Hersheypark
— — the park the chocolate town built for itself.
Not only on a wall.
“A family amusement park in the chocolate town northeast of Harrisburg. Milton Hershey opened it in 1906 as a picnic ground for the factory workers. It grew into the park families now drive a day to reach. The streetlights downtown are still shaped like Kisses. The smell of cocoa drifts in from the factory when the wind is right.
Hersheypark, on ceramic.
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The place, in three passes.
Hersheypark sits in Hershey, Pennsylvania, about fifteen miles east of Harrisburg in Dauphin County. Milton S. Hershey opened the grounds in 1906 as a recreation area for employees of the Hershey Chocolate Company. The park has grown to roughly 121 acres and now operates more than seventy rides, including fifteen roller coasters. ZooAmerica, an eleven-acre North American wildlife park, shares the property and is included with admission. The town itself is built around the factory; the main intersection downtown is named Chocolate Avenue and Cocoa Avenue, and the streetlights along it are shaped like Kisses.
The park runs three overlapping seasons. The main summer season opens in late March and runs through Labor Day. Hersheypark in the Dark begins in late September with Halloween overlays on most attractions. Christmas Candylane follows from early November through New Year, when more than five million lights are strung through the grounds. Coaster enthusiasts time visits for early May, when crowds are still light and every ride is open. The park closes for routine maintenance in late January and February before opening again in the spring.
Tickets are sold by the day or by season pass through the Hersheypark website; admission includes ZooAmerica and the Hershey's Chocolate World tour ride next door is separately free. Parking is paid, running from preferred lots near the main gate to general lots a short tram ride away. The park is wheelchair-accessible and offers a Boarding Pass return-time system at most rides. The closest train station is Harrisburg, twenty-five minutes west; Amtrak runs the Keystone Service from Philadelphia and New York via Harrisburg, and a shuttle connects to the park in season.