A
Magical Mystery Tour Through the Hard Rock Park
Part Three - An American Idoit, Born in the USA
by
Raymond Elling - Posted on Friday, August 24, 2007
Yes,
I referred to myself as an idoit. It's hard to come up with
good titles but its all in good fun. As we moved over through
the Born in the USA section of the park, the Hard
Rock Live Amphitheater sat still under construction.
Thousdans will be able to stand under the theater and you
could feel the anticipation of the first band to take the
future stage. I can only guess the lineup for the first
show to celebrate the park's opening next spring.
Across
from the Amphitheater, the Great
Meals Diner is taking an obvious form. Just like the
model in the Backstage Tour, the curves of the front entrance
are noticeable. I can hardly wait to see the stone-like
wall which will make up the side of the building. The interior
of this American diner is enormous and droves of guests
will be able to sit and enjoy a nice meal come opening day.
Just
down the road, the Main Street Gas & Gifts is also under
construction. We hung out for a few moments to let several
construction vehicles go by. It was at this point I really
understood the complexity of the whole operation. You could
almost compare the crews to worker ants heading off to do
their part for the colony, meticulous in there work. Sitting
here and seeing trucks and bulldozers go by as crews tinker
with the footers at Shake
Rattle and Rollercoaster I got that nervous feeling
in my stomach that something wonderful was being built all
around me. Oh how the anticipation was growing by this point.
Speaking
of the Shake,
Rattle and Rollercoaster, the foundation for the base
supports dot the area so we could almost make out the track
this family coaster will take. The station too is already
under way. I was advised that when this coaster starts going
up, it will be done in no time. Incidentally, several coaster
pieces sit off to the side waiting for their turn at construction.
We'd
revisit the Born in the USA section on our return trip,
which would be filled with a few more surprises, but next
up we headed over for a little Southern Style.
Next
up get ready for: "Part Four -
A Little Bit Country"
Previous
Sections: "Part Two - The British
are Coming!" & "Part
One - Like a Kid in a Candy Store"
