Claudia Lauer and Jonathan Tressler of the Myrtle Beach Sun News report: Visiting the LED ZEPPELIN roller coaster at the new Hard Rock theme park has been a ritual for Steve Ammons over the past few months, even though the park and the ride are still several months from opening.

“I’m a big fan of the manufacturer of this roller coaster and a big fan of LED ZEPPELIN ,” said Ammons , an Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., resident who came to watch the first public test run of the roller coaster from the street Sunday afternoon (December 17).

“I’ve been watching the construction on the Web site and we try to stop by every month just to see how it’s coming along.” Steve Ammons ‘ wife, Carrie , and 5-year-old son, Garrett , also watched from the fence surrounding the park on George Bishop Parkway. “We travel around the country going to roller coasters,” said Carrie Ammons . “My husband is a bit of a fanatic.” Steve Ammons wasn’t the only enthusiast watching the test run Sunday.

More than 30 cars lined up along the road and the median to watch park officials christen the ride during a press conference before its premiere voyage. Read the entire article at this location . Watch video footage of the first public test run of Led Zeppelin - The Ride at this location . More footage of the christening and the test run can be viewed below.