Maggie Valley | Ghost Town Village 2021

[@55tmilam]

If I was filthy rich I would reopen it! So many memories from my childhood

[@HitchHikingYeti]

I agree. I had great memories of Ghost Town. I would love to see it thrive again. Thank you for taking the time to watch.

[@cookies-n-cream728]

I went to Ghost Town In The Sky when I was a kid in the late seventies. I remember riding up the mountain on the cable cars. My parents still have pictures of my brother and I with our cowboy hats on and out guns strapped to our hips riding the cable car up the mountain. Such fun watching the gun fights, and the shows they put on in the saloons.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thank you for commenting. I love hearing stories like yours. I had fond memories of Ghost Town myself and that is why I wanted to make this video. It might be a long shot. But, I really do hope it reopens one day.

[@michaelhorn4540]

I remember these parks when I was young in western North Carolina. They were awesome and I remember ghost town, frontier land, tweetsie railroad, and the land of Oz. These were great places in American history before Carowinds and other parks were even thought about. I wish we could go back in time for these were the greatest days of life

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Hey Michael. That is some great memories you have there. I agree with you about going back in time to relive some of those great moments. The older I get the more I miss the way things used to be. It seems like theme parks was a lot of fun back then. I recently visited Disney World and you had to have a smart phone to do everything. It is a little sad to see how things are changing.

[@bobbygriffin5805]

Wow, Thank you for the trip down memory lane! Have some great memories from my grandparents (now deceased 05 & 08) taking me there in 1977 as a 7 y/o kid. Such a unique place as well as the smokies in general. We're headed to Bryson city in June, definitely going to have to pit stop to show my son and his girlfriend this place. If I would have know this is how it would be I would have taken him in 04 or 05.Hope it comes back then maybe take the future grandkids!

[@HitchHikingYeti]

You are so welcome. I enjoy sharing relics like this on our channel when I have a chance. If you go to Bryson City the "Road to Know Where" is a nice place to explore. And it has a interesting back story. I have a video about if you would like to check that out. Maybe to see if it would interest you or not. Here is a link to the video kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJ6cY6CGlK6liMk Thank you again for watching. And have your self a blessed day.

[@scottyjordan9023]

I would go to ghost town every fall during the 80’s when I was a kid. I loved this place. The last time I went was in October 2001.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thank you for sharing your story Scotty. Last time I was there to enjoy it was in mid 80's. Thanks for watching.

[@loisguardado1848]

That was fascinating when you show and that was really good 👌👍🙂❤.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thank you so much. I am glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching.🙂

[@damoncash5773]

Thank you for the tour,I remember riding in that cable car with my family back in the 60s,they would take a pic.of riders in the cable car.still have that pic.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

You are welcome for the tour. I really enjoyed visiting Ghost Town that day. Thank you for watching and sharing your memory from your visit.

[@scottwright388]

Digger the undertaker, at the bottom of the monument, is also the nickname of Digger Maines on the show moonshiners. He also is a real undertaker. That can't be coincidental, and I actually learned of this place from the show.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Cool. Thank you for the insight! Thanks for watching.

[@wheatifer]

That foliage making me anxious for fall

[@HitchHikingYeti]

I take you are done with all this hot summer heat!😆 Cooler weather will be here before you know it. Thank you for watching.

[@rosiejeffers7082]

Me and my husband and my children been there 4 times years ago .Love it It sure would be nice if it was still there.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

We sure wish it would reopen again too so a new generation could experience the fun and excitement of Ghost Town. Thanks for watching the video.

[@The_real_ADT-kh5wb]

I just saw your truck in gatlingurg hugee fan!

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thanks for watching my friend!

[@vafunseekers]

Would love to see this return. We actually came here when on our honeymoon. We went to Pigeon Forge and decided to ride through Cherokee and Maggie Valley on our way home. Any new news on Ghost Town in the Sky?

[@HitchHikingYeti]

It has been quiet on reopening news. That is a real bummer. I would love for Ghost Town to reopen. Thanks for watching my video.

[@pensacolian211]

I still hate that chairlift. That thing is nightmare inducing. It wasn't so bad on the way up, but on the way down sheesh was I terrified. Chairlifts don't go fast either, so it was an agonizing ride for someone like me who damn near panic attacks due to a fear of heights. I loved Ghost Town though. We would visit my aunt in Hendersonville every summer, and while there we would go to either Ghost Town or Santa Land. Ghost Town was my favorite, because it had the Red Devil. The last time I rode it it almost broke my back though. For whatever reason I got slung forward hard during the loop, and I was walking hunched over for a week after that. This would have been sometime around 1995. Nothing like that had ever happened before, and my cousin who was on the ride with me walked away completely unscathed.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

That is a funny story about your Red Devil experience. I am glad you are ok. I have heard stories like yours from some of my uncles and cousins. Everyone has a "It almost killed me story" from ghost town.lol Thanks for sharing you experience with me. And thank you for watching!

[@johnstrickland3933]

yeah that incline for that chair lift is surprisingly steep

[@jefferyhelms2312]

Childhood memory ❤️❤️❤️😉😉😉👍🏻

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thanks for watching Jeffery. Have a good one buddy.

[@donnaowens1522]

Dean Teaster's Ghost Town is playing on Tubi. Filmed at Ghost Town.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Oh cool. Thanks for the info!

[@davidward2753]

That place has been cursed since the early seventies. Me personally, I wouldn't slow down if I had to drive past it.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

It's definitely had its share of misfortune. Maybe the new owners can turn the luck around. Unfortunately I read the other day that they were having issues getting locals on board with the project. Time will tell I suppose. Thanks for watching the video. It's much appreciated.

[@johnharris8191]

You are certainly entitled to your opinion.

[@tonylashmit2613]

Maybe NASCAR will put on a GHOST TOWN 500 race up the in the future lol! As a kid I enjoyed going there many times. Always rode the cable car up the mountain with my parents and I was scared to death the whole time. By the way that tower you mentioned was a later zip line attraction to try to gain visitors with.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Hey thanks for the information about the towers. That makes perfect sense now. Ziplines are very popular. Thank you for watching friend. Have a great day!

[@TrishFitzgibbon-ec8uf]

Although I would love to see this place reopen so I could visit 1 more time the question is.... is it safe??? I'm not sure I would put my grandkids on the rides lol... but as a child in the late 80s early 90s this was a great place to be... I lived the red devil and the dragon! I also loved the cowboy fig h ts they were awsome. It was a good place to visit with many memory's to make❤❤❤

[@HitchHikingYeti]

I agree with you 100%. I believe the last time Ghost Town was open safety issues was what shut it down. Thanks for sharing your memories and have a blessed day Trish!

[@kennethvinson7237]

I remember going here when I was a kid in the 70's. Me and my brother would act like we was some of the gunfighters. I remember taking my 3 sons also. Hate to see it all run down, brakes my heart that a place you remember as a kid is now just wasting away. Would really love to see it open up again. I need to a gun fight again with my youngest 2 kids. I've told them alot about these place. Please someone open it up

[@HitchHikingYeti]

I am with you on "please open it back up"! Thanks for sharing your memories. Have a great day.

[@johnstrickland3933]

I remember watching the gun fights an collecting the blank cartridges from the gun fighters

[@TheGarbalosafamilyAdventures]

That looks cool never went there

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Hopefully the rumor about it reopening is true and you'll have the opportunity to go

[@HitchHikingYeti]

That place has had a ruff life span. It has opened and closed a few times over the years. Hopefully the owners this time around can make happen.🙏

[@markleybourne937]

Wow

[@donnasellers9422]

I love that place back in 67 when I was a kid got to go there every year there was another amusement Park right next door but I can't remember the name of it

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thank you for sharing your story. I never new there was another amusement park next door. Thank you for watching. And have a wonderful day.

[@johnharris8191]

I worked at Ghost Town as a gunfighter off and on from 2001-2014. I have never heard any mention of another amusement park in Maggie Valley. You may be referring to Frontier Land in Cherokee which is 15 miles from Maggie Valley. Both parks were owned by R. B. Coburn.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

@@johnharris8191 Hey John. I believe now it was only a rumor. Back in 2015 the had a sign out front. You can see it in Carpetbagger's video. Check it out.kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZourqZyPh6aVY9U At the 10:15 mark in when he start talking about it.

[@donnasellers9422]

@@johnharris8191 yes that was frontierland

[@archieevans6467]

My parents took me as a kid and I took my son .Would love to see it open again so I could take my grandkids.Oh I think it was 1993 or 94 just up 19 a piece I bought a quart jar of moonshine from Popcorn Sutton and got a photo of him holding my son.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

That is so cool you bought moonshine from Popcorn Sutton. Do you remember how he charged for a quart of moonshine back then? Thanks for watching Archie.

[@archieevans6467]

@@HitchHikingYeti $10.00

[@justice4all82]

I really hope they get this opened back up been there a few times as a kid always wanted to be a gunslinger up there so hopefully fingers crossed they will get this back open one day so I can go be One lol the one thing I remember most was being scared to death to go up that mountain when I was a kid we decided on going up in chairlift and down in the cart it was a little intimidating when you was a kid atleast to me it was seemed like it was strait up and down but great memories of that place

[@HitchHikingYeti]

The hill is very steep at Ghost Town. I can see why some people might be terrified of the ride up.😄 If they ever reopen it. I will be there on opening day. My wife has never experienced Ghost Town before.

[@justice4all82]

@@HitchHikingYeti she will definitely love it

[@johnstrickland3933]

I loved the park always have but felt it could be more than what it was. it definitely has potential. but it would take a whole lot of money to get it to it's full potential. they need the likes of cedar fair or six flags to come it. but this being completely on top a mountain an the park has just about all the land on top I don't think it can expand an if they did expand the only way they could is down a steap Clif so be hard to do anything on the literal side of clif

[@justice4all82]

@@johnstrickland3933 definitely agree with you the size of it definitely probably wouldn’t be good for the amount of land parks need in this day in time to go visit I definitely don’t think it will ever open pack up as a theme park just will cost to much to maintain for such a small piece of land we shall see would be cool if they do something with it

[@davidflannery9746]

thank you

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thank you for watching

[@kenpalmer985]

Its got new owners

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Well I hope that makes a difference. It sounds like they are getting the right group of people to help make reopening a reality. Thank you for your comment. Have a great day.

[@johnharris8191]

Who bought it? You probably just heard another Maggie Valley rumor. They are a dime a dozen.

[@laurenallison9391]

They need a gondola that’s enclosed in the event of a storm so no one gets wet or struck by lightening.

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Gondolas - like the Skyliner at Disney or the Skylift in Gaitliburg - are some of my favorite transportation options. They all close down when lightning or storms are nearby for the safety of park guests. Thanks for watching. Have a great day today!

[@johnharris8191]

@@HitchHikingYeti In all the years it was open no one ever got hit by lightning.

[@rhondarichmond9259]

The train was to take visitors from parking lot to the ticket place I took my kids there like a week before the closed for good I wish it would open back up

[@HitchHikingYeti]

Thank you for the info about the train. I have talked to so many people that feels the same way you do. Just open it back up!😁 Thank you for watching Rhonda. Have a great day.

[@johnharris8191]

Tickets were sold at the ticket office in the parking lot. The train was always up top at the western town. Are you referring to the incline railway?

[@HitchHikingYeti]

@@johnharris8191 I was talking about the train in the parking lot area. If you are standing out front looking at the ticket office. It is located on the right side of the building.