The park, supposedly modelled after Dolly Parton's Dollywood resort in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains, featured a purpose-built Wild West town at the foot of Rhigos mountain.

The 3,000ft long coaster was renamed Texas Tornado in 1987 after the entire park adopted a western theme. Regrettably, it was demolished in 2000 after 60 years at the theme park.

With UK theme parks and Disneyland Paris busier than ever, Mike MacEacheran suggests another option – and this summer, there ...

MAGGIE VALLEY, N.C. -- Ghost Town in the Sky, a well-known Wild West theme park in western North Carolina, is once again up for sale. According to WLOS, the theme park had a planned grand ...

BLOWING ROCK, NC (WDBJ) - Tweetsie Railroad is transforming its wild west theme park into a Christmas town for the holidays. Tickets are on sale now for “Tweetsie Christmas: A Wild West Holiday ...

BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — Tweetsie Railroad, the Wild West theme park in the western North Carolina mountains, is seeking performers for its upcoming shows. On Jan. 25, auditions will be held in ...

Before announcing its fall closure, a spokesperson for the Wild West theme park confirmed to The News & Observer that the park incurred some damage during the storm and flooding.