'Wicked: For Good' was filmed at this surreal National Park in Egypt
When Wicked: For Good hits theaters on Friday, audiences might think they’re looking at CGI. But those sweeping white rock formations that appear straight out of a fantasy world are very real—and they’re in Egypt.
The film crew for Wicked’s highly anticipated second chapter reportedly spent part of their production at White Desert National Park , a protected area in Egypt’s Western Desert that looks like you’re on another planet. Known for its ghostly chalk formations and endless dunes, the park served as a natural backdrop for some of the film’s scenes.
The real-life “Deadly Desert” of Oz
Located about 370 miles southwest of Cairo, White Desert National Park (officially El-Sahara El-Beida ) covers nearly 115 square miles of limestone and chalk shaped by centuries of wind erosion. The result? Towering spires, mushroom-shaped rocks, and gleaming white dunes that look like they belong in another realm—or another world like the great land of Oz.
