Hershey park

[Anonymous]

We are heading to Hershey Park tomorrow. Our 1st time.

For those who have done it, any suggestions on strategy to make the most of the day. Which out of the 3 areas (water park, amusement park, zoo, chocolate factory) should we go first? Which rides are most popular and we can hit it when the park opens? DS loves roller coasters. We have meal pass so any recommendations on good places to eat with it? TIA!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are heading to Hershey Park tomorrow. Our 1st time.

For those who have done it, any suggestions on strategy to make the most of the day. Which out of the 3 areas (water park, amusement park, zoo, chocolate factory) should we go first? Which rides are most popular and we can hit it when the park opens? DS loves roller coasters. We have meal pass so any recommendations on good places to eat with it? TIA!

Chocolate World opens an hour earlier than the rest of the park, so do that first (unless you’re staring at Hershey Lodge/Hotel Hershey and qualify for “Sweet Start.”) Skip the zoo. It’s for burning time when you have little kids who aren’t tall enough for rides. I would prioritize Laff Trakk only because it has low capacity, so it has a longer line than most and Breakers water coaster for similar reasons. Monday wait times at Hershey likely won’t be bad, though.

The food at Hershey is food. You pick a place that’s nearby when you’re hungry and eat there. It’s all very forgettable.

[Anonymous]

We always pay extra for Fast Track. Never regretted it. On day 2 we would book a cabana. It is nice because around lunch time you can take a break there and order food from a dedicated waiter. No lines for food.

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Fast track and cabana great ideas if you have the funds. Try the new ride, Twisted Twizzlers Gravity, a huge swing that can’t be missed visually. Wildcats revenge and Candymonium are the newest coasters and I love them both. Suggest wearing water shorts and tops that can get wet and you can quickly move to water park when you want a break from the heat and back to rides. The park gets busier as day progresses so go first to the place your family is most interested in.

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The Zoo is tiny and won’t take more than a hour. Be aware that the Chocolate World is not run by Hershey so if you have a Hershey gift card it won’t work there.

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If you stay in a hotel consider Hershey lodge which has a great indoor pool for kids. Hershey hotel is better if you want to run into fewer kids in the indoor and outdoor pools, with more premium hotel food options.

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You can make dinner recommendations at Chocolatier. In the park. And nice air conditioned break!

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Get the roller coasters in before it rains. If I recall, there is at least one that doesn't run in even light rain because it's so fast the rain is painful when it pelts people on the ride.

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We don’t go without a Fast Trak. I refuse to go all that way and then end up with the kids riding, say, only 3 rides because of the lines.

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I also highly suggest fast track.


We do chocolate world the night before and then do preview hours. My fav times at the park is usually the couple hours the night before.

We do water park at the end of the day (later afternoon. We always leave by 7pm to drove back to dc) because i always feels sweaty and it feels nice to cool off b4 driving home. We put our water park stuff in a locker in the morning.

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It’s like 100F degree heat index. Spend the day at the water park and next time go in early June for roller coasters.

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Anonymous wrote:I also highly suggest fast track.


We do chocolate world the night before and then do preview hours. My fav times at the park is usually the couple hours the night before.

We do water park at the end of the day (later afternoon. We always leave by 7pm to drove back to dc) because i always feels sweaty and it feels nice to cool off b4 driving home. We put our water park stuff in a locker in the morning.

Be aware most coasters have 1 hr lines in sweltering heat. They sell lemonade IN LINE.

Water park closes for thunder so, afternoon with recent humidity you are likely seeing thunderstorms. So do it by lunch time.

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This is pretty specific, but DD insists on wearing cargo pants with zippered pockets so her phone and cards don’t fall out on the big rides.

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Use a neck strap for your phone. Tuck it under your shirt when riding roller coasters. You could also use it in the water since it is waterproof.

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Anonymous wrote:This is pretty specific, but DD insists on wearing cargo pants with zippered pockets so her phone and cards don’t fall out on the big rides.

I love your DD—she is so smart.

The best rides are probably Geat Bear and Cademonium. I also like comet and the racers but those are old wooden ones so some don’t like those. Sky Rush is incredibly fast and I find it somewhat uncomfortable because the back support isn’t great.

The indoor shooting ride themed on Reese’s is very fun.

My favorite place to get lunch is Moe’s cantina. It is food I would actually eat outside an amusement park. There is also often an okay empanadas trick and my daughter likes the açaí place.

Try to get thee early! For a one day trip I would skip the chocolate museum and just do the park. If the lines are too long, the zoo is cute.