HERSHEYPARK
Hershey, PA
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
 General Resort News - (1/2/2024) Rumors Hint As To The Park's Next Big Roller Coaster Project
(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.
2025 - Twizzlers Twisted Gravity - (12/23/2024) A new video has been posted online showing off the latest progress on the new Twizzlers Twisted Gravity ride, opening in 2025, along with other changes at Hersheypark. Check it out below.
(11/19/2024) A construction update from Hersheypark showing off the latest work on the Twizzlers Twisted Gravity ride (S&S Giant Screaming Swing) has been posted by “Disney Lovers At Hersheypark’.
They’ve also uncovered what look like new signs of construction markings and equipment along the backside of Candymonium that could be setting up for a future project for 2026 or beyond. This could also be for some infrastructure improvements as well, as the paint markings are in red, yellow and orange colors mostly, which typically represent underground power cables (red), gas (yellow) and Communications line (orange).
Meanwhile Hersheypark also was on hand at IAAPA this week at the S&S booth to show off the ride seats for the Twizzlers Twisted Gravity ride. The attraction will feature rows of seats themed to either Twizzlers Strawberry and Cherry, as well as Hershey’s Chocolate and Black Licorice.
Check it out below.
(8/29/2024) Hersheypark has confirmed that Twizzlers Twisted Gravity is coming for the 2025 season, taking the record for the world’s tallest Screamin’ Swing (from S&S) standing 137 feet tall.
(7/4/2024) According to several comments sent in to Screamscape, the popular rumor about what Hersheypark has planned for the old Amphitheater site will be to add a new S&S Screamin’ Swing ride for the 2025 season.
Stay tuned!
(7/3/2024) Some new construction pictures taken at Hersheypark have been posted to Facebook this week, showcasing clearing taking place on the hillside and former seating area of the amphitheater near the Coal Cracker and Great Bear rides.
I believe the amphitheater has been unused for several years now, and has been walled off from view from the main pathway by a privacy fence for quite some time. The stage structure itself is still intact, as I believe I was told it was used as a haunted house location during the park’s Halloween event. So I guess the question is, are they renovating the venue for future use, or are there plans to do something new with the space going forward?
2026 / 2027 - 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 2026 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.
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