Decades worth of memories sit high atop the mountain at the former Ghost Town in the Sky in North Carolina.. At least a couple of generations of kids grew up looking forward to return visits to the Wild West-themed town at the top of the mountain. But those days have been gone for while now, haven’t they?
After opening in 1961 and having a good run for at least a couple of decades, the original Ghost Town in the Sky closed due to poor attendance in the mid 1980s. Since then, the flailing former amusement park has seen a number of unsuccessful attempts to revive the old town. After so many failed attempts, some are beginning to label the attraction as cursed.
Most recently, after a sale in 2018 to new investors, a 2019 opening was announced, but once again the park failed to open as planned. And now... it's for sale — again.
If you happen to have a cool six million sitting around, it can be yours for the taking. Or, if you happen to be VERY adept at encouraging crowd-funding efforts, you may find there are enough of us with memories we'd love to rekindle at the park willing to pitch in a cool 10, 20, or even a hundred dollars on the outside chance it'll actually happen this time. (What? We can dream, can't we?!)
In its heyday in the 60s, Ghost Town in the Sky saw an average of more than 600,000 visitors per year. The incline (seen here) was a novel means of getting from the parking area and gift shop at the bottom of the mountain to the Old West town at the top.
Today, one of the incline cars remains at the bottom of the track and near the A-frame visitor center — as if waiting for the next group of kids (and kids at heart) to climb the mountain to the Ghost Town in the Sky.
In a perfect world we can only dream that someone has the same fond memories of this former amusement and theme park as the rest of us do — and the cash and passion to make them come alive again!
Will it be you, or someone you know that buys the Ghost Town in the Sky in North Carolina? For the record, we rounded up; the price is actually only $5.95 million. (See? You’ve saved some dough already!) Who else would love to see this iconic theme park come back to life with the vitality it had in the 60s and early 70s? Do you have fond memories and any photos you’d like to share? Join the discussion in our comments!
For another Old West theme park most people don’t know about in North Carolina, keep reading here!
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