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PHOTOS: Park's soft opening
The first public ride

Charity-auction winners on the first ride

Opening day vodcast
BLOG: Birth of a theme park

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Quick Facts

  • Where | Fantasy Harbour/U.S. 501
  • Acres | 55 acres of rides on 140 acres of land
  • Rides/attractions | 40
  • Project cost | $400 million
  • Ticket price | Day pass: $50 (all ages); $150 annual pass
  • Parking | $10 (free with annual pass)
  • Jobs | 3,000

    • Maps

    Hard Rock Express bus route
    Traffic map: How to get to the park


    Video

    April 15 | Auction winners on first Zeppelin ride (2 videos)
    Jan. 24 | Scenes of construction
    Jan. 24 | Building the Gibson guitar icon
    Dec. 16 | Christening of Led Zeppelin coaster
    Sept. 13 | Finishing the Eagles coaster
    Preview center tour
    Park's effect on local businesses
    Park's effect on land values


    Photo galleries

    May 9 | Hard Rock Park's official opening
    May 5 | Arlo Guthrie visits Hard Rock Park
    April 11 | Hard Rock readies for soft opening
    Oct. 31 | Moody Blues at Hard Rock Park
    Oct. 24 | Lady Liberty rises
    Oct. 6 | Hard Rock Park making progress
    July 14 | Roller coaster milestone for Hard Rock Park

    History

    2008 | The show begins
  • May 9 | Official opening, regular hours
  • April 15 | Park opens with limited hours, rides
    • 2007 | Previews
  • Nov. 13 | Park deubts Bear Metal Family at Orlando trade show
  • April 18 | Park opens preview center
    • 2006 | Construction begins
  • July 13 | Groundbreaking
  • March | Investors buy stock
    • 2005 | Park gets final approval from Horry County
    2003 | Led Zeppelin agrees to work with park
  • August | Planners publicly acknowledge Hard Rock deal
    • 2002 | Public hears rumors of plans for theme park
  • September | After being summoned by Hard Rock Cafe International, Binkowski and Goodwin slap together a plan for the park in a Los Angeles Kinkos
  • June 20 | Jon Binkowski suggests a Hard Rock Park to Steven Goodwin
    • 2001 | Theater and entertainment company owner Jon Binkowski and corporate executive Steven Goodwin begin planning a theme park in the Waccamaw Pottery area
    2001 | Bankrupt HomePlace announces it will close Waccamaw Pottery
    1999 | Waccamaw Pottery merges with HomePlace of America, Inc.
    1987 | Kuwaiti investors buy Waccamaw Pottery
    1981 | Waccamaw Factory Shoppes open
    1977 | Waccamaw Pottery store opens on U.S. 501

    • Arlo Guthrie visits Hard Rock Park eatery

      When the movie "Alice's Restaurant" came out in 1969, two years after the famous song was released, the producers wanted to open a chain of food joints, with cut-out posters of the folk composer Arlo Guthrie. Guthrie said no.

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    • Rides for all sizes

      The Sun News

      Even though he paid $232 to ride the Led Zeppelin - The Ride on Hard Rock Park's opening day last week, Doug Mayer almost did not get a chance to enjoy the coaster's six loops.

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