Thank you so much for this video!! I've always wondered what happened to Ghost Town. Good memories from going there with my family on vacation as a kid. Love that you had Possum One and could really take us into the park!
We went once in the mid 70s. Mom didn't realize it was going to that cold up there on the mtg so our goody for the day was a sweatshirt. Oh and a fake newspaper with your name it. I was around 5 or 6. We drove from Maryville Tennessee so not too far
I used to go hear a lot as a child, as my grandparents lived in nearby Lake Junaluska. Burt Reynolds worked here in the 1960's along with his Deliverance co-star Herbert "Cowboy" Coward. Reynolds actually filmed a movie here in Knoxville a couple of years ago. Good memories! Great video!
I remember going there as a young girl with my family. We really enjoyed it.. to bad it's no longer open.. I would for sure go back if it ever opened again. But as long as it's been closed I don't see it ever opening again.. but thanks for the memories..best video I've seen of ghost town in the sky..
I remember going there when I was a kid too. I rode the train that went around the wild west town and the had a cowboy chasing an Indian through the train
Sounds like that place is jinxed . They could turn it into a Zombie land Park , since Zombies are all the rage ! They could potentially make tons of money from September -October by having a Halloween Horror theme too !
Burt Reynolds used to work there in the early 1960's when he was trying to break into acting. Reynolds would play one of the cowboys having a gunfight, and after being "shot," he'd fall from the roof of one of the buildings, onto the porch roof, and then onto the ground. During the time Reynolds was working there, a guy named Herbert Coward also worked there as one of the cowboys. Herbert Coward is the guy with two missing front teeth who later appeared in the movie "Deliverance." When the director of the movie wanted a second realistic "mountain man" for that iconic scene in the movie, Reynolds told him he used to work with a guy years earlier at "Ghost Town In The Sky" who would be perfect for the part. Reynolds called someone at Maggie Valley and got in touch with Herbert Coward, and the director subsequently hired Herbert for the part.
This is the best look at Ghost Town ever. Brilliant decision to use a drone! I bet it was exciting as hell piloting it up there and seeing all of that stuff remotely.
The first time my parents to my younger brother and I to Ghost Town was in about 1963 I think. We went several times later in the 1960s and I went alone, immediately after graduating from High School and as part of a one man tour of the NC and TN mountains and my first solo backpacking/camping experience in 1973. I have very fond memories of Ghost Town and regret that it is gone for all practical purposes and intents. Back in the late 1990s and into the early 2000s a number of straight to DVD "B" or maybe even "C" Westerns were filmed on the grounds of Ghost Town and in the immediate Maggie Valley area. It was my understanding that many of the extras that appeared in those movies, with makeup and costume changes, appeared in ALL of those movies and that they were also employees or former employees of Ghost Town.
Dude. Thank you so much for making this. I tried to traverse that hill last fall and not only did I fail, but I was stalked by a black bear the entire time, lol. This time I'm going back proper and taking the side road and another human and a firearm with me. But I really appreciate the updated look at Ghost Town!!
After my dad died I came across a picture of my brother and dad in the chair lift going up the mountain while going through my dad's old pictures. They use to be one with me and my dad or my mom. But I can't find that picture to save my life. Lot's of great memory's made at Ghost Town in The Sky.
The park didn’t close due to the sky ride issue. Colburn got old and stopped investing in the park. The rides were carnival style, and The attendance got worse and worse. Toss in Dollywood becoming a super regional park, horrible new management and yep’, there it sits. Sucks too because it’s one of the most beautiful locations ever for an Amusement Park!
As a child, my family went here. We took the cable car to the top, and it got stuck. They told us we had to climb out and change cars, and the people at the park and my Mom who had a fear of heights kept saying, "Just don't look down,'" as they sent another car. My heart still races thinking of it and my hands get shaky. To help me confront this experience, I went again when I was older, and my family took the cable car up. However, it was so shaky as if it could stop at any time, so we all decided to take the chair lift down. I enjoyed the park, however, both times. A bit cheesy lol but good old fashioned family fun. I think the place I have been that in my opinion is closest to a good, clean park that is familyoriented is Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana.
I miss this place so much. I went to it so many times as a kid!. I love the swings that went off the mountain. The last time I went was when I was 5 or 6. I wish it would re open. I'm 13 now. We almost went 4 or 5 years ago, then it closed. My mom went there as a kid.!
I've lived in Sevier Co for the past 40 yrs, since I was a teen. I've been everywhere around here, even to Maggie Valley but NEVER been to Ghost Town in the Sky. I love that you "took me" in there with the drone cam. That was awesome! Thanks, Jacob!
Jacob, once upon a time, they had an ice skating show in the building where that spinning thing was and there was a diving show about 1984 or so. I have pictures somewhere. We went EVERY year without fail. I have an empty shell somewhere from one of the gunfights. The participants would empty their guns and give the empty shells to kids for souvenirs. The old firetruck was just a prop and was there for a long time, but it was on the lower level near where the roller coaster was. I'd love to know where the rides were.
I have fond memories of Ghost Town. My parents took us when we were growing up. I was in Maggie Valley a couple of years ago and had to pull into the parking lot and walk around and peeped in the gift shop, there are still souvenirs in there. It made me cry because I remember how full the parking lot always was and all the crowds of people. It was a great place and I have my memories. Thanks so much for this video and the video of Mac's Indian Village. I never had the pleasure of staying there but always wished my parents would stay there just once but they had their special place to stay. Again, thank you!!
Loved that park as a kid! It originally had a inverse tram train that took you to the top backwards!!! It was awesome. Gun fights in the streets, train robbery, people falling off roofs, very very cool.
Thank You for the trip back into memory lane! I am 41 years old and I was able to see things from this video that stem back to my early childhood. Too bad I can't take my children to this place, I long for the day I can. Maybe one day...
My mom, niece, and I were across from the Ghost Town Village, having fun at the tubesliding hill across the street. I heard it was abandoned, so when I came back from Cherokee, I decided to find videos of it. Thanks for the info! ^^
I was at Ghost Town in the Sky back in 1992. We rode the tram to the top, very neat way to transport from my perspective; by rail. Almost like the park is mining people for their money lol. I saw the gunfight and other attractions. Very crowded when i was there. Thanks for sharing. I had not heard updates in a while.
Wow the last time when I was there was 95. 13 years old I was, loved the shootouts and the rides remember the old bar they had and the dancing girls lol.
Hey thanks for the video. I grew up in Maggie valley. My grandfather was the town's only dentist for 40 some years . His name was derl stallard . He used to know the owners of ghost town and me and my brother used to go at least 1 time a year . I had no idea it had closed . It's a very sad thing to me . It's like losing a piece of your childhood. My grandfather has past away about 12-15 years ago . And it's probably been 20 years at least since I have been there. Thank you for the video . I'm glad I know. It's very sad . My name is Jason .
I have such fond memories of going to Ghost Town! I loved the roller coaster, zooming around the mountain, and the swings that actually hung over the edge of the mountain. The dancers and the Indians and the shootouts... all of it was so much fun! I just saw that it is to be reopened this year! Maybe???
My parents took us camping in Maggie Valley, and we went to the ghost town in the sky. They had shoot outs on the street, and all kinds of fun attractions. There were rides all on top of the mountain. I even went back in the mid-70s with my boyfriend, and it was still going well. I have a picture of us on the tram that you used to have to ride up. It’s sad that it’s gone now.
awe man i remember one summer me and my friends went camping n trout fishing in cherokee for a week, we took a BUNCH of acid tabs and went to ghost town in the sky tripping so hard at that place!! it was stupid crazy!! the gunfights broke out at random times, i remember them falling off the roof! i also remember one ride called round em up i think, almost everyone that got on it ended up puking all over, puke flying everywhere!! had a great time, those were the days!! i miss the NC mountains!!
Went there in the 60's as a kid many times. Was a lot of fun. I don't remember a chair lift, we went up and down on a train like lift on tracks that was scary. Great memories.
God I actually rode that coaster. It was the scariest thing I have ever done. None of the turns were banked and we had to be pushed off by an employee and manually stopped. I genuinely thought we were going to fall out. So sad to see what it had become. It was my absolute favorite place to go as a kid. Thanks for the vid, it was a great trip down memory lane
Was there in the mid 1990s. As you neared the top of the ski lift, there was a sign telling you to smile for the camera, and as you passed a little booth someone took your photo against the backdrop of the mountains. You could then buy a copy of the pic (for $6) before you left the park. Thanks for the history and the drone tour!
Charlie O I have one of those pictures from when I was about 6 years old. We pass this place pretty often since we vacation in Cherokee. Went there a lot as a kid though!
I love how you give the WHOLE back story. I always try to look up the back stories after I watch these videos but I don't need to with your videos! Thanks!
The Carpetbagger then how come is it not going to open that is not demolished and they're supposed to renovate it but how come they're going to renovate it if it's shut down and if it doesn't open back up then it's going to be demolished and there will be no way to open back up ever again
What a great video! Love the history and then the drone tour. I see that there is a pending sale on this property (Sept. 2018), so it will be interesting to follow and see what happens. Great job!!
I rode that coaster as a kid and it just had a lap belt as it went off the side of the mountain and loops only to fall off as I stood up and then got caught in a lightning storm on the way down on the chair lift!
That was awesome drone footage. Really enjoyed seeing Ghost Town In The Sky again. We took our daughters there back in the mid 80's. It was a very nice park back then.
I remember going there in the late 80's on one of the 'family' trips & taking the sky-lift down (to help me combat my fear of heights....didn't work & had a super bad panic attack). My mom complained the entire time, I thought it was dorky but kinda cool & my step dad was ticked cause there wasn't any actual alcohol.
In the 90s, it was fun to visit and enjoy the shows, etc. I loved to go there! So sorry it went downhill! To bad someone couldn't get it back up and running.🙁🙁🙁
I remember this place! I went when I was a kid shortly before they closed down. Thankfully, I didn't go the day the ski lift broke down. If I remember correctly, that happened about a week after we went. It was awesome though. My sister and I participated in an Indian dance and I remember I went right when I was supposed to go left and ended up crashing into another kid! LOL! (I was 8, don't judge me! LOL) It makes me happy to see it again, but it also breaks my heart that it's abandoned now. Great video, though. :)
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Awesome drone shots Jacob! You are very brave to take it into areas that might not have a signal and no way to retrieve it should something happen...great job!! Thanks for sharing and great history on that theme park!
Went up there with my family in around 97 or 98... I remember the chair lift I think and the cowboy show and it seems like I remember watching the Native American dance. Can’t believe it looks like this now. Seems like a lifetime ago now.
I went there yesterday and found the old service road that led to the top of the hill. It was gated with surveillance so I didn't have the balls to hop the fence. It would be a great spot to launch your drone though, much closer to the park than at the foot of the mountain. Great memories at this place though.
Ghost town in the sky sight says it’s will be reopening in April of 2019. Someone signed the paperwork for the place in February. I am excited and will be adding this place to my bucket list.
the videos are way better when you have some kind of back story like you did with this one. I love ghost town in the sky and that whole area it is near and dear to my heart.
The gunfighter story is absolutely hilarious! It's unbelievable that anyone would invest 6 million on a f*#!ing rollercoaster. Crazy that they built the amusement park on top of a mountain. Great drone shots!
If you ever happen to get to NJ, there is a park there called Wild West City. I was obsessed with it as a kid. No rides (that I know of, not sure if that changed), but they do shows, you can ride the stage coach, all kinds of things. I think you would enjoy that. Your daughter might enjoy it, too.
Thanks for giving some new footage and an update on the situation. Having made many trips there in my childhood, it's sad to see what's become of the place. I've got some great memories there. Nice work with the drone! Pretty ballsy getting it down beneath rooftop level. Well done, Sir!
I remember when they put in the roller coaster....originally called the Red Devil I think. Mostly it was fair rides and the one coaster. Still fun as a kid in the 80's and 90's.
I saw the sign when I would go snowboarding and I have become a big zipliner, so I showed up a year ago last summer to zip to find out it never re-opened.
The weighted buckets were not meant to keep the trains on the track - the ads are already locked on. If there were any it was likely because the ride was so old the trains could barely make it around the track
I use to come here as a kid. so much fun. so sad I remember last time I went before went down hill. dollywood had offered to buy it to fix up. they've should have toke the offer
That loop on the main coaster, would by and large jump off the track at the peak and land again a second later. I never rode that thing a second time. This was probably about 1989 or so.
I actually worked there in 07 when it reopened the first time the chair lift broke down then to i remember roller coaster failing to pass inspection due to 1000+ hair line cracks in the track.....
I went there on my honeymoon back in 1999. It was in a state of disrepair back then. Sad to see what has become of the place. They say Popcorn Sutton used to work their sometimes when he didn't have anything else better to do. Don't know if that's true though.
I remember going there as a kid. I loved it. I always did. I carried my kids and would have carried my grand kids to the park. I hated the way it went down hill. I glad I knew what I happened to the park. thanks
Awesome video! I remember going to Ghost Town for the first time in the late 80's. The Red Devil had just opened, my cousins and I rode it two or three times back to back. The gunfights were fun to watch and exciting. We went back years later when my sister was older and it was a shell of its former self. There was that feeling that it was never going to be what it had been. When I heard it was closing I wasn't surprised, and when I heard it was reopening I had a feeling it would never last. To see it abandoned now is sad. Once it was filled with people, so popular that Dan Blocker from Bonanza was once a guest sheriff and the traffic to get there was horrible. Thank you again for the video.
The only scary part, remember you're talking about kids who are around 11 or 10, was swinging out over the side of the mountain. If I remember it correctly you pulled out of the loading area, took a short turn and then WOOOSH you were down the drop and straight into the loop. Actually a fun coaster.
We liked your video. The drone action was really cool. That park would be so sweet if it opened . Thank you for daring losing your drone to show us that incredible footage. You rock!!
The Smokies and surrounds are so beautiful. I have to go some day and really visit and not just drive through. Also, as someone who is clumsy and has issues with spatial perception the point of it being clinically diagnosible (seriously), I am impressed as hell with the drone and how fast you got up to speed with it. As said (and putting below the fold because of phraseology), you are ballsy with that thing! I would be so petrified of planting my not at all inexpensive drone on private property that I'm pretty sure I'd crash it. Then I'd have to pretend to be interested in buying the land so that I could get up there and grab it. Cool video, Jacob. Possum One was a great addition to the tech arsenal.
I stopped there while visiting family in Tennessee. Heard it was opening the following year but never did. thought they mentioned something about a water park across the street
Thank you so much for this video!! I've always wondered what happened to Ghost Town. Good memories from going there with my family on vacation as a kid. Love that you had Possum One and could really take us into the park!
We went once in the mid 70s. Mom didn't realize it was going to that cold up there on the mtg so our goody for the day was a sweatshirt. Oh and a fake newspaper with your name it. I was around 5 or 6. We drove from Maryville Tennessee so not too far
That drone is coming in handy. Nice job bro.
Thank you so much for an update and the great footage. Cherokee/Maggie Valley hold a special place in my heart.
Now THIS is what a drone is for! This is awesome, great shots!!
man those drone shots were really neat...awesome job...keep up the good work
I used to go hear a lot as a child, as my grandparents lived in nearby Lake Junaluska. Burt Reynolds worked here in the 1960's along with his Deliverance co-star Herbert "Cowboy" Coward. Reynolds actually filmed a movie here in Knoxville a couple of years ago. Good memories! Great video!
I remember going there as a young girl with my family. We really enjoyed it.. to bad it's no longer open.. I would for sure go back if it ever opened again. But as long as it's been closed I don't see it ever opening again.. but thanks for the memories..best video I've seen of ghost town in the sky..
I remember going there when I was a kid too. I rode the train that went around the wild west town and the had a cowboy chasing an Indian through the train
Sounds like that place is jinxed . They could turn it into a Zombie land Park , since Zombies are all the rage ! They could potentially make tons of money from September -October by having a Halloween Horror theme too !
Burt Reynolds used to work there in the early 1960's when he was trying to break into acting. Reynolds would play one of the cowboys having a gunfight, and after being "shot," he'd fall from the roof of one of the buildings, onto the porch roof, and then onto the ground. During the time Reynolds was working there, a guy named Herbert Coward also worked there as one of the cowboys. Herbert Coward is the guy with two missing front teeth who later appeared in the movie "Deliverance."
When the director of the movie wanted a second realistic "mountain man" for that iconic scene in the movie, Reynolds told him he used to work with a guy years earlier at "Ghost Town In The Sky" who would be perfect for the part. Reynolds called someone at Maggie Valley and got in touch with Herbert Coward, and the director subsequently hired Herbert for the part.
This is the best look at Ghost Town ever. Brilliant decision to use a drone! I bet it was exciting as hell piloting it up there and seeing all of that stuff remotely.
The first time my parents to my younger brother and I to Ghost Town was in about 1963 I think. We went several times later in the 1960s and I went alone, immediately after graduating from High School and as part of a one man tour of the NC and TN mountains and my first solo backpacking/camping experience in 1973. I have very fond memories of Ghost Town and regret that it is gone for all practical purposes and intents. Back in the late 1990s and into the early 2000s a number of straight to DVD "B" or maybe even "C" Westerns were filmed on the grounds of Ghost Town and in the immediate Maggie Valley area. It was my understanding that many of the extras that appeared in those movies, with makeup and costume changes, appeared in ALL of those movies and that they were also employees or former employees of Ghost Town.
Dude. Thank you so much for making this. I tried to traverse that hill last fall and not only did I fail, but I was stalked by a black bear the entire time, lol. This time I'm going back proper and taking the side road and another human and a firearm with me. But I really appreciate the updated look at Ghost Town!!
After my dad died I came across a picture of my brother and dad in the chair lift going up the mountain while going through my dad's old pictures. They use to be one with me and my dad or my mom. But I can't find that picture to save my life. Lot's of great memory's made at Ghost Town in The Sky.
The park didn’t close due to the sky ride issue. Colburn got old and stopped investing in the park. The rides were carnival style, and The attendance got worse and worse. Toss in Dollywood becoming a super regional park, horrible new management and yep’, there it sits. Sucks too because it’s one of the most beautiful locations ever for an Amusement Park!
You are one brave guy taking your drone that far away from you with no access if something happens.
Lurker1979 right
Lurker1979 I was thinking about that,too
Yeah! I was thinking 'wow, did he film all that from the bottom of the hill?! What if it broke down up there?' Anyway, that's quite the range.
You got good at flying that drone.. super shots
you can get up there, there's an access road.
I went to Ghost Town in the Sky on vacation back about 1970. This video was so much fun to see. Thank you for doing it!
As a child, my family went here. We took the cable car to the top, and it got stuck. They told us we had to climb out and change cars, and the people at the park and my Mom who had a fear of heights kept saying, "Just don't look down,'" as they sent another car. My heart still races thinking of it and my hands get shaky. To help me confront this experience, I went again when I was older, and my family took the cable car up. However, it was so shaky as if it could stop at any time, so we all decided to take the chair lift down.
I enjoyed the park, however, both times. A bit cheesy lol but good old fashioned family fun.
I think the place I have been that in my opinion is closest to a good, clean park that is familyoriented is Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana.
I miss this place so much. I went to it so many times as a kid!. I love the swings that went off the mountain. The last time I went was when I was 5 or 6. I wish it would re open. I'm 13 now. We almost went 4 or 5 years ago, then it closed. My mom went there as a kid.!
I went to this park as a kid. there was a swing ride that actually went out over the mountain where I was just hanging. over the edge of the mountain
Yess, and it had the revolvers crossed on it.
YES! I can't believe my folks let me go on that ride. Fun, but terrifying. lol
Yes I had forgotten that.... Thank you
I've lived in Sevier Co for the past 40 yrs, since I was a teen. I've been everywhere around here, even to Maggie Valley but NEVER been to Ghost Town in the Sky. I love that you "took me" in there with the drone cam. That was awesome! Thanks, Jacob!
POSSUM 1 was the real star of this episode! Awesome job getting in there!
Fantastic drone footage! You took us right in that Ghost town. I'm impressed!
Jacob, once upon a time, they had an ice skating show in the building where that spinning thing was and there was a diving show about 1984 or so. I have pictures somewhere. We went EVERY year without fail. I have an empty shell somewhere from one of the gunfights. The participants would empty their guns and give the empty shells to kids for souvenirs. The old firetruck was just a prop and was there for a long time, but it was on the lower level near where the roller coaster was. I'd love to know where the rides were.
The rides were at the upper level before you get to the wild west town. The rides were by the cherokee dance hall :)
I have fond memories of Ghost Town. My parents took us when we were growing up. I was in Maggie Valley a couple of years ago and had to pull into the parking lot and walk around and peeped in the gift shop, there are still souvenirs in there. It made me cry because I remember how full the parking lot always was and all the crowds of people. It was a great place and I have my memories. Thanks so much for this video and the video of Mac's Indian Village. I never had the pleasure of staying there but always wished my parents would stay there just once but they had their special place to stay. Again, thank you!!
Loved that park as a kid! It originally had a inverse tram train that took you to the top backwards!!! It was awesome. Gun fights in the streets, train robbery, people falling off roofs, very very cool.
Thank You for the trip back into memory lane! I am 41 years old and I was able to see things from this video that stem back to my early childhood. Too bad I can't take my children to this place, I long for the day I can. Maybe one day...
My mom, niece, and I were across from the Ghost Town Village, having fun at the tubesliding hill across the street. I heard it was abandoned, so when I came back from Cherokee, I decided to find videos of it. Thanks for the info! ^^
Went there back in the 90s. Ski lift and trolley was working. At the top old west gun fights in the streets and rides. Happy Memories.
I was at Ghost Town in the Sky back in 1992. We rode the tram to the top, very neat way to transport from my perspective; by rail. Almost like the park is mining people for their money lol. I saw the gunfight and other attractions. Very crowded when i was there. Thanks for sharing. I had not heard updates in a while.
Wow the last time when I was there was 95. 13 years old I was, loved the shootouts and the rides remember the old bar they had and the dancing girls lol.
Hey thanks for the video. I grew up in Maggie valley. My grandfather was the town's only dentist for 40 some years . His name was derl stallard . He used to know the owners of ghost town and me and my brother used to go at least 1 time a year . I had no idea it had closed . It's a very sad thing to me . It's like losing a piece of your childhood. My grandfather has past away about 12-15 years ago . And it's probably been 20 years at least since I have been there. Thank you for the video . I'm glad I know. It's very sad . My name is Jason .
I have such fond memories of going to Ghost Town! I loved the roller coaster, zooming around the mountain, and the swings that actually hung over the edge of the mountain. The dancers and the Indians and the shootouts... all of it was so much fun! I just saw that it is to be reopened this year! Maybe???
My parents took us camping in Maggie Valley, and we went to the ghost town in the sky. They had shoot outs on the street, and all kinds of fun attractions. There were rides all on top of the mountain. I even went back in the mid-70s with my boyfriend, and it was still going well. I have a picture of us on the tram that you used to have to ride up. It’s sad that it’s gone now.
awe man i remember one summer me and my friends went camping n trout fishing in cherokee for a week, we took a BUNCH of acid tabs and went to ghost town in the sky tripping so hard at that place!! it was stupid crazy!! the gunfights broke out at random times, i remember them falling off the roof! i also remember one ride called round em up i think, almost everyone that got on it ended up puking all over, puke flying everywhere!! had a great time, those were the days!! i miss the NC mountains!!
My dad took us here as kids. Lots of good memories.
"Who in their right mind would wanna walk up there anyways?" probably some guy who don't even ask your mom. 😄
+odinvonzero ha!
Went there in the 60's as a kid many times. Was a lot of fun. I don't remember a chair lift, we went up and down on a train like lift on tracks that was scary. Great memories.
God I actually rode that coaster. It was the scariest thing I have ever done. None of the turns were banked and we had to be pushed off by an employee and manually stopped. I genuinely thought we were going to fall out. So sad to see what it had become. It was my absolute favorite place to go as a kid. Thanks for the vid, it was a great trip down memory lane
Sounds truly horrifying
Hey I've been here before it closed. I had a lot of fun.
Neat Chase! :)
Was there in the mid 1990s. As you neared the top of the ski lift, there was a sign telling you to smile for the camera, and as you passed a little booth someone took your photo against the backdrop of the mountains. You could then buy a copy of the pic (for $6) before you left the park. Thanks for the history and the drone tour!
Charlie O I have one of those pictures from when I was about 6 years old. We pass this place pretty often since we vacation in Cherokee. Went there a lot as a kid though!
My parents took me there when I was 11, now much older, it was an amazing adventure.
I went there when it was still known as Ghost Town in the Sky. I throughly enjoyed my time there. The train was operational at the time.
I love how you give the WHOLE back story. I always try to look up the back stories after I watch these videos but I don't need to with your videos! Thanks!
I remember going here as a kid in the 90's. The Cliffhanger is the first roller coaster my brother ever rode. It's sad that things kind of fell apart.
Wow, you flew the drone far from you.
+Abandoned Exploration_Urbex1979 it goes pretty far
The Carpetbagger Cool
The Carpetbagger then how come is it not going to open that is not demolished and they're supposed to renovate it but how come they're going to renovate it if it's shut down and if it doesn't open back up then it's going to be demolished and there will be no way to open back up ever again
yes the train was operational. I rode it many times all thru my childhood. This video brings back alot of memories. Thanks
Went here sooo many times when I was a kid. I miss this place.
Woo got you hooked on the Drone.. I'm glad he did! GREAT JOB Jacob!
What a great video! Love the history and then the drone tour. I see that there is a pending sale on this property (Sept. 2018), so it will be interesting to follow and see what happens. Great job!!
I rode that coaster as a kid and it just had a lap belt as it went off the side of the mountain and loops only to fall off as I stood up and then got caught in a lightning storm on the way down on the chair lift!
crush41gb it seemed like an insanely dangerous coaster to me. The loop looked like a last minute add on.
yakk13 it was lol! that was the last and only time I rode it. The day Michael Landon passed actually. .
It was completely safe. It was made by a respectable company.
That was awesome drone footage. Really enjoyed seeing Ghost Town In The Sky again. We took our daughters there back in the mid 80's. It was a very nice park back then.
I remember going there in the late 80's on one of the 'family' trips & taking the sky-lift down (to help me combat my fear of heights....didn't work & had a super bad panic attack). My mom complained the entire time, I thought it was dorky but kinda cool & my step dad was ticked cause there wasn't any actual alcohol.
In the 90s, it was fun to visit and enjoy the shows, etc. I loved to go there! So sorry it went downhill! To bad someone couldn't get it back up and running.🙁🙁🙁
Very impressed with your drone work, brilliant.
Heartbreaking to see abandoned and destitute. I love a wild west themed park. I remember the advertising commercials as a kid but never got to visit.
I loved this vlog Jacob! The park just needs the right investor(s).
I remember this place! I went when I was a kid shortly before they closed down. Thankfully, I didn't go the day the ski lift broke down. If I remember correctly, that happened about a week after we went. It was awesome though. My sister and I participated in an Indian dance and I remember I went right when I was supposed to go left and ended up crashing into another kid! LOL! (I was 8, don't judge me! LOL) It makes me happy to see it again, but it also breaks my heart that it's abandoned now. Great video, though. :)
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Awesome drone shots Jacob! You are very brave to take it into areas that might not have a signal and no way to retrieve it should something happen...great job!! Thanks for sharing and great history on that theme park!
just found this......That was one cool place to spend the day....What a shame to see it shut down.....
Went up there with my family in around 97 or 98... I remember the chair lift I think and the cowboy show and it seems like I remember watching the Native American dance. Can’t believe it looks like this now. Seems like a lifetime ago now.
I went there yesterday and found the old service road that led to the top of the hill. It was gated with surveillance so I didn't have the balls to hop the fence. It would be a great spot to launch your drone though, much closer to the park than at the foot of the mountain. Great memories at this place though.
Ghost town in the sky sight says it’s will be reopening in April of 2019. Someone signed the paperwork for the place in February. I am excited and will be adding this place to my bucket list.
the videos are way better when you have some kind of back story like you did with this one. I love ghost town in the sky and that whole area it is near and dear to my heart.
This brings back memory's of when we went there for vacation
I love when you explain these places I did it all very interesting... be careful at these abandoned places Jacob x
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The gunfighter story is absolutely hilarious! It's unbelievable that anyone would invest 6 million on a f*#!ing rollercoaster. Crazy that they built the amusement park on top of a mountain. Great drone shots!
+Davilo Olivad the whole thing is full of insanity
I just went there minutes ago. Edit: i just went to the parking lot and it still is abandoned.
I used to go to Ghost Town in the Sky as a kid, this video was great! Awesome drone footage. Thank you!
I am so glad it is still there and it looks its in good shape
Glad you have the drone for situations like this. Outstanding!
i went there back in the 80's. Got so sick on one of the rides....had a good time. Thnx for doing what you do!
If you ever happen to get to NJ, there is a park there called Wild West City. I was obsessed with it as a kid. No rides (that I know of, not sure if that changed), but they do shows, you can ride the stage coach, all kinds of things. I think you would enjoy that. Your daughter might enjoy it, too.
Thanks for giving some new footage and an update on the situation. Having made many trips there in my childhood, it's sad to see what's become of the place. I've got some great memories there. Nice work with the drone! Pretty ballsy getting it down beneath rooftop level. Well done, Sir!
+Grumpy Old Biker the main trick to make sure there is never anything above the drone
I remember when they put in the roller coaster....originally called the Red Devil I think. Mostly it was fair rides and the one coaster. Still fun as a kid in the 80's and 90's.
I saw the sign when I would go snowboarding and I have become a big zipliner, so I showed up a year ago last summer to zip to find out it never re-opened.
The weighted buckets were not meant to keep the trains on the track - the ads are already locked on. If there were any it was likely because the ride was so old the trains could barely make it around the track
Red Devil the first roller coaster I ever rode.
Same here! I was about 10. Scary as hell!
Me to 10 years old 34 now.
I use to come here as a kid. so much fun. so sad I remember last time I went before went down hill. dollywood had offered to buy it to fix up. they've should have toke the offer
Excellent tour. Thank you. I did get to go Ghost Town during it's peak times. It was a great park and lots of fun.
I do miss ghost town I only remember going there once as a kid when I drive by it remember the time that place was alive with all the people there
I second Ripplin's comments,, Great work with the drone, Stead HD video's and risky low altitude shots. Loved it.
I visited there back in the mid 90's. Have a map of the place signed by several of the performers in one of Indian shows.
Pretty cool Carpetbagger, I have been to Ghost Town many times when it was opened back in the 70's through the 80's. It was a fun place to go.
That loop on the main coaster, would by and large jump off the track at the peak and land again a second later. I never rode that thing a second time. This was probably about 1989 or so.
The addition of the drone is excellent keep it going Jacob
My grandfather use to take me there when i was a kid. It's sad to know it's permanently closed.😢
I actually worked there in 07 when it reopened the first time the chair lift broke down then to i remember roller coaster failing to pass inspection due to 1000+ hair line cracks in the track.....
I went there on my honeymoon back in 1999. It was in a state of disrepair back then. Sad to see what has become of the place. They say Popcorn Sutton used to work their sometimes when he didn't have anything else better to do. Don't know if that's true though.
I remember going there as a kid. I loved it. I always did. I carried my kids and would have carried my grand kids to the park. I hated the way it went down hill. I glad I knew what I happened to the park. thanks
It also looks like it could be a ski resort in the winter. Ever body else makes snow why not Ghost Town
+Outdoor life I never could ride the ski lift Dow
Awesome video! I remember going to Ghost Town for the first time in the late 80's. The Red Devil had just opened, my cousins and I rode it two or three times back to back. The gunfights were fun to watch and exciting. We went back years later when my sister was older and it was a shell of its former self. There was that feeling that it was never going to be what it had been. When I heard it was closing I wasn't surprised, and when I heard it was reopening I had a feeling it would never last. To see it abandoned now is sad. Once it was filled with people, so popular that Dan Blocker from Bonanza was once a guest sheriff and the traffic to get there was horrible. Thank you again for the video.
mysteriousyoungman did the red devil feel as unsafe as it looked? Especially the loop.
The only scary part, remember you're talking about kids who are around 11 or 10, was swinging out over the side of the mountain. If I remember it correctly you pulled out of the loading area, took a short turn and then WOOOSH you were down the drop and straight into the loop. Actually a fun coaster.
GSNP is still amazing but I remember going here as a kid. : )
We liked your video. The drone action was really cool. That park would be so sweet if it opened . Thank you for daring losing your drone to show us that incredible footage. You rock!!
The Smokies and surrounds are so beautiful. I have to go some day and really visit and not just drive through. Also, as someone who is clumsy and has issues with spatial perception the point of it being clinically diagnosible (seriously), I am impressed as hell with the drone and how fast you got up to speed with it.
As said (and putting below the fold because of phraseology), you are ballsy with that thing! I would be so petrified of planting my not at all inexpensive drone on private property that I'm pretty sure I'd crash it. Then I'd have to pretend to be interested in buying the land so that I could get up there and grab it.
Cool video, Jacob. Possum One was a great addition to the tech arsenal.
Was there in 63, remember going up on rail in monster thunder storm.
I remember that place as a kid. It was so much fun. Just a shame no one can use that area.
Yep, the only legitimate use I've seen of drone technology! Cool!
Thanks Jacob for posting this video. When i was younger i went there on vacation with my family. I love this place. As always great job on the video.
I stopped there while visiting family in Tennessee. Heard it was opening the following year but never did. thought they mentioned something about a water park across the street