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We had the opportunity to get a guided tour of Freestyle Music Park today. Thank you to John Stine and the team for inviting us. Here's a FIRST LOOK inside the park, which opens this Saturday:

The new Red, Red Wine Shop where you can sample various wines. We're told some fruit based wines sampled are from Florida.


Replacing the show posters under the VIP Plaza arch are new Freestyle posters with information on Kiss the Sky Fireworks and more. This section appears will be updated daily.


Another entrance for Freestyle Mercantile on the outgoing side of the archway.


The archway no longer has the lyrics as it did before.


The Beale Street Theater will screen a show on music and Freestyle Music Park.


The courtyard for Rockaccino across from the Beale Theater.


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The newly renamed "Thunder and Lightning". The Peavy Lounge remains upstairs for special events and VIPs.


The new THUNDER AND LIGHTING sign rest at the corner of the building.


Inside THUNDER AND LIGHTING looks fairly the same as last year.


The Freestyle Music Park Icon Guitar is the focal point of the KISS THE SKY Fireworks show which is about 7 1/2 minutes long and set to various tracks of classic rock music.


Signs on the Myrtle's Beach entrance point guests to various attractions.


The ancient statue remains with a new look to the guitar in the background.


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The entrance to Myrtle's Beach is a completely different look to the former gates to Rock & Roll Heaven.


The area dedicated to music legends who have passed remains.


The big Buddha statue remains.


A look at the renamed TIKI MART.


A shot of the entrance to ADRENALINE RUSH.


Reggae River Falls has been renamed Polly Nesian's Splash Bash.


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Capturing the giant bucket as it unleashes.


The new sign for Bali Hai Burgers and Bites. We did not notice the tiki torches.


A look at the building.


The Colossal Stone Guitar remains.


Here is what most of you have been waiting for. The new entrance to THE TIME MACHINE. The Led Zeppelin symbols have been replaced with images for each decade. Gone is the Hermit.


You can see the images for the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's


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Don't suppose they mentioned any of the songs that will be used on the Time Machine, or how the decades would be chosen/rotated?

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Notice the columns are now lined with album covers.


This seems like the idea was borrowed from the old Lost in the 70's wall.


The doors to the former preshow have each been wrapped with a decade. AND YES!!! We rode THE TIME MACHINE today. Each ride plays a different decades of songs play on each ride. Our ride featured songs from the 80's. Its started with Cindy Lauper and ended with REM's "End of the World as We Know It".


The opposite side of Adrenaline Rush no longer has the Malibu Beach image on the side of the building.


Crews were repainting the old, red Kitchen Below building to a new yellow (but unfinished) Paradise Pizza.


You can see the first coat of paint. Perhaps a primer.


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New signs for Across the Pond by the old guard houses.


The former Queens Head Pub is now called the Pitmedden Bar. Note the removal of the album covers on the side of the building.


The former Codpiece Fish & Chips is now Strawberry Fields Ice Cream. The building looks relatively the same except for the logo and red panels on the left and right.


Magic Mushroom is now Faerie Glen.


The Faerie Glen Ride no longer has the Mushroom on top.


Abby Road Remains.


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Adrenaline Rush renamed from Maximum RPM! The pig atop the factory is gone. We did not see a sign for the ride yet.


Inside the ride, the Karaoke Queue is gone.


We planned to ride, but there was a slight technical difficulty.


A courtyard at Penny Lane Cafe.


The new sign for Penny Lane Cafe.


The entire Penny Lane Cafe building.


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McGillivray Cab Company sign.


The ride basically is the same.


The Underground, modeled after the London Subway, remains the same.


CSI:Live! building and its new sign.


The new Carnaby Carousel Sign


The ride remains the same.


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A shot of the Cab Ride.


Introducing the new MONSTARS OF ROCK entrance. It seems similar to the design of Scooby Doo, complete with van in the left corner.


Piccadilly Square remains.


Formerly known as The Punk Pit, JUMP is now very multicolored.


The menu for Penny Lane Cafe.


A shot of the side of the Penny Lane Cafe building.


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Leaving Across the Pond for Kids in America...


...But a quick look back shows a new sign.


The basketball game remains.


Ice Scream, You Scream was renamed from Love Shack Snacks.


Signs direct you to various song destinations.


Signs direct guest to various attractions.


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Lady Liberty has lost her shades and her Zippo lighter. Currently, there appears to be wires only.


The Star Theater.


The Take 5 and Dine Diner.


Gone is the Norman Rockwell inspired art and replaces with HANG TEN.


The new Kid's area. Note the fort has been moved from the old Kids Rock State Park.


The sign for HANG TEN is not yet complete.


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So what is beside the Round About where phonehenge was?

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The new sign for Catch a Wave Gift. Yes, the Surf Board photo op is still there.


Heavy Metal Graveyard is now The Rock Garden.


All of the statues and scultures have been removed and replaced with painted pots.


Even the junk statues playing instruments are gone.


Signs direct you to various song destinations.


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There is nothing where Phonehenge was except a new statue which is going in the center, where the stage was.

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There is nothing where Phonehenge was.

Is it just a bulldozed lot.

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Anything new inside the "Monstars of Rock"

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The renamed Texas Swing.


The ride and queue.


The new Acapulco Phil's Sign.


The entire building form one angle.


The hanger for THE IRON HORSE.


The sign above the entrance to the ride.


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The media gets to ride THE IRON HORSE.


Media zip along the track.


The motorcycle in front of the entrance remains, but we do not know if it revs as before.


A shot of Acapulco Phil's from another angle. Here's a thought. This is COUNTRY USA and mexicans STILL manage to sneak into America. Hmmm.


The Trading Post serves at THE IRON HORSE'S exit.


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