Hersheypark (known as Hershey Park to 1970) is a family park located in Hershey, Derry Township, Pennsylvania, United States, about 15 miles (24 km) east of Harrisburg, and 95 miles (153 km) west of Philadelphia. Founded in 1906 by Milton S. Hershey, as a recreational park for Hershey Chocolate Company employees, the park is wholly owned by Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company in 2016. The park has won several awards, including the IAAPA Applause Award.
The park opened its first roller coaster in 1923, Wild Cat, a Philadelphia Toboggan Company company. In 1970, he embarked on a redevelopment plan, which led to new rides, park expansion, and park renaming. The 1970s brought SooperDooperLooper, the first iteration roller coaster on the East Coast, and 330 feet (100 m) tall observation tower, the Kissing Tower. Beginning in the mid-1980s, the park grew rapidly. Between 1991 and 2008, the park added eight roller coasters and a water park Boardwalk at Hersheypark . In 2016, the park area covers over 110 hectares (45 ha), contains 70 rides and attractions, as well as a zoo called ZooAmerica - North American Wildlife Park . Nearby are Hershey's Chocolate World, a visitor center open to the public and contains shops, restaurants and chocolate factory themed tours.
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Histori
In 1903, Milton S. Hershey, founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company, surveyed the town that would become Hershey. Included in the plan is a site along Spring Creek that will be suitable for the park. In 1905, a pavilion was built on a hill overlooking Spring Creek and a bridge built over Spring Creek. While the bridge can be built, the land on the edge of Spring Creek, from Derry Church to Union Deposit, and further areas north of the river (including the area currently occupied by Hersheypark Arena and Stadium) is actually owned by J.H. Nissley. In February 1906, Hershey bought all but two land tracts, near Union Deposit, from Nissley. In early spring, Hershey's baseball club snooped the area for a baseball field; a baseball diamond, with tracks circling the field, as well as a built-in tribune. The first game was played on 5 May, which was a 4-0 defeat to Felton Athletic Club. It was also recorded as the first open event in Hershey.
Name
On Wednesday, May 30, 1906, Hershey Park opened to the public and a large crowd enjoyed the entertainment throughout the day. Hershey officially opened the park and called it Hershey Park. The celebrations included a baseball game, where Hershey defeated the Crescent Club of Harrisburg with a score of 13-1. The music is performed by a newly formed Hershey Band and other events are held in the park. Prior to that time, it has been referred to various unofficial names, including "West-end" Park and Hershey's Park, which (despite popular choice, and true grammar,) was chosen to combine the words of Hershey and Park. In 1970, after more than 60 years of operation, park management decided to rebuild the park into a playground. The name was changed to Hersheypark in 1971, and has been operating under that name ever since.
Fashion and entertainment attractions
The first trip was added to the park in 1908 - an Allen Herschel carousel often referred to as "Merry-Go-Round." This was followed in 1910 by the addition of the Miniature Railroad, which remained in operation until the end of the 1971 season. The park has operated a bumper car since 1926, boat rides at Spring Creek, and six dark rides, three of which are fun. This park adds to the rides of the first two rides in 1926, The Prowler and The Regurgitator, and has grown to more than 40 since then.
Roller coaster
The park added its first roller coaster in 1923, The Wild Cat, to Hershey's twentieth birthday town, which operated until 1945. Replaced by a second wooden roller coaster, Comet, in 1946. Between that time and 1996, the park added six roller coaster, including SooperdooperLooper, the first complete circuit, a modern steel roller coaster on the East Coast of the United States, which opened in 1977. In 1996, Hersheypark added its third (Wild Cat and Comet) wooden roller coaster) naming it Wildcat originally The Wildcat), after the original Wild Cats. Between then and 2015, the park added nine roller coasters.
From the garden coaster, only four are no longer in the garden. One, a twin roller coaster called Toboggan (also called Twin Towers Toboggan or Twin Toboggans) has been located at Carousel Circle, a water coaster called Roller Soaker that has been on Midway America and then The Boardwalk, a kiddie coaster with an oval track called Mini-Comet, and the Original Wild Cat. (The Wild Cat Station is located in the Minetown area where current convoy ride with most of the out-and-back layout built along the north side of Spring Creek between the base of the first drop Storm Runner and the station for the Trail Blazer.)
Pools
The park has several swimming pools, the first located next to Spring Creek at Comet Hollow, an area called The Hollow in 2014. The first swimming pool operated from 1908 to 1911, including a sailboat racetrack called Shoot-the-Chutes. The pool was replaced by a cement pool that opened in 1912 and remained in use during the 1928 season.
The pool was replaced by a new swimming pool complex on the western edge of the park, which included a large bathhouse, a large pond and smaller pool, as well as a beach area and a lighthouse. It was operated until 1971, when it closed at the beginning of the Hersheypark themepark conversion conversion.
Hersheypark did not add another pool until 2007 when The Boardwalk at Hersheypark opened. This is a small wave pool for kids, called Bayside Pier. It was followed by the addition of a much larger wave pool, called The Shore, which opened in 2009.
Theme parked area
Hersheypark developed a number of themed areas, the first Carousel circle, Der Deitch Platz, and Animal Garden in 1972, followed by Tower Plaza in 1975, Pioneer Frontier in 1985, Midway America in 1996, and The Boardwalk at Hersheypark in 2007 In 2014, Hersheypark combines several theme areas - Tudor Square, Rhineland, Founder's Circle, and Music Box Way, into an area called the Founder's Way, while the Minetown-themed coal mining area is memorized as Kissing Tower Hill. The themed areas have featured different music for each area, such as the polka-style songs played on Der Deitch Platz and Carousel Circle, country music played in the Pioneer Frontier themed area of ​​the Beach Boys that was played near Tidal Force and then on The Boardwalk, as well as Ragtime and jazz music played on Midway America. However, the music gradually became the same across the park, except on The Boardwalk and Pioneer Frontier.
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Attractions
Rides
Hersheypark already has 142 rides in the history of this park. Currently there are 70 rides that operate. The park features 15 roller coasters, two of which are no longer standing - Twin Towers Toboggan and Roller Soaker. The park has two concepts that were canceled for years of operation, the first of which was in 1942, Flying Turns and Turbulence in 2004.
The first trip the park purchased was the Herschell carousel in 1908. The last journey that was added was the Hershey Triple Tower, the first drop tower in Hershey Park.
High category
Hersheypark uses the Hershey Company product as the name for each height range to determine who can ride the vehicle.
All measurements in inches:
Ranking up sensation
Hersheypark uses a ranking system up to warn guests about the aggressiveness of the trip. The "rating" for each trip is as follows: (the description comes from the 2007 edition of the Hersheypark map)
Entertainment
Hersheypark features a number of entertainment shows at numerous venues including the Hersheypark Amphitheater and the Music Box Theater, as well as walks throughout the park. 12 resident performances are offered along with Spring, Summer, Halloween, and Seasonal Christmas events. Popular events are offered each year from November to January is Christmas Candylane Hersheypark.
Dining
There are facilities to accommodate specific dietary needs, including halal restaurants (Central PA's Kosher Mart) and various restaurants offering gluten-free rolls. The group can arrange catering in one of six private picnic areas within the park. Signs posted to prohibit guests from bringing food and drink from outside. The casual seating restaurant called Hersheypark Place (formerly Tudor Grill) is located outside the park. Chickie Restaurant and Pete's Crab House and frozen yoghurt booth are added for the 2014 season. Chick-fil-A restaurant is added for the 2017 season.
ZooAmerica
Also included in the price of admission is access to ZooAmerica. Open year-round and offer an area of ​​11 hectares to visit and walk. ZooAmerica home "more than 200 animals from five regions of North America" ​​and offers tours, birthday parties, and information programs with varying fees.
The themed area
Hersheypark consists of six themed areas, starting with the area, the Founder's Way, which runs from outside the main gate, to the junction where the three parts - Kissing Tower Hill, The Hollow and Pioneer Frontier - meet and make the center and south end of the park, while the two parts , Midway America and The Boardwalk, at the northern end of the park, bordering the Pioneer Frontier.
How Founder
Founder's Way is Hersheypark's first themed area. It starts outside the main gate near Tram Circle and is free to get in. It features rural architecture when it is themed as Tudor Square (1973-2013) and is home to several shops, Dunkin 'Donuts and Hersheypark Place, the only full service restaurant in the park. It also features breakfast with Hershey's Product Characters.
Once at the main gate, this area has Bavarian architecture from the time themed as RhineLand (1973-2013). Most of this area is on a hill, which has a wide range of souvenir shops as well as Nathan's, Famous Famiglia Pizzeria, and Central Hall's Kosher Mart. Hospitality services are also located in this area, as well as rental of strollers. Up on the hill is a statue of Milton S. Hershey and the fountain around it, which respects the chocolate maker and founder of the park. It's also where the Philadelphia Toboggan Company Carousel lies, in the middle of a circle that has a number of rides outside the circle. From 1972 to 2004, this area was known as South Korean Circle . In 2005, Carousel Circle became Founder's Circle, until 2013, when combined with Music Box Way, Rhineland, and Tudor Square.
Part of the Founder's Way outside the Carousel circle is the area previously themed as Der Deitsch Platz . This is home to the Craftbarn restaurant, a Get Pictures of Souvenir Photo Stand, where guests can view and buy photos taken from them by parkers throughout their day, as well as the Subway restaurant.
The next section combined, formerly known as the Music Box Way, is home to the Music Box Theater, the first covered theater stage in the park. It also includes rides like the Fender Bender, Pirate, Reese's Extreme Cup Challenge bumpers, as well as a number of kiddie rides. From this area guests can access The Hollow, Pioneer Frontier, and the bridge to Kissing Tower Hill.
The Hollow
This section is named after the oldest roller coaster in the park, Comet, and is located along Spring Creek. It is one of the oldest areas in Hersheypark; many rides have come and gone in this area. The first water park in the park, Mill Chute, installed in 1929, is along the river where Great Bear operates today. The original location for the bumper car, then called Auto Scooter, is now the SooperDooperLooper Sandwich Stop. There is a giant slide on the hill where the Hersheypark Amphitheater is located. The Streco Motorway lift is located under a high bridge that crosses Spring Creek into Minetown. In 1932 Park installed the Traver Tumble Bug next to Mill Chute. It was removed in 1981 to make room for the Swinger Wave. The park's carousel, before being moved to the Round of South Korea in 1972, lies along a river adjacent to the Comet station. Before SooperDooperLooper came to Comet Hollow in 1977, a Himalayan journey was at that location, and before that, the Ferris Eli Bridge giant wheel. Whips, and stations for the Electric Railway are also located at Comet Hollow at one time.
One of the greatest floods of Hersheypark occurred in 1972 as a result of Hurricane Agnes. A number of rides are heavily damaged or destroyed as a result. These rides include motorcycle mounts, Mill Chutes, and giant slides. They were eventually replaced (Coal Cracker (1973) and Twin Turnpike (1975) were placed on higher ground in Minetown, and Merry Derry Dip Fun Slide was put on Midway America twenty-five years later in 1997).
Today, The Hollow has three roller coasters, Comet, Skyrush and SooperDooperLooper. It's also the Swinger Wave House. Almost all the Great Bear track programs through The Hollow.
Starting with the 2012 season and renovations made for this area, the famous chocolate smell will also be dampened, the park has used brown chemicals in building materials but discontinued usage due to safety concerns. In addition, the park changed the name 'Comet Hollow' to the present name 'The Hollow'.
Kiss Tower Hill
Until the start of the 2014 season, this park area is called Minetown, which was officially opened in 1990 with the addition of Convoys, Red Baron, Flying Falcon, and Dinosaur-Go-Round. All but Dinosaur-Go-Round and Flying Falcon are still in the area; Dinosaur-Go-Round was transferred to Founder's Circle for the 2007 season so Frog Hoppers could be moved to its location to make room for the Boardwalk, and the Flying Falcon was removed after the 2016 season to make room for the Hershey Triple Tower. This section features many classic Hersheypark attractions, including Sunoco Twin Turnpike, Coal Cracker log flats, Kissing Tower and Great Bear. It is also home to the Overlook Arcade (formerly Minetown Arcade), Overlook Food Court (formerly Minetown Restaurant), Hersheypark Amphitheater, Hersheypark Aquatheater and Hersheypark entrance to ZooAmerica. The Overlook Food Court Restaurant is a cafeteria-style place, and for many years is the only area in the garden where alcohol is served. Alcohol is now also served at various locations in Pioneer Frontier and Midway America.
Pioneer Frontier
Pioneer Frontier is part of a southwest-themed park, and includes four roller coasters park: Trailblazer (the second oldest in the park), Sidewinder, Storm Runner, and Fahrenheit. It also includes Frontier Flyer, The Howler, Mini Scrambler, and Livery Stables. It also has its own food court which features a variety of restaurants. The previous section included areas up to and including the Tidal Troops until 2007 when the Tidal and Canyon River Rapids Forces were broadcast back to the new Boardwalk. However, the southern end of the section is expanded at this time, covering the Pirate (swinging ship), The Claw, and Dry Gulch Railroad, all rezoned from the Music Box Way. Pioneer Frontier is also home to the Playdome Arcade (formerly the Double "R" Cade, Frontier Meetinghouse, and Cinema Vision), which was recently renovated for the 2018 season.
Midway America
Opened in 1996 as a homage to the classic midway fair, Midway America has four roller coasters, including Wildcat, and Lightning Racer (roller coaster wood duel), and two steel coasters, Wild Mouse, opposite Wildcat, and Laff Trakk, a glowing in a dark rotating indoor family coaster across the Wild Mouse. This section also has Whip, Music Express, Merry Derry Dip Fun Slides, Ferris Wheel and two kiddies rides Granny Bugs and Pony Parade.
Boardwalk at Hersheypark
The newest theme park area, the Boardwalk waterpark was officially opened in 2007 and features five new water park attractions along with three built-in rides: Roller Soaker, Tidal Force and Canyon River Rapids. Canyon River Rapids and Tidal Force were re-broadcast from Pioneer Frontier to the Boardwalk, with Tidal Force subsequently categorized as Midway America. In 2009, Boardwalk received an extension known as Seaquel which replaced the Canyon River Rapids with Intercoastal Waterway (lazy river), Shore (wave pool) and cabana. Roller Soaker has been removed for the 2013 season, but the station was abandoned. In the same year, the area was renovated and taken by a children's spray and several tables. For the 2018 season, Hersheypark announced that 2 new water attractions will be in this area: Breaker Edge; a hydro-magnetic slides coaster that is also counted as the 14th coaster in the park, and Whitecap Racer; the longest race racer gliding in a world that has 2 sets of tubes covered in a twist. Breaker's Edge will use the station previously used by Roller Soaker
In popular culture
In the episode of American Dad! "May the Best Stan Win", a major subplot of marital conflict that emerged from the Stan Smith title character after visiting Hersheypark without his wife, Francine. The park is spelled "Hershey Park" in the episode, because the actual park was before the early 1970s. This episode also refers to the appeal of Chocolate World. The amusement park depicted in this episode has no resemblance to the real Hersheypark, though it depicts the park employee wearing a Kiss Hershey hat, similar to items sold as souvenirs on the original Hersheypark.
References
Further reading
- Futrell, Jim. Pennsylvania Amusement Park . Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2002.
- Whitenack, Pamela. Hersheypark . Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2006.
- Jacques, Charles J. Hersheypark: The Sweetness of Success . Jefferson OH: Amusement Park Journal, 1997.
External links
- Hersheypark
- Hersheypark in DataBase's Roller Coaster
- Geographic data related to Hersheypark in OpenStreetMap
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