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This is a detailed list of the roller coasters that operate or have operated in Hersheypark starting in 1923 when the first roller coaster was installed.
List of roller coasters in Hersheypark
[edit]# | Coaster | Season | Manufacturer | Type | Ref(s) | |
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Opened | Closed | |||||
1 | The Wild Cat | June 16, 1923
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September 9, 1945
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Wooden
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2 | Comet | May 30, 1946
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Operating | Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
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Wooden
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3 | Twin Towers Toboggans (#1) | May 7, 1972
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October 2, 1977
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Chance Rides
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Steel
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4 | Twin Towers Toboggans (#2) | May 7, 1972
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October 2, 1977
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Chance Rides
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Steel
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5 | Mini-Comet | May 18, 1974
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October 1, 1978
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Kiddie
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6 | Trailblazer | May 18, 1974
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Operating | Steel
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7 | SooperDooperLooper | May 8, 1977
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Operating | Steel
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8 | Jolly Rancher Remix | May 11, 1991
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Operating | Steel
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9 | Wildcat | May 26, 1996
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July 31, 2022
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Wooden
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10 | Great Bear | May 23, 1998
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Operating | Steel
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11 | Wild Mouse | May 8, 1999
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Operating | Steel
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12 | Lightning Racer | May 13, 2000
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Operating | Great Coasters International
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Wooden
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13 | Roller Soaker | May 11, 2002
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September 3, 2012
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Setpoint
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Steel / Water
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14 | Storm Runner | May 8, 2004
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Operating | Steel
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15 | Fahrenheit | May 24, 2008
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Operating | Intamin AG
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Steel
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16 | Skyrush | May 26, 2012
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Operating | Intamin AG
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Steel
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17 | Cocoa Cruiser | May 10, 2014
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Operating | Zamperla
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Kiddie
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18 | Laff Trakk | May 23, 2015
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Operating | Steel
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19 | Candymonium | July 3, 2020
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Operating | Bolliger & Mabillard
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Steel
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20 | Wildcat's Revenge | 2023
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Under construction | Rocky Mountain Coasters
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Hybrid
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References
[edit]- ^ "Spend Your Decoration Day at Hershey Park". The Hershey Press. May 24, 1923. p. 1.
The $50,000 Roller Coaster is expected to be in readiness. There has been considerable delay in receiving material used in its construction, and if this arrives on time, the Roller Coaster will be ready to take the pleasure-seekers on its thrilling and fascinating ride over the treetops, swishing down its 75-foot drop at all its speed.
- ^ "Spend Your Fourth at Hershey Park". The Hershey Press. June 28, 1923. p. 1.
One of the new attractions is the Giant Roller Coaster, which is nearly one mile in length. It has more dips and deeper dips, and more thrilling dips, than any of like construction in America. You will not want to miss taking a ride on the Giant Roller Coaster, and then you will want to take another, and another. You'll be like the young lady on June 16th, who took 19 rides and then took another to celebrate Hershey's 20th Anniversary celebration.
- ^ "Hershey Attractions". The Evening News. Harrisburg, PA. May 14, 1946. p. 9.
The park's present roller coaster, known as the Wildcat, will be shortly replaced by a new one, to be called the Comet.
- ^ "Acts and Bands Features at Eastern Spots". The Billboard. July 20, 1946. p. 84.
Hershey (Pa.) Park launched its new coaster ride, the Comet.
- ^ a b Aurentz, Tim (December 14, 1971). "Hershey Announces Major Park Development Plans". Lebanon Daily News. p. 1.
On the perimeter will be a new fast-food restaurant, complete with outdoor seating; a new milk bar, scaled to children's size, and three new adult rides, The Monster, The Toboggan and The Scrambler
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Mini-Comet (Hersheypark)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ Hersheypark '74 A Happy Experience!. Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company. 1974.
- ^ 1978 Hersheypark Ride Operations Manual. Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company. 1978.
- ^ 1979 Hersheypark Ride Operations Manual. Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company. 1979.
- ^ Welcome to Hersheypark - Guest Information, Facilities, Entertainment Schedule. Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company. 1979.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Hersheypark Opens May 18". Standard-Speaker. Hazelton, PA. May 8, 1974.
This season, two more new high capacity rides were added, expressing the same innovativeness as last season's two additions. The Trail Blazer - a centrifugal force roller coaster, and the Sky Ride - a cable car lift providing a panoramic view of Hersheypark.
- ^ "New Ride At Hersheypark". Lebanon Daily News. February 9, 1977.
Making its grand entrance into the East Coast, the sooperdooperLooper will premiere this summer at Hersheypark, as the newest attraction for the 1977 season.
- ^ Burchard, Hank; Fox, Larry (March 29, 1991). "Roller Coaster: The New Twist". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 11, 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "New Roller Coasters Scream To Life Across U.S." The Record. Bergen County, NJ. August 11, 1991. Retrieved February 11, 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
At Hersheypark in Hershey, Pa., the Sidewinder takes riders to a maximum height of 115 feet and speeds up to 55 mph through two loops, 90-degree corkscrews to the right and left, upside down and backward, as well as upright and forward.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Kraft, Randy (August 11, 1996). "Test drive Hershey's new coaster". Allentown Morning Call. Indiana, PA: Indiana Gazette. p. E5.
- ^ Severson, Jack (June 10, 1996). "Roller-coaster devotees are marking a special year". Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service. Retrieved February 11, 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
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This spring, "Great Bear," Hersheypark's new $13 million roller coaster, will awaken.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Runice, Jacky (May 14, 2000). "Summertime Is Sweet for Hershey, Pa., Visitors". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, IL. p. 9. Retrieved February 11, 2015 – via Questia.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "New Hershey ride makes splash; 'That was the wettest roller coaster I've ever ridden,' one man says". Intelligencer Journal. Lancaster, PA. May 8, 2002. Retrieved February 11, 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Gleiter, Sue (December 19, 2012). "Hersheypark will replace Roller Soaker with sprayground". The Patriot-News. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
The park is removing the [Roller Soaker] in the Boardwalk section to make way for a 5,000-square-foot sprayground...Hersheypark will be adding two water slides to the Boardwalk's slide complex, she said. The spray ground and water slides will be open in time for Memorial Day weekend, when the park's water section traditionally opens for the season, Burrows said.
- ^ Gleiter, Sue (May 21, 2013). "Shoreline Sprayground at Hersheypark splashes up a good time". The Patriot-News. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
The park decided to replace its Roller Soaker roller coaster, which it dismantled last fall, to make way for the Sprayground which ultimately will serve more guests, Burrows said....Hersheypark also has other new additions this season including: Two new water slides at the Coastline Plunge - the Hydro and Pipeline.
- ^ Holahan, Jane (August 5, 2003). "Hersheypark planning big, new coaster". Lancaster New Era. Retrieved February 11, 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Hersheypark to Debut 3 Rides". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 6, 2014. p. E-4. Retrieved February 11, 2014 – via Questia.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Kopfinger, Stephen (May 8, 2002). "Take a Ride on the Wild Side". LNP Media Group. Lancaster, PA. Retrieved February 11, 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
The Cocoa Cruiser will allow parents and kids to share that first roller coaster experience, as it's designed around a six-car train that holds up to 12 riders. It's located in Hersheypark's [Founder's Way] area. Also new on the menu are the Tea Cups and Sweet Swing rides.
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Laff Trakk, an indoor spinning glow-coaster, will be opening in May 2015, Hersheypark officials announced at a press conference on Aug. 12. An estimated $14 million project, Laff Trakk will be the 13th roller coaster at Hersheypark. The ride draws its inspiration from Hersheypark and amusement park history.
- ^ MacDonald, Brady (December 1, 2014). "Hersheypark's Laff Trakk to combine spinning coaster, funhouse laughs". Retrieved February 11, 2015.
Hersheypark's Laff Trakk is billed as the first indoor, spinning, glow-in-the-dark coaster in the U.S.
- ^ Price, Betsy (May 14, 2015). "Hershey Park [sic], Six Flags add new roller coasters". The News Journal. Wilmington, DE. Retrieved May 15, 2015.