Ghost Town in the Sky

Pros: Slow pace. Low prices. Small town type fun.
Cons: Not a lot of rides. Mostly circles. Not for teens.

Sadly, Ghost Town is the Sky is no longer open )-: The wildest ride at Ghost Town in the Sky this past Tuesday was the sky lift down the mountain. A thunder and lightning storm blew in when we were about ¾ down the mountain. By the time we ...

Pros: Especially for younger kids
Cons: None

Upon entering the Ghost Town parking area and paying the customary fees [around $20 for adults and $15 for kids], you’re met with a line for approaching the ski lifts, the only way UP to the little town created as an equivalent to the old-time ...

Pros: A great place to carry your whole family.Fun Rides.
Cons: None

I made reservations for my family to spend a week in Cherokee, North Carolina. This was going to be our first family vacation in North Carolina.I made plans about 6 months in advance, so everything would be perfect.Ghost Town in the Sky was one of...

Pros: Not crowded, beautiful scenery.
Cons: Way past its prime.

My husband, I, and our two children visited Ghost Town on a Sunday in July. Overall, we enjoyed ourselves, but the place seems to be way past its prime. The park itself is in a stunningly beautiful setting, way up on a mountainside. You park, purchase...

Pros: Good scenery
Cons: Rickety and scary rides, ticket prices too high for what is in the park

Ghost Town in the Sky is nestled in the beauty of Maggie Valley, NC. The scenery around the park is the best part of the trip.

You have a choice of taking a chair lift or a trolley ride straight up the side of a mountain in order to get to...

Pros: Great Family Vacation
Cons: None

We recently revisited, the beautiful, Ghost Town in The Sky theme park.
I hadn't seen it since I was a kid and it was awesome! Nestled in the beautiful Smokey Mountains, Ghost Town is located just fifteen miles past the Cherokee Indian...

Pros: The scenery when you get to the topis great,
Cons: Unfriendly, dirty, not worth the price, absolutely not for teen agers

As a resident of Maggie Valley I really need to comment on the rip off of this place, Two years ago we all thought it was going to be a great shot in the arm for us here in Maggie. It is a hit or miss chance that the chair lift will be working or for ...

Pros: None.
Cons: It's closed.

Ghost Town in the Sky is now closed for good. Unfortunately, the owner was too greedy to put any money back into the park. It's a crying shame. The businesses of Maggie Valley that relied on the influx of people the park used to bring are suffering. The book is closed on a little piece of Western North Carolina history. Who knows what's next for this place, but it's a true ghost town now.