The company’s VP mentioned it back in November as a possibility, and the Orlando Sentinel appears to have confirmed it earlier this month – WonderWorks is headed to Myrtle Beach.

What is WonderWorks? “An Amusement Park for the Mind,” they say. A dizzying experience just looking at it, I say. The kids overruled me on this one, though, and got me to take them to the Pigeon Forge, Tenn. location earlier this week while we were vacationing in nearby Gatlinburg. They absolutely loved it.

If you’ve been to the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge area and already checked this place out, time for you to weigh in and let our readers know what they can expect!

Lo and behold, the Grand Strand is home to an 11-time Guinness World Record holder.

His name is Chad Netherland, and his latest feat was featured this week on the “Rachael Ray on Ice Show.” The Myrtle Beach resident set the fastest time to break 50 blocks of ice by hand (3,250 pounds) by doing so in an astounding 19.31 seconds – less than half the previous record of 50 seconds:

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Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday and GOLF CHANNEL are bringing the ultimate Myrtle Beach golf experience to 110 million homes worldwide with the February 5th debut of Road Trip: Myrtle Beach, the first reality show to be based in the state of South Carolina. Each original episode will air Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. and will be rebroadcast during the week.

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We don’t get many wacky, off-the-wall comments here at The Beach Blog, but maybe someday we’ll be lucky enough to get our fair share – if for no other reason than to allow us to produce our own “Top 10” list the likes of TripAdvisor, which just released its compilation of the “Funniest Traveler Comments of 2007.”

Want a sampling? Try this one …

"I spent the night in the (hotel) room and experienced a friendly spirit. This presence got into bed with me, an old lady, she was nice and I just patted her on the head and we had a comfortable restful sleep. I think I will ask for a different room next time."

… or this one …

"Time could be spent pondering over the meaning of some of the many safety signs around the complex. Out of the several we managed to identify, the two we found to be of greatest use were 1. Not to step on any crocodiles whilst bare foot, and 2. No ugly, or spotty children to frequent the pool."

"With millions of reviews and opinions on TripAdvisor, in addition to helpful travel advice, there is some great color, and these comments got the most laughs from our editors." said Michele Perry, director of communications for TripAdvisor.

To read more, check out their newswire release.