Hersheypark announces 2020 roller coaster Candymonium

Milk chocolate had been an high end luxury item, Milton Hershey made it available to the masses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_S._Hershey

Now it's the crappy chocolate, second to proper dark chocolate. 🍫😱

Hm RCMAC is right. The town was built on chocolate. Milton Hershey was wealthy and very concerned about the well being of his employees.

Fun facts: he chose Hershey, a small town, to build his factory as it was close to railroads. What is the Hersheypark we know today was originally a place employees could go to for a picnic or for baseball games.

And the area has a rich dairy heritage- plenty of cows with plenty of delicious milk. So it was a win-win and made the production plentiful. (I rode the Chocolate Ride. A lot. There’s free candy at the end. Exit through the gift shop.)

Milton also developed a boy’s school, serving underprivileged young men. The school operates today for young men and women. He is revered there and left quite a legacy.

It's nice to have a park that doesn't hate poor people.

Have you seen their food prices?

super7* said:

Lately they seem to want to market their candy more than creating themed experiences.

well, I mean... that IS kind of the whole point or Hersheypark and/or most of the town of Hershey.

PhantomTails said:

Have you seen their food prices?

Have you EATEN their food? We went to the smokehouse underneath Storm Runner. Smelled AMAZING. My stomach was growling the whole time we waited. Split 1/2 chicken, brisket, ribs, and sides between 6 of us. It was AWFUL. We threw most of it in the trash.

I was passing through Hershey for business earlier in the week. Didn't make it through the gate. Too damn hot to buy chocolate. But did take some a little time to walk around the Chocolate World/new entrance construction. I also sat down at Parkside Cafe/Hotel for a bit. What a cool little divey, historic looking bar. Cheap beers too.

I was stuck by how much they have blown away and opened up the whole entrance area. Gone is the ye olde village and all the trees. Entirely.

Brake run is up for the new ride which will run along the creek. Interesting to see the century old creek wall infrastructure being modifed for new footers. The back of Skyrush is really exposed and interacts with the entrance midway now. The whole place looks completely different. Not the Hersheypark I remember.

I didn't dig the look but will give the benefit of doubt and make a point to visit next year when its finished.

Downtown Hershey is really blowing up since the redevel of the old chocolate factory. Also another new retail developement on Chocolate Ave which includes a Primanti Brothers, hipster brewery and other modern chains.