Hard Rock Park
211 George Bishop Parkway
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
843-236-ROCK
http://www.hardrockpark.com
Hard Rock Park is a 50-acre rock ‘n’ roll themed park, currently under construction in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Construction of the park began in July, 2006 and is scheduled to open in the Spring of 2008. Located on 140-acres of land between Highway 501 and the Intra-coastal Waterway, the site was previously home to the Waccamaw Factory Shoppes in Fantasy Harbour.
The park will feature six “rock environs†celebrating rock’s culture, lifestyle, legends and irreverence:”All Access Entry Plaza” will feature shopping and public spaces. “Rock & Roll Heaven” explores the feelings and emotions “behind the music,” including the influences and the legends of rock. “The British Invasion” is based on English style Rock ‘n Roll. “Lost in the 70’s” explores ’70s genres of punk, disco and glam rock.”Born in the USA” celebrates the birthplace and melting-pot of rock. and “Cool Country” focuses on America’s Country Music.
Hard Rock Park will feature 5 new roller coasters. “Led Zeppelin: The Ride” will stand 155 feet tall and feature six inversions. “Maximum RPM!” is a convertible car-coaster that races to 1980’s new age hits.”Midnight Rider” is a mine train coaster set to southern rock music. “Slippery When Wet” is a suspended roller coaster. “Shake Rattle ‘n’ Rollercoaster” is a coaster just for kids.
Food concessions throughout the park will be themed as well, from chicken and ribs at Rockabilly BBQ to “Carnaby Street Cafe” with it’s 60s lava lamps and British fare. The Hard Rock Park Amphitheater will be a 10,000 seat concert venue featuring live daily shows and special performances. All and all… very cool!
Directions:From I-95 points north - Take I-95 south (South Carolina) to SC Route 9 (Dillon), then SC Route 9 east North Myrtle Beach, then SC Route 31 south to Myrtle Beach. From I-95 points south - Take I-95 north (South Carolina) to exit 170 (SC Route 327), then SC Route 327 east to US 301, then east on US 301 to US 501, then US 501 south to Myrtle Beach. Area Lodging: |
can u please give free tickets to go there. i would like to 8 tickets because it would be my familiy and i first time going there
I just came back from my first visit to Hard Rock Park and let objectively say it’s a huge disappointment. With a brand like Hard Rock Café to piggyback off, it’s very sad a newly designed “rock park” doesn’t live up to expectations. Comparing this park to Disney is a complete joke and even Family Kingdom can provide more fun with a cheaper ticket!
Let’s start off with the good. The merchandise is really cool and relatively affordable compared to the industry standard. Additionally, you can’t find a piece of trash if you tried throughout the entire park! The cleanliness is great but remember the park is new so time will only tell if this remains.
Now for the bad, yes…that was all the good! Let’s start off with the ticket price, $50 per person for a park that can be completed in 3-4 hours is just insane! $10 to park is normal compared to industry standard but when you only get minimal attractions to experience, it can only leave a bitter taste of being ripped off in your mouth!
Now for the attractions, most of the attractions aren’t unique in any manner. You have the swings, the spider but with a different themed car, a carousel, a water play area, etc. Although Led Zeppelin is a great coaster, one great ride doesn’t justify attending this park with a $50 ticket! The rides are cookie cutters that can be found anywhere in the world including Six Flags and even worse, your local carnival!
Let’s now talk about the food! This is by far the worst aspect of the park. Now you’d think that Hard Rock would if anything get the food right because of their long standing history in the restaurant business….WRONG! The service is not trained to expedite a line in any shape or manner! We waited over 25 minutes in a very short line to get a burger and fries and it was like pulling teeth! I can’t even begin to explain how messed up this operation is! The manager in the location was also very rude and you could only walk away feeling bad for the front line employees who were trying their best to achieve a good guest experience! In addition to the awful service and quality of the food, the price is outrageous! Let me say you can eat at Disney World for half the price of Hard Rock Park and get great service and better food! It’s just awful and that’s all I have to say about that! P.S. Don’t plan on eating at a Hard Rock Café because the Hard Rock Park doesn’t offer one! Crazy!
Overall, the staff was very friendly and seems to be excited about working at the first ever Rock Park. Unfortunately for them, I can’t see the park lasting the summer based on the lack of attendance and the high-ticket prices. The staff is a nice mix of locals of young and old and I even had some great conversations with a couple international staff members from Russia.
In conclusion, Hard Rock Park is anything from Rockin. If the park makes it through the summer it will only be because of the local base annual passholder attendance. The amount of rides are lacking, the price and quality of food is awful, and the place being a ghost town can only make you believe I’m not the only one with hopes the Hard Rock Corporation either corrects the major issues they have on their hands or walk away from trying to enter the theme park industry! Rock your way down to Orlando for a fun time filled with Princesses, Pirates, Simpsons and soon to be Harry Potter!
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