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Family Kingdom Amusement Park
Previously known as Grand Strand Amusement Park (1966 – 1991) [1]
Family Kingdom Amusement Park
Location300 Ocean Blvd
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577, United States
Coordinates33°40′54″N 78°53′35″W / 33.68167°N 78.89306°W / 33.68167; -78.89306
StatusOperating
Opened1966
General managerDonald Sipes (since 1993) [1]
Operating seasonEarly April through Early October
Area13 acres (5.3 ha)
Attractions
Total37
Roller coasters3
Websitewww.familykingdomfun.com

Family Kingdom Amusement Park is a seaside amusement park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Located on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, the amusement park has 37 rides for adults and children of all ages, including thrill rides, family rides, kiddie rides and go karts. In 2008 TripAdvisor ranked it at number five on its list of the top 10 amusement parks outside Orlando.[2]

In business for more than 40 years, the park has the 2,400 foot, figure eight Swamp Fox wooden roller coaster, which is one of roughly one hundred wooden roller coasters still operating in North America[3] and ranked number 10 on About.com's list of the top 10 most underrated roller coasters in North America.[4] In 2016, American Coaster Enthusiasts marked the 50th anniversary of the Swamp Fox by adding a historical marker.[5] The Swamp Fox was also declared a historic structure by the city in March 2017.[6]

Other signature rides include O.D. Hopkins Log Flume, Great Pistolero Round-up and the Giant Wheel.

Family Kingdom's "Giant Wheel" Ferris wheel has round open gondolas that give a 100-foot-high view of Myrtle Beach and the Atlantic Ocean. For 19 years, until 2011, it reigned as the highest Ferris wheel in the state[7][unreliable source?]

There is no admission price to enter the open park.[8] Ride tickets can be purchased independently. Wristbands that entitle patrons to ride all day are available. The park provides free entertainment such as clowns, magicians, jugglers, stilt walkers, face painters and balloon sculptors. Family Kingdom Amusement Park is located on both banks of historic Withers Swash. The swash is a point where a natural stream meets the beach and ocean, and through which tides flow. Much of the surrounding area was part of a 66,000-acre king's grant to Robert Francis Withers in the early 1700s, who operated it as an indigo plantation overlooking the swash.

Family Kingdom Amusement Park is approximately 13 acres.[9]

  1. ^ a b "FAST FACTS: Family Kingdom". Family Kingdom Amusement Park.
  2. ^ "TripAdvisor Announces Top 10 Amusement Parks Outside Orlando". Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "Wooden Coaster Percentage". Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Top 10 Most Underrated Roller Coasters in North America". About.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  5. ^ Donovan, Jennifer (April 25, 2016). "Roller Coaster enthusiasts honor Family Kingdom coaster as landmark". The Sun News.
  6. ^ Johnson, Chloe (March 28, 2017). "A favorite Myrtle Beach thrill ride just became an historic structure". The Sun News. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  7. ^ Wickprest, W. R. "Biggest Farris Wheel in South Carolina is in Myrtle Beach at Family Kingdom Amusement Park". Yahoo! Voices. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  8. ^ Levine, Arthur. "Free Theme Parks". ThemeParks.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  9. ^ "Family Kingdom Fast Facts" (PDF). Family Kingdom Amusement Park. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.

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