I live in Mytle Beach but have yet to make it to the Hard Rock Park.. My dh worked there when it was being built and he said everything was extremely expensive so we have yet to go.. I know he said an order of fries was 7.50. They have already reduced the prices because of not bring busy..

The Nascar Park only has a couple of tracks the younger kids can ride. There are a few amusement rides for them but still not worth the $$ in my opinion.

I do have a few recommendation of cheaper things.. My kids both love, love the Waccatee Zoo.. You can buy food and feed almost all the animals. Very reasonable priced as well There is also a nice long Riverboat that leaves from there, my kids liked that as well. The Ripleys aqaurium is great for that age as well. Broadway also has some rides set up from the old Pavilion that is great for younger kids and you can pay just for the ones they want to ride. There is also a nice Children's museam near Broadway.

Also my kids love things like Putt Putt, the maze mania, pier fishing.. I think you can rent fishing rods?, or just hanging out at Broadway at the beach.. There is entertainers there, fish you can feed, etc.. We also have an East of Chicago, similar to a Chuckie Cheese, where the kids can make thier own pizzas.

As for shows I would also recommend the Dixieland Stampede.. Great show and pretty good food..

Also there are a ton of visitor type books here that have coupons for almost anything and everything.. Make sure you pick those up when you get here..

I love living here and would not leave for anything but we can't do the "tourist" thing much because it does get expensive when the kids want to go all the time.