What a walk back in time reading all these posts! Remembered by most as a $400 million failure and one of the biggest busts in the history of Myrtle Beach attractions, Hard Rock Park actually offered a pretty good time for those who attended. 2008-2009 Later known as Freestyle Music Park: Heritage USA: Fort Mill: 1978-1989 Magic Harbor: Surfside Beach: 1954-mid 1990s It was originally named PirateLand. Occupying its space, the Mad Mouse opens in 1998. After it closed, I was a little boy and went there with my Dad to dismantle buildings for free wood. This article was copied form the Defunct Amusement Parks Website from an article written by Bret Malone. Todays retail options in Myrtle Beach are plentiful, including Tanger Outlets, Myrtle Beach Mall and Market Common, to name a few. Man, I miss those times., The Ferris wheels that were side by side were my favorite. closed due to this and bad word of mouth. I had the biggest crush on one of the other performers. Trust us, if youre trying to get from Surfside Beach to Little River or from Conway to North Myrtle Beach, you should be glad roads like S.C. 31 and S.C. 22 exist. There was a paddlewheel boat that went around a small lake and the pirates would attack it as well. This beloved Myrtle Beach dinner show ran for 18 years and hosted tons of families making memories noshing on down home cookin and cheering on the North and the South in a competition that featured horse riding, lassoing, pig races, and much more. So glad I found this. It sat unused for years, until, as Malone says, they bulldozed the whole thing. looked just like a Haunted Town. This too Or yet another tragedy? Park 7 Closed Myrtle Beach Amusement Parks (R.I.P) - CondoLux; 8 Haunted Magic Harbor/Pirate land-Myrtle Beach, SC; 9 Magic Harbor, Myrtle Beach Amusement Park Poster ."Haunted; 10 Magic Harbor Surfside Beach, SC; 11 15 Most Deadly Roller Coaster Accidents - Grunge; 12 10 Abandoned Amusement Parks With Horrific Histories [Disturbing] 13 . In the years since the closure of the Pavilion, the area now known as Burroughs & Chapin Pavilion Place had played host to several events, including the Beach Blast! Was this park named Pirate Land back in 1971? The New park opened to great fanfare and fireworks on Memorial Day Weekend, but without Major Theme Park type rides, attendance soon went downhill. Problem was, the ticket prices were a bit steep (originally pegged at $50 per person) for what was offered and the park couldnt have opened at a worse time, when many loyal vacationers were staying home due to financial concerns. The park had struggled to make it and this They owned the park for about ten years. The only thing Myrtle Beach has now days is that small Ocean Drive Pavilion park in North Myrtle and South Myrtle has those rides at Broadway at the Beach & Family Kingdom, which has that classic Swamp Fox wooden coaster & Chance Giant Wheel sitting out by Ocean Blvd. Who Remembers Magic Harbor Was there one by the same name at Magic Harbor as well? While were remembering nights at Mother Fletchers and other popular nightlife spots, you might recall the drinks being stronger in Myrtle Beach than anywhere elseand youre right. The area still has a few local shops and part of the land was used for the Freestyle Music Park. There wasnt a local person ,as Malone put it, who took over the Water Slide, and put up portable rides in the parking lot It was the manager of Magic Harbor who had come over from Blackpool with the Thompsons. Bret Malone must not have thoroughly researched his article. They are the ones who built the Water Slide (the first fiberglass slide on the East Coast), built the Log Flume, added the Corkscrew Roller-coaster, a live Dolphin Show, had Hot Air Balloon rides, and built the High Steppin Country Theater creating what would become the longest running show in Myrtle Beach). It offered some of the best views of the Grand Strand. Used to sit in there for hours with my grandfather playing the baseball games., Sitting up top near the club watching the traffic and people below., Going [to the Pavilion] every vacation as a kid, I loved the wall with the sculptures that made music., I miss the good old days at the Myrtle Beach pavilion., Skee ball and riding the Himalaya ride with my cousin and of course a dip cone., The years from 1953-1958, I was 14 when my family would go to watch dancers at the Pavilion! I can precisely say NOT ONE of them was from England, as you incorrectly wrote. 3 Magic Harbor Just four miles south of Myrtle Beach, Magic Harbor Amusement Park had all the makings of a fun attraction a roller coaster, bumper cars, Tilt-a-Whirl, arcade, hedge maze, Ferris wheel, and other all-ages rides, but it never really succeeded. Great fun but it only lasted one year under that ownership. Inversions: 0. With more than 10 million visitors per year, we aim to provide users with the most comprehensive vacation planning guide for the Myrtle Beach area with more than 1,000 hotels, restaurants and attractions. Throughout the late 1950s and into the 1960s, the area surrounding the Myrtle Beach pavilion thrives.