HERSHEYPARK
Hershey, PA
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
 General Resort News - (11/25/2025) According to a news report from last week, Hersheypark has begun removing Sandcastle Cove from their waterpark. The Sandcastle Cove area is sort of a small sandcastle themed play structure designed for the younger kids, and includes it’s own smaller version of the bucket of water that dumps on everyone below. It is located just to the right of the much larger East Coast Waterworks play-fortress structure, so we could be looking at some kind of new addition coming to the waterpark next season for the smaller kids.
(10/25/2025) If you are a big coaster fan and plan on visiting Hersheypark during the remainder of the 2025 season, then Hersheypark has let us know that a large number of their coasters will close for the rest of the season once Hersheypark’s Halloween season is over. The list of coasters closing soon to close for the rest of the season include the Comet, Fahrenheit, Great Bear, Lightning Racer, Skyrush, Storm Runner and Trailblazer, so get your last rides in by November 2nd.
For those coming to visit during the annual Christmas Candylane dates (select dates from Nov. 14 through Jan. 4, 2026) you will still be able to enjoy Candymonium, the Cocoa Crusier, Jolly Rancher Remix, Laff Trakk, sooperdooperLooper, Wild Mouse and Wildcat’s Revenge. Note that operation of these still depend on the weather conditions, as sudden drops in temperature can still require these coasters to close as well.
2026 - Nothing new is known to be in the works at this time...
???? - Multi-Launch Family Coaster - Rumor - (1/13/2025) Another video checking on the progress of the new construction site at Hersheypark has been posted to YouTube. They managed to spot workers unloading equipment onto the site for what may be the park’s next project over the weekend.
(1/2/2025) While there isn’t much to go on yet, a rumor was sent into Screamscape claiming that Hersheypark’s next big project for the area around Candymonium might actually be a Vekoma multi-launch family coaster. This style ride has proven to be a huge hit for Dollywood when they opened Big Bear Mountain in 2023 and could be exactly the kind of ride needed to fit within Hersheypark’s roller coaster lineup.
Hersheypark currently features 14 roller coasters, most of which would fall into medium to high thrill categories. Currently the park only has one kiddie coaster (Cocoa Cruiser) and four average family coasters like Laff Trakk, Trailblazer, the Wild Mouse or Sooperdooperlooper. Adding a modern multi-launch family coaster would be a great stepping stone experience for guests who may not yet be ready to tackle something like Storm Runner or Skyrush.
If the rumor proves to be true, look for this new addition to come for 2026 or 2027, which would fit into Hersheypark’s typical 3-5 year gap between major roller coasters, following the addition of Wildcat’s Revenge in 2023.
(12/31/2024) A new winter update video shot at Hersheypark has been posted showing off a number of new survey markings that appeared in the park around the Candymonium entry plaza area. There are many pink lines, many with orange and red dots painted markings (and a few green) around the pathway showing off where the various utilities lie beneath the ground.
According to general guidelines for this kind of thing, Pink just indicates a temporary survey marking, and in this case, the lines just showing the direction that these underground utilities are traveling. Green for sewer and drain lines, Red for power lines and orange for communications lines.
So while these don’t really tell us what is going on, it does give us the location where Hersheypark is planning on doing some kind of future construction work, even if this ends up just being upgrades to the utilities themselves. Otherwise, it looks as if the park may be planning on adding some kind of companion attraction near Candymonium as early as the 2026 season.
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