Hershey Park
Hershey, PA
Hersheypark ( is it one word or two?) was the first new park that I had been to in a while. Well actually that's not true since I went to Busch Gardens Tampa in February. Well whatever it was the first new park in a while with someone that I like. The park itself is a mix of odd areas that seem to make no sense. Pioneerland or whatever had very little in the way of theming. The park was nice and well maintained but it was no BGW and it seemed more confusing than KD. Oh well, the rides were a lot of fun and the water park park was nice. They had probably the best woodie I have ridden in a long time. |
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Comet is the first coaster that we came to. Its from 1946 and oldest in the
park. The ride is very nice. The track looks a little scary but that adds to it
all. This was a very nice classic coaster ride. Length: 3360' Height: 84' Drop: 78' Inversions: 0 Speed: 50 mph Duration: 1:45 |
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) Hehehe wood |
) Lift hill that wasn't quite striaght |
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This is the typical B&M inverted coaster with the loop and all but the start
is different and fun and the way that HP integrated it in between Comet and
SuperDuperLooper is quite fun. A typical smooth, fun ride. Length: 2800' Height: 90' Drop: 124' Inversions: 4 Speed: 58 mph Duration: 2:55 Elements: 100' tall Loop Immelman Zero−G Roll (Heartline Spin) Corkscrew (Wing Over) |
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) Entering the coastery part of the park |
) Lots of track. This park was well organized with fun rides |
) More loopy spinny goodness |
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This is the coaster I was there to ride. It takes Hypersonic and makes it into
what it should have been. The take off lacks some of the Hypersonic jolt but the
loop, zero-degree roll and the barrel roll make up for it. A really fun coaster.
And again very well integrated into the park. Length: 2600' Height: 150' Drop: 180' Inversions: 3 Speed: 75 mph Duration: 0:50 Max Vertical Angle: 90 Degrees Max Acceleration: 0 − 72 mph in 2 seconds Elements: 150' tall Top Hat − Outside 135' tall Immelman (Cobra Loop) Heartline Roll (Zero−G−Heart Roll) Flying Snake Dive |
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) Lovely Storm Runner track |
) Track going under another coaster |
) Where the train is launched |
) In the station watching the loading |
) About to launch! |
) Amazing coaster |
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SuperDooperLooper. This coaster is a really good coaster for kids and not really much else. It's just not all that good. Years ago it was...but not anymore. ** | |||
) Lift hill |
) Heading into the loop |
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) The loop |
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This is one of the best woodies I have ridden. It's a racing coaster with the
tracks weaving in and out of eachother. It's fast, smooth and very nice.
***** Length: 3400' Height: 90' Inversions: 0 Speed: 51 mph Duration: 2:20 G-Force: 3.6 |
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) Tight tracks |
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) It's a very low coaster, but very long and speedy |
) Nice |
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This is another nice woodie. Tall and fast and rough as hell. The front isn't so
bad but the back car will totally mess with your spine. **** Length: 3183' Height: 90' Drop: 85' Inversions: 0 Speed: 50 mph G-Force: 3.5 |
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) First Hill drop |
) The cars made a "wicky wicky wicky" sound when they stopped. |
) The Park |
) Log ... |
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Typical boomerang. Nice but nothing special. Length: 935' Height: 116' 6" Inversions: 3 Speed: 47 mph Duration: 1:48 G-Force: 5.2 Elements: Cobra Roll (Boomerang) Loop |
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) Loop |
) Trailblazer. Kids coaster |
) Mammoth water slide |
) Roller Soaker |
) Ground..hedge...prarie dog looking things |
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Now I'm just posting pics cause it's fun. Two water rides. Escape from Pompeii is a basic up and splash with nice effects. The other two are the too-short log flume. . | |||
) Park View |
) Park view again |
) more park |
) Ky with ICEE tongue |
) Me looking all...what am I trying to do here anyway? |