Lupin4 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Help me out here folks. With the announced updates to the factory tour ride at Chocolate World, I was curious to know if there are any blue prints or fan made artwork of the ride's layout anywhere online. Does anyone know of anything like that and where to find it? Coming out of the shadows to reply to this, the only picture I've found of Chocolate World's ride layout was on the Hershey Community Archives site. http://blog.hersheyarchives.org/2015/10/21/hersheyarchives30-28-the-wonderful-world-of-chocolate-hersheys-chocolate-world/ A watermarked, low-resolution, black-and-white copy, but the layout is, at least, traceable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAWKIN_coaster38 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Looking for some trip advice, anything you can offer is appreciated. I'm looking at visiting in April or early May. I see that Hershey is open April 2nd, 3rd, 9th and 10th for Spring operation, and then starts summer hours the 29th and 30th. Which of those dates would be best to visit? I'm also looking at visiting Knoebel's around the same time, but it's only open starting the 29th and 30th. I'm also planning on visiting SFGAdv and SFNE and they're open every weekend, plus SFNE on weekdays in April. I don't necessarily want to do all those parks back to back, but keep in mind that I'll need to have a car rented for those trips. Also, how busy might the park be? Like relatively easy to get everything done + rerides or should I plan to buy a Fast Track pass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njcoasterguy34 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I wouldn't bother with Hershey's front of the line pass. It only allows one use per ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyislandchris Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 If you're going to be spending a night in Hershey, I strongly recommend staying at the Lodge. The hour of early access that you get is ridiculously worth it; you could easily get your fill of re-rides on Skyrush, SDL and Comet during the first hour, and then be first in line for Laff Trakk or Fahrenheit when they open the rest of the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterMateo Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Hi all, I'm going to Hershey Park on April 2nd (Saturday), and I wanted to know what the crowds would be like more or less. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasBaby Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 If you're going to be spending a night in Hershey, I strongly recommend staying at the Lodge. The hour of early access that you get is ridiculously worth it; you could easily get your fill of re-rides on Skyrush, SDL and Comet during the first hour, and then be first in line for Laff Trakk or Fahrenheit when they open the rest of the park. This is great advice, that hour of early entry is almost like having ERT on Skyrush, SDL, and Comet. Another bonus of staying at the Lodge (or the Herhsey Hotel, but that is more expensive), is that you get an extra hour on the preview night (3.5 hours vs 2.5 hours). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmerleeberry Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I see this photo randomly floating around Twitter today..bigger interest is when did they add this box? I don't recall it over summer but it may have been added late summer and into fall I've seen many types of these boxes from various parks, so if you value your valuables, either have coat pockets that has zippers or invest some money into renting a "Lock Her" so you can have piece of mind whenever you ride ( Trust me, losing cell phones is bad, losing money is bad, but if you lost your keys, then that's your worst nightmare!) "Take that advice and sleep on it!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Hi all, I'm going to Hershey Park on April 2nd (Saturday), and I wanted to know what the crowds would be like more or less. Thanks in advance! If I remember from past opening days, if it is a warm and sunny day, then expect it to be very busy as people are likely itching to get back out to the park. Get there before opening, then go straight to LaffTrakk followed by Fahrenheit. On a sidenote, the substitute attraction to the Tour Ride, The Making of Hershey's Chocolate, talks about Arrow and how similar the ride system is to some of the Disney attractions. Some patent photos and old ride photos are even used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drexs003 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 With all my experience on going to Hershey I feel the best time to go is during the summer time! I mean if you are trying to hit up the coasters that is. Because what I came to notice is that on a nice hot day most of the people spend there time in the water park and the coaster maybe have a 30 min wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterMateo Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Thanks for the tips, I might just end up buying the Fast Track system, but I've heard it's complete garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1ch0las Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I see this photo randomly floating around Twitter today..bigger interest is when did they add this box? I don't recall it over summer but it may have been added late summer and into fall I've seen many types of these boxes from various parks, so if you value your valuables, either have coat pockets that has zippers or invest some money into renting a "Lock Her" so you can have piece of mind whenever you ride ( Trust me, losing cell phones is bad, losing money is bad, but if you lost your keys, then that's your worst nightmare!) Man I can't even emphasize this enough. I always have my keys on a carabineer around a belt loop, but even that has failed me before (it was a cheap one that didn't lock) on Magnum. I cannot describe the pure joy I experienced at 2AM when the CP Police car cruised by with my keys as we were about to walk back to our hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAWKIN_coaster38 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 If I have to go on a day in April, is there a day that would be better? I'm assuming maybe a Sunday and not the first day of operation? Or is April spring break up there? I could go in May if it was early May. I'll consider the lodge but I have somewhere to stay an hour and a half away. EDIT: would it be beneficial to buy a two-day ticket? Now I'm thinking possibly Knoebels on the 1st and Hershey the 29th and 30th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilsFlight Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Hi everyone. So I am going to HP in May for the fist time since Skyrush opened. I really want to know how Laff Trakk is. How long is the line usually? Is it skippable? Any info on this would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njcoasterguy34 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 I went last summer and in my humble opinion the indoors queue with the funhouse mirrors on the walls was the best part of the ride. For a spinning coaster it sure did not spin all that much. Pandemonium at SFNE is a much better spinning coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyRush Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 I went last summer and in my humble opinion the indoors queue with the funhouse mirrors on the walls was the best part of the ride. For a spinning coaster it sure did not spin all that much. Pandemonium at SFNE is a much better spinning coaster. I 100% agree. It was fun no doubt and wipped around a bit, but it is far less superior than other spinners. But then again we have to remember their goal, a family attraction everyone can ride. I think it satisfied that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcoaster Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 I really enjoyed Laff Track. It was really fun although not justifying the 45 minute wait. It was opening season for it though so it was expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellynn4 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Also see: Skyrush. Every time Skyrush slows down at the top of the lift hill I cry a little on the inside, mourning what once was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNotOneOfYou Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Also see: Skyrush. Every time Skyrush slows down at the top of the lift hill I cry a little on the inside, mourning what once was. When did Skyrush begin to slow down at the top? Although it's 45 minutes away from me, I don't pay that much attention to what goes on at Hershey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yay101 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 ^ I am confused too. I went to Hershey Park last summer. I got a bit of airtime on the lift hill, got huge insane nasty airtime on the other hills, and couldn't even hold my hands up because it was crazy intense. I HOPE it didn't get tamed since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellynn4 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Only those who rode in 2012 know what it was like. Compare the speed at the top of the lift in Robb's video from 2012 to one from the park a year later. TPR 2012: [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] HP 2013: [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Moral of the story: if you come across someone who refers to the ride as "ThighCrush", punch them. Hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNotOneOfYou Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 ^ I'm assuming the neutering has something to do with the many complaints of the restraints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linearinduction Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I went last summer and in my humble opinion the indoors queue with the funhouse mirrors on the walls was the best part of the ride. For a spinning coaster it sure did not spin all that much. Pandemonium at SFNE is a much better spinning coaster. Don't Judge a 4th or 5th variation on the SC-2000 as you would a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd variation. These new variations have taken a lot out of what made the earlier variations great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I had a lot of fun on Laff Trakk, but I agree that it wasn't worth the wait, nor is it the best spinner I've been on. Sierra Sidewinder still takes the cake in that department for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Hey any update on those soft restraints for Storm Runner and Fahrenheit? Still actually happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyRush Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Hey any update on those soft restraints for Storm Runner and Fahrenheit? Still actually happening? Fahrenheit is certainly not getting them from pictures of the maintenance shop, but I must say I have not seen Storm Runner's trains at all this off season so that could still be possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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