Alaska Presley, one of the original investors, purchased the park in the spring of 2012 and will be opening the park in various phases.
Coburn sold the property to in August, 2006, who attempted to revive the park, but ended up closing at the end of the 2009 season. Ghost Town closed its doors in 2002 after 41 years of successful operation. Ghost Town was a true escape from reality. Cowboys interacted with the children, much in a similar manner that they do today, and were heroic. Ghost Town brought that Hollywood glamour and action to life. While the town of Maggie Valley hasn’t provided too many details regarding its discussions with Ghost Town in the Sky, LLC, Wood or anyone else connected to the development, during a board retreat last month, town manager Nathan Clark noted that the developer already purchased at least two other properties, one along Moody Farm Road for a 23-unit subdivision and a campground. Television was becoming a household commodity, and shows such as Bonanza, Big Valley, Rawhide and Gunsmoke featured Wild West heroes that children could admire. Popular movies on the Silver screen were Westerns with hero-figures such as John Wayne and Roy Rogers. The sixties movement was stirring up the conservatives from the fifties. Ghost Town was built and opened in a time of uncertainty: bomb shelters were common, Americans were faced with the Cold War and Bay of Pigs, and the President was assassinated. Ghost Town has entertained millions of guests throughout the country. The park opened in May of 1961, and since then new rides and attractions have been added throughout the years. A double incline railway was also constructed to bring its passengers to the entrance of Ghost Town, located at over 3300 feet up the mountainside. Professionally printed on premium luster. Over two hundred locals were hired to construct the 40 replica buildings that comprised the Western Town, which is located at the Mountain's peak. Photo taken by Bryan at the abandoned Ghost Town in the Sky amusement park in the mountains of North Carolina. In 1960, Coburn purchased Buck Mountain near Maggie Valley as the sight of his town, and construction began in September of 1960 with the help of a few investors, including Ms. Coburn, who was inspired to build a park with a western theme after visiting several ghost towns in the American West. Ghost Town In The Sky was conceived by the late R. Ghost Town In The Sky was built literally on top of a mountain in one of America's most beautiful regions, and the park's uniqueness and incredible location has attracted families to Western North Carolina for decades.