Maggie Valley, North Carolina: Ghost Town in the Sky (Closed)
A 260-acre theme park built in 1961 atop a 4,600-foot-high mountain, accessed by a ski lift. Known as Ghost Town in the Sky -- a Wild West town -- it has been closed since the early 2000s. Several attempts to reopen it -- as a Christian theme park, as a hillbilly theme park -- have met with bad luck and failure.
- Directions:
- On the north side of US Hwy 19, five miles west of the intersection of US Hwy 276.
- Hours:
- Closed 2016; property for sale. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 828-926-1130
- Admission:
- Adults $10.
- Status:
- Closed
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With no movement in 2003's ambitious plan to turn the closed Ghost Town in the Sky into a Christian Theme Park, a non-profit group in Maggie Valley, North Carolina has some new ideas. They hope to raise money to fund a business plan and attract a new owner....
[10/17/2004] Complete News StoryLocal politicians running for office in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, have proposed transforming the dormant family attraction, Ghost Town in the Sky, into a Christian theme park. Ghost Town, on US Highway 19, was closed for the 2003 season....
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