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• 2009 Theme Park Year in Review

  Written by The Coaster Critic 9 Comments
  Last Updated: January 1, 2010
  

  Happy New Year! It’s time once again to recap the biggest theme park news stories of 2009. The Roller Coaster Class of 2009 The two huge roller coasters that opened in Orlando had very different fates. SeaWorld’s Manta opened early to rave reviews while Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit opened several months late with mixed reviews. To be fair, Rockit is a one-of-a-kind ride with several techn...

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• Theme Park Travel Odyssey 2009 Edition

  Written by The Coaster Critic 14 Comments
  Last Updated: December 20, 2009
  

  2009 Theme Park Travel Odyssey Time to recap my 2009 theme park trips. This was a busy year with a number of interviews, media days, and fun theme park trips. I’m even going to include a lost trip that I don’t think I’ve referenced on the blog. From the warm tropic atmosphere of Orlando to the mean streets of Manhattan, my travels took me to 10 theme parks. But, it all started ba...

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• Freestyle Music Park Theme Park Review

  Written by The Coaster Critic 1 Comment
  Last Updated: September 24, 2009
  

  From Hard Rock to Freestyle – Myrtle Beach’s Music-Themed Amusement Park’s Revival After last year’s surprising failure of the $400 million Hard Rock Park that only survived for five months, many wondered if a theme park could survive in Myrtle Beach. Last winter it looked like the remnants of Hard Rock Park were going to be sold off piece-meal until Steve Baker and FPI ...

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• Rip Ride Rockit vs Time Machine | Roller Coaster Showdown

  Written by The Coaster Critic 12 Comments
  Last Updated: September 16, 2009
  

  Who Wins in a Battle of the Rocking-est Roller Coasters? Roller coasters have been incorporating music and on-board speakers for some time now. But two roller coasters that opened this year have taken the riding and rocking theme to new heights. The Time Machine (formerly Led Zeppelin – The Ride) was revamped by the new owners of Freestyle Music Park. The B&M looping roller coaster feat...

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• Myrtle Beach Trip

  Written by The Coaster Critic 3 Comments
  Last Updated: July 31, 2009
  I’m off on another coaster trip. This time I’m taking the family to Myrtle Beach, SC. While we’re there I hope to re-visit the revamped Freestyle Music Park. It will be interesting to see all of the changes the park has undergone from when it was Hard Rock Park. I’d also like to go to Family Kingdom Amusement Park, so that I can ride the classic wooden coaster Swamp Fox. Wh...

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• Freestyle Music Park Live Ticket Giveaway

  Written by The Coaster Critic 27 Comments
  Last Updated: July 19, 2009
  Live Giveaway This Thursday Night For this week’s Freestyle Music Park giveaway you won’t need to answer any trivia questions. This time it’s all about luck. I’m hosting a live giveaway on Thursday night at 8:16 PM EST. The winner will recieve a four park of tickets to the park, a can koozie, and a mouse pad. All you have to do is be the one who posts the 44th comment. He...

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• Freestyle Music Park Ticket Giveaway

  Written by The Coaster Critic 5 Comments
  Last Updated: July 12, 2009
  Want to win tickets to an exciting new music-themed amusement park? Enter my Freestyle Music Park Ticket Giveaway. Freestyle Music Park is located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It offers  more than 50 attractions including roller coasters, rides, shows, children’s play areas, restaurants, cafés, retail stores, a multi-purpose live music amphitheatre and a park-wide sound system, which cre...

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• Freestyle Music Park’s Michael Jackson Memorial Weekend

  Written by The Coaster Critic 5 Comments
  Last Updated: June 26, 2009
  Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-based Freestyle Music Park is having a Michael Jackson Memorial Weekend. From their official press release: Freestyle Music Park will host a Michael Jackson Memorial Weekend Friday, June 26, Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28 to celebrate and memorialize the life and times of the “King of Pop” Michael Jackson. In remembrance, the Park will have a memorial wall s...

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• Freestyle Music Park Re-Launches Successfully

  Written by The Coaster Critic No Comments
  Last Updated: May 31, 2009
  Freestyle Music Park opened Memorial Day weekend as planned and the early reviews are positive. DiscoverMyrtleBeach took a tour before the park opened and has some great photos of the revamped park. It’s amazing how much the new owners have been able to do in just a few months. Some have been critical at the lack of updates coming out of the park, but as you can see from the photo tour they&...

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• Led Zeppelin Re-Themed as The Time Machine

  Written by The Coaster Critic 4 Comments
  Last Updated: May 4, 2009
  Freestyle Music Park has re-themed Led Zeppelin The Ride as The Time Machine. The park’s signature looping roller coaster features 6 loops, a maximum height of 155 feet and a top speed of 65 mph. The Time Machine will take riders on a musical journey through the last five decades. Towering more than 150 feet into the sky, the looping, steel roller coaster features a high fidelity, on-board...

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• Interview: Freestyle Music Park President Steve Baker Part 2

  Written by The Coaster Critic 5 Comments
  Last Updated: April 22, 2009
  

  This is the conclusion of my exclusive interview with Steve Baker, President of Freestyle Music Park. In Part 1, I spoke with him about his experience in the amusement industry as well as Freestyle Park International’s vision. With reports of low attendance last year, most of my questions in the second half focused on the park’s obvious first hurdle; getting guests in the park. Again, ...

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• Interview: Freestyle Music Park President Steve Baker Part 1

  Written by The Coaster Critic 1 Comment
  Last Updated: April 19, 2009
  

  Last week, I spoke with Steve Baker, the President of Myrtle Beach’s Freestyle Music Park. His company is in the process of transforming the park from Hard Rock Park to Freestyle Music Park with a target opening date of Memorial Day 2009. We discussed his plans for turning last year’s failure into this year’s success story. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to tape the interview...

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• Hard Rock Park Renamed Freestyle Music Park

  Written by The Coaster Critic No Comments
  Last Updated: April 9, 2009
  After having to rename and re-brand the former Hard Rock Park the new park operators didn’t waste any time. Today, the park announced the new name, Freestyle Music Park. In the press release, FPI calls the park, “the launching point for the Freestyle Park brand throughout the world.” “Choosing ‘Freestyle Music’ as the name of the Park is a strategic move that we see as a k...

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