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I just read that the park is now facing forecloser and a hearing to be auctioned off on Sept 20th. It's sad to see a childhood Theme Park to be shut down. Maybe someone will buy it and reopen it. Although I am sure it's going to take awhile to get the park back up and running again. the entire story: http://www.smokymountainnews.com/index.php/news/item/593-foreclosure-threatened-against-ghost-town-amusement-park

I have always been a fan of Ghost Town since I was a little girl and my first visit there when I was four years old back in '94. I was sad to hear that Ghost Town Closed in 2002 cause I've been to the theme park so many times. When it reopened in 2007, I went to see what was new and I was upset that they closed off the Indian Villiage and the Mining Town. Most of the rides I went on when I was little the old Swings and the Sea Dragon had been replaced with new ones and a Drop Zone (which are dangerious like the one in Six Flags, GA). I still had a great time, but them shutting down many of the sections just made the trip well..boring. Once the mudslide happened I didn't know it was at porperty line of Ghost Town until I went there just a week ago on the July 4 weekend. I was planning on going up to the theme park when the owners of Castlewood Inn told us it was closed cause of the bankruptency and the mudslide. No wonder the rides weren't working. I read where they were reopened when I went up, but they were not. I hate it when people lie about a park reopening and it doesn't. Besides the grounds on the parking lot are being over run by grass and the enterance looks run down. I heard that a co-owner of Ghost Town named Harper is trying to pay off the debt of Ghost Town and to be the sole owner soon. I hope the park reopens soon cause by the experiences I had. I would still visit the park no matter what cause the park is a Generation Park cause generations of families visit there. I hope it does reopen soon.