4/24/2024 0 Comments Hershey park log flume ride![]() But on the other, I kind of miss the close homey feeling of the prior entrance. On the one hand, the factory aesthetic of the plaza blends in well with Chocolate World next door and the overall feeling of this factory town. ![]() Chocolatetown sign from both sides entrance gate the working Hershey Kiss bell tower the Chocolatier restaurant a snack counter (order around the side) the main park store the wide plaza the mascots of the park handy height requirement wall photo op time Hersheypark’s Chocolatetown Nearby, anthropomorphized candy representing each category mark the same heights, but mostly are used for photo ops. Bands of paint on one wall place you in one of six candy-related categories: under 36 inches are Hershey Miniatures, 36-42″ are Kisses, 42-48″ are Reece’s, 48-54″ are Hershey bars, 54-60″ are Twizzlers, and 60″ or taller are Jolly Ranchers. Bitty, even.Ī bell tower with a Hershey Kiss-shaped bell stands over a courtyard where families can measure their kids (and adults) to see what rides they’re allowed on. I could wander around and up to the old gates and it all looked very, well, quaint. I saw this during a visit to Hershey in the off-season when the park wasn’t open. From the early ’70s to 2018, the entrance to Hersheypark was a quaint English-style village called Tudor Court. Park Entrance Before – Tudor Courtįirst, an aside about why I thought Hersheypark might be on the small side. In short, just like a Hershey’s Kiss, Hersheypark is compact, well-made, and nearly perfect. Everything seems to be imbued with an excellence that maybe only prosperous private ownership can bring. There’s no chain-park bureaucracy like a Six Flags or the laziness of a certain Colorado park. ![]() And yet everything is incredibly well-run. Especially in the middle sections of The Hollow, Kissing Tower Hill, and Founder’s Way, ride tracks are stacked up like a layer cake. Otherwise, aside from the expanded main entrance area, the rest of Hersheypark (one word, not two) fits compactly in an L-shaped area.
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