Blog at Myrtle Beach

The new Hard Rock Park is opening this year in Myrtle Beach and CNN has a nice writeup on the new theme park.  Hard Rock Park represents the first move by Hard Rock (of Hard Rock Cafe’s) into amusement parks.    It’s the first major new amusement park built in the US in about a decade.

A new Myrtle Beach company is planning to offer direct flights to Myrtle Beach from Pittsburg, PA, Newark, NJ, and Niagara Falls, NY.  The company - Myrtle Beach Direct Air and Tours, is finalizing plans to start flights beginning March 1st and running until November 1st.

The company will also offer package deals - including golf, hotel and entertainment packages.

You can read the full article in the Myrtle Beach Sun Times here.

The Myrtle Beach Pavilion is right in the center of Myrtle Beach - its been there for almost a century.     But after this summer,the Pavilion won’t be there any longer.

“There are not enough people loving it economically,” said Tim Ruedy, vice president of operations for the sports, entertainment and recreation division of Burroughs & Chapin Co., which operates the Pavilion. “All things have to be supported, and for the last number of years, it just hasn’t been financially viable.”

Many visitors are getting older and likely don’t want a spin on a roller coaster. To younger children, used to video games and computers, the rides seem quaint, he said.

Cnn.com provides a nice memorial to the Myrtle Beach Pavilion.

If you’re looking for a bunch of South Carolina and Myrtle Beach restaurant reviews, then check out myrtlebeachscrestaurants.com.
Reviews by location or type of food, along with directions and maps.

I mentioned a bit earlier something about the Myrtle Beach Pelicans and how much fun it was to see them.   I found a nice article today in Thestate.com that describes all the things that go on at a Pelicans’ game.

“To be as successful as the Myrtle Beach Pelicans have been requires catering to fans who don’t call South Carolina home.”

Reports out of Myrtle Beach today that they did indeed break the world’s record in an attempt to create the worlds tallest sandcastle. It was completed on Thursday, despite an attempt by vandals over the weekend to destroy it. The final tally? 32.5 ft, breaking the old record of 29.25 ft. It took six professional sand castle builders from Team Sandtastic of Florida eight days to build the sandcastle, which contains 130 dump truck loads of sand.

Myrtle Beach is right smack in the middle of its annual Sun Fun Festivalhttp://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/entertainment/events/14700166.htm?source=rss&channel=myrtlebeachonline_events, which includes an attempt to build the world’s tallest sand castle

Myrtle Beach Has More Spirit! Spirit Adds Non-Stop Service to Boston
Friday April 28, 5:10 am ET

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 28, 2006–Spirit Airlines announces new service from Myrtle Beach to Boston’s Logan International Airport. Service starts August 15, 2006.

“We’re ecstatic to give Myrtle Beach more Spirit!” said Barry Biffle, Chief Marketing Officer of Spirit Airlines. “Area customers have been asking for more Spirit service from Myrtle Beach and we’re delighted to offer Boston as our next destination. Boston is a perfect getaway for leisure and business travelers alike. This service will be just in time for leaf-peepers.”
Full article here

Nice article on golfing at Myrtle Beach

“Myrtle Beach: heavy is the head that wears the crown, but the king still has power to lure traveling golfers
Myrtle Beach is the self-proclaimed golf capital of the world and it has some ammunition to back up its braggadocio.”

We went down to MB for a mini-vacation April 13th-April 17th. The weather was fantastic - mid 80’s and sunny every day. We fly into Wilmington, NC and drove straight down Rt 17 - it only took about and hour and 15 minutes to get to our condo. So next time you’re booking air fare, don’t forget to check out flights to Wilmington, NC. We didn’t get to go to see the Pelicans play, but my son did discover how much fun it was to drive the courses at the Nascar SpeedPark. Can’t wait to go back there!