Hersheypark amusement park, a 121-acre theme park with more than 70 rides, a water park and a zoo, today unwrapped the details of the new culinary and shopping experiences planned for the new Hershey’s Chocolatetown region at Hersheypark, where guests can play, eat, shop and gather starting in summer 2020. Inspired by the vision of […]

The 2020 amusement park season got a little bit sweeter today with the announcement of Hersheypark’s brand new hypercoaster, Candymonium. The parks 15th coaster, opening in the summer of 2020, will feature a 210 foot lift hill, reach a maximum speed of 76 mph, and a track length of 4,636 feet, making it the tallest, […]

It’s that time of the year again! It’s New Year’s Eve and 2019 is just hours away. We here at Coaster Nation are incredibly thankful for another great year and we’re proud to spend another year as your source for theme park news. As holiday events wind down at all the parks, we’d like to […]

As we reported earlier, Hersheypark is in the midst of a large expansion. Documents for the new 23 acre expansion include a re-design of the park entrance as well as new rides. Paperwork filed with the FAA confirms one of the new rides is indeed a roller coaster. The new coaster is slated to stand 220 […]

As we reported back in February, Hersheypark is looking towards a massive 2020 project. Earlier today, Hershey Entertainment and Resorts presented a land development plan  at the Derry Township Planning Commission meeting for redeveloping 23 acres on the west side of the 121 acre park. The plan calls for redesigning the park’s front entrance gate and drop-off […]

Just down the road from Hersheypark, nearby ZooAmerica North American Wildlife Park will celebrate its 40th anniversary the weekend of May 5-6 2018 with various fun activities the whole family can enjoy. Founded in 1910 when Milton S. Hershey formally organized his Park’s growing collection of wild animals, the Hershey Zoo reopened to the public […]

Even though Hersheypark is entering the 2018 season with 2 epic new waterpark attractions, the future could be even sweeter if the park can obtain permission to move forward with their future plans. According to the Dauphin County Board Of Commissioners Commissioners’ Legislative Meeting on November 15th 2017, Hersheypark notified the board through its engineering […]

SORRY FOLKS! PARKS CLOSED! With bitter cold temperatures sweeping the east coast, several theme parks hosting annual holiday events, have changed their operating scheduled or closed early for the season. Here’s a quick run down of the parks effected so far: In Pennsylvania, Hersheypark has adjusted their opening time today (12/30/17) to 2pm to allow time to clear […]

The Albert family were visiting the Hershey area from Pittsburgh, and decided to make a stop into Hershey’s Chocolate World. The family had no idea that when they arrived in Hershey that they would collectively become the Mayor of Chocolate World for the day. When The Albert family, Shawn, Kirsten, Hannah, and Levi, and Kristen’s dad, Dave […]

Since June, Hersheypark has been teasing for its 2017 attraction. This week Hersheypark announced Hershey’s Triple Tower, the first “choose-your-thrill” drop and launch tower complex in the United States. The ride complex will contain three different S&S drop towers and will be Hersheypark’s first major ride to be chocolate and candy themed. Each tower will contain a unique theme. The first […]