Hersheypark

I've lived in PA since 2011 and just visited this amusement park for the first time yesterday. I know, I know...late to the game. My fiancé and I bought the fast track pass as well. Well worth the price considering most likes were up to a 2 hour wait!! We were able to get on 11 rides in 9 hours. One closed due to somebody vomiting and we just never got around to trying to get back on it. Another told us it was closed, but it reopened later. We were so exhausted that we didn't bother going on it.

Food lines are long, but that's expected. I did wait in a long line for a cheesesteak, but it was really good. We did leave the park to eat lunch earlier at The Chocolatier. Since we ate outside at the patio, there was no wait. The food was amazing! We went back later for an appetizer before we left the park. Overall, I would definitely go back as long as I have the fast track pass.

Yes, yes, and yes. I underestimated this park so much and I am in love. If you like roller coasters this is the place to be. We had a fast pass so we didn't wait long but majority of the lines weren't too bad. Note this is in April.

The grounds were clean and the employees were super nice. They ensure you are safely in your ride seat before taking off. With good though too because these are some of the fastest coasters around.

Food was reasonable but not on the top of my list. Ample parking and a tram if you parked too far. We ended up staying the whole day because of how big the park is.

PROS: the place is clean and the staff is friendly. Large variety of rides and affordable prices on everything. Many arcades, eateries, and free lockers. Their map app also shows you the wait time for each ride and if they're open or not

CONS: the park is very hilly, their main gift shop doesn't accept cash, and they open late as well

OVERALL: obviously a place you want to come visit when you're in the area. Just make sure you can walk around on a hilly area without a problem

Wonderful place filled with history! We visited off season and had a ball !! We did every attraction/exhibit they offered! I literally loved the creation 4-D experience, it was olfactory smells, interactive almost VR style world. Super magical! The chocolate and shopping was bonus! We enjoyed the burnt brisket end tacos and Mac and cheese. Very family friendly! We did two days one at the amusement park and one at the chocolate tour city. Our daughter is 2 years old and they had a ton of rides for toddlers under 3 feet as well as rollercoasters for the adults and teens! I loved learning about the Hershey history and philanthropy of Milton Hershey !

We love Hershey Park! It's a nice get away from the Philly area about 2 hours. The rides are fun the food is good and the people who work there are nice. It's rides for the little ones and for the adventure seekers in your family. If you don't like rides they have nice restaurants and stores just a nice place to walk around.

Hershey Park's Christmas Candylane is the perfect opportuniyt to enjoy the Christmas season and still enjoy the park attractions. The number of rides is reduced but they still have a good selection available. Fastpass is also available to an add on sale if you want to skip the lines especially on the coasters.

Hershey Park is now cashless. It is also "map less." If you want to know where you are or see where you are going then download the Hershey Park app or take a picture of the park map hanging in various locations in the park.

A statue of Milton Hershey adorns the centerpiece of the park. The walk around the park can be hilly but it does level off. Most of your eating venues are outside dining but if you prefer to eat inside then take your luck on getting a seat at Chick Fil-A or dine in one of their sit down restaurants.

The thing I enjoyed most about this visit was seeing the sponsored Christmas trees all all the Boardwalk. Some of them were uniquely adorned and somewhat clever. It's definitely a must see if you are here. Holiday themed lights are scattereed throughout the park and dusk is probably the best time to see them.

While visiting check out the live reindeer in the barn area. You may run across your favorite. Santa is located elsewhere.

I ended up riding three attractions-Wild mouse, train, and Hershey's kiss viewing tower. The first was a bit too wild for me but I enjoyed the other two. Holiday snacks abound and you cannot go without getting your fill of their delicious hot chocolate!

We did not see any of the Hershey's characters but I wasn't looking for them. Your ticket can be handstamped if you want to leave and return. You can exit to next door Chocolate World. If you are a guest of the Hershey resorts then complimentary door to door shuttle service is nearby so you don't have to fool with parking or parking fees. Since we were staying at the Hotel Hershey, that is the route we took.

Zoo American also sits next door for an additional fee. The summer attractions such as the waterpark were closed but there still is enough to see and do without them.

This is a great alternative to celebrating a Christmas wonderland. Located in Hershey, PA not far from Harrisburg.

I've been here twice and will definitely say going in the summer is more worth it since the waterpark is open. I went in a wknd in spring once and a weekday in summer, and in spring on Saturday ride times could get up to 200 minutes and the waterpark wasn't open. In summer, if u go during a weekday and make ur way from the back of the park to the front, the times are better and max wait time was probably 90 minutes. It's still pretty fun though, theres many kid rides so very family friendly. Some Rollercoasters are also really unique, one had this speed boost and some went backward. Overall really love this park! Perfect for thrill seekers

Visited Hershey with someone who never rode a rollercoaster.

Parking: There are no clear parking instructions for handicap parking, so we had to walk pretty far only to get to the front entrance and saw a few handicap parking spots.

The day was awesome! There weren't many people in the park, so the lines were short.

Candymoniun was the first Rollercoaster we rode and OMG!!! It was awesome!! That 216-foot drop was crazy!!!!! I hadn't rode a coaster in over 20 years, but this brought me back to the excitement!!!

We rode the oldest coazter at Hershey Park, the comet, and it was a little jerky! It shook my ponytail loose!! Lol, I had to hold that and my neck for the remainder of the ride. If you're seasoned and / or have hack problems, DO NOT ride!!

The games were old school and bright back memories.

They have a section for the smaller children and activities like face painting. This is definitely a place to bring your family.

Hershey Park offers food and drink packages, and some offerings are unlimited. I would purchase that if you're coming with a family because it could get pricey. The food offered were burgers, hot dogs, fries, chicken strips, and pizza. The price and portion didn't add up. It wasn't that good. The lemonade wasn't bad.

Suggestion: Pre purchase online your food, drink, and parking. It's so convenient.

Overall, the day was good, and I would go back.

I hope you have a pleasant experience.

I love Hershey Park as I take my family every year for the past 5-7 years straight. I am able to get group tickets for a minimum of 20 tickets or more which is a true savings. I also purchase the parking pass with was $20 in advance and $25 at the door which has went up from 2022 to 2023. There is a tram that drops you right at the front door of the park including Chocolate World. The tram runs all day back and forth. The front entrance has been remodeled which is nice however, I haven't had time to truly explore as of yet.

I was able to bring in two bottles of water which was a cost savings for drinking so many soft drinks throughout the day. The sovereign cups have went up to about $20 per cup and the drink fill up stations allows you to scan with a few seconds to get your beverage.....so please get your ice first as the timer starts as soon as you scan the barcode on the cup.

On hot days, Of course the water park is completely plum full with hardly any where to sit to park your belongings. I try to take off of work and plan for mid week days which allows for a better experience with less crowds. Also, The water park is towards the back of park so be prepared to walk.

The cons about the park~ The park closes early 8pm which I feel a later closing time will worked so much better.

Chocolate World closes at the same time as the park which it use to stay open 1 hour after the park closed which allows time to explore the activities inside.

A lot of the kiddie rides did not have attendants to operate which they were closed.

I will be returning next summer during the week day as I did not get a chance to get on their newest ride.

Amusement park, tickets you can buy online and get a discount for that along with parking. Good thing is you don't need to select dates/times on general tickets but you do need add-ons to select times (if you want fast track, etc.). Opens at 10a or earlier, you get an hour earlier if you stay at the Hershey Hotel. The night closure is 9p or later depending on the day - check the schedules. They have night tickets only, full-day, two-day, weekday (M-Th summer) and usually don't need to select dates (they're good until end of summer, etc.). Various food packages, too.

Rides have varying height requirements. All the best rides (fastest/looping/etc.) require you to be Twizzler height (54-60") or Jolly Rancher (60"+). If you're shorter, Hershey's (48-54"), Reese (42-48), Kisses (36-42) or Miniatures (shorter than 36").

There are whole water park sections and areas you can change into swimsuits and backpack storage all over. Security wasn't bad coming in, line moved at a good clip. Also you get free access to the ZooAmerica animal exhibits. Clean but every once in a while you had people smoking which is not allowed but didn't see any of the staff stop it.

Lots of carnival-like games, but the kiosks have a $20 minimum. Pro tip: The lady at the skee ball game by Comet rollercoaster can do $5 cards. Snack and food restaurants like the Chick-fil-A or Nathans or Dippin' Dots, plus generic ones, too. Bumper cars, a back-and-forth looped skyview tram and monorail (single loop) were easier for the little kids and adults to relax. Small versions of many of the rides, too.

Rollercoasters vary, I only was able to try a couple, but ride wait times were between 30-45min mostly for the popular ones during the day. Only 10min at the start of the day. Comet was faster and more entertaining than I though it'd be, and smooth for a wooden coaster. Laff Trakk is completely indoors, so much smoother than the outdoor ones and similar to Disney-like (albeit the story isn't as good). Wild Mouse is tough on the neck and back, so better for the kids as it jerks back and forth like a mouse on a track.

Speaking of fast track - is it worth it? I don't think for an extra $80-150+ a person / day, either of the options (skip once a day per ride or unlimited) made sense. None of the rides for the most part had separate lines for fast track, it just dumped you into the middle to mid-front part of the lines and still had to wait- lots of complaints at Laff Trakk for instance from the couple behind us with the wristbands and they still had to wait 20-50min a ride... maybe if it was only an extra $25-40 a person?

Exit takes you through the Hershey store, of course. Air conditioned so you feel better there than the rest of the park, though they do have water fans and sprinklers all over the park, and reasonable trees and shade here and there.

Parking lot was big, but free-for-all parking (not super directed), and a tram that takes you to the front and stops at various parts of the lot. Walk isn't bad though, and Chocolate World is right in the front, too.

Overall entertaining for a day but I'm not sure I'd do more than a day of this and a day of the Chocolate World (really 2-3hr there).