Texasbest2015 Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) icon_STOPPark News - (6/26/14) So what’s going on at Freestyle Music Park? After hearing back from several of our sources, and putting the individual puzzle pieces back together, it seems that all of the remaining park rides may have been sold recently as part of a huge bundle. The common rumor from everyone is that they have all been sold to a foreign company who will remove them from the country, with two sources saying that they are hearing toward Asia and one who narrows it down to an unknown park in Vietnam. Add in to the mix was a rumor from earlier this month sent in claiming that a deal for just the park’s property was in negotiations with a local unnamed big development company. But when you are dealing with the Myrtle Beach area, most people have a pretty good hunch about who it just might be... If all this is true, then unfortunately the encore performance many were waiting to see from Hard Rock Park will never come to be. As they say in show biz, “Elvis has left the building…” Edited April 3, 2016 by larrygator
coasterchitchat Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 icon_STOPPark News - (6/26/14) So what’s going on at Freestyle Music Park? After hearing back from several of our sources, and putting the individual puzzle pieces back together, it seems that all of the remaining park rides may have been sold recently as part of a huge bundle. The common rumor from everyone is that they have all been sold to a foreign company who will remove them from the country, with two sources saying that they are hearing toward Asia and one who narrows it down to an unknown park in Vietnam. Add in to the mix was a rumor from earlier this month sent in claiming that a deal for just the park’s property was in negotiations with a local unnamed big development company. But when you are dealing with the Myrtle Beach area, most people have a pretty good hunch about who it just might be... If all this is true, then unfortunately the encore performance many were waiting to see from Hard Rock Park will never come to be. As they say in show biz, “Elvis has left the building…” My guess about Cedar Fair buying Led Zeeplin was wrong. Oh Asians.
DarienLaker Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 icon_STOPPark News - (6/26/14) So what’s going on at Freestyle Music Park? After hearing back from several of our sources, and putting the individual puzzle pieces back together, it seems that all of the remaining park rides may have been sold recently as part of a huge bundle. The common rumor from everyone is that they have all been sold to a foreign company who will remove them from the country, with two sources saying that they are hearing toward Asia and one who narrows it down to an unknown park in Vietnam. Add in to the mix was a rumor from earlier this month sent in claiming that a deal for just the park’s property was in negotiations with a local unnamed big development company. But when you are dealing with the Myrtle Beach area, most people have a pretty good hunch about who it just might be... If all this is true, then unfortunately the encore performance many were waiting to see from Hard Rock Park will never come to be. As they say in show biz, “Elvis has left the building…” My guess about Cedar Fair buying Led Zeeplin was wrong. Oh Asians. Maybe the Asians are going to turn the Led Zepplin coaster into knock off B&M coasters for American and European parks!
larrygator Posted August 12, 2014 Posted August 12, 2014 http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/08/11/4406797/freestyle-rides-headed-to-vietnam.html?sp=/99/209/&ihp=1 Freestyle rides headed from Myrtle Beach to Vietnam? By Steve Jones sjones@thesunnews.comAugust 11, 2014 Updated 11 hours ago The rides at the former Freestyle Music Park are reportedly being shipped to an amusement park halfway around the world. “All I’ve heard is they’ve been sold and are headed to Vietnam,” said Gina Guglielmi, owner of Intermark Ride Group in Nashville, Tenn. The rides are being dismantled, with the most recent work dismantling the roller coaster known as The Eagles' Life In The Fast Lane, named after one of the band's hit singles from 1977. Other rides at the park already had been sold. Gina Guglielmi said she is the ex-wife of Carlo Guglielmi, owner of Ital International, which is also headquartered in Nashville, Tenn. Ital International had listed a number of the Freestyle rides for sale on its website as recently as last week. On Monday, they were no longer there, and the website said the listings had been removed or the rides had been sold. The 140-acre property hasn’t seen much action since the theme park shut down after summer 2009. The park failed twice in two years, first as Hard Rock Park during the summer of 2008 then as Freestyle Music Park, which operated for summer 2009. Late last year, Freestyle started selling off its rides, listing them for sale by Ital International, which brokers the sale of new and used theme park and amusement rides. Family Kingdom Amusement Park in Myrtle Beach bought several of Freestyle’s rides for its park on Ocean Boulevard. Neither Carlo Guglielmi nor Freestyle owners could be reached for comment by early Monday afternoon.
coasterkid124 Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 I had a feeling these rides would end up in Asia somewhere. I was hoping that at least Led Zep would remain in the US but that seems not to be the case. I thought that although used some of the coasters could make a big impact on a small park especially at a reduced price.
rcjp Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 I thought that although used some of the coasters could make a big impact on a small park especially at a reduced price. That will probably be the case. And I doubt that anyone there will know they are not new.
coasterer Posted August 13, 2014 Posted August 13, 2014 Honestly, Vietnam is ripe for some 'new-ish' major coasters. I'm sure they will do very well there.
VF15 Posted August 19, 2014 Posted August 19, 2014 According to CoasterFusion, The Time Machine is being taken down. It's about time. Even if it is going all the way to Vietnam, that's good because letting a coaster like this sit dormant is simply sinful.
rcjp Posted August 19, 2014 Posted August 19, 2014 ^I agree. And even thought it may not be a great coaster, it's still a relatively new B&M.
DarienLaker Posted August 19, 2014 Posted August 19, 2014 May Time Machine is going to Six Flags Fiesta Texas or Darien Lake! I'm pretty sure it's not going to either. You never know where the other Hard Rock/Freestyle park rides besides are going to end up at, but the Eagles mine coaster is going to Vietnam!
XII Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 I'm happy to hear that these rides have officially found a home (or at least the Vekoma Mine Train). I certainly hope these rides live a long and prosperous life in Vietnam.
Gutterflower Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 Found Time Machine. It's currently sat in Halong Bay in Vietnam waiting to be set up at a new park called Ocean Park. The park is owned by the same people opening Asian Park in Da Nang which has the other coasters from Hard Rock/Freestyle Track for Time Machine is sat waiting. An amazing location though. The park does look small. Can also confirm that all 4 of the other coasters are going to the Da Nang Park thanks to the plans posted outside the park. So even the Premier ferris wheel coaster is heading there. Source
cfc Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 Good find--thanks for sharing it. Led Zeppelin/Time Machine was certainly a nice-looking coaster, even if it didn't ride particularly well.
BDG Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 Every single flat ride on that map looks like it came from Hard Rock / Freestyle as well... I spot the following names: Fly Like An Eagle Faerie Glen Big Ol' Trucks Carnaby Merry Go Round Life Is A Highway Kids' Tree House Cuckoo-Ka-ChooChoo And that darkride on the left is likely the Sally ride.
SigilX Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 Glad to see that they have a new home. It would have been a bad ending to the park to find that these were put in storage or worse scrapped.
robbalvey Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Now let's just hope this park (parks?) have better luck than Hard Rock Park did. How ironic would it be if these rides ended up in another park that only lasted a few years?
thrillseeker4552 Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 ^That's exactly what I was thinking! Hopefully they do much better here. I'm sure the B&M will look great next to the water (not that B&Ms need water to looks great!)!
GwaziBSRider1 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Now that all of these coasters are in Vietnam...I can properly harass my mom about not taking me to Hard Rock Park when I asked in 2008 and 2009.
Gutterflower Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Sally Corp have confirmed on twitter that the dark ride in the plans above is the one from HRP too. They said - Yes, the 20, 6-passenger ETF ride vehicles from NIWS are now at the Vietnam park. Freestyle abandoned the licenses once owned by Hard Rock Park. None of the original theming of NIWS remains.
Gutterflower Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 We have vertical construction on Time Machine in Vietnam. Source
DoinItForTheFame Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 The loop is done.Source. Glad to see this coaster getting a new home instead of being left to rust in a field somewhere!
cfc Posted June 28, 2015 Posted June 28, 2015 ^Agreed. It wasn't a great ride, but it deserved a better fate.
Gutterflower Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 The ride is still rising. Now up to the zero-g-roll
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