Freestyle Music Park
211 George Bishop Parkway
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29579
(843) 236-7625
http://www.freestylemusicpark.com
New to Myrtle Beach is the newest theme park in the United States. Freestyle Music Park is a family destination for everybody and a must for any music lover. If you have been planning a vacation to Myrtle Beach, then you must not forget to visit the theme park destination of Myrtle Beach.
Freestyle Music Park is home to 5 rollercoasters: The Time Machine is a steel roller coaster set to the music of the 1960s to the 2000s. The coaster stands 150 feet (46 m) tall, and has a top speed of 65 mph (105 km/h). Other features include six inversions, a spiral over the existing lagoon, a zeppelin-shaped load/unload area which is now the “time machine” which was re-themed & completed by Sundance Architectural Products the company that designed & completed the first Zeppelin Ride Blimp. An additional-fee rider-experience take-home video system. Visible from outside the park along the George Bishop Parkway.
Round About is a convertible car-coaster that races to 1980s hits, particularly Gary Numan’s Cars. Riders go for a “test drive” through a mock factory in British sports cars. The coaster features a first-of-its-kind Ferris Wheel lift hill, where the coaster trains are rolled from the bottom of the track onto a Ferris wheel-like contraption and then pushed off at the top into a high speed adventure. The ride building resembles Battersea Power Station with an inflatable pig, in reference to the cover of Pink Floyd’s Animals album.
Iron Horse, located in the “Country USA” section of the park, the coaster is themed as a mine train which take riders through a creepy abandoned lumber mill.
Soak’d is a suspended roller coaster located in the “Kids of America” section of the park, it features an interactive experience permitting non-riders to fire water cannons as the roller-coaster trains pass by, at the risk of themselves being drenched by overhead showers that fired at random.
Hang Ten is a white kiddie coaster in the “Kids of America” section.
Freestyle Music Park also features shows such as the nighttime pyrotechnics display, Kiss the Sky, a country-music themed ice show, and live music.
Admission Info:
$39.95 for adults, $29.95 for children, 3 to 9, under 3, free. Discounts for groups are available. Check with Freestyle Music Park for special promotions and discounts.
Directions:
From Charleston: US-17 N. Merge onto US-501 N. In Myrtle Beach, take the Waccamaw Blvd. ramp. Left onto Waccamaw Blvd., left onto River Oaks Dr.
From Wilmington: US-17 S. Merge onto SC-9 toward SC-31. US-31 ramp to US-31 S. Merge onto US-501 S. Take the George Bishop Parkway/River Oaks ramp to George Bishop Parkway.
From Columbia: I-20 E to I-20 Spur E. Take Palmetto St., US-76 E to SC-576 E, which becomes US-501 S. Follow 501-S directions above.
From Charlotte: I-77 S toward Columbia. Exit 16A to I-20 E to I-20 Spur E. Take Palmetto St., US-76 E to SC-576 E, which becomes US-501 S. Follow 501-S directions above.
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