Myrtle Beach built its name on family vacations, and this guide assembles the films that test the family product hardest — verdict tours, top-10s and one unscripted reaction from a parking lot.

Best Things to do in Myrtle Beach! Family-Friendly Fun for ALL AGES!

Carmen and Brian

Carmen and Brian's family edition: the best things to do in Myrtle Beach with kids, built for the days you want off the sand. The film works through family-friendly activities for all ages and closes with money-savers the locals use — attraction coupons worth a dollar or two off and Groupon listings for several of the stops.

Key takeaways
  • Family-friendly picks for all ages, beyond the beach itself
  • Local money-savers: coupon books take a dollar or two off many attractions
  • Several featured attractions also appear on Groupon

Top 10 Things to Do in Myrtle Beach with Kids (2025 Family Guide)

MyrtleBeach.com

MyrtleBeach.com's 2025 top-10 list for kids: wild water slides, pirate adventures, go-karts and sky-high views. Sky Zone's indoor trampolines, foam pits and ninja courses lead the list as the rainy-day pick, and the Lowcountry Zoo at Brookgreen Gardens makes the cut as the peaceful counterpoint to the arcades.

Key takeaways
  • 2025 family top 10, from trampoline parks to pirate adventures
  • Sky Zone leads as the high-energy rainy-day option
  • Brookgreen's Lowcountry Zoo is the list's quiet, shady pick

Family Kingdom Myrtle Beach Amusement Park Tour! 6 NEW Rides!

Carmen and Brian

Carmen and Brian's full Family Kingdom tour, headlined by six new rides at the area's largest amusement park. The Swamp Fox wooden coaster gets first ride — decent size, ocean views from the top — and the film closes on the discount page: locals and military wristband discounts were running at the time of recording.

Key takeaways
  • Six new rides headline the 2024 season tour
  • Swamp Fox wooden coaster: ride it for the ocean views from the lift
  • Locals and military wristband discounts noted as filmed — check current offers

The planners

Carmen and Brian's family edition works through the best off-sand activities for all ages and closes with the locals' money-savers: coupon books and Groupon listings. MyrtleBeach.com's 2025 top-10 for kids adds Sky Zone's trampolines as the rainy-day pick and Brookgreen's Lowcountry Zoo as the quiet counterpoint.

The big days out

Four full tours carry the guide: Family Kingdom with six new rides and the Swamp Fox coaster's ocean-view lift; Ripley's Aquarium walked exhibit by exhibit with pricing and upcharges covered — a buying guide as much as a tour; WonderWorks filmed floor by floor ('too much to show in one video'); and Myrtle Waves, South Carolina's largest water park, with the practical leaving note: cabanas sell out, book shade early. PopStroke's family math gets its own feature — two real-golf-style courses, one ADA-accessible, all-day passes with leave-and-return.

Is Ripley's Aquarium Myrtle Beach Worth It? Full Tour!

Carmen and Brian

Carmen and Brian's 2025 verdict tour: is Ripley's Aquarium worth it? They walk the whole aquarium at Broadway at the Beach — every exhibit zone — and talk through pricing, the exhibits and the special upcharge experiences on top of admission, so the film works as both a tour and a buying guide.

Key takeaways
  • Full 2025 tour with pricing and upcharge experiences covered
  • Framed as a worth-it verdict, not just a walkthrough
  • The aquarium anchors Broadway at the Beach's attraction row

What's Inside WonderWorks Myrtle Beach at Broadway at the Beach? Family & Kid Friendly Attraction!

Carmen and Brian

Carmen and Brian answer their own question — what is inside that giant upside-down building at Broadway at the Beach? They've brought their nephews before; this time they film it: floor after floor of hands-on exhibits, too much to show in one video by their own admission. Prices are shown as filmed, with their own instruction to double-check the website before you come.

Key takeaways
  • The inside tour: multiple floors of hands-on exhibits
  • A repeat-visit family attraction — the pair bring their nephews
  • Prices shown as filmed; verify current prices before going

Myrtle Waves Water Park in Myrtle Beach! Full Tour of South Carolina's Largest Water Park!

Carmen and Brian

Carmen and Brian's full tour of Myrtle Waves — South Carolina's largest water park — with over 20 slides, a brand-new slide opening right around filming, and the big wave pool with its shaded umbrella areas. Their leaving note is the practical one: the cabanas were sold out. Book shade early.

Key takeaways
  • South Carolina's largest water park; 20+ slides per the tour
  • A new slide was opening as the film came out
  • Cabanas sell out — the film found them gone by leaving time

The verdict that matters

The set closes with ninety seconds of a family's reaction filmed minutes after Pirates Voyage: mermaids, acrobats, Davy Jones and a live sea lion, per the kids — plus the gift shop, reviewed separately by its target audience.

Sources: the 8 videos on this page.

Watch: Myrtle Beach Family Activities, guided

2 videos · summaries from the actual guides

PopStroke Myrtle Beach: Mini Golf Reimagined at Broadway at the Beach | Myrtle Moments

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

A Visit Myrtle Beach feature inside PopStroke Myrtle Beach at Broadway at the Beach, with marketing coordinator Chad: the Tiger Woods-backed venue reimagines mini golf with two 18-hole courses built like real golf holes — bunkers, complex greens — one of them ADA-accessible, plus a 24-flavor ice cream parlor, a beer garden with cornhole and ping pong, a playground, and all-day passes that let families leave and return.

Key takeaways
  • PopStroke Myrtle Beach has two 18-hole putting courses; one is fully ADA-accessible
  • The courses mimic real golf holes with bunkers and contoured greens
  • Beyond golf: 24 ice cream flavors, a beer garden, playground, cornhole, foosball and ping pong

Pirate's Voyage Myrtle Beach Show Reaction Video

Ondria Witt

A family's straight-from-the-parking-lot reaction, filmed minutes after the show: the mermaids, the acrobats and Davy Jones made the kids' list, along with a live sea lion they insist you have to see. The gift shop gets its own review — tiaras, wands, swords and pistols. Ninety seconds of unscripted visitor verdict.

Key takeaways
  • Unscripted family reaction filmed right after the show
  • Kid favorites: mermaids, acrobats, Davy Jones and the live sea lion
  • Gift shop is dress-up heaven — tiaras, wands and toy swords

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