Pavilion rides to find new home at Broadway

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - -- Some rides from the former Myrtle Beach Pavilion Amusement Park will find a new home at Broadway at the Beach, Burroughs & Chapin announced today.

The new mini-park, to be called the Pavilion Nostalgia Park, is slated to open sometime this summer, be open year-round and feature the following rides from the former Myrtle Beach landmark: the historic carousel and German organ; the Pirate Ship; the Wave Swinger; Caterpillar; arcade and midway games; and a number of kiddie rides. A retail store and special historical section also are planned.

The park will be located in between the existing Carmike Cinemas and Lake Broadway.

B&C, which owns the Pavilion and Broadway properties, made the news public this morning. Leaders said they are responding to requests from parents and grandparents to have a fun, affordable family place to visit.

The company said the Broadway at the Beach additions are just the first of several phases and that they want to add a roller coaster in the future.

B&C has dismantled most of the rides in the 58-year-old park and has torn down the oceanfront Pavilion building. Last month it began the process of tearing down the Hurricane roller coaster.

The company kept as much as possible to reuse at its other properties and for an interactive building that will commemorate the Pavilion's place in Myrtle Beach history.

Details of the commemorative building haven't been released, but it will be a part of the new development.

Burroughs & Chapin hasn't given details or a timetable for when new development will emerge from underneath the rubble that now litters the site.