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Photo nr Samb Hill For tl 9uh Now Monsters af Rock ride operator Erik Ttncdy of Pawleys island sends a group of 1 through the rids Saturday afternoon PARK From Page 1A i lowered prices far tickets and parking and have done better job at forging marketing part-' nershipe with local hotels and other attractions than the previous owners local businesses have said hope well have said Tammy Loeperj 12 of Loris as she arrived at the park with her family want them to make it We want it to be more of a success than what it By about UO am Saturday half an hour after the park opened1 lines had formed in front ofthe ticket offices There was also a line at a separate booth set up for those who purchased 2008 Hard Rock Park annual passes the new ownership was swapping them for 2009 Freestyle annual passes at no charge Hie opening appeared to go relatively smoothly though a water ride was doud during the firytjert of the day Park officials said they expected it to be open Saturday afternoon Round About a roller coaster that uses Ferris wheel lift system and was plagued with breakdowns last year was operating normally when the park opened After getting his new annual pugg rpHryr Sanfhpa PTaminpd the blue card he received and compared it with last black pass Sanchez 19 who works in retail at the Medieval Times Dinner Tournament attraction said he liked the new one better it was brighter and more family friendly would have left a big Sanchez said of the closing last year work in a tourist place so it made me a little nervous that they going to open this Mqy Promotions BLACK JACK- $5Min EVERY CRUISE CRAPS $5 Min Fri-Sun AM Cruises Evejy Wed Pot Gold Bonus FREE GOLD C0IN1 EveryTtiusday-BigVCsnoVlPDay Memorial Day May 25th Two Cruises Reserve Now! WIN Commemorative fla? flown over (tjutf MbMMbM CMbniMMDMk I htowUSatatfat William Poston 13 Grayson EriUand 13 August ErMand 15 and Kovin Hstaii 14 all of Myitlo Beach wait for tho gates to open to bo the flrat to enter Freestyle Music Park on Saturday The dash between old and new was subtle yet evident during the first day Some guests wore their new annual passes on lanyards that still bore the Hard Rock Park name others wore Hard Rock Park T-shirts The layout was largely the same but the names of rides and themed areas had been changed need the Hard Rock Park said Nathan Hucks 23 an annual passholder from last year who was visiting the park with his family rides are still Park officials said they were pleased with the turnout though they were not expecting huge crowds Saturday With the Atlantic Beach Bikefest under way this weekend they said farnilioa might stay away from the beach to avoid the motorcycle rally Officials declined to give specific attendance figures on Saturday In an interview last week John Fitzgerald the general manager said the park got about 370000 visitors last year and they were confident they would break even if the park attracted 600000 guests this year On Saturday Fitzgerald said the park expected attendance to increase after the first week of June when the schools let out for summer Some people came to the park for the first time Frank Revesz 38 and his wife Tammy 37 drove from Fayetteville NC planning to visit the park as part of their trip to Myrtle Beach They wanted to go to Hard Rock Park last year but it was raining the weekend they were here really know what to expect" said Revesz who is in the UJS Army and is stationed at Fort Bragg as he arrived at the park kind of a little bit of an exploration for us" Back at the new children's area McGlone said the family which swapped their old annual passes for new ones might be coming back today with his wife who could not make it on Saturday Astrid and Natfja then bounded to the next children's ride which they also had hugely to themselves Contact MIKE CHEINCY at 444-1765 NO OVERAGE CHARGES NO LONG DISTANCE FEES NO MONTHLY SURPRISES HTC Gate Keeper UNLIMITED Security Monitoring 1 CALLING 247 LG Xenon Buy One Get One FREE! 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