Just when we thought we’d figured out some cool things to do in Myrtle Beach, we get one more item to add to the list. The saga that has been the life of the Hard Rock Park continues, as the park as we knew it is no more. Thanks to a team of marketing geniuses, the park will return with a new name: Freestyle Music Park. Although the name hardly rolls off the tongue, the newish park is looking to get things rockin’ again by Memorial Day. ]]>
Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach just won’t die, and that’s a good thing, since we’re still kind of bummed out that we missed it last summer. We last reported that the place was filing for bankruptcy, but it’s coming back—slowly but surely. The park recently went up for auction and was snatched up for a cool $25 million. The creditors wanted a little more for the park—like $10 million more—but they were happy to settle for a slightly lower price tag than getting no cash at all.]]>
While self-styled travel sophisticates probably looked down their noses at it from the beginning, Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina seemed like a surefire success to us. After all, it aimed to provide a pseudo-edgy experience to middlebrow beach visitors with rock 'n' roll-themed roller coasters, variety shows, and exhibits of memorabilia. Instead, the park recently filed for bankruptcy protection after operating for just one truncated season. ]]>