Great tour of my favorite park! A couple tidbits of food advice to share for people who peruse the comments: 1. Oola bowls are incredibly good. On a hot summer day when you want to eat something that won't make you feel terrible, fruit and sherbet with delicious toppings is a great bet, and the price is reasonable too. 2. The Chocolatier is great, highly recommend, but you absolutely need a reservation for a table. They're booked solid all summer. However, if you're traveling in a small group and don't mind sitting at a bar, the bar is first come first serve and you can still order from the same food menu. Never hurts to walk upstairs and see if there's a couple stools open. 3. The fast-fill stations all have filtered water taps that are free (no scan required). The water tastes better and is much colder than the fountains near the restrooms. 4. Alex is right about Spring Creek Smokehouse. Definitely give it a try. The meats are good but not the best I've had, but the sides are surprisingly excellent. Like, 8-9 out of 10.
grew up here. Been to a bunch all over the East Coast-my parents were roller coaster junkies. Still think this is better than say, Busch Gardens. Kings Dominion was a close second. Liked all the coasters in all the Six Flags I was in. Bringing the 5th generation to this park now. Grandma gets her buggy and away we go!
Thank you for such an amazing tour of Hershey Park! I used to live there and my parents took my siblings and I and our friends a couple of times. It was so much fun! I remembered it being much more colorful for some reason and the characters who were dressed like different Hershey items were walking about. I was surprised I didn't see any walking around as guests were enjoying the park, but when I had visited it was in the 90's. I really appreciate your attention to detail and all of your additional information. I've lived in Florida since 1997 and have never been back, but this brought me right back. Thanks again! 😊❤
Thanks so much I never thought these tour videos would be viewed by somebody who just wanted to see the park that they visited from their childhood or a long time ago. I’m glad to hear it brought back fond memories and you’re able to see how it’s changed over the years!
This place was my first job. I worked at Minetown Restaurant from like 2012-2014. Amazing place to work, especially as a first job. Had 3 siblings work there too and my dad was security so we got free tickets a lot and I spent most of my summers here as a kid/teen.
Great tour!! We are planning to visit in the late June and I was looking for some information. Came across your video and realized that's all I needed. My kids are super excited : )
Being from Pittsburgh, I always thought Kennywood was the bee knees (live in Dallas now and Six Flags is not as good). Hershey was NOT on the radar when I was growing up in the 80's, early 90's. But the next time i am home, WE ARE GOING. This place looks awesome! Great video!!!
I grew up within 10 miles of here. I was taken to Hershey Park in the 1960's when it used the ticket system per ride. Because we lived close, we were there a lot. Plus, my parents loved the Comet. There was an actual zoo that you could walk along the sidewalk and see. (That had to go because of the '72 flood.) I remember several of these rides being a big deal. Sooper Dooper Looper...even had t-shirt saying I rode it. The Coal Cracker going in was a big deal, too. Kissing Tower was so cool when it debuted-it still is. All the newer coasters coming in. Watching the old water rides turning into Boardwalk was also a biggie. I could go on and on but I wanted to really say down by the Trailblazer where the Haunted House is used to be a petting zoo in the 70's. And there was a baby elephant that was so cute. His name was Albert. Just like my grandpa! (Who usually went there with us.)
@@morgue.n444 thank you. @nevaehwyatt5833 I was just saying how it has changed over the years. I apologize if you do not like to hear "history stories". TBH your comment was a little jarring. Thanks for your honesty, however.
@@cindyshields There is no need to apologize :) I for one found your story sweet, it’s nice to hear someone happily reminiscing! For some reason people these days just do not enjoy other people commenting their own experiences on the internet.. I don’t understand what happened to free speech :/
I went on the sooper dooper looper when it first came out. It was a big deal and was heavily advertised. I got a t shirt that said I survived the sooper dooper looper. I thought I was so cool when I wore it to school after summer vacation 😂
We went to Hershey Park twice and had a tour of the Hershey factory. Both times were during the Christmas holiday season. Unfortunately never had the chance to get back there and go into the amusement park. I thought I read that Hershey Park closed(?) So glad that it didn't. Thanks for posting this video, it looks like an extremely good time!
Thank you so much for this video! We’re Orlando locals heading up to PA in a couple months to see family and will be visiting Hershey…it’s been a hot minute since I’ve been to a park like this and I appreciate the visuals so I can see which rides I need to do. Lots of kiddie rides identical to my old home park, Canobie Lake.
As a Hershey coaster operater, I think they need some more thrill flat rides or thrill flat rides that aren’t to scary like mixd, some good food and snack places r the mini donuts, pretzel house ( it’s by cup fusion, sky veiw, and funnel cake place) and chickie and Pete’s crab frys
@@TheCoasterSpot ye, they got enough kidie flat rides, I would like them to bring back flying falcon but ik they won’t sadly, maybe even the big wheel, I would also like to see a rocking disk would be cool, umm, I don’t rly know any other thrill flatrides
Wow - both my parents are from Pensylvania & us kiddos always wanted to go. My parents took us one time to see the mixing of the chocolate but never went to the park. Not hardly anyone there! We went to Kings Island or Cedar Point in Ohio instead.
I have not been to Hersheypark since 2013. I adore coasters. I am dying to go back. Check out the Chocolatier, Hyperdeck, and Candymonium. I want to return so bad.
@@TheCoasterSpotI think Hershey will get a giga in 5-10 years they can build up to 350 feet and they have to get permission and knowing Hershey they always have good reasons so i think we can see a B&M giga here in 5-10 years along with everything here
Surprised by the lack of theming. It’s just a Six Flags. So many of the rides are the same that come with traveling carnivals. I’d expected more themed dark rides, lamps that look like Hersheys kisses, teacups that look like Reese’s cups, etc. Does it at least smell like chocolate? Without entertainment or anything unique to set it apart from county fairs it doesn’t seem worth the trip. And I can’t believe milkshakes are almost $20! Great for roller coaster enthusiasts; not for families with kids, or me.
I regretted on not going to Hersheypark in my middle school years with my orchestra class😢. The reason why I choose not to go to Hersheypark because i naively thought the park was going to filled with chocolate which makes you fat since i was on strict weight loss in ever since elementary school years. But i now i regretted on not go there. I don't know if it's okay for me to go to Hersheypark alone. My parents told me it's weird and wasteful on going to Hersheypark alone. I live in Northern Virginia and i can drive a car there, but my parents said no to me. I really wish i can go to Hersheypark myself since i regretfully decided not to go to Hersheypark with my orchestra class in my middle school years😞.
I noticed green leaves on the trees and yet lots of people wearing jackets, hoodies and jet some were wearing shorts. What time of year were you there? What would you estimate the temperature to be?
When I introduced every single ride in the lower left corner I wrote out the ride requirements for you. However your 10 year old should be able to ride every big ride! You 4 year old should be able to still ride all of kid rides, most spinning rides and a few of the coasters!
@@NickyD Watch the video again. It's more than just the Intamin rides that are down. The park is well aware of a staffing issue, but they have done little to correct it... only recently have they announced they are building dorms to house some workers (along with the Milton Hershey School employees).
@@paintervision was there July 15...middle of summer and the big water flume was down. One by the pizza place and the boardwalk. Asked a few people and was told there is a staffing issue. It is unfortunately that way around here for now. Restaurants, micro-breweries you name it. I have seen some restaurants open until 1 or 2 to catch the "bar crowd" now closing at 11. Cutting back on hours, menu items whatever it takes to keep going.
it is all over at any place like this, though. I do agree. Back in our poorer days we would pack lunches and leave them in the car. Go out and eat and come back in. We would splurge on dinner though.
I'm going tomorrow 🤪 and I'm scared of large crowds of people 😮. My mom said I don't have to go on any rides if I don't want to and I'm scared I'm going to get made fun of. And I've been using the bathroom alone lately 😕 and I'm scared. I've been going like 10 times an hour so I'm really scared and we are leaving 8:00 am to probably 9:00 pm and I'm exited for Resses Stuff Your Cup it looks so big I'm scared I'm going to get lost and my watch dies like within 4 hours so I'm really scared what do I do????????😶🌫️😳🥺😫😿🤧🤧🤕🤕🤒
Im scared because im 8 but im the size of a 12 year old cuz im probobley only going on the kiddy rides [dont make fun of me] for age restriction because im 8 and the size of a 12 year old
baby, there are rides you will not be allowed to get on because your body says it is 12. My grandson was the opposite. He was tiny and little and was grateful when he could get on older rides. There are a lot of rides that you barely leave the ground and you will fit and not be afraid. I was a chubby chic my whole life and understand the thought of people laughing at you. If you can learn to laugh with them when they laugh (yes it sometimes hurts) it does help. Shake your head and smile. When you are away from the crowd, get it out. Even in a bathroom.
The only thing Lagoon has that is a match for anything at Hershey is Cannibal and to an extent Primordial. Hershey is wayyyyyyy better than Lagoon in every conceivable way. No Intamins, B&Ms or RMCs at Lagoon. Hershey is still kind of overrated tho cuz the crowds are sooo bad
Bro Hersheys the best theeme park in my opinion, they got a great coaster lineup, unique coasters, they got great bear which is the best inverted b and m, cats revenge which is the best rmc, skyrush, candy, farenhight, stormy, lightning racer to
@Aidan_minotii So youve never ridden Banshee, Montu, Monster, Alpengeist, Katun or Oziris then Thats not even going into the Batclone at Over Georgia which is the most intense B&M invert and its not even close even tho its a clone
