sccoasterfan Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 ^That's weird. I wonder if it is an end of season thing and they won't do any other shows tomorrow either. I was at the park the saturday before labor day weekend, and lots of stuff was closed and broken, the music on Iron Horse was broken all day, the music was broken on 2/4 cars on Round About, and Time Machine's was a little sketchy at times. They also canceled the fireworks that night. No you got it all wrong. They have had problems with the audio all year. The park did not do as good as they had hoped they would have. The speakers took a beating last year from kids kicking them and hitting them and the trains not being properly stored during the off season. The reason the fireworks did not go off is because they had a problem with the actual fireworks the weekend before and cancelled them 5 mnutes before the show. The problem was one of the barges sensors went completely out and they had to redo the whole barg which took almost a week and a half. I have insiders in the park so I am kept up on all the going ons in the park. Also look for a huge announcement about rides in next 2 weeks and look for a water flume and lazy river to go in the myrtle beach section and also a flat which has not been revealed to go beside round about where phonehenge used to sit. They are also redoing Monstars of rock totally. They are making it 3d and taking cardboard out from what I was told. So the ride wil once again be good instead of terrible. The reason the shows were not going this weekend is because the ice show was ended last week to let them go and get ready for the winter ice shows that travel. Also CSI was only a one season gig thank god. That was the wosrt show ever. Adrenaline rush will not be back next year. Flip 5 live did not do a show because they were doing concerts on the stage. Flip 5 live and ice cold country will be back next year and the other two shows are being scrapped for newer and better ones so I have been told by a very big person in the park. But also the park may have to take some more loans out because as of this week they have not paid any bills except payroll in the park. They have had 4 lawsuits in 3 weeks against them and they are trying to come up with the money to pay them. If they can make it through the recessio then this park will flourish afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeboy23 Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 I don't believe anyone who says they have the inside information until I see proof, but I can believe one thing: they have not paid any bills except payroll in the park. How can you by charging $20 for two people and still not bring in a good attendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitrofan Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 They had the line for Time Machine in the switchbacks earlier in September, so I think it is just hit or miss. SC is also not a very good climate for a theme park since it rains almost every day from late July to early September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccoasterfan Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 They had the line for Time Machine in the switchbacks earlier in September, so I think it is just hit or miss. SC is also not a very good climate for a theme park since it rains almost every day from late July to early September. No it rains early in the year but not in the summer its just humid as hell. An the time mahine stayed almost 2 hours lines every weekend till the end. The other rides were pretty much less then 20 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef kitchen Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I thought they were closing for the season after labor day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitrofan Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 ^^Well I live about 2 hours from FMP on the coast, and it rains pretty much every afternoon in August where I live, so I guess Myrtle Beach has a completely different climate. It's funny that I went twice and got rained out both times before I actually made it into the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLERLC1 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I'm so glad they made it through a first full season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccoasterfan Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I was there almost every operating day and the park only closed once because of rain because it rained for more than 3 hours. So I do not know what you are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitrofan Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I was there almost every operating day and the park only closed once because of rain because it rained for more than 3 hours. So I do not know what you are talking about. I didn't say the park was closed during those days. We went one day and went to the ticket booth and asked for tickets. The guy's response was "why". He said that the park was open, but the power was out, and that Time Machine was struck by lightning earlier in the day and would not re-open that day. The second time we parked in the parking lot, and there was tons of lightning and it was downpouring. The radar didn't look good, so we just went home. I never said they weather was bad because they had to close, I just said it was bad for attendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryemobeaver Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Sometime last year I was reading a PTR of Hard Rock Park and they showed a photo of a Zierer Flitzer being built. I haven't seen a photo of it since, I haven't even heard anyone mention it. Anyone know what happened to it? It looks a lot like Racing at Jolly Rogers in Maryland. This coaster is the same colors and only operated there in 2007 than was removed. And I saw what I think is the same coaster at Hard Rock Park in 2008. What do you think? http://www.rcdb.com/3911.htm?p=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrX8991 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Maybe you're referring to Round-About. It's a Premier Coaster with a Ferris Wheel lift and the track kind-of looks like the coaster you've linked to. Round About Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryemobeaver Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 No it's not Roundabout. This is something completely different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I was there a little over a month ago and there was no sign of any Flitzer being built. I think you're mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Here's the picture that "jarmor" took of it during opening day photo by jarmor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryemobeaver Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 ^ Yeah that is what I was looking for. So what ever happened to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Hmm--it's not the unpainted Rollerskater, is it? Does look kind of "Flitzer-like," though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I know it was only there for a short time as a loaner, don't even know if it ever opened to the public. My impression was that it was always going to be temporary and that HRP brought it in last minute when they realized that 2 of their 5 coasters would not be operating when the season opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrX8991 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 That's very interesting. I'm trying to look for any information about this, but can't find anything. That's definitely weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryemobeaver Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Hmm--it's not the unpainted Rollerskater, is it? Does look kind of "Flitzer-like," though. No, that's not Hang Ten. Hang Ten is a Vekoma, this is Zierer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Yeah, I think Larry's right--it was probably some portable they brought in temporarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFreak Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 I know it was only there for a short time as a loaner, don't even know if it ever opened to the public. My impression was that it was always going to be temporary and that HRP brought it in last minute when they realized that 2 of their 5 coasters would not be operating when the season opened. This is what I read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmerleeberry Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 larrygator wrote: I know it was only there for a short time as a loaner, don't even know if it ever opened to the public. My impression was that it was always going to be temporary and that HRP brought it in last minute when they realized that 2 of their 5 coasters would not be operating when the season opened. That is a plain shame that a coaster like that was only a loner and didn't stay in the park very long (know for a fact that coaster was nowhere on site when I visited the park in August 2008). I rode a coaster like that in Monty Piers and thought that coaster (although small and not very fast) was a very fun ride (I rode it twice because it was that fun!!! ). I do hope that Freestyle Music Park could somehow bring that coaster back and put some cool music theme to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 The coaster was out of HRP before Robb and Elissa visited in June, 2008. There is also sscamatt's PTR from May 25th, 2008 that does not show the coaster. Again the coaster was not there very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrakenKing Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 Lost Coaster Of Hard Rock Park or LoCoHaRoPa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 We were told that the ride was actually set up as a demo model: Zierer was trying to sell it to the park and brought it down for a "test drive" so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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