Ghost Town chair lift strands people for the second time this year

Posted | Contributed by Coasterdave

For the second time in three weeks, riders on a Ghost Town in the Sky chairlift were stranded when the ride malfunctioned Saturday afternoon, leaving 26 people stranded for up to two and a half hours.

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Maybe they should label this as a chronic problem.

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BMCOASTER

bmcoaster@wi.rr.com

...Or a one-of-a-kind thrill ride!

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What have you gotten me into?

That sounds sort of fun.

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Sean

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That happened once or twice a year when I worked at Great America. The management had it down: Set up a stand in each station with free shirts and tickets for when they finally get pulled in. Once time, it was really really cold too.

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"If the beats were made of meat then they would have to be me ..." - L.L. Cool J

Talk about airtime!
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Wow, what a scary experience. I've been on that chairlift at Ghost Town a few times, it's not the safest feeling ride in the world. Wow. *** This post was edited by xrae on 7/22/2002. ***
I have been stuck on three chairlifts in my life as a skier and I assure you that it is not that bad(Although one of those times was for 2 hours when it was about 10 degrees out). But in the worst case senario they sent up a T type thing and made us jump onto it and then lower us to the ground. Would that be how they got these people off?

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"Enjoy your voyage to the sun on the wings of Apollos Chariot"

I grew up in a town just outside Maggie Valley and have ridden that chairlift numerous times. Believe me, they have had much more serious problems in the past. People have been hurt pretty badly on that thing. Ghost Town, wake up and tear out that old piece of crap before it kills somebody!

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