Flying to an Abandoned Theme Park on Top of a Mountain and Landing! - Ghost Town in the Sky
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- čas přidán 26. 12. 2023
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Great content. As someone who frequented that park as a child, thank you for the memories. The old roller coaster, before being remodeled in the early 2000’s was known as “The Red Devil”
9:53 SO awesome that its not all broken and smashed and spray painted... Except for that one part a minute later. Still, looks decent
Most under-appreciated content creator on the platform. That was an absolutely fantastic video, and the destination looked amazing. It’s got me wondering more and more about it, and what drove it to fail because it looks like a great place to have a tourist destination.
I appreciate it!
That story has MULTIPLE layers going back decades. Still being worked out with lawyers
Great video! I went to Ghost Town many times as a kid in the late 60’s-early 70’s.. very sad to see it this way. It was a hot spot for tourists back then! Gunfights in the streets of Ghost Town were epic, and I’ll cherish those memories forever.. thank you!
Thats an amazing video. What a crazy spot to explore! Thanks for my cameo and shoutout! (I am the guy on the motorcycle). I actually drove up the backside after I saw you but got intimidated by all the no trespass and camera signs so didnt walk in from the road side..maybe I will hike up sometime. Great content.
Thanks for the pictures and video! It was nice to meet you.
As a young kid in the 70's, I visited "Ghost Town In The Sky" several times during its time as a popular place to visit. They had can can girls doing shows in the saloon and shoot outs in the streets. When they shot off those pistols and shot guns, they used black powder and the "boom" would cause people to scream as the smell of that burned powder would float across the crowds which would be 3 or 4 deep on those boardwalks (sidewalks). My future husband and I rode that coaster and hoped it was safe. The scariest part of the coaster was the location....hanging on the side of this mountain over looking Maggie Valley was the scariest part. The first time I visited was around 1976. I was only a kid and it was super cool. The next time was 3 years later...still cool, fun and packed. That last time we were there in the 90's, I realized the park was destined for doom. The owner at that time was out and about and literally begged us to come back the next day as his guest. It was so sad. I suspect many things lead to GTITS demise was a) western shows were no longer as popular on tv b) the TN side of the mountain was becoming more popular with Dollywood and all the musical theaters opening in and around Pigeon Forge. It was such a magical and wonderful place in the 70's. When you used your left hand to open the door to the chapel, it brought back such wonderful memories. The view from the large window behind the pulpit was breathtaking to a youngster. Several tourists, along with my family, gathered in the chapel and I started singing a "church song"....everyone joined in and it was very special. You flew in and around "Ghost Town" and then landed in the parking lot and hiked up and did an excellent tour even though you had to hike back down in time for your flight home. Most excellent Mark. You took me down a precious memory lane from my childhood and combined this with my love of flying. Wishing you and your beautiful family a healthy, prosperous and happy New Year. Love your content.
This gave me chills. It's nice to hear about your memories of the place. It's incredible the things that come and go. Happy New Year!
Two of my favorite things, PPG and exploring abandoned places.
Me too
Mark,
Great work...Than You!
Beign a Gunfighter from 2007 to 2009, 2013
6 different Gunfights a day!
This is truly a sad video to see the vandalism!
I played Digger The Undertaker..
Thank You !
God Bless Community!
Hey Digger, truly some memories. I remember you! A friend or two that worked there used to sneak me in, and I would spend all day there. My late friend Forrest got a job driving the train a couple summers. Later in life, I made parts for the mechanical characters and parts for all the rides and roller coaster.
Miss working with Perry Littrel. I remember when he passed. It is truly sad all the vandalism.
And Yes, great work Mark! Took an old man back to a different time! Although I could see all the vandalism and degrading, I could also see and hear all the noise and excitement of yesteryear!
I remember stopping here on a family vacation around 1964 or 65. I was around 4 years old, but clearly remember snatches of it.
Driven past there a hundred times on the way to play poker in Cherokee. The thought of flying there had crossed my mind...but only if a pass through that roller coaster loop was in the flight plan. :)
My thoughts exactly! If it’s possible, it must be done! Bonus points for video from the ground and/or chase cam footage. Extra thorough preflight and pull big ears as you go through just because 🙃.
I used to go there as a kid in the early 60s. Thanks for the tour. 👍🏻
Great clip ! Went there a few times as a kid . Last time was a school trip, probably 6th or 7th grade about 1970 . I remember a couple of the rides swinging you over the mountain ! Loved the chair lift to get there . Everything sure looked larger as a kid . Sure is a shame to see it rotting away . 😔
Absolutely loved this video. So many memories. I was born in 1973 and my parents took us every summer.
Oh wow! Was excited to see this 1! I'm 50 now but went there as a kid many years ago! Sad to see it like that now but awesome view! I remember they had a swing ride that swung u over the mountain and u could look down at the trees.
Great video! I've been there many times. It was always fun to see the gunfights. There are some videos on CZcams with the gunfights. I visited many times when I was young, back in the 80's, and even took my niece and nephew and my mom a few times when they reopened about a decade or more ago. Thank you for traveling there and making this video.
I went there as a kid once back around 1988, the roller coaster wasn't built then when I went though. Awesome memories and sad to see it no longer around.
What a really cool adventure. Thank you for taking me along.
Thanks for watching
Hi Mark, A North Carolina boy here, really love your videos. Getting my training at Aviator in February, hope to fly with you some day. I'm an old guy in a Promaster like yours. Would love to fly by the Biltmore House, so much fun to be had. Take care.
Great place to learn. Hit me up once you're done training
Sent me down an internet rabbit hole about that place. Pretty interesting! Great video
It was the best when it was open.
Seriously i went there with my family as a kid and always wanted to go back i was maybe 4 or 5 and i remember so much of that
This is a really fun video...I've been to Ghost Town from the 1970s to late 1990s...Always a fun time...
I went there with my family back in 1993 on our trip to Florida ! I just remember it being so weird and fascinating ! And seeing it like this is spooky like hell !
That was awesome. It doesn't look like it was abandoned too long ago. In NJ there was Action Park that went bankrupt primarily because there were so many deaths on their crazy rides. I remember going there years a go, it was a fun time.
Another badazz lil trip. Sweet!
“About that…on to the next one.” 😂
Loved seeing this video. Remember going there yearly when I was a kid and again when it reopened in the early 2000s. Looks like you had fun!
Really appreciate the effort, I feel a less fit person wouldn't have been able to show us all that. Great stuff love watching.
We went there many times as children, great memories. Many thanks for the video and very well done.
I remember going to this place as a kid..rode mosty of those rides and always loved the shoot outs in the street and seems like there was a bank robbery..great video man thanks for this
Great vid Mark. When I was a kid, we went there while on summer holiday to a cabin by Maggie. Man, how the world has changed... actually, we are in the process of selling our place here in South Florida and possibly may be moving up toward your neck of the woods. That entire area has exploded it seems, as has everywhere else just about, but you still can't beat the feeling of being in the mountains. I always loved the smell of that area- not sure why, it's kinda relaxing or something LOL. Thanks for the flashback! Hope y'all had a Merry Christmas and have a Great New Year to come, much love and peace to you and the fam
Happy New Year. You'll love the smell of Canton now that the paper mill is shutdown haha!
That was an AWESOME video Mark! I found it very hard to believe that all that equipment (pianos, cash registers, trucks) was just abandoned there! Seems to me that there was value in those irltems that could have been worth some money to the owners of past. Very cool to come along on that exploration with you. Thanks for the adventure!
Girlfriend saw this and said she use to go there all the time as a kid. Her son lives in Ashville and knows Maggie Valley area well. Sad it failed.
It is
So awesome ! I was thinking @12:33 , Don't go in there ! More like this one !
I absolutely loved this video! Brought back wonderful memories. Thank you.
You sure put a lot of faith into that motor when you were low over the buildings
sure did
Hey cousin! I remember going here when I visited you when you were a baby! That place was so fun, too bad it's gone.
Oh wow! Do you have any pictures from then?!
send pics!
I still have memories of having a steak in that restaurant and a drink in the bar with locals. This and Santa Land brought in much needed tourism $ into the area. A better family attraction than a casino IMHO...one day you will catch yourself also pointing out to others "where sh#* used to be!"..thanks for the great pics from above.
Absolutely.
Ha ha my back yard. Want to drone it!
I went there as a kid. It was totally awesome back then.
Great to see an update on this place it’s one of my favorite abandoned places it’s so fascinating
I’m hoping one day soon to visit before it’s too late
do it!
VERY COOL one Mark. Best of the season to you and Alayna!
Thanks. You too
Great video. Looks fun! Haywood Resident; Nice shot of the paper mill on your way back.
Thanks!
Gosh i wish i had the play money to go around the country exploring old relic sites like this
That ending with the airliner as you passed each other was awesome man!
I actually spent childhood summers going there. So sad seeing it like that.
Went there when i was a kid, wish it was still open
Well done!!! Loved the video and how you did it. That place is cool AF. Cheers!
I have been there as a kid also…. Really enjoyed the shootouts in the western town!!!
Awesome Mark, Thanks for this, I went there as a kid back in the 70s. I thought you were going to thread the needle and I said. no way 3:15
Were there No Trespassing Signs posted?
Thoroughly enjoyed this 👍 Thanks for taking us along 😊
Edit:
Man, all that running with no water? 😲 It's no wonder your hammies were cramping-up
Right?!
I've been to the Biltmore estate. That place is bad ass. People were living the high life
Really cool video and what a neat place!
That was really a cool video.
You got to it before me!!! Awesome!
If you ain't first, you last son
Place looks like it would make a great set for a super scary movie. Or a fun place to play airsoft!
How a place of joy and excitement can become an Eerie ghost town
Very cool. My grandparents lived in Canton, we would visit them every summer and went to Ghost Town more than once during the early 70’s. Strange to see only the clock tower remaining… Curious to know if you have to deal with ATC around KAVL…
Not if you avoid their airspace.
Awesome content…. HAPPY New Year 🎊!!
You should’ve flown over the ski mountain right next to there called cataloochie ski mountain. I go snowboarding there all the time in the winter.
Thanks for the tour Mark.
absolutely
Just speculation, but one reason the park may have failed, may have been because it is only 2 hours from Dollywood and the whole Pigeon Forge tourist area.
What a shame........would luv to see someone get that back up and running!
Yea! It would cost so much though. I think multiple people have tried.
Okay Mark, I have to admit that is super cool. To be able to explore that in a lot of it is still intact, which is quite amazing. It must not be a very popular area to visit, but still a superb find. Thanks for sharing.
The steep hike probably deters a lot of the less desirables. It’s unfortunate to see the obvious vandalism. Would be amazing to be able to see it in pristine abandoned form, like that abandoned island at Disney World.
No problemo
Super cool Mr Mark! Thanks for sharing :)
Yessir!
To answer your question as to how something like this could fail it wasn't the cost of the park it was profitable as far as that was concerned but the way it transferred people up to the top consisted of several train cars that were pulled up the hill and they broke down constantly as well as not being able to get a consistent supply of water pumped all the way to the top
that makes sense.
Pretty dope.Now Tucker can come and fly through the loop.
Great video! I’m from Germany so I’ve never been there but this sure satisfied my curiosity
That was pretty cool I'm from South Carolina living in the Philippines I'm coming back to USA end of February for a few months then back here to my wife we have abandoned things here to
awesome
Thank you for this
Awesome destination!
twas!
Nice! I'm familiar with the areas you flew.
We used to go up there when it was up and running. Cool video!
Neat! Thanks
Mark is like the Bear Grylls of paramotoring. Keep the vids coming
Amazing views, awesome trip! hadn't watched you in a while actualy had to search for you
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Fabulous video you are the man
Very kewl video Mark!
Thanks
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I have a question- do you do this often?? Have you ever flown over Fairview?! I don’t wanna be too specific but I think my fiancée, son, and I have seen you flying!
If that was you, my child and I have waved to you twice!
That's awesome. Yes it could be me or one of the other pilots in the area. There are quite a few of us
Great video!
Thanks!
Sweet! Pretty sure I visited as a little kid in the '60s.
I have a picture of My mom, sister and Me riding the ride at 15:53, We were in the blue colored seats.
I don't know how long that park has been abandoned, but I would bet that Dollywood opened a few years before it went bust. You are only talking about going another 80 to 100 miles before you get to Sevierville and Gatlinburg, TN.
Bankrupt in 2009 according to Wikipedia.
Such a shame what happened to this place. I took my kids three many times over the years. Always had a good time.
You flew right over my house lol
Awesome! I used to love that place as a kid!! So crazy no one has done anything with it at all. I would love to buy it and renovate some of it,. If anyone knows more about the status of this place let me know I'm serious. It would be a really awesome place to host cool events, festivals, concerts, ect..
Looked it up on Wikipedia. It was last sold/bought in 2019 and is currently (well, as of March) part of a lawsuit.
www.themountaineer.com/news/ghost-town-lawsuit-hints-at-alternate-plans-besides-an-amusement-park/article_3d7be43a-7a54-11ee-988c-2b056b7a64fc.html
So they used to have an incline railway and a chairlift to get up to it in addition to the bus
Long gaze at that American plane… I hear they’re hiring 😉
I don't think I'd trying flying through that loop with an Atom 80. Lol
haha right
You fly around the coolest areas. I need to expand my flight area from Shelby more! Did you have to get some kind of permission for the Biltmore area? Very cool over the Ghost Town park!
There was a 'Moonshiners' episode where they used that dream catcher ride to sea age some whiskey. They relied on winds an rigged sails on the rides to give a constant motion almost like riding the waves on the ocean..
Interesting. I didn't know that
Been a bit since someone has posted from up there....seems it way more trashed now. It was supposedly looked after, guess that didnt last long.
Weird gas tank. Looks vulnerable to puncture
many many vacations spent in Maggie Valley with my parents.. we would camp right along the river down below and goto Ghost Town every summer.. It reopened briefly in the early 2000s so we went to check it out. the rollercoaster wasn't open then and sadly it closed for good a few years later.. thanks for sharing the overhead view.. it is such a shame that somebody with unlimited funds wouldn't invest in bringing Ghost Town back.. It could be just as big as Dollywood but I think its far too gone now and with new laws and regulations bringing it back to code would be a nightmare.. 🙂👍
Cool you got to see it when it was alive.
@@MarkHuneycutt yes sir in its prime it could compete with most of the theme parks in a 500 mile radius it was THAT popular.. used to have chairlift.. buses and a rail car that would go straight up it seemed when I was a kid lol
8:33 - those cables weren't so low when I did the climb in late 2021
Forget Desperado Ranch, this would be way cooler to restore!
I need one of those to fly to the casino
I was just up there at The ski resort we were wondering what was up there next to it.
What setup are you using for in flight audio? Sounds pretty good.
Do you need to keep in touch with ATC much or at all ? Do you need some kind of transponder on your aircraft ?
From wiki- 'On April 4, 2022, Ghost Town owner Alaska Presley died at the age of 98. Following her passing, the future of Ghost Town as far as ownership of the property is concerned, is uncertain as Presley was still the titled owner of the park property at the time of her death.'
The last line in wiki about Ghost Town Village- 'As of March 28, 2023 a lawsuit to determine the fate and ownership of the park is scheduled for July 28, 2023'.
It seems like a perfect location, the highway isn't too far away. Maybe it will reopen one day.
That would be awesome. To me it seems absolutely insane that a 98 year old wealthy person didn’t have their affairs in order and a Last Will & Testament in place so that such a dispute wouldn’t take place at the inevitable time of their passing. I’m sure there’s more to the story than meets the eye though.
interesting!
I would have been terrified that someone would have stolen my paramotor, when you left it the parking lot.
Definitely had that thought.