Hersheypark (HP) Discussion Thread

[SteelForceless]

Is it common for people to grey out on Skyrush. Each of the 4 times that i've ridden, i've greyed out.

I've done it a couple times, but usually only on the first drop into the turn

[djackson]

Ok. I was just making sure I wasn't the only one.

[eddie200330]

Is it common for people to grey out on Skyrush. Each of the 4 times that i've ridden, i've greyed out.

 

I only had it happen in the front of the train....never when I road in the back.

[TyRush]

From the park's twitter

[jonskinny12]

^ I really like how those towers look next to Stormrunner! I hadn't considered that they'd be so close together right there.

[Jcoaster]

Still boggles my mind S&S was able to sell them 3 towers lol.

[ytterbiumanalyst]

This is how that went down:

 

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[coasterbill]

Update on the stupid tower thing...

 

From the Hersheypark Connoisseurs Facebook group.

[thrillseeker4552]

Looking good. I would rather have seen some form of an Intamin drop tower like most people, but nonetheless it's nice to see the park get something it desperately needs.

[DoinItForTheFame]

Update on the stupid tower thing...

 

 

Looks like the all new AT&T bars at Hersheypark are coming along just fine. . .

[Canobie Coaster]

In this case the difference between S&S and Intamin isn't within 1% like it is with Verizon.

 

Wow that double shot tower looks puny next to the larger ones. Not that double shots ever looked that large to begin with anyway.

[grsupercity]

In this case the difference between S&S and Intamin isn't within 1% like it is with Verizon.

 

Wow that double shot tower looks puny next to the larger ones. Not that double shots ever looked that large to begin with anyway.

 

Funny thing is the tiny double shot will pack the biggest punch

[coasterbill]

And they're topped off...

 

[michaellynn4]

Well that was...anticlimactic...

[coasterbill]

Well that was...anticlimactic...

 

That should be the ride's official slogan on all merchandise.

[cparkes92]

And they're topped off...

 

I had no idea it was going to be three separate heights. I thought all three towers were going to be the same height.

[boldikus]

^ Someone hasn't been paying attention.

 

Seriously though watch this tiny tower turn out to be the best S&S ever and yall will be feasting on your own feet.

[defrocker]

I had no idea it was going to be three separate heights. I thought all three towers were going to be the same height.

 

[oriolat]

Someone at HP has been playing RCT a bit too much. It looks so odd, like when you wanted to have separate "drop" rides at your starter park so you lined-up three of those of different heights and expected guests not to notice they are indeed the same ride experience.

 

I am intrigued by how they are going to run them (cycle, different queues, grouping, etc.)

[thrillseeker4552]

It would have been nicer if the three towers were arranged in a triangle as to not obstruct any one tower's view, but that's just being nit picky. Still a decent ride the park really needed.

[LeoBruz199]

Well that was...anticlimactic...

 

That should be the ride's official slogan on all merchandise.

 

... What's that supposed to mean?

[michaellynn4]

... What's that supposed to mean?

 

...It means the ride is most likely going to be...anticlimactic...

[TheCoasterKid211]

Why the hell is everone complaining? This looks great!

[coasterbill]

Nobody's complaining, we're just laughing at the park for buying this thing because it's entertaining.

 

I have no doubt that the Hershey's tower will be a fun ride, but the Reeses tower is the dumbest idea ever and the Kisses tower isn't that far behind. The Reeses tower is being built on the premise that there is a large group of people who are afraid of a 189 foot tower but are totally cool with a 131 foot tower. These people most likely don't exist and I applaud the sales team at S&S for convincing them that buying it was a good idea. People are most likely only going to ride the middle tower because they're settling for a tower they don't want to ride because the line for the cool tower is too long.

[ytterbiumanalyst]

Is the Hershey tower just a drop tower or a combo? If a combo, then I agree with you. If it's just a drop tower, then that Reese's Doubleshot will kill it, even being 60 feet shorter.