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The Time Machine is a steel roller coaster which is currently in-storage at Asia Park in Vietnam. Previously located at Freestyle Music Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the ride was manufactured by the Swiss company Bolliger & Mabillard, opened to the public on April 15, 2008 under the name Led Zeppelin – The Ride as part of Hard Rock Park. Due to financial problems, Hard Rock Park was sold and renamed after one year. Financial problems continued for the new owners, resulting in the park's closure in 2009. ==History== Plans for a Hard Rock-themed amusement park were released in 2003; at the time, however, funding and licensing agreements had yet to be finalized. By 2006, a licensing agreement with the Hard Rock franchise was reached. Hard Rock Park was announced in early 2007. The park's flagship attraction, "Led Zeppelin – The Ride", would be a Bolliger & Mabillard sit-down roller coaster themed for the English rock band of the same name. By July 2007 construction for the ride was underway, with the lift hill completed. "Led Zeppelin – The Ride" soft-opened to the public on April 15, 2008, with the first seats auctioned for charity. The ride's official opening was on May 9, 2008.〔 During operation, the coaster would play Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" through an on-board audio system. In September 2008, Hard Rock Park filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to the inability to pay its debts.〔 Its owners later filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 7, allowing them to sell the park. In February 2009, FPI MB Entertainment purchased the park. As part of the acquisition it was renamed Freestyle Music Park, with all licensed themes removed. "Led Zeppelin – The Ride" was renamed "The Time Machine", with the on-board audio a selection of songs from the 1960s to the 2000s. The new park officially opened on May 23, 2009;〔 〕 however, the fate of Freestyle Music Park was similar to that of its predecessor and the park closed in September 2009.〔 As of 2013 the park and its rides remain standing, but not operating. According to Screamscape, on August, 21 2014, cranes had been set up next to the Time Machine to begin the process of dismantling, and elements of the finale had already been removed.〔http://www.screamscape.com/html/freestyle_music_park.htm〕 In 2016, the ride will operate at Ocean Park in Vietnam. 〔http://rcdb.com/6605.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Time Machine (roller coaster)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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