Disneyland also picked from the crowd a father and son wearing Kobe jerseys to ride the Matterhorn with the Lakers' star. No one with a daughter selected, though. Go figure. /snark
BTW, does anyone have a photo of Disney World president Meg Crofton in her Lakers-themed Mickey ears, following the bet?
In more depressing (unless you're an Orlando Magic fan) but not unexpected news, attendance is not meeting the new owners' forecasts at the renamed Freestyle Music Park in Myrtle Beach, S.C. A first-year attendance figure under 1 million helped doom the former Hard Rock Park to bankruptcy, and it appears that the new owners aren't doing much better in attracting people to this park.
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When I was there on Saturday, I noticed that most of the shows had 1 presentation in the afternoon, but 2 presentations in the evening. Management seems to see what's going on and have adjusted accordingly.
They've also kicked off an aggressive new marketing campaign, including a full page ad in the weekend section of the Columbia newspaper. There was a coupon for $10 off admission as well as information about the "bring dad for free on Father's Day" promotion.
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As for Freestyle, Steve does have a very good point about Myrtle Beach. The trend for many who visit MB is to go to the beach until about 3 pm, and then hit the town. That makes me curious to see a breakdown of their attendance. Also, the rebranded park has only been open for 2 weeks and the summer crowds are just now starting to arrive. Hotel rates go way up around the end of June until the end of August.
As for attendance numbers, I heard somewhere that FSMP's goal for this season's attendance this year was only 600,000, compared to HRP's 2 or 3 million.
The park lacks must-do attractions, is in a poor location and lacks a soul. The best that can be said about the park is that it is close and cheap. Close and cheap do not make for a memorable park experience.
If a Disney, Universal, Busch, Cedar Fair or Six Flags park was in Myrtle Beach, Freestyle Music Park would be even more of a ghost town than it is now!
Attendance estimates are anywhere from 200 to 700 people IN TOTAL per day. That INCLUDES free admission. How on earth can a park survive when you have more employees than customers?
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Sucks to hear about Hard Rock Park. Really was hoping to see that place booming.