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Sights, sounds from opening day


PHOTOS: Park's soft opening
The first public ride

Charity-auction winners on the first ride

Opening day vodcast
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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

    • Kicks! takes a walk in The (Hard Rock) Park

      A common sight these days is the long strings of earbuds trailing from the ears of everyone from teens to seniors, as they listen to their favorite tunes. Whether they’re at the gym, the supermarket or out with friends, it seems like everyone’s tuning in. But at the Hard Rock Park off U.S. 501 in Myrtle Beach, there are no earbuds required.

    • Hard Rock Park duo recruits array of entertainment

      If the thought of riding a roller coaster makes you want to find the nearest wastebasket, there are two people who are working hard to make sure you can have a blast at Hard Rock Park anyway.

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