UPDATE (6/19): A mountain amusement park that was planning to open Friday, will have to wait a little longer. News
13 has learned that Ghost Town in the Sky in Maggie Valley, now hopes
to open July 4th. Owner Alaska Presley says that crews have run into a
big issue installing a water line, which is causing the delayed opening. Click here for more.
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A mountain amusement park plans to open Friday morning.
The North Carolina Department of Labor is making final inspections this week at Ghost Town in the Sky in Maggie Valley. Monday, inspectors examined the chair lift and later this week they plan on looking at the kiddie rides at the top of the mountain.
Owner Alaska Presley re-opened the park for the first time in years, last summer, and faced safety, water, and vandalism issues. But this year, she says Ghost Town is in good shape. "It's been a long hard road. And it's been a lot of unnecessary things. But by and large I feel like I've got by good," says Presley.
As far as opening Friday, the labor department is taking a wait-and-see approach. "Time will tell. I can't say for sure because as soon as I say yay or nay, then I'm getting in trouble," says Labor Inspector, Tommy Petty.
Presley remains confident and says Ghost Town will be open Friday through Monday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
By: Rex Hodge
Follow Rex on Twitter @RexHodgeWLOS
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