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It now seems ironic and maybe just a bit prophetic that when the Hard Rock Park opened, they had a big concert with The Eagles. Because, thanks in part to the worsening economy, the thrill is gone. HRP closed early this year (their first year!), and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/200 ... ptcy_N.htm
The $50 admission ticket included the cost of most concerts that were given at the park (Except when they had groups like The Eagles or The Moody Blues). But most people either didn't care about the concerts, or didn't realize that that's part of what the $50 was for.
The daughter of one of my daughter's employees was supposed to work at HRP until early November. They didn't even call her to let her know she no longer had a job. She called them when she heard on the news that the Park was closing.
They are planning to re-open in 2009, hoping that the economy will be better, and the Park will have more people showing up than they had this year. But some economists have said that re-opening is just a "pipe dream".