The rides, however, are very good! The park has many roller coasters, including 3 that are old-style wooden ones; all of which are a lot of fun. The Great Bear is a very fast, suspension coaster, so your feet are dangling the whole time: a new experience for me. This ride also including several loops and inversions (think of a fighter jet doing a barrel roll). Our least favorite coaster is called the Sidewinder and it made all six of us pretty woozy for a while. It was similar to Montezuma’s Revenge at Knott’s Berry Farm, in that you go through the ride forward, then backward. This might not have been so bad, except for the fact that it’s inversions didn’t do a complete roll, they went half way and then back. Doing this backwards left our brains a bit scrambled for about an hour. It probably didn’t help that we were all hungry at the time.
The last one that Laura, Kent and I did is called the Storm Runner. The three of us were the only ones who wanted to go on this ride because it looked pretty scary, and I was even a little apprehensive about it. The whole ride lasts only 28 seconds, and probably for good reason. You start by being strapped in tighter than any ride I’ve ever been on. Next, they won’t let you wear any loose items (glasses, necklaces, etc.) and they tell you how to hold your head (keep it back against the seat and centered between the sides). The ride begins by launching you forward; 0–72mph IN TWO SECONDS! I’m desperately trying to obey the signs by keeping my head back, but it was nearly impossible. Then it shoots you 18 stories straight up, then straight down. After that we did a loop and several barrel rolls where you experienced Zero Gs and you become very thankful that you are strapped in as tight as you are. By the time the ride is over you can barely breathe and you are very glad to be back on the ground. If it had lasted longer than 28 seconds, I think I would have blacked-out.
All-in-all, Hersheypark was a very fun day and worth the price of admission, especially if you love roller coasters. Our only complaint was that it closed at 10:00pm. Seemed kind of early.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Hersheypark
I know I am a day behind, but we have been going non-stop and staying up late, so it's been hard to keep up with the blog. Sunday we spent the day at Hersheypark in Hershey, PA. Yes, that Hershey. Before going in the park, we went on a little ride that describes the whole chocolate making process, but with Disneyland-style singing cows. At least we got a free fun-size chocolate bar at the end.
After opening the chocolate factory many years ago, he basically constructed a whole town around it. The amusement park was actually pretty good and includes a water park. Although we were not dressed for water rides. There is chocolate everywhere and instead of seeing Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck wandering around, you see a huge Hershey Kiss and Mr. Reese's Peanutbutter Cup. Really, kinda creepy.
The rides, however, are very good! The park has many roller coasters, including 3 that are old-style wooden ones; all of which are a lot of fun. The Great Bear is a very fast, suspension coaster, so your feet are dangling the whole time: a new experience for me. This ride also including several loops and inversions (think of a fighter jet doing a barrel roll). Our least favorite coaster is called the Sidewinder and it made all six of us pretty woozy for a while. It was similar to Montezuma’s Revenge at Knott’s Berry Farm, in that you go through the ride forward, then backward. This might not have been so bad, except for the fact that it’s inversions didn’t do a complete roll, they went half way and then back. Doing this backwards left our brains a bit scrambled for about an hour. It probably didn’t help that we were all hungry at the time.
The last one that Laura, Kent and I did is called the Storm Runner. The three of us were the only ones who wanted to go on this ride because it looked pretty scary, and I was even a little apprehensive about it. The whole ride lasts only 28 seconds, and probably for good reason. You start by being strapped in tighter than any ride I’ve ever been on. Next, they won’t let you wear any loose items (glasses, necklaces, etc.) and they tell you how to hold your head (keep it back against the seat and centered between the sides). The ride begins by launching you forward; 0–72mph IN TWO SECONDS! I’m desperately trying to obey the signs by keeping my head back, but it was nearly impossible. Then it shoots you 18 stories straight up, then straight down. After that we did a loop and several barrel rolls where you experienced Zero Gs and you become very thankful that you are strapped in as tight as you are. By the time the ride is over you can barely breathe and you are very glad to be back on the ground. If it had lasted longer than 28 seconds, I think I would have blacked-out.
All-in-all, Hersheypark was a very fun day and worth the price of admission, especially if you love roller coasters. Our only complaint was that it closed at 10:00pm. Seemed kind of early.
The rides, however, are very good! The park has many roller coasters, including 3 that are old-style wooden ones; all of which are a lot of fun. The Great Bear is a very fast, suspension coaster, so your feet are dangling the whole time: a new experience for me. This ride also including several loops and inversions (think of a fighter jet doing a barrel roll). Our least favorite coaster is called the Sidewinder and it made all six of us pretty woozy for a while. It was similar to Montezuma’s Revenge at Knott’s Berry Farm, in that you go through the ride forward, then backward. This might not have been so bad, except for the fact that it’s inversions didn’t do a complete roll, they went half way and then back. Doing this backwards left our brains a bit scrambled for about an hour. It probably didn’t help that we were all hungry at the time.
The last one that Laura, Kent and I did is called the Storm Runner. The three of us were the only ones who wanted to go on this ride because it looked pretty scary, and I was even a little apprehensive about it. The whole ride lasts only 28 seconds, and probably for good reason. You start by being strapped in tighter than any ride I’ve ever been on. Next, they won’t let you wear any loose items (glasses, necklaces, etc.) and they tell you how to hold your head (keep it back against the seat and centered between the sides). The ride begins by launching you forward; 0–72mph IN TWO SECONDS! I’m desperately trying to obey the signs by keeping my head back, but it was nearly impossible. Then it shoots you 18 stories straight up, then straight down. After that we did a loop and several barrel rolls where you experienced Zero Gs and you become very thankful that you are strapped in as tight as you are. By the time the ride is over you can barely breathe and you are very glad to be back on the ground. If it had lasted longer than 28 seconds, I think I would have blacked-out.
All-in-all, Hersheypark was a very fun day and worth the price of admission, especially if you love roller coasters. Our only complaint was that it closed at 10:00pm. Seemed kind of early.
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I'm glad you guys liked Hershey Park - I hope you also liked the Hershey Lodge. (Free chocolate had to be a plus!) I believe Tyler and I went on the Sidewinder (while Bryce and Brad watched) and I think that was the last one I went on for the day. It was fun though. I don't think we went on the Storm Runner, thank goodness! I used to love them, but can't take them anymore in my old age - they give me a horrible headache!!
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