In Popular Culture
In October and November 2006, a movie was filmed at the park. The film, titled Ghost Town: The Movie, was directed by Jeff Kennedy and Dean Teaster and starred Bill McKinney and Herbert Coward, DJ Perry and Princess Lucaj and featured appearances by Rance Howard and Stella Parton (Dolly's sister). The movie is based on the legend of Harmon Teaster, a Haywood County, N.C. native. It premiered at the Eaglenest Entertainment Center in Maggie Valley on June 2, 2007.
Two independent films were filmed at the park, in 2008 Mandie and the Secret Tunnel and in 2010 Ringside Rosary.
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