Family Kingdom Amusement Park - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - Amusement Park

Family Kingdom Amusement Park is situated at South Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. There is on site parking available with an attendant on hand to guide buses to specific parking areas. The park is open from early April to late September with the hours of opening varying, although generally it closes at midnight depending on the volume of visitors and the weather.

There are two main aspects to Family Kingdom, the Amusement Park and the Water Park, which are free to enter with a fee payable at each ride or visitors can purchase tickets in advance for unlimited rides all day for one of the parks or a combination of both. The Amusement Park is the only one by the seaside at Myrtle Beach and contains over 30 rides catering for people of all ages, although some rides do have minimum height restrictions.

So called thrill rides at the park include Sling Shot, which is 110 feet freefall attraction, whilst there is also a wooden roller coaster called the Swamp Fox. Three other rides fall under this category including Yo-Yo and Thunderbolt, which are rides that spin around at high speed and Hurricane. Visitors preferring to stay closer to the ground can enjoy driving the go-karts with the park having a figure eight track and an oval track.

Several family rides are available including South Carolina's largest Ferris wheel and a historical carousel. There are the old favorites such as bumper cars, or if visitors prefer to bump around in the water there are bumper boats too. More sedate rides include a small train or the antique cars including Kings Model T.

There are lots of rides for the smaller children to enjoy too with smaller versions of some of the family rides such as a kiddie wheel, kiddie coaster and mini bumper cars. Some of these attractions spin the kids around in a sort of merry-go-round fashion such as the Red Baron, which resembles an old plane or the kiddie swings. There is also a little bit of water related fun with the canoe ride and the wet boats.

The Water Park has several features including children's areas for the smaller kids to splash about in with eight kiddie slides. For those looking to relax a little in the water there is the 425 foot long lazy river with waterfalls. The water flumes with a 100 foot drop tower over the complex and overlook the beach, whilst there are also a speed slide and an intermediate speed slide.

A security presence is on hand at the parks at all times to assist if needed, and will help to find young children separated from their parents or guardians. Weapons and alcohol are not permitted on site here, and people with offensive wording on their clothing will not be allowed in to the parks. Pets with the exception of guide dogs are also not permitted and there are ATMs in the Amusement Park arcade.