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  Thrill ride

Complete List of Rides Removed or Operating

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# Ride Season Manufacturer Type Ref(s)
Opened Closed
1
Carrousel (1908)
1908
1912
2
Steel row boats
1908
circa 1920
Michigan Steel Boat Company
Water ride - boats
3
Miniature Railroad
1910
1971
Ernest H. Miller
4
Carrousel (1912)
1912
1944
Carousel
[2][11][12]
5 Motor Boats 1914 circa Unknown
Chris-Craft Boats
Water ride - boats
6 Shoot the Chute (1914)
1914
1919
Hershey Improvement Company
7 Shoot the Chute (1920)
1920
1928
Hershey Improvement Company
Water ride - slides
8 The Wild Cat
1923
1945
9 Airplane Swing
1926
1960
Kiddie ride
[17][18][19]
10 Ferris Wheel (1926)
1926
1960
W.F. Mangels Company
Kiddie ride
11
Skooter
1926
1930
12 Sailboats
1928
1975
Allan Herschell Company
Kiddie ride
13 Mill Chute
1929
1962
Philadelphia Toboggan Company
14 Funhouse
1930
1937
James A. Fields
Funhouse
15 Bike Boats
1931
1945
Bike Boats, Ltd.
Water ride - boats
16 The Pretzel
1931
1963
17 Giant Toboggan Slide
1931
1941
Hershey Estates
Water ride - slides
18
The Bug
1933
1981
19 Speedboat
1933
1941
Water ride - boats
20 Automobile
1935
1975
Allan Herschell Company
Kiddie ride
21
Custer Car Ride
1936
1945
Turnpike ride
22
Paddle About
1936
1945
Custer Specialty Company
Water ride - boats
23
The Whip
1937
1975
W.F. Mangels Company
Flat ride
24
Auto Skooters
1938
1977
Lusse Brothers, Incorporated
Bumper cars
25 Death Valley Funhouse
1938
1939
Philadelphia Toboggan Company
Funhouse
26 Whoops!
1938
1945
Philadelphia Toboggan Company
Funhouse
27 Laughland
1940
1965
Philadelphia Toboggan Company
Funhouse
28
Aerial Joy Ride
1941
1961
Spillman Engineering Corporation
Flat ride
29
Carrousel (1945)
1945
Operating
Philadelphia Toboggan Company
Carousel
30 Comet
1946
Operating
Philadelphia Toboggan Company
Roller coaster - wooden
31 Funland
1946
1972
Philadelphia Toboggan Company
Funhouse
32
Cuddle Up
1947
1977
Philadelphia Toboggan Company
Flat ride
33 Horse and Buggy
1949
1971
Allan Herschell Company
Kiddie ride
34 Lucas Motor Boat Ride
1949
1971
J.L. Lucas Manufacturing Company
Water ride - kiddie
35
Twin Ferris Wheels (#1)
1950
1974
36
Twin Ferris Wheels (#2)
1950
1974
37 Miniature Train
1952
2014
Miniature Train Corporation
Kiddie ride - train
38 Kiddie Turnpike
1955
1967
Kiddie ride - turnpike
[59][60][61]
39 Ferris Wheel (1959)
1959
1971
Allan Herschell Company
Kiddie ride - Ferris wheel
40
Turnpike
1960
1973
Turnpike ride
41 Bizzy Bees
1961
Operating
Kiddie ride
42 Dizzy Drums
1961
Operating
Hampton Amusement Corporation
Kiddie ride
43
Dry Gulch Railroad
1961
Operating
Train ride
44 OutBoard Motor Boats
1962
1984
Hampton Amusement Corporation
Kiddie ride
[66][67][68][69]
45
Starship America
1962
Operating
Flat ride
46 Lost River
1963
1972
Outdoor Dimensional Display Company
Water ride - flume
47
Flying Coaster
1964
1972
Aeroassociates, Incorporated
Flat ride
48 Golden Nugget
1964
1972
Outdoor Dimensional Display Company
Dark ride
[73][74][75][76][77]
49 Helicopters
1964
Operating
Allan Herschell Company
Kiddie ride
50 Wells Cargo
1964
2003
W.F. Mangels Company
Kiddie ride
51 Space Age
1965
Operating
Hampton Amusement Corporation
Kiddie ride
52
Skyview
1966
Operating
Gondola ride
53
Tip-Top
1966
1979
Frank Hrubetz & Company
Flat ride
54
Paratrooper
1967
1977
Frank Hrubetz & Company
Flat ride
55
Round Up
1968
1977
Frank Hrubetz & Company
Flat ride
[84][85]
56 Traffic Jam
1968
Operating
Hampton Amusement Company
Kiddie ride
57
Monorail
1969
Operating
Transport ride
58
Magic Carpet Giant Slide
1969
1972
Aero Mar Plastics
Flat ride
59 Little Red Caboose
1970
1970
Reading Railroad
Train car
60
Rotor
1970
1994
Flat ride
61
Monster
1972
1982
Flat ride
[92]
62
Scrambler
1972
Operating
Flat ride
63 Twin Towers Toboggans (#1)
1972
1977
Chance Rides
Roller coaster - steel
64 Twin Towers Toboggans (#2)
1972
1977
Chance Rides
Roller coaster - steel
65 Coal Cracker
1973
Operating
Water ride - flume
66
Giant Wheel
1973
2004
Ferris wheel
67 Mini-Comet
1974
1978
Roller coaster - kiddie
68
Sky Ride
1974
1991
Giovanola
Transport ride - gondola
[103][94]
69 Trailblazer
1974
Operating
Arrow Development Company
Roller coaster - steel
70
Himalaya
1975
1989
Flat ride
71
Kissing Tower
1975
Operating
Waagner-Biro AG
72
Twin Turnpike - Antique Cars
1975
2017
Arrow Development Company
Turnpike ride
73
Twin Turnpike - Sports Cars
1975
2019
Arrow Development Company
Turnpike ride
74 Earthmovers
1976
2002
Chance Rides
Kiddie ride
75 Ladybug
1976
Operating
HERCO, Inc.
Kiddie ride
76 SooperDooperLooper
1977
Operating
Roller coaster - steel
77
Coal Shaker
1978
1989
Philadelphia Toboggan Company
Flat ride
78
Fender Bender
1978
1996
Lusse Brothers, Incorporated
Bumper cars
79
Flying Bobs
1978
1981
Chance Rides
Flat ride
[109]
80 Mini-Skooters
1978
1995
Lusse Brothers, Incorporated
Kiddie ride
81
Rodeo
1978
2008
Chance Rides
Flat ride
82 Livery Stables
1979
Operating
W.F. Mangles Company
Kiddie ride
83 Pony Parade
1979
Operating
W.F. Mangles Company
Kiddie ride
84
Cyclops
1980
2002
Flat ride
85
Pirat
1980
Operating
HUSS Machinfabrik
86 Balloon Flite
1982
Operating
Kiddie ride
87 Paddleboats
1982
2006
Water ride - boats
88
Wave Swinger
1982
Operating
Chair swing
89
Little Wheel
1983
1983
Eli Bridge Company
Kiddie ride
90
Tilt-A-Whirl
1983
Operating
Flat ride
91
Conestoga
1984
2002
Pendulum ride
92
Timber Rattler
1984
1987
Flat ride
93 Granny Bugs
1985
Operating
Hampton/Venture Rides [hybrid]
Kiddie ride
94 Swing Thing
1985
Operating
Kiddie ride - chair swing
95 Frontier Meeting House
1986
1989
Dark ride
96 Rolling Rovers
1986
2016
Kiddie ride
97 Canyon River Rapids
1987
2008
Intamin AG
Water ride - rapids
98 Mini-Himalaya
1987
Operating
Venture Rides Manufacturing
Kiddie ride
99 Frontier Chute-Out
1988
1998
Water ride - slides
100 Tiny Timbers
1989
2013
Venture Rides Manufacturing
Water ride - kiddie
101 Convoy
1990
Operating
Antonio Zamperla, S.p.A
Kiddie ride
102 Dinosaur-Go-Round
1990
2019
Venture Rides Manufacturing
Kiddie ride
103
Flying Falcon
1990
2016
Arrow Dynamics
Flat ride
104 Red Baron
1990
Operating
Antonio Zamperla, S.p.A
Kiddie ride
105 Jolly Rancher Remix
1991
Operating
Roller coaster - steel
106 Tidal Force
1994
Operating
Water ride - chute
107 Tiny Tracks
1995
Operating
Antonio Zamperla, S.p.A
Kiddie ride - train
108 Moonwalk
1996
2007
Kiddie ride
109 Wildcat
1996
2022
Roller coaster - wooden
110
Fender Bender
1997
2019
Bumper cars
111
Ferris Wheel
1997
Operating
Chance Rides
Ferris wheel
112
Whip
1997
2022
Flat ride
113 Great Bear
1998
Operating
Roller coaster - steel
114
Merry Derry Dip Fun Slides - Trailer model
1998
2019
Flat ride
115
Chaos
1999
2005
Flat ride
116 Frog Hopper
1999
Operating
Drop towers - kiddie
117
Merry Derry Dip Fun Slides - Park model
1999
2019
Frederiksen Industries
Flat ride
118
Music Express
1999
Operating
Flat ride
119 Western Chute-Out
1999
2007
Water ride - slides
120 Wild Mouse
1999
Operating
Roller coaster - steel
121 Crazy Climber
2000
2005
PlaySmart, Inc.
Kiddie ride
122 Lightning Racer
2000
Operating
Great Coasters International
Roller coaster - wooden
123 Tiger's Tail
2000
2007
Leisure Activities
Kiddie ride
124 Mini Pirate
2002
Operating
Kiddie ride
125 Mini Scrambler
2002
Operating
Kiddie ride
126 Roller Soaker
2002
2012
Setpoint
Roller coaster - steel
127
The Claw
2003
Operating
Chance Rides
Pendulum ride
128
Frontier Flyers
2003
Operating
Flat ride
129 Storm Runner
2004
Operating
Roller coaster - steel
130 Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge
2006
2018
Dark ride
131 Bayside Pier
2007
Operating
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
Water ride - kiddie wave pool
132 Coastline Plunge - Riptide
2007
Operating
ProSlide Technology
Water ride - slides
133 Coastline Plunge - Surge
2007
Operating
ProSlide Technology
Water ride - slides
134 Coastline Plunge - Vortex
2007
Operating
ProSlide Technology
Water ride - slides
135 Coastline Plunge - Whirlwind
2007
Operating
ProSlide Technology
Water ride - slides
136 East Coast Waterworks
2007
Operating
Water ride - complex
137 Sandcastle Cove
2007
Operating
Water ride - kiddie
138 Waverider
2007
2020
Water ride - flowrider
139 Fahrenheit
2008
Operating
Intamin AG
Roller coaster - steel
140
The Howler
2008
Operating
Flat ride
141 Intercoastal Waterway
2009
Operating
Water ride - lazy river
142 The Shore
2009
Operating
Water Technology, Inc.
Water ride - wave pool
143 Skyrush
2012
Operating
Intamin AG
Roller coaster - steel
144 Coastline Plunge - Hydro
2013
Operating
ProSlide Technology
Water ride - slides
145 Coastline Plunge - Pipeline
2013
Operating
ProSlide Technology
Water ride - slides
146 Shoreline Sprayground
2013
Operating
Water ride - kiddie
147 Cocoa Cruiser
2014
Operating
Antonio Zamperla, S.p.A
Roller coaster - kiddie
148 Sweet Swing
2014
Operating
Antonio Zamperla, S.p.A
Kiddie ride
149
Tea Cups
2014
Operating
Antonio Zamperla, S.p.A
Flat ride
150 Laff Trakk
2015
Operating
Roller coaster - steel
151
Hershey Triple Tower - Hershey's Tower
2017
Operating
152
Hershey Triple Tower - Reese's Tower
2017
Operating
S&S - Sansei Technologies
Drop towers
153
Hershey Triple Tower - Hershey's Kisses Tower
2017
Operating
S&S - Sansei Technologies
Drop towers
154
Twin Turnpike - Antique Cars
2018
Operating
Gould Manufacturing
Turnpike ride
155
Breakers Edge Water Coaster
2018
Operating
ProSlide Technology, Inc.
Water ride - coaster
156
Whitecap Racer
2018
Operating
ProSlide Technology, Inc.
Water ride - slides
157
Reese's Cupfusion
2019
Operating
Sally Corporation
Dark ride
158 Candymonium
2020
Operating
Bolliger & Mabillard
Steel roller coaster
159
Fender Bender
2020
Operating
Majestic Manufacturing, Inc.
Bumper cars
160
Twin Turnpike - Sports Cars
2020
Operating
Gould Manufacturing
Turnpike ride

Attractions under construction

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# Ride Scheduled to open Manufacturer Type Ref(s)
161 Wildcat's Revenge
2023
Hybrid roller coaster

Cancelled attractions

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# Ride Season Manufacturer Type Ref(s)
1 Flying Turns
1942
Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
Wooden roller coaster
[172][173]
2 Belt-driven Boat Ride
1971
Arrow Development Water ride - boats
Rhine River Boat
1973
3
Tunnel-Train Ride
1973
Hershey Estates
Train ride
4
Speedramp
1974
Peoplemover walkway
5
Tree House Slide
1974
Flat ride
6
Windmill
1974
Kiddie ride
7 Shoot-the-Chutes
1986
Intamin AG
Water ride - chute
8 Turbulence
2005
Interactive Rides
Roller coaster - steel
Note: The season column represents the season the ride was intended to be opened.

Rides with unknown information

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# Ride Season Manufacturer Type Ref(s)
Opened Closed
37-38
Skooters
1950 circa
1977
Lusse Brothers
Bumper cars

Hershey Park pools

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These do not include pools for The Boardwalk. They are listed above with the rides. All pools were officially named Hershey Park Pool and built by Hershey Improvement Company.

# Season Ref(s)
Opened Closed
1
1908
1908
2
1910
1911
3
1912
1928
4
1929
1971

Park attractions and entertainment attractions

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Park attractions

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Seasonal availability
  In The Dark
  Candylane
# Attraction Season Manufacturer Ref(s)
Opened Closed
1
Hershey Park Athletic Field
1906
1971
James K. Putt
2
Hershey Park Shooting Gallery
1908
1930
James K. Putt
3
Hershey Park Bowling Alley
1909
1921
James K. Putt
4
Shetland Ponies and Donkey
1910
1910
John Thomas Blott
5
Miniature Golf Course and Driving Range
1931
1971
6
Electric Fountain
1932
1971
7
Fairways Miniature Golf
1960
1970
Fairways Miniature Golf
8
Little Red Caboose
1971
2013
Reading Railroad
9
Dancing Waters
1973
1974
Otto Przystawik
10
Gold Nugget Shooting Gallery
1973
1977
Hershey Estates
11
Hot-Air Balloon
1973
1973
Balloon Ascensions, Inc.
12
Light Arcade
1973
1979
Hershey Estates
13
Encyclopædia Britannica Booth - Der Deitschplatz
1980
1989
HERCO, Inc.
14
Encyclopædia Britannica Booth - Minetown
1980
1989
HERCO, Inc.
15
Shooting Gallery
1980
1985
Unknown
16
Miniature Golf
1982
1997
Unknown
17
Reading China and Glass Outlet
1984
1986
Unknown
18
Hersheypark Audience TV
1985
2003
Captive Audience TV
19
Star Maker Studio
1985
Unknown Unknown
20
Ashley's Antique Photorium
1993
2019
Ashley Nostalgia
21
Santa's Stables
1997
Operating
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
22
Horse Drawn Carriage Rides
1998
2001
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
23
Eurobungy
2003
2006
Eurobungy
24
Frontier Virtual Theater
2003
2007
Ham On Rye Technologies, Inc.
25
Rock Climbing Wall
2003
2006
Unknown
26
Hershey Sweet Lights
2003
Operating
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
27
Kissmas Tree
2003
2008
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
28
Haunted Harvest
2004
2004
29
Treatville
2006
Operating
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
30
N.O.E.L. (Night of Extraordinary Lights)
2009
Operating
P. A. Audio & Lighting, Inc.
31
Rudolph's Skating Pond
2013
2019
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
32
12 Days of Christmas
2015
Operating
Light-O-Rama, Inc.
33
Hyperdeck
2020
Operating
MajorMega, LLC

Entertainment attractions

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Note: This is an incomplete list. More entertainment attractions need to be added.

Entertainment attractions are forms of entertainment which existed in Hersheypark for multiple seasons. Shows that would appear in Music Box Theatre, such as Dance, Dance, Dance do not count because it was a seasonal show run. Some exceptions to multi-season shows occurred in the early 1970s as the park was renovating into its modern form. Types of shows that could have been multi-season shows were in some cases only in the park for one season.

# Attraction Season Manufacturer / Production Company or
Operator
Ref(s)
Opened Closed
1
Bird Show
1971
1971
Animal Arts of California
2
Hersheypark Magic Spectacular
1973
1980
3
Dogpatch Dawgs
1980
1993
Unknown
4
Blacksmith's Shop
1985
2004
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
5
Hersheypark Green Team
1992
2008
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
6
Sweetest Parade on Earth
1993
2004
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
7
NightLights
2001
2004
Audio Visual Imagineering, Inc.
Apogee Sound International, LLC
8
The Milkmen
2005
2013
Matt Davenport Productions

Park stages and theaters

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# Attraction Season Manufacturer Ref(s)
Opened Closed
1
Hershey Park Dance Pavilion
1906
1913
James K. Putt
2
Hershey Park Theatre
1909
1965
James K. Putt
3
Hershey Park Bandshell
1914
1972
James K. Putt
4
Aquatheater
1972
Operating
Hershey Estates
5
Allan Albert Amphitheater
1973
Operating
Hershey Estates
6
Country Grill Restaurant
1974
Operating
Hershey Estates
7
Music Box Theatre
1975
Operating
Hershey Estates
8
Cinemavision
1982
1985
Omnivision, Inc.
9
Green Team Globe Stage
1992
1999
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
10
Midway Tent
1999
Operating
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
11
Green Team Pioneer Stage
2000
2006
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts
12
Indian Echo Caverns Stage
2006
Operating
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts

Country Grill Restaurant was originally called Trail Blazer Theatre when it was opened in 1974. Music Box Theatre was originally called Dry Gulch Theatre from 1975 to 1976, renamed as Music Box Theatre in 1977.[233]

Hershey Park Ballroom

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Hershey Park had a dance hall for all of its history. This subsection is specifically about the dance hall which was located on Park Boulevard and was operated from 1913 to 1970, and remained standing until 1977. (The original Hershey Park Dance Pavilion was located in what is today Kissing Tower Hill where the Overlook Arcade and Restaurant stands.)

# Attraction Season Builder Ref(s)
Opened Closed
1
Hershey Park Dance Pavilion
1913
1929
James K. Putt
2
Hershey Park Ballroom
1930
1956
Hershey Estates
3
Starlight Ballroom
1957
1970
Hershey Estates

When Hershey Park Ballroom was renovated into Starlight Ballroom, it was a significant enough renovation to consider it a new venue. In the years after the Ballroom was closed, company management named several things after the ballroom. Examples include the Starlight Terrace Ballroom at The Hotel Hershey, opened in 1995,[239] and the Starlight Arcade (mentioned in the Park Regions section below) which debuted in 1979.

Park catering areas

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Several catering areas have the same name as either the region the catering area is located or the same name of a neighboring ride.

# Catering area Location Season Ref(s)
Opened Closed
1
Creekside Near Main Gate
1973
2015
2
Hersheypark Arena Arena
1975
1980s
3
Pirat's Cove Pioneer food court
1982
1983
4
Dry Gulch Galley Sidewinder
1984
1990
5
Pioneer Frontier Near Playdome
1987
Operating
6
The Loft Souvenir building
1987
Operating
7
Trailblazer Across from Trailblazer
1991
Operating
8
Tower Terrace Great Bear
1993
1997
9
Tidal Force Across from Tidal Force
1994
Operating
10
Wildcat Near Wildcat
1997
Operating
11
Midway Tent Near Laff Trakk
2015
Operating
Note: Pirat's Cove was relocated and renamed Dry Gulch Galley. Dry Gulch Galley was relocated and renamed Trailblazer Catering.

Park regions

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# Region Season Ref(s)
Opened Closed
1
Sunken Garden
1932
1971
2
Kiddieland
1949
1971
3
Animal Garden
1972
1980
4
Der Deitchplatz
1972
1989
5
Carrousel Circle
1972
2004
6
Rhineland
1973
2013
7
Tudor Square
1973
2013
8
Contemporary
1975
1989
9
Tower Plaza
1975
1989
10
ZooAmerica
1978
Operating
11
Starlight Arcade
1979
2002
12
Kids Stuff
1981
1985
13
Odyssey Alley
1982
1983
14
Spring Creek Hollow
1982
1985
15
Pioneer Frontier
1984
Operating
16
Kaptain Kids Kove
1986
1990
17
Comet Hollow
1990
2011
18
Minetown
1990
2013
19
Music Box Way
1990
2013
20
Midway America
1996
Operating
21
Founder's Circle
2005
2013
22
The Boardwalk
2007
Operating
23
The Hollow
2012
Operating
24
Founder's Way
2014
Operating
25
Kissing Tower Hill
2014
Operating
26
Hershey's Chocolatetown
2020
Operating

References

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