We took one last summer vacation to Hershey Park. We went just after school started in Pennsylvania, so the crowds were minimal.
The park offers admission for the last three hours on the night before your ticket. We pre-purchased tickets and took advantage of the extra hours. We came at 5:30 and stayed till 8.
We walked right past Hershey's Chocolate World, which we saw last year during a winter vacation.
The path into the park was long and winding, a surprise to us. They are building a new area at the front so we had to walk the long way around. We finally made it into the rides.
The kids rode the Misfit Bug, a fun ride for littler kids. I was too tall to ride!
Roller coaster rides were a big part of our preview. They will get their own blog post next.
We bought some food to give to the geese. We had leftovers and used them the next day.
One ride that caught our eye was the Claw. It seemed tame at first...until it started swinging side to side and spinning at the same time. My oldest son complained on the ride that he wasn't getting top height with each swing. That was true for the first three-quarters of the ride, but then the spin and the swing got into a favorable synchronization and he was happy.
The park has four tower rides. One is the Kissing Tower, which is a leisurely ride up to a high height inside an enclosed viewing room. The other three towers also take riders to high heights but then drop them quickly several times for a thrill. Oh, and no safe, enclosed room, just seats with shoulder harnesses! We rode the tallest one and were satisfied.
My youngest enjoyed a kiddie merry-go-round and the larger carousel too.
He rode a lot of rides aimed at younger patrons while I took the older kids on the coasters.
I was surprised by the variety of chain restaurants inside the park. Usually there's one chain that has an exclusive contract, but here there were quite a few.
The youngest was happy to get Chick-fil-A for lunch while in the park. The menu was slightly scaled back--they had chicken nuggets but no chicken tenders! It was delicious anyway.
On our way out, we took pictures with some of the candy characters by the entrance.
The next post will have our roller coaster review for Hershey Park!
The park offers admission for the last three hours on the night before your ticket. We pre-purchased tickets and took advantage of the extra hours. We came at 5:30 and stayed till 8.
We walked right past Hershey's Chocolate World, which we saw last year during a winter vacation.
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| Sorry, Chocolate World |
The path into the park was long and winding, a surprise to us. They are building a new area at the front so we had to walk the long way around. We finally made it into the rides.
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| Entrance |
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| Statue of Milton Hershey |
The kids rode the Misfit Bug, a fun ride for littler kids. I was too tall to ride!
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| Misfit Bug ride |
Roller coaster rides were a big part of our preview. They will get their own blog post next.
We bought some food to give to the geese. We had leftovers and used them the next day.
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| Tossing food off a bridge! |
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| Happy customers |
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| Coming for the food |
One ride that caught our eye was the Claw. It seemed tame at first...until it started swinging side to side and spinning at the same time. My oldest son complained on the ride that he wasn't getting top height with each swing. That was true for the first three-quarters of the ride, but then the spin and the swing got into a favorable synchronization and he was happy.
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| The Claw, resting |
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| The Claw, swinging |
The park has four tower rides. One is the Kissing Tower, which is a leisurely ride up to a high height inside an enclosed viewing room. The other three towers also take riders to high heights but then drop them quickly several times for a thrill. Oh, and no safe, enclosed room, just seats with shoulder harnesses! We rode the tallest one and were satisfied.
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| The three thrilling towers |
My youngest enjoyed a kiddie merry-go-round and the larger carousel too.
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| Riding a pony |
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| Riding a horse with Mom |
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| Looking serious |
He rode a lot of rides aimed at younger patrons while I took the older kids on the coasters.
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| Ready for take off! |
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| Hazardous water ride on a cool and rainy day |
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| Riding with big sister |
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| On a helicopter |
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| Still not looking the right way! |
I was surprised by the variety of chain restaurants inside the park. Usually there's one chain that has an exclusive contract, but here there were quite a few.
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| Subway! |
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| Moe's Southwest Grill! |
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| Chick-fil-A! |
The youngest was happy to get Chick-fil-A for lunch while in the park. The menu was slightly scaled back--they had chicken nuggets but no chicken tenders! It was delicious anyway.
On our way out, we took pictures with some of the candy characters by the entrance.
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| Jolly Rancher dude |
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| Two more dudes |
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| Twizzler guy |
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| Great American Chocolate Bar |
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| Hungry for a bit |
The next post will have our roller coaster review for Hershey Park!
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