Here's all the roller coasters we rode in Hershey Park (see the other stuff we did in the last post). They are listed in the order we rode them, we'll tell our favorites at the end.
We started with the Comet, a classic wooden roller coaster that is probably the closest to the entrance. It had the classic thrills with none of the modern flipping, rotating, inverting, or mega-harnessing. Just a car and a lap bar, thank you. We liked it as a good start to future adventures.
Right by the Comet is Skyrush, a modern steel roller coaster that achieves speeds of 75 miles per hour. It has the standard should/neck harness that keeps you from rattling around too much. It was a lot of fun if a bit terrifying. Thankfully the ascent of the first hill was very quick.
Next we rode the sooperdooperLooper. This older steel roller coaster didn't look too intimidating so I left my glasses on, a sure sign of disrespect to the awesomeness of a coaster. During the ride, it did do one loop so I took my glasses off quickly. You earned my respect, sooperdooperLooper! Though I still think you need a capital letter in a different spot. And maybe some spaces.
The next ride was the Great Bear, a roller coaster that tops out at 58 miles per hour. We got a good view of the area. The seat and harness were comfy. The floor was non-existent. Our feet dangled as we were tossed around at high speed.
We had taken advantage of the "go the evening before" option with out tickets, so Great Bear was our last ride of the night.
The next morning, my daughter wanted to ride the Skyrush. We went to get in line and then they said the rain meant they had to shut down the ride. I guess going 75 miles an hour without a windshield might not be as fun as it sounds. So we rode Great Bear. After half an hour, the rain relented and we rode Skyrush.
We rode one kiddie coaster with our preschooler (who's in school now), the Cocoa Cruiser. It was surprisingly fast and enjoyable for a short ride.
Our next coaster was Fahrenheit, another 75+ mile per hour ride. It also was very short and had a very long line, so it didn't pay off like we wanted it to.
We went to the back of the park and rode some of the older wooden coasters. Our first ride was The Wildcat, a fun and long ride. No loops or inversions but easily a minute and a half longer than other rides we took. Also, the line to get on was short.
The park has a ride called The Wild Mouse, which was also rained out while we were there. So we went to Lightening Express, a double coaster. Two tracks race each other more or less side by side. We tried the Thunder track first; the Lightening train won. We immediately rerode the ride and tried the Lightening track. We won! Though we were nervous that we wouldn't win since Thunder started winning as we waited in line.
In the neighborhood is the Trailblazer, a smaller but fun coaster. The line was deceptive, with most of it hiding up the stairs. The park's app had a "ten minute wait" prediction that was off by an additional ten minutes. We liked it even though the wait was a little too long.
The Storm Runner was on and off throughout the day thanks to the on and off rain. As we left the Trailblazer, the Storm Runner opened up. We liked the ride for its quick line but the reason the line went fast is because the ride takes fewer than 30 seconds.
The Sidewinder was closed all day, there must have been some problem with it beyond the rain. It looked pretty cool.
The other roller coasters we missed were the Wild Mouse (closed by rain when we were in the neighborhood; we never made it back) and Laff Trak (an indoor track that always had a wait over sixty minutes; we didn't want to spend that much time in line for one ride).
Here's our favorites:
We plan to come back next year to ride the roller coaster opening Summer 2020--the Candymonium! What a great name, right?
We started with the Comet, a classic wooden roller coaster that is probably the closest to the entrance. It had the classic thrills with none of the modern flipping, rotating, inverting, or mega-harnessing. Just a car and a lap bar, thank you. We liked it as a good start to future adventures.
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| Comet sign |
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| Skyrush on left, Comet on right |
Right by the Comet is Skyrush, a modern steel roller coaster that achieves speeds of 75 miles per hour. It has the standard should/neck harness that keeps you from rattling around too much. It was a lot of fun if a bit terrifying. Thankfully the ascent of the first hill was very quick.
Next we rode the sooperdooperLooper. This older steel roller coaster didn't look too intimidating so I left my glasses on, a sure sign of disrespect to the awesomeness of a coaster. During the ride, it did do one loop so I took my glasses off quickly. You earned my respect, sooperdooperLooper! Though I still think you need a capital letter in a different spot. And maybe some spaces.
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| The train for sooperdooperLooper |
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| Looping! |
The next ride was the Great Bear, a roller coaster that tops out at 58 miles per hour. We got a good view of the area. The seat and harness were comfy. The floor was non-existent. Our feet dangled as we were tossed around at high speed.
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| Not sure that's what Ursa Major looks like |
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| A river flanked by roller coasters |
We had taken advantage of the "go the evening before" option with out tickets, so Great Bear was our last ride of the night.
The next morning, my daughter wanted to ride the Skyrush. We went to get in line and then they said the rain meant they had to shut down the ride. I guess going 75 miles an hour without a windshield might not be as fun as it sounds. So we rode Great Bear. After half an hour, the rain relented and we rode Skyrush.
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| Strapping in for Skyrush |
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| Farewell to Skyrush |
We rode one kiddie coaster with our preschooler (who's in school now), the Cocoa Cruiser. It was surprisingly fast and enjoyable for a short ride.
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| Cocoa Cruiser |
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| Ready to ride |
Our next coaster was Fahrenheit, another 75+ mile per hour ride. It also was very short and had a very long line, so it didn't pay off like we wanted it to.
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| Fahrenheit |
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| Entrance |
We went to the back of the park and rode some of the older wooden coasters. Our first ride was The Wildcat, a fun and long ride. No loops or inversions but easily a minute and a half longer than other rides we took. Also, the line to get on was short.
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| The Wildcat entrance |
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| The tracks |
The park has a ride called The Wild Mouse, which was also rained out while we were there. So we went to Lightening Express, a double coaster. Two tracks race each other more or less side by side. We tried the Thunder track first; the Lightening train won. We immediately rerode the ride and tried the Lightening track. We won! Though we were nervous that we wouldn't win since Thunder started winning as we waited in line.
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| Rider about to ride |
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| Some of the tracks |
In the neighborhood is the Trailblazer, a smaller but fun coaster. The line was deceptive, with most of it hiding up the stairs. The park's app had a "ten minute wait" prediction that was off by an additional ten minutes. We liked it even though the wait was a little too long.
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| Trailblazer sign |
The Storm Runner was on and off throughout the day thanks to the on and off rain. As we left the Trailblazer, the Storm Runner opened up. We liked the ride for its quick line but the reason the line went fast is because the ride takes fewer than 30 seconds.
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| Outside the Storm Runner |
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| Waiting in line inside for the Storm Runner |
The Sidewinder was closed all day, there must have been some problem with it beyond the rain. It looked pretty cool.
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| Sidewinder |
The other roller coasters we missed were the Wild Mouse (closed by rain when we were in the neighborhood; we never made it back) and Laff Trak (an indoor track that always had a wait over sixty minutes; we didn't want to spend that much time in line for one ride).
Here's our favorites:
- Wildcat
- Lightening Racer
- Skyrush
- Comet
- Great Bear
- Trailblazer
- superdooperLooper
- Storm Runner
- Fahrenheit
We plan to come back next year to ride the roller coaster opening Summer 2020--the Candymonium! What a great name, right?
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| The future of roller coasters |
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