It was a wonderful little park. I expect they expected to get a lot of money off the property. Then 2008 "mini market crash' hit and nobody was spending money on much. I remember going years ago and riding their corkscrew, I went 3-4 times total.
Pavilion was centrally located and had a lot for families beyond bars and such. Hard Rock was amazing on paper. I think if it were smaller closer to the ocean and a cheaper entry it could have expanded. People were on the way to or from the Beach and an expensive theme park might be a literal and figurative hard stop on that beach weekend vibe. It was cool too, though I'll miss Pavilion more.
Hard Rock Park was a horse of a different color. It should have been great and could have filled the void this park left after it closed, but sadly it failed due to high admission prices, not many rides, and opening it during a recession in 2008 led to low attendance, leading to chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Yeah. The dark ride was especially a loss. Someone made money on selling the park. the capitalist way I guess. The good news is it gave more customers to family kingdom which would be a greater loss if closed.
Well I think they just had plans that didn't work out. I assume the property owners made a profit, its business just like Conneaut Lake. Maybe they wouldn't have survived the covid years, maybe the closure sent more visitors to Family Kingdom and helped them stay afloat better. Though I'm a coaster fan the haunted house was a bigger loss to me.
I never heard of anyone tearing amusement park down it was perfectly ran well
It was a wonderful little park. I expect they expected to get a lot of money off the property. Then 2008 "mini market crash' hit and nobody was spending money on much. I remember going years ago and riding their corkscrew, I went 3-4 times total.
This still makes me so upset this place was huge along with the old Hard Rock Park
Pavilion was centrally located and had a lot for families beyond bars and such. Hard Rock was amazing on paper. I think if it were smaller closer to the ocean and a cheaper entry it could have expanded. People were on the way to or from the Beach and an expensive theme park might be a literal and figurative hard stop on that beach weekend vibe. It was cool too, though I'll miss Pavilion more.
@@Loopyguy can I use some of this video in a video I’m making on another channel about Myrtle Beach’s future with amusement parks I’ll give credit
@@ThrillsofColdplay sure thing. Thanks for asking
Hard Rock Park was a horse of a different color. It should have been great and could have filled the void this park left after it closed, but sadly it failed due to high admission prices, not many rides, and opening it during a recession in 2008 led to low attendance, leading to chapter 11 bankruptcy.
That was a fun place
Yeah. The dark ride was especially a loss. Someone made money on selling the park. the capitalist way I guess. The good news is it gave more customers to family kingdom which would be a greater loss if closed.
They did Myrtle Beach dirty closing and removing this park permanently
Well I think they just had plans that didn't work out. I assume the property owners made a profit, its business just like Conneaut Lake. Maybe they wouldn't have survived the covid years, maybe the closure sent more visitors to Family Kingdom and helped them stay afloat better. Though I'm a coaster fan the haunted house was a bigger loss to me.
I’m making a video talking about what the best amusement park in South Carolina would have can I use some of this video I’ll give credit
With credit, feel free to use any video I have posted.
Did you hear that the Zipline place is permanently closed