GOODBYE Wild Water & Wheels | Surfside Beach SC

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12 авг 2023

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@mekyg813 7 месяцев назад

I was a lifeguard at Wild Water during our final season.. I remember stacking up all the lounge chairs after the final day to help the crew take them out. After the park closed I kinda just stopped guarding, nowhere had quite as amazing of an environment as Wild Water. Looking back on this video is like looking at your childhood home after it's rotted away. I can point out almost every single stand spot in between the rubble, I remember standing alongside the lazy river, or doing run-and-plunges at the wave pool after hours during in-service training. I remember standing in the waist-deep water at the bottom of the racing tube slides. It's crazy to know the place like the back of my hand even now. Wild water was a second home, and I can't imagine guarding at any other location. It's heartbreaking to see it in such a state. Rest in peace.

@mekyg813 7 месяцев назад

Outside of my personal feelings about the park closing, I would like to talk about WHY it closed. It wasn't very profitable, and almost every attraction barely even had a season left before needing to either be refurbished or replaced. It would've taken significant financial reinvestment to give the park a new lease on life. The park wasn't slow by any means, but it wasn't as busy it it needs to be to warrant investing that amount to keep it running. Two of the slides were already closed due to regular wear making them unsafe, and I can count at least 4 or 5 other slides and attractions that were likely on the verge of being retired for safety reasons. It's sad to see the place go, but it really wasn't a greedy business decision, I think Lazerus's hands were tied. It would've been a horrible business decision to try and keep the park running.

@BillMurray615 11 месяцев назад

Great editing! I never went to Wild Water as a kid. My parents would always say ‘I’m not paying to take you to a water park when there’s an ocean right behind it’ 😂

@TuurboNinja23 10 месяцев назад

I grew up in Caropines right there and spent all summer going there. Then I worked there after high school. Crazy to see it like this now

@Henrythe4th 2 месяца назад

I was there the last day it was open, it was depressing that day it was gloomy outside and I remember leaving 1 hour before the park closed forever. That place was my childhood until 10. So many great memories like when my brother got his first job there. I lived very close to there and I was reaching the age where me and my dad could ride our bikes there but I never reached that time. Almost all of the water slides were messed up because when I rode the speed slides at the top for the first time, the structure was shaking. That place held my best memories with friends and family until the very last day. This truly was an amazing park with a great environment

@jerryallen1768 11 месяцев назад

Another place where memories were made, gone. I still miss the old Myrtle Beach Grand Prix. It was my favorite by far. The go carts were awesome and across the road was the speed boats. The aerial footage with the drone is great. Thanks for another great post.

@zoefaith120 11 месяцев назад

But sad video but the drone footage was outstanding.

@hushpuppy3 11 месяцев назад

Oh man. I haven't been there since 1995. Since then, I vacation there after they have closed for the season. More childhood nostalgia gone. 😥 It wasn't just the water park. It was also the go carts, putt putt, and arcade. I still have a red, white and blue plush stuffed basketball I won with tickets at the arcade from waaaaaaay back. Thank you for another great, but sad, video.

@gopitt12 11 месяцев назад

I'll miss it. We got free passes through our resort a couple of times and always enjoyed going. Made for a great day to take a break from the beach and have some fun.

@acmemeatsmoke4865 11 месяцев назад

WOW. You really killed it on this video...I mean, they are all great, but the vibe on this! Very Dan Bell-esk, The Proper People feel. Much more somber than your usual, in a fantastic way. Great job!

@66azannor 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for what you do. 👍

@MrMyrtle 11 месяцев назад

My pleasure!

@WelchC8289 11 месяцев назад

It’s a shame Lazarus group did this instead of improving and upgrading their properties. Even Myrtle waves and the Grand Prix barely get any updates.

@TheChipMcDonald 11 месяцев назад

It's Insanity, what is going to go there on that end, way off from the beach, that's going to be more profitable? Another little strip shopping center? There's no middle class money left to sustain operation of anything anymore.

@mekyg813 7 месяцев назад

I used to guard at wild water, and I miss it dearly. Unfortunately most of the attractions barely even had another season left in them before they were in need of replacement, some had already been put out of commission. I will say though, Myrtle Waves doesn't have the same charm and comfort that Wild Water had, that's why I didn't transfer to them after Wild Water shut down. In terms of business moves, Wild Water was quickly becoming a money pit and would've required significant reinvestment to get fully refurbished and make it worth the time and money. As sad as it is, it was an old park that just wasn't profitable enough to warrant reinvesting that amount of money to keep the attractions open and safe. It's sad to see it go, that place was home for me. By far the best work environment I've ever had.

@elizabethsmith9893 11 месяцев назад

This one hurts. 😢 Grew up going there every week during the summer…2012 was the last year we got season passes, unfortunately. Thank you for the drone footage. Great video as always.

@keepamerica2astrong280 10 месяцев назад

Great editing for sure. Love the back and fourth from past to present. Sad to say the least. We as locals have great memories of WWW. Oh well time marches on...

@willbygosh4887 10 месяцев назад

The 2023 North Myrtle Beach Irish Italian Festival will be held on Saturday September 30th from 10am to 4pm along with a parade for those who would like to attend.

@cathifowler2567 11 месяцев назад

I remember going there. It was a fun water park. This is so sad 😞

@TrilithiumBanditKelsey 10 месяцев назад

That was some really nice drone-footage and editing. This is sad, but any of us here who've called upon a tradie or contractor for repairs can see how this might have happened; the repair-costs and maintenance-costs here are astronomical. Accordingly, insurance-companies are raising premiums or dropping coverage altogether. But even routine, non-claim related repairs/maintenance must have been staggering. You also have the high liability insurance costs in a town chock-full of injury lawyers. But, I think the nail-in-the-coffin was that Mark and Robbie got tired of dealing with that derpity-derp Surfside commission and council, and threw in the towel for revamping the property into something. So, there it sits, a mess... and quite frankly, that's what 'The Family Beach' deserves... a Waccamaw Mall.

@mekyg813 7 месяцев назад

Absolutely, two of our tallest racing slides were put out of commission due to being overworn during the second half of the second-to-last season. They never reopened. There were commonly worn items and attractions that were in need of replacement everywhere. Just about every one of them were at the end of their life, so keeping the park going for even another season or two without significant reinvestment would have been a pipe dream.

@zoefaith120 11 месяцев назад

This makes me sad😢 but mb means "nfl" with potential land marks turn into more houses we may not really need at this moment. Rip wild water and Wheels.

@Thecluelessdad 11 месяцев назад

This is so sad more and more things are getting stripped from our childhood memories and it looks like it is all at Myrtle Beach . I grew up going there 40 plus years ago and lived there also . So sad these staple attraction are going to the wayside , what are you supposed to do with your kids now ? Sorry to ramble on but this hits hard!

@mrmrsshepherd46 11 месяцев назад

That hurt me and my kids when we drove by it and it was shut down and being torn down. This video was great and it will be missed. Wont be the same in Surf Side on vacation with most likely an resort or high rise going in. Hope it is something great.

@laurinp. 11 месяцев назад

This is one hurts. I remember going the opening week. We were in GC last week & I almost lost it riding by & seeing the destruction. 😢

@rodneywaugh8535 11 месяцев назад

I understand that most of the time when things closed it's one of 3 reasons... 1.... It wasn't profitable 2.... The owners got old and couldn't run it anymore and couldn't find a buyer.. Or 3.... The owners just didn't feel like dealing with it anymore!

@andypage9 11 месяцев назад

Read an article where the owner said the economy, schools starting back earlier, and campgrounds in the area building their own water parks were all factors in their decision. So, I guess your #1 would be it.

@donaldj.7346 11 месяцев назад

Never been there , but a sad video still

@willbygosh4887 11 месяцев назад

I heard that the White Sands Motel has been evacuated and closed on Kings Highway.

@alivenwell14 11 месяцев назад

Nice vlog Mr. M. but what’s the backstory on its decline? Seems to have had a nice family atmosphere.

@judyhornbeck4631 11 месяцев назад

So sad….the end of an era 😢

@joeperez3520 11 месяцев назад

Did the operators have a lease on the property that ended, or was the park no longer profitable?

@MrMyrtle 11 месяцев назад

Changing times… public statement says it is partly due to economy and other water amenities taking away visitors.

@joeperez3520 11 месяцев назад

@@MrMyrtle 😞

@outdoorsjoe 11 месяцев назад

What year did the park first open?

@MrMyrtle 11 месяцев назад

It was open 32 years.

@outdoorsjoe 11 месяцев назад

@@MrMyrtle ok so 1991. It's weird though. I've been searching and can't find the opening date. I guess it was another park I went to as a kid. It had a lazy river and a slide that was really high and was almost a straight drop. Looked just like this place but it was in the late 80's

@johnsizemore6061 11 месяцев назад

What is the plan for this property?

@MrMyrtle 11 месяцев назад

Redevelopment, final project not officially determined or announced.

@ThrillsofColdplay 11 месяцев назад

They are looking to put in a car wash and gas station sadly

@rapidresponserepairllc.man9552 11 месяцев назад

@@MrMyrtlethat is all we need is another car wash and gas station what a joke.

@pamhyatt5533 11 месяцев назад

😢

@JSmith-Not-Smythe-Dear 11 месяцев назад

I really wanna know why Wild Water & Wheels closed.

@alexisw6764 11 месяцев назад

Money

@TheChipMcDonald 11 месяцев назад

I remember MB as a little kid before the oil shocks/OPEC/inflation. We're now at the end of the middle class, corporate vampires/1%ers have sucked the money out. If it wasn't for cheap Chinese goods we'd be in hyperinflation, and not for ephemeral Internet infotainment numbing the peasantry people would be up in arms.