Opening! - Find the Slippers Hunt!

YAY! It's finally here! The Magic of Oz is opening to the public TODAY at 9am SLT!

We've got a ton of things going on for the sim opening Friday and Saturday. An Epic Hunt - Find the Slippers Hunt has some extraordinary EXCLUSIVE prizes from designers like Silent Sparrow, Miriel, Schadenfreude, Long Awkward Pose, The Stringer Mausoleum, Juicy, MnM Design, Designs of Darkness, and the list goes on and on! Follow the Yellow Brick Road at 9AM SLT today! The hunt runs all weekend long :)

A CLARIFICATION on the hunt! There are TWO types of hunt items - ruby slippers, which spawn RANDOMLY around the sim. Touch them to receive the prize. They will disappear and come back in another place on the sim. There are also green slippers that will be permanently placed around the sim. Those you need to RIGHT CLICK and buy to receive the prize. IM Candy Cerveau or Malkavyn Eldritch with any questions :)

Katat0nik has an exclusive Dorothy dress at her location at Magic of Oz, Violet Voltaire has marked her Lollipop Guild jewelry sets at half off, and Risusipo Jun, a fantastic Japanese designer has a Special Edition Wizard of Oz chipmunk hat that will blow you away! You can win it at the gumball machine in the Town Center of Munchkin Land, just $10L and each time you get an adorable chipmunk!

Our other vendors are Sn@tch, JD Mechanical Toy Factory, Treasured Visions, Eye Candy, Draconic Kiss, The Laughing Academy, KO Designs, and more...

Tonight we have a Wicked party at the Witch's Castle with a Spooky/Goth theme with DJ December Dollinger from 6-9 SLT. Come dressed like you belong with the Flying Monkeys, mwahahaha! Prizes for Creepiest Outfit and Best Witch!

Saturday the hunt continues all day and then at 6 pm SLT meet us at the Emerald City for a Masquerade Ball! The Theme is the Sim itself, so come Green and Sparkly, Dark and Spooky, or Bright and Colorful! Wear masks for prizes! Prizes given for Best Costume - Male and Female.

Sunday we still have the hunt all day - and Sunday night at 6 pm SLT is the Dead Wizard party, because your gracious hosts will probably be nearly dead by that point ;) Come in your fashionable best, or a potato sack, we don't care! More free gifts randomly distributed - and a special surprise event at 7 SLT!

Here's a checklist of the hunt items:

[LAP] - Magic of Oz - Poses Inspired by the Sim #1
[LAP] - Magic of Oz - Poses Inspired by the Sim #2
[LAP] - Magic of Oz - Poses Inspired by the Sim #3

The Stringer Mausoleum gift #1
The Stringer Mausoleum gift #2
The Stringer Mausoleum gift #3

Schadenfreude Down the yellow brick road

Schadenfreude Oz earrings
Schadenfreude Green Spectacles (copper)
Schadenfreude Green Spectacles (gold)
Schadenfreude Green Spectacles (silver)

~silentsparrow~ (oz) swimmy fishie (wear me)
~silentsparrow~ Gift#1 Luxe Corset and Mania Vest

~EC~ Magic of Oz Exclusive Bracelet
~EC~ Magic of Oz Exclusive Choker
~EC~ Magic of Oz Exclusive Ring

~JD~ MTF Shoulder Buddy Swamp Tree
~JD~ MTF Sitting Scarecrow
~JD~ MTF Sitting Flying Monkey

Witch's Castle by Malkavyn [small]
Witch's Castle by Malkavyn [large]
Munchkin Land by Malkavyn [small]
Munchkin Land by Malkavyn [large]
Emerald City by Malkavyn [large]
Emerald City by Malkavyn [small]

(Miriel) Bird of Paradise Headdress - Gold/White/Morganite

JUICY { Chunky Red Magnolia Bracelet }

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