Abandoned Freestyle/Hard Rock Amusement Park on NBC’s Revolution Joel October 19, 2012 Editorials and Rants 6 People are fascinated by abandoned amusement parks. It must be the juxtaposition of a normally happy place looking sad, abandoned and creepy. One of the most recently abandoned parks in the country was the bac... Read More...
What’s the Best Defunct Coaster You’ve Ridden? Joel August 23, 2012 Coaster Questions, Editorials and Rants 26 Roller coasters like Wildcat, Disaster Transport, and Son of Beast will be or have already given their final rides this year. With all of these roller coasters retiring in 2012, it got me thinking about the bes... Read More...
Featured Photo #4 – The Best Currently Defunct Coaster on the Planet? Joel January 29, 2011 Featured Photos 17 This great Bolliger & Mabillard looping roller coaster, formerly known as the Led Zeppelin Roller Coaster and The Time Machine, has to be one of the best defunct roller coasters anywhere. It was the marquee... Read More...
Interview: Freestyle Music Park President Steve Baker Part 2 Joel April 22, 2009 Interviews, Theme Park News 5 This is the conclusion of my exclusive interview with Steve Baker, President of Freestyle Music Park. In Part 1, I spoke with him about his experience in the amusement industry as well as Freestyle Park Interna... Read More...
Interview: Freestyle Music Park President Steve Baker Part 1 Joel April 19, 2009 Interviews, Theme Park News 1 Last week, I spoke with Steve Baker, the President of Myrtle Beach's Freestyle Music Park. His company is in the process of transforming the park from Hard Rock Park to Freestyle Music Park with a target openin... Read More...
Hard Rock Park Renamed Freestyle Music Park Joel April 9, 2009 Theme Park News After having to rename and re-brand the former Hard Rock Park the new park operators didn't waste any time. Today, the park announced the new name, Freestyle Music Park. In the press release, FPI calls the par... Read More...
Hard Rock Park Finds Buyer Joel February 13, 2009 Theme Park News 2 Myrtle Beach Online has reported that there are now two potential buyers for the Myrtle Beach park. After only six months in operation, the $400 million park closed and is now receiving bids for only $25 mill... Read More...
Theme Park Travel Odyssey 2008 Edition Joel January 10, 2009 Trip Reports 5 I figured I'd recap my 2008 theme park trips all in one post including my favorite and worst rides of the year. Thanks to reader Daniel for the idea after he recapped his year. If you have trip reports you'd li... Read More...
Hard Rock Park Closed For Good Joel January 3, 2009 Theme Park News 6 No Revival for Hard Rock Park Myrtle Beach's doomed Hard Rock Park will likely never reopen. Last Friday, the park converted its bankruptcy from a Chapter 11 to Chapter 7. The change in bankruptcy status was m... Read More...
Hard Rock Park For Sale, Future Uncertain Joel November 11, 2008 Theme Park News 2 Hard Rock Park for Sale, Several Companies Interested According to MytleBeachOnline, Hard Rock Park is up for sale in hopes of finding a new owner. In addition, ScreamScape recently reported that ther... Read More...
