bgwfreak Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Yeah, so Sunday a bunch of us headed to Ghost Town for some ERT on the drop tower, whoring up the kiddie coaster...oh wait, I'm getting ahead of myself again. For those that don't know, Ghost Town in the Sky is a small little park on the top of Buck Mountain in Maggie Valley, NC (about 30 minutes west of Asheville, NC and about 1.5 hours from Dollywood). Here are 111 full res versions if you want to check them out: http://travel.webshots.com/album/560641328vUnAzX?vhost=travel So here goes... Shew! I survived! Thanks Tommy & James, the G.A.P. crew and most of all Ghost Town for a great day! I'll be back for sure! Aaah! Run for your lives! Uh...what is that I see? Yikes. It gets even steeper! Bye Cliff Hanger. Hope to see you running very soon. Time to head home...but not before the scariest sky ride evar. If you don't survive Cliff Hanger, they got a box waitin for ya. One last loopage shot for ya Derek. Where's the fire? I'm glad they told me this is a map. I was confused. James you look comfy! I think Jonathan has a question, or needs to go to the bathroom. One of the refurbed trains for the incline (still not running yet). OK, what are they doing in the front row? The new emporium and little restaurant looked really nice inside. Hmmm...shouldn't that be ON the ride? Where's a train when I need one? It's a long way down that lift hill. I'm glad the ground is off. We walked up the lift hill (sorry Tommy took those pics and they're over at www.tommyandjames.net). The station still needs a good bit of work. EXCLUSIVE SHOT! Through the track! You won't be able to get this shot next year. Oh no! Did I just hear the train coming up the lift? Time for "fooling around on Cliff Hanger". Does it count as a credit if I sit down in it? Saran Wrap the ride, otherwise known as Cliff Hanger. Hmmm...what that be? Tommy poses with the exclusive panels from the Red Devil train they gave away to the winner of the trivia contest. HOLY CRAP! They are putting a GCII in here next year!!!! The town looks really great. I saw a couple of outlaws hanging around town. An ACErs worst nightmare! Oh no.... Uh oh. What's that I hear outside? Lunch at the Wagon Wheel was pretty good I thought. The prices are decent too. Even Dolly approves. Oooh Jonathan. Those are so you. Looks pretty deserted...kinda like a ghost town. I think I'll stroll on into town. That gots gambling up here to. Not really. James...what the heck are you pointing at? Something isn't right here. They even teach reeding, riting and rithmatic up har. They even had a Jarvis bear! Oh no I didn't... Awe. Look at the cute Robb and Elissa bears. I guess an "out" house is appropriate since I'm up here with G.A.P. As in coming...out...oh nevermind. They had a few kiddie rides for the, uh, kiddies. Geronimo Drop we see you up there. You could see it from down on the main road coming into Maggie Valley! Undertaker ran pretty good. The arms seemed to be running at different speeds though. Weird They even have their own claw games. My 1st round up. One of the small models, it was ok. But then the guy ran it for like 5 minutes and I was READY to get OFF! Hey Maggie! I know you're down there somewhere in your valley! Probably the best paratrooper I've been on. Didn't make me sick at all. Uh. I think it is broken. EXCLUSIVE! Tell Screamscape right now! They are getting a robocoaster next year!!! What ya'll doing down there? The yoyo/swings were awesome flying over the side of the mountain. Problem is when they turned it back on, there's no warning! It just drops! Scared us all to death! They were nice enough to take us up and stop the ride so we could get some pics... Next up was their awesome Geronimo Drop they bought from Libertyland in Memphis. Seriously one of the scariest I've been on. First ride of the day and we're already whoring it up? Yep. Uh, what is the operator looking at? --- What? I have a credit Robb & James dont' have!?! Ooooooh pretty. Oh noes! It's the scary mountain road up to the top! We got in an hour and a half before the park opened, so the chairlift wasn't open yet. This was almost the scariest ride of the day! It's a long way up there. The group arrives. Locals run for your lives! On the way to Maggie Valley...hmmm...what is that she's smoking? It doesn't look like a cigarette... Ghost Town 07.wmv Ghost Town video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Since my brother lives in Asheville, I'll certainly make it up to G-TITS some day. It looks like it has the potential to be a really awesome park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr.gumbo Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 It does look like a good park, different and unique. Thanks for the photos! BTW It must have been interesting walking around Cliff hanger, I assume they haven't bothered to fence the ride off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgwfreak Posted September 11, 2007 Author Share Posted September 11, 2007 BTW It must have been interesting walking around Cliff hanger, I assume they haven't bothered to fence the ride off! Well we were kinda in "restricted areas", but of course it was ok cause the park was in on it. Some of the pics over at www.tommyandjames.net are hillarious...they got some of peeps sitting on the bottom of the loop (yeah, the loop!) More specifically... http://www.tommyandjames.net/g3073.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Looks awesome! Seriously one of the scariest I've been on. Yeah, its size can be sorta deceiving, especially once you're at the top! I miss Rebellion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossman Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 just awsomely stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Fan Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Dear Wes, Hi.. I'll get the GTITS credits someday PS - I rode the droptower when it was still at Libertyland! love, CanobieFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgwfreak Posted September 11, 2007 Author Share Posted September 11, 2007 ^ LOL You so crazy. Uh... James said he loved me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgwfreak Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 Hey guys I just uploaded the video. Hope you enjoy it! Be sure to watch all the way to the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinacaniac Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Wes, great pics as always! For some reason I couldn't stop laughing at the Robo coaster caption. Did the park people say how likly it would be that Cliff Hanger would be open with the park at the start of next season, or is it just somepoint next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgwfreak Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share Posted September 20, 2007 Wes, great pics as always! For some reason I couldn't stop laughing at the Robo coaster caption. Did the park people say how likly it would be that Cliff Hanger would be open with the park at the start of next season, or is it just somepoint next year? They didn't say...and the lady that was showing us around was the assistant for the park's PR mgr so I don't know if she would have known anyway. But also remember they said it was opening June 15 at one point. I'm sure they will try and get it up as early next year as possible, but it's got a long way to go on the station and the trains are still in production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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