The Interpreter Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 No. And it would be a surprise. Just moving that thing would about exhaust Ed's coaster budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 So, let's say it is Hart's doing....how much of his budget would go toward inspections/testing/move/installation/inspection/testing before it operated at KK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 Moving Stealth to Carowinds years ago cost more than his often stated $7 million 2014 coaster budget. He has, however, referred to a future new B&M coaster at $15 million. He has implied it will not be used, but new. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBEASTunchained Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Signs of life being seen lately at Freestyle Music Park....Mainly to do with the Time Machine roller coaster... People taking pictures of the coaster.....? An American flag hanging at the top of the coaster?.... More Here..... http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/23457177/lights-on-but-no-one-home-at-freestyle-music-park Owners claim that it is routine maintenance...... But is it really....? Probably so.... Or maybe not?... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungStud Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Screamscape with a plug. Time machine is up for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrypt Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 "Pics or it didn't happen." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungStud Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 The above video work? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrypt Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Lol OOPS. Somehow completely skipped over his post. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBEASTunchained Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I was browsing Kentucky Kingdom's FaceBook page looking for updates or any new information and didn't find much new. I then decided to look at the comments people have posted supporting the re-opening of the park.........But one comment from yesterday was where someone had found that the "Time Machine" at Freestyle Music Park is now for sale..... http://www.italintl.com/detail_page.php?record_id=1793 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrick Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Nearly every ride from the park is for sale on that site. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 As I have said before and will say again. Location, Location, Location. HRP failed mainly because of Location and Price. KK failed once and I am doubting their future success. Ironic the though of relocating a ride or rides from a park that failed to a newish park that has failed and is more than likely to fail again. There is a reason that new theme parks aren't appearing every year and no if you build it they will not always come. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 FMP is too far from the beach to survive. When the Pavilion was torn down to build a new hotel, that was one of the dumbest decisions ever made. They did that right when the market tanked, and the land the Pavilion was on is still sitting empty. They need to sell off the rides and move on. Went to it both as HRP and FMP. Good rides, fun, but just wasn't built in the right place. I think I still have a Hard Rock Park T Shirt somewhere here. KK didn't fail, its corporate owners did. Six Flags drove their entire business into the ground. You cannot dispute the facts. Someone who cared and continued to work on the park and it would likely never have closed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 As to Kentucky Kingdom, what then happened the first time around? The place very quickly went bankrupt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccard01 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 As to Kentucky Kingdom, what then happened the first time around? The place very quickly went bankrupt. Why did it go bankrupt the first time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Primarily undercapitalization. Which is what worries me the most about this time. Paging Mr. Shaggy. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Mr. Hart basically use Six Flags as a "golden parachute" of his own to escape the financial black hole of Kentucky Kingdom only to turn around and talk a lot about how much better the park would be if he still owned it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 That is what many think. He did it again, too, in Arkansas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 Probably a good time to have new posters and others revisit this thread/park. There are lessons here. Lots of them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 FMP has now for the most part been leveled and everything from the kitchen sink has been packed and shipped over seas. Seems as some from KK should have read this forum before making the choices and decisions they have at KK. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI Guy Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 My family had a good time at Freestyle Music Park, but I can see why Hard Rock Park didn't work at a $50 price point. It was not worth that price, and the market was just not there. Myrtle Beach has always been a relatively cheap beach/golf vacation. It was well worth the cost of admission we paid though... 2 for $17.76 BEFORE 4! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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