Hersheypark
Theme park in Hershey
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| June 2023 | Wildcat's Revenge, a hybrid roller coaster made by Rocky Mountain Construction, opened as the park's most recent roller coaster addition. |
| 2021 | The Chocolatier Restaurant, The Sweeterie, and Milton's Ice Cream Parlor officially opened, completing the Chocolatetown expansion project. |
| 2020 | Hersheypark expanded its dining options by opening a new restaurant called 'The Chocolatier'. |
| 2020 | Park's attendance reduced to 1.7 million visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to a pre-pandemic average of 3.3 million visitors annually. |
| July 3 2020 | Hersheypark's Chocolatetown expansion opened, including a new park entrance, relocated Carrousel, and new attractions, which had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2018 | Hersheypark added two new water attractions: Breaker's Edge (a hydro-magnetic coaster slide that became the park's 14th coaster) and Whitecap Racer (the longest mat racer slide in the world with two sets of twisting enclosed tubes). Breaker's Edge was installed in the former Roller Soaker station. |
| 2018 | Playdome Arcade (formerly Double 'R' Cade) was remodeled, updating the arcade area within the Pioneer Frontier section of Hersheypark. |
| October 3 2018 | Hershey Entertainment and Resorts unveiled Hershey's Chocolatetown, the park's largest expansion project, featuring Candymonium hypercoaster, the Chocolatier restaurant, Sweeterie confectionery kitchen, a flagship store, Milton's Ice Cream Parlor, and a unique Hershey's Kisses fountain. The $150 million project was the largest capital expense in the park's history. |
| 2017 | A Chick-fil-A restaurant was added to Hersheypark, which remains closed on Sundays. |
| 2016 | Red Baron ride was moved to Pioneer Frontier, and Flying Falcon was completely removed to make space for Hershey Triple Tower. |
| 2014 | Hersheypark added a Chickie and Pete's Crab House restaurant and a frozen yogurt stand during the park's seasonal expansion. |
| 2014 | Hersheypark merged several theme areas: Tudor Square, Rhineland, Founder's Circle, and Music Box Way became Founder's Way. Minetown was re-themed as Kissing Tower Hill. |
| 2013 | Roller Soaker was removed from the park. The area was renovated and converted to include a kiddie spray ground and some tables. |
| 2013 | Significant park restructuring occurs, merging Founder's Circle with Music Box Way, Rhineland, and Tudor Square into a new themed area. |
| 2012 | The area was renamed from 'Comet Hollow' to 'The Hollow' during renovations, and the famous chocolate smell in building materials was dampened due to safety concerns. |
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