So this year, we decided to head to Myrtle Beach to the Ripken Experience. We did the week long…read moretournament and everyone made a vacation out of it. The fields are absolutely awesome. It's an experience I'm so glad my son got to experience and I got to coach at. Everything was immaculate. Very clean. The staff was phenomenal. Couldn't have been any more helpful. The onsite photography company, Glossy Finish, was on their game. They got action shots of my son that I could never get. So why only 3 stars??? Before the tournament, we had a coach's meeting. At the meeting, we have the head umpire go over everything and tell us how "approachable" the umpires are and that they're "AAA" umpires. Ok. Great. Now in my 25 years of coaching, I may have had 3 arguments with an umpire. My goal is to get these players ready for HS. We had 2 catchers with us. In game 2, our other catcher started. Wound up getting very labored in the heat. We switch catchers during the inning to get him some rest. He leads off when we get up. I notice when he gets to first, he's breathing EXTREMELY heavy. I ask for time and ask to speak to the umpires. The plate umpire responds "What's the issue?" I was like. The kid has heat exhaustion and his hyperventilating. Can we get a medic. He actually says... "You need to discuss that with your coach. " I responded, "Don't you work here? How would he know how to get a medic here??? Can we get someone here before this kid passes out?" The whole time, the field umpire could care less and didn't even take a step towards the poor kid to see what his condition was. Ultimately, he got medical attention, but these 2 guys, 1 of which we wound up having almost every game, were the most unapproachable human beings I've ever met. Even the other team commented to me, "What was that about?" I'm still confused. The rest of the week went fine, I knew what kind of person I was dealing with officiating wise and just went about our business. All in all, a great facility to play baseball.

**** We just…read morecompleted our final games of the 2026 tournament, and unfortunately the experience was disappointing. Over the course of two evenings, our team had the same two umpires, one identified as **Guy**, and there were numerous missed calls that significantly impacted play. There were multiple incorrect safe/out calls and inconsistent ball and strike calls, to the point that even the opposing team's GameChanger reflected what should have been the correct calls. What was even more concerning was the response we received when these issues were brought to tournament personnel. We were met with comments such as, *"What do you expect us to do?"* We understand that youth sports are emotional and that no official is perfect. Our family has been involved in youth baseball for many years and has participated in tournaments hosted by many different organizations. While bad calls happen, the combination of repeated officiating issues and the attitude displayed by tournament staff made this one of the most unprofessional experiences we have encountered. We hope the organization reviews these concerns and takes steps to improve the experience for future players and families. Youth athletes deserve better.

Went here for the 1st time on Friday June 12 2026 with some friends and my parents. We also…read moreattended this game to watch the fireworks after, in which they do every Friday. It is a small ball park with concessions around like sandwiches, bbq, nachos, even dipping dots and Stella's Homemade Ice Cream. I got a hamburger, my dad got a hot dog, and my mom got chicken fingers. Fries were very good! Even met one of the mascots outside too! Oh, and parking, one has to park across the street from the stadium but it is free!. They do offer V.I.P. parking but sometimes balls can fly over and may hit the cars. Inside the stadium is seats that are comfortable, and one can also reserve a suite. The Myrtle Beach Pelicians are part of the minor league, and also the future chicago players as well. Game is like any ball game, but there is a cute Bat Dog that retrieves the bat after the players drop it. It is so cute! It was also family night the day we went there and heard cheerleaders sing songs like "Take Me Out To The Ball Game". it's a pretty cool experience! Can get hot if it is a warm day, but it's alright! Definitely is a cool experience and wouldn't mind being back sometime!

Ball game/Entertainment was good but, the stadium aka the bleachers were disgusting looks like it…read morehasn't been cleaned in months theirs throw up trash food all the above on the seats and floor. We went too Splash (the mascot) and asked for a picture and Splash shook his head but the Worker/Security said "Nope not happening I don't want too be in a picture" and pushed Splash away. Disrespectful asf.

we love coming here and have for years. We are so grateful for the experience our 6 year old…read moredaughter had attending camp this past week from 9am-11am Mon-Fri. The staff are so welcoming, inclusive, and helped our shy girl come out of her shell. Each day she came home raving about the fun time she had and was so excited to share the stories she learned and discussed from the Bible. The staff was thoughtful and gave her a children's Bible of her own and wrote a beautiful message in the cover and even put a bookmark on their favorite Bible story. Can not say thank you enough to those folks, needless to say we will definitely be doing this again next time we're down here during the week.

I really recommend this place, they have loads of places to put your bike or scooters, many people…read moreride bikes around so really recommend bringing a bike if you don't want to walk the entire time. Everyone is so welcoming. The pool is so much fun and they play good music, indoor and outdoor pool with a lazy river. You can feed the ducks, geese, and turtles! Walkable distance to the beach, they allow pets at the site and on the beach, had loads of fun staying here!

The so called Vintage Show was far from Vintage…read more New stuff to look old Coffee and scented candle type of crowd. Boring and not interesting. What was presented was anything that you could find in a street fair. Those events are free. It was so misleading. PLUS pay to park. We won't be FOOLED again

Went here for the 1st time on Saturday November 22nd 2025 with my parents. There was an Christmas…read moreart show that was happening here, and we decided to go. This is located behind the Myrtle Beach convention Center, and according to the ticket agent in the parking lot, it is also merged with it, meaning that some events can also be in this sports center. There is a $5.00 parking fee, all day. it is walkable and easy to get around. There was no admission fee for this event, which is good. Basically we walked around a gym, but it made room for tons of art and craft vendors-- and i even brought an ornament for my new tree! Plenty of room to walk around and for vendors. Also went to the restroom, which was clean, and easy to find in correlation to where the arts and crafts were. We also saw tons of bleachers, and volleyball nets in the other gym while we were looking for the bathrooms- so they have mostly sporting events here i would guess. Would definitely be back soon for another event!