The Interpreter Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/brea...ory/651785.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erosarrow05 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I know how you enjoy posting news stories and such, however, the news you are "BREAKING" in with was reported by Screamscape just yesterday, and if you look at the most recent Screamscape update, it may debunk your news story... ...bummer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 a. The park can contact Lance and say whatever it wants, but the court papers say what the court papers say. b. You mean the same Screamscape that posts news stories like The Great Escape's waterpark cutting hours...and does so long after it appeared here? Many times, something appears on Screamscape only after it is posted here first....I do not use Screamscape as a source, nor do I claim they use this site as one..but the coincidences are eerie. c. Mere posting of a link by The Interpreter does not mean that he vouches for the accuracy of the information contained therein. d. The "breaking" is from the original news source, and is even contained in their URL, which was only posted about three hours ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I know how you enjoy posting news stories and such, however, the news you are "BREAKING" in with was reported by Screamscape just yesterday, and if you look at the most recent Screamscape update, it may debunk your news story... ...bummer Lance claims HRP told him that an article by Dow Jones claiming the employees were seeking 1.1 million dollars in severance pay wasn't true. This is not the same article and this article has different claims based on court documents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Please pay us because we ran what could have been a great park in to the ground... Golden parachutes are a wonderful thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erosarrow05 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 (1.) whew... there are some salty sally's in here today... (2.) to coin a phrase... (3.) ... "why so serious" (i can make lists too hehe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Everytime Eros comes out of the woodwork to make some remark against an Interpreter post I am reminded of this SNL skit: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erosarrow05 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Wow, that certainly was exceedingly high on the maturity scale. It goes to show your true character when an impartial "moderator" would mock a user, a supporter of the website and then being naive enough to think slapping an emoticon on the post negates the mockery. I guess it just reaffirms my opinion that you offer little if any constructive moderation to this website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Wow, are you generraly in a bad mood when you visit this site or do you just like to be negative 95% of the time, and Im being generous with 95%. ^ Just because you like them so much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/brea...ory/651785.html Opening a Park in South Carolina, a place with little market to appeal to. Opening a Park in 2008, just about the worst time to open a park, And Opening A Park and putting your prices sky high. We've got a great park, let's kill it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Maple The Tree King Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Wow, that certainly was exceedingly high on the maturity scale. It goes to show your true character when an impartial "moderator" would mock a user, a supporter of the website and then being naive enough to think slapping an emoticon on the post negates the mockery. I guess it just reaffirms my opinion that you offer little if any constructive moderation to this website. Eros, grow up. You want to accuse others on here of not being mature yet the only time you rear your head is to make some negative remark against The Interpreter. How come it's alright for you to accuse everyone of being a "Salty Sally" yet when someone calls you a "Debbie Downer" you cry foul? Grow up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Relax, Eros, I was playing off of you calling everyone else a "Salty Sally." It was a joke, if you frequented this site more often you would see that we often joke around amongst us users and generally enjoy this website. Back to the topic: I'd be willing to bet we'll see foreign buyers for Hard Rock Park and eventually Six Flags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Relax, Eros, I was playing off of you calling everyone else a "Salty Sally." It was a joke, if you frequented this site more often you would see that we often joke around amongst us users and generally enjoy this website. Eros, You can believe that on this site there are certainly more jokes then put-downs, and most of the time when you think it's a put-down it's a joke! We got a bunch of humorous dudes on this site, so have some fun and quit trying to jerk people! Back to the topic: I'd be willing to bet we'll see foreign buyers for Hard Rock Park and eventually Six Flags. With the US and Foriegn Dollar looking the way they do I'd bet so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Foreign dollar? Are you referring to the Canadian dollar or another foreign currency? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Uhh yea..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Wow i would have never thought i would have heard this news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Uhh yea..... No, you misunderstood my question. I asked you specifically which foreign currency are you referring to. The Canadian Dollar is the only foreign currency also called a "dollar." So when you said "foreign dollar" you weren't referring to anything specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Oh I guess I phrased that poorly. With the condition of the US Dollar and other Foriegn Currencies it is likely to see overseas buyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 Uhh yea..... No, you misunderstood my question. I asked you specifically which foreign currency are you referring to. The Canadian Dollar is the only foreign currency also called a "dollar." So when you said "foreign dollar" you weren't referring to anything specific. Well, not really....there are other foreign currencies that are also denominated in dollars, such as the dollar in Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan, and that's just the ones that come to mind at the moment...but the major non-US currencies are not...e.g. Euros, Pounds Sterling, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 I know how you enjoy posting news stories and such, however, the news you are "BREAKING" in with was reported by Screamscape just yesterday, and if you look at the most recent Screamscape update, it may debunk your news story... ...bummer See also: http://canadianpress.google.com/article/AL...auf41fF_CU1Be3A You might find interesting what the park spokesperson says: ... Spokesman Jim Olecki said Friday the US$400 million Myrtle Beach park celebrating rock 'n' roll couldn't cope with less-than-expected attendance and a faltering economy. The park opened in April after seven years of planning, with roller coasters based on Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" and the Eagles' "Life in the Fast Lane." It filed for bankruptcy protection in September. Olecki said owners hope a buyer can be found by the end of the year and the park can reopen in 2009. However, Hard Rock Park won't open if it's not sold, Olecki said. He said he could not could not say if park owners were in contact with a prospective buyer or how much the attraction would cost. The park's creditors must file any objections to the sale by Nov. 13, according to court documents filed Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. Olecki has said the park didn't have enough money for promotion when it opened and the credit crisis made it impossible to get more.... As for severance payments, see also: http://www.thestate.com/business/story/574219.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I am still amazed at how poorly HRP was launched, opperated, and marketed. The business plan was either poorly done, poorly followed or just completely wrong... I lean towards all 3. Should be interesting to see how the pieces are picked up, because it could be a great attraction for the millions of visitors to the Grand Strand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy1115 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I feel more sorry for the folks who took a chance and moved there to persue a Full Time Job at the park. I know more than one who left Kings Island, good people, who thought they were making a good career move. I for one, am thankful that I didn't try to follow suit, even though I thought about it long and hard. Interesting times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I have trouble believing no one will buy this property. It's very valuble and could make a good profit if managed properly, but as RailRider said it wasn't handled properly. I can see a foriegn buyer stepping up sometime before Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I feel more sorry for the folks who took a chance and moved there to persue a Full Time Job at the park. I know more than one who left Kings Island, good people, who thought they were making a good career move. I for one, am thankful that I didn't try to follow suit, even though I thought about it long and hard. Interesting times. Yes it is very regretable what happend to those folks, but that is the risk of going to a new park like that. I feel a lot of smoke was blown to a lot of people. That smoke never materialized to what was promised. Very sad the situation now, but the next question is can and will a buyer come in? I would imagine a private investor or investors, possibly overseas, that would then bring someone like PARC Management in to run the show. PARC also knows the MB market already so it could really make sense for them to be involved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 Hard Rock Park Seeks White Knight: http://themeparks.about.com/b/2008/11/03/h...hite-knight.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 1st no marketing??/ Could gaylord by it retheme rides to a country perspective???Opry land was famous! If not then an investment company or foreign owner will buy it i'm sure!!! But wow what a park with such bad results and with the ionic Hard Rock name: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 I seriously question whether an amusement park is the highest and best use for that particular real estate. It would not surprise me if the land and rides were sold separately...and they will be if that maximizes the return to the many, many creditors left otherwise holding the proverbial bag. As for Gaylord, they owned interests in Opryland and Fiesta Texas, and got out of both. I don't see them re-entering the amusement park business. Stranger things have happened, but it seems decidedly unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 I call Led Zepplin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigellinus Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I feel more sorry for the folks who took a chance and moved there to persue a Full Time Job at the park. I know more than one who left Kings Island, good people, who thought they were making a good career move. I for one, am thankful that I didn't try to follow suit, even though I thought about it long and hard. Interesting times. Yeah, I remember someone posting on PointBuzz last winter trying to recruit CP employees (the seasonals) to HRP by saying the dress code allowed for anything you wanted, the management style would be very lax, and you'd have brand new furnished condos on the beach to live in (oh yeah, and promises of better pay as well!) Too bad that didn't last long!! You know what they say about things that seem too good to be true??.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I seriously question whether an amusement park is the highest and best use for that particular real estate. It would not surprise me if the land and rides were sold separately...and they will be if that maximizes the return to the many, many creditors left otherwise holding the proverbial bag. As for Gaylord, they owned interests in Opryland and Fiesta Texas, and got out of both. I don't see them re-entering the amusement park business. Stranger things have happened, but it seems decidedly unlikely. Well previously the real estate housed shopping and entertainment. Fantasy Harbor had numerous hotels and outlet shops and it went under and Wacama Pottery was there as well, which met the same fate. As I said in the very begining it is a horrible location and fewer folks arrive to Myrtle Beach that route anymore. More and more visitors are staying North or South and staying away fom downtown. Honestly wouldnt mind seeing Gaylord come in and turn it in to another one of their malls. Seeing as the one in Nashville is doing so well, much better use of the land than Opryland was. Notice my sarcasm, I have issues with Gaylord. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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