southview2 Posted July 23, 2008 Report Share Posted July 23, 2008 (edited) Ok, Hershey was absolutly AMAZING. We arrived tuesday afternoon and decided to do the preview thing where you can go in after 7:30 and use that same ticket the next day. It was a great deal. We really didnt do much that afternoon, just walked the park to get a general feel for it. The next day we woke up at 8 AM and went to the park and waited for opening. By the looks of the lines at the gate an hour before park opening it was going to be a packed day. Being that I was with my parents and three kids under the age of four, I didnt get to just go free. So we started to head off towards the lightning racers end of the park. MISTAKE. That is were boardwalk is located and I have to say that at least 80% of the crowd went there. So needless to say we were only at the boardwalk for about an hour. Dried off and ready for rides, we hit the whip and ferris wheel. Then me and the parents did lightning racers.(For as old as it is, it still gives a GREAT smooth ride.) Then wildcat. By this time we are all aggervated with heat and hunger so we decide to head ALL the way over to minetown to eat. So, when we were done we went to a couple of kiddie rides so the kids could enjoy themeselves. Then, amazingly, my four year old brother went on falcon with me. And loved it, he is a roller coaster enthusiest in the making, lol. So then I went on trailblazer with him also. Hitting stormrunner also. Now we all decide to just take it easy a little, so we hit the kissing tower. It was great, got some great views of the park and factory. Of course with the little ones we had to do the car ride. Way boring..=] Then I hit up great bear, it was also quite amazing. Then we decided to see if the kids would like the log flume. The ride was short, but very fun. I could not leave with out riding fahrenheit. I was very lucky and got front row. This ride was out of this world. It is now in my top ten coasters, lol. Things I want to mention... -Falcon was a great flat, very thrilling. And I enjoyed it because I have never rode one like it. -Besides stormrunner, it seemed that EVERY coaster had a good clean coat of paint, or well maintained. -I was shocked at the cleanlyness of this park, it was absolutly spotless. -Not only were rides looking their best, but I couldnt find a building that needed work. Everything was in tip top shape. -Boardwalk was fun, but way to crowded. -Despite the crowd, lines were not bad at all. Im guessing this is because of what you guys say about flats reducing lines, hershey has tons of flats and lines were nothing. 30 min was longest wait. For fahrenheit. -Food was not great, they could do better. -Forgot to mention the show we saw, it was called the candy caper I believe and featured 2 sea lions or seals, w.e..but it was cool, animals + divers = Great show. -GADV could really use a tower like the kissing tower, it was a good calm ride, with AC. -Ok, this made me mad, my little brother could go on falcon, trailblazer, and coal crackler but couldnt go on bumper cars??!! WTF? -Overall, GREAT day and look forward to going back. This honestly has to be one of the best theme parks around. Ride Count. Great bear - 2x Fahrenheit - 2x Longflume - 2x falcon - 3x stormrunner - 1x lightning racers - 2x ferris wheel - 1x whip - 1x stupid dark ride - 1 waste of my time. wildcat - 1x trailblazer - 1x railroad - 1x monorail - 2x kissing tower - 2x car ride - 4x (brother insisted) I might be missing some, I did alot, lol. Pics to come!! Edited July 31, 2008 by southview2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlee Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Ok, Hershey was absolutly AMAZING. We arrived tuesday afternoon and decided to do the preview thing where you can go in after 7:30 and use that same ticket the next day. It was a great deal. We really didnt do much that afternoon, just walked the park to get a general feel for it. The next day we woke up at 8 AM and went to the park and waited for opening. By the looks of the lines at the gate an hour before park opening it was going to be a packed day. Being that I was with my parents and three kids under the age of four, I didnt get to just go free. So we started to head off towards the lightning racers end of the park. MISTAKE. That is were boardwalk is located and I have to say that at least 80% of the crowd went there. So needless to say we were only at the boardwalk for about an hour. Dried off and ready for rides, we hit the whip and ferris wheel. Then me and the parents did lightning racers.(For as old as it is, it still gives a GREAT smooth ride.) Then wildcat. By this time we are all aggervated with heat and hunger so we decide to head ALL the way over to minetown to eat. So, when we were done we went to a couple of kiddie rides so the kids could enjoy themeselves. Then, amazingly, my four year old brother went on falcon with me. And loved it, he is a roller coaster enthusiest in the making, lol. So then I went on trailblazer with him also. Hitting stormrunner also. Now we all decide to just take it easy a little, so we hit the kissing tower. It was great, got some great views of the park and factory. Of course with the little ones we had to do the car ride. Way boring..=] Then I hit up great bear, it was also quite amazing. Then we decided to see if the kids would like the log flume. The ride was short, but very fun. I could not leave with out riding fahrenheit. I was very lucky and got front row. This ride was out of this world. It is now in my top ten coasters, lol. Things I want to mention... -Falcon was a great flat, very thrilling. And I enjoyed it because I have never rode one like it. -Besides stormrunner, it seemed that EVERY coaster had a good clean coat of paint, or well maintained. -I was shocked at the cleanlyness of this park, it was absolutly spotless. -Not only were rides looking their best, but I couldnt find a building that needed work. Everything was in tip top shape. -Boardwalk was fun, but way to crowded. -Despite the crowd, lines were not bad at all. Im guessing this is because of what you guys say about flats reducing lines, hershey has tons of flats and lines were nothing. 30 min was longest wait. For fahrenheit. -Food was not great, they could do better. -Forgot to mention the show we saw, it was called the candy caper I believe and featured 2 sea lions or seals, w.e..but it was cool, animals + divers = Great show. -GADV could really use a tower like the kissing tower, it was a good calm ride, with AC. -Ok, this made me mad, my little brother could go on falcon, trailblazer, and coal crackler but couldnt go on bumper cars??!! WTF? -Overall, GREAT day and look forward to going back. This honestly has to be one of the best theme parks around. Ride Count. Great bear - 2x Fahrenheit - 2x Longflume - 2x falcon - 3x stormrunner - 1x lightning racers - 2x ferris wheel - 1x whip - 1x stupid dark ride - 1 waste of my time. wildcat - 1x trailblazer - 1x railroad - 1x monorail - 2x kissing tower - 2x car ride - 4x (brother insisted) I might be missing some, I did alot, lol. Pics to come!! i went 2 hershey in may on my way to cedar point in ohio... i try 2 go once a year.. when i went it was raining..big mistake...with the off n on rain, it made long waits for rides...only went on a few..farhenheit wasnt open yet..im dying 2 go on it!! might have 2 make a 2nd trip..lol.. everytime i've gone, stormrunner always broke down a few times.. idk but it seems, new rides n rides that launch u always break down the most...whats up with that? also, when i went, all the rides were running on minimum capacity. only 1 train on each coaster was operating and 1 side of storm runner...yet another thing thata made long waits...i've always had fun at hershey so i wont let 1 bad experience ruin it 4 me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 I have been to Hershey 3 times this year, it is a nice park but it's kind of hard on you. Unlike GAdv or Dorney, Hershey has to be a all day trip since it is such a long drive. The Boardwalk really needs alot more slides, jam them in like Wildwood does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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