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In the early 1960s, the park hosted several stars of TV Westerns, such as Laramie and Wagon Trail. The park added a two seat chair lift, which at the time was the longest in North Carolina and the second longest in the USA. It showcased a double incline railway to bring park visitors to the top of Buck Mountain, a journey of more than 3,300 feet. The park opened on and quickly became one of Western North Carolina's most popular tourist attractions. About 120,000 square feet of building were constructed, using 300,000 feet of lumber, 200,000 feet of plywood, and 20,000 pounds of nails. Over two hundred locals help construct the 40 replica buildings that comprised the Western Town, located at the Mountain’s peak. The park was designed by Russell Pearson and constructed for approximately $1 million in 1960, and inspired by Coburn's trips to the western United States. The name of the park was provided by the child of one of the investors. Local investors provided much of the needed capital for the park in the form of debenture bonds, beginning in 1959.
Originally, it was planned that the park would be placed between the towns of Waynesville, North Carolina and Clyde, North Carolina, but future owner Alaska Presley suggested the mountain top locale. Coburn, a Covington, VA native who moved to Maggie Valley, North Carolina. The recreated "Ghost Town" sits at 4,600 feet (1,400 m), with the highest elevation in the park being about 4,650 feet (1,420 m). (At one time visiting the closed park was possible via an abandoned road, but it is a private property and as of October 2019 the new owners have increased security and limited access.) These methods of transport to the park started at the parking area beside Jonathan Creek at an elevation of 3,150 feet (960 m), climbing to the lower level of the park at 4,400 feet (1,300 m), a climb of 1,250 feet (380 m). Attempts to move visitors to the park by bus proved problematic. An unusual aspect of this park is that it is located atop a mountain which originally could only be accessed by visitors via a 3,370-foot-long (1,030 m) chair lift or an inclined funicular railway. Highway 19, the main road through the town of Maggie Valley. The park is located on a ridge extending from Buck Mountain border, an extension of the Cataloochee Divide, to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Chair lift carrying tourists to and from the top of the mountain summer 1964
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