Comments on: Great Bear @ Hersheypark | Roller Coaster Reviews

By: tina

tina — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 06:01:51 +0000

One of my favs..if you are working up as a scaredy cat (me) I'd do comet…Racer,Wildcat, SuperdooperLooper , Great Bear, Fahrenheit, Skyrush, Stormrunner. I'm a former scaredy cat, and the only one that got me REALLY spooked before I got on was the Stormrunner. Thought I would have a heart attack! and mildy nervous about Skyrush.

By: Bill m

Bill m — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 12:37:58 +0000

The front seat provides the best visual, but the back is a whole different ride. Far right rear seat gives the illusion that your legs will hit the supports in the run past the Sooper Dooper Looper. Still a favorite of my daughter and me..

By: Lev

Lev — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:22:54 +0000

Love it! I give this one a 9.

One of the coolest things about it is that there is actually some downtime on this ride where you are just cruising through the park, and it's awesome. There is also that part toward the end where you navigate through those very unique supports and it's like flying through a death star trench. Great ride.

Front seat is by far the best ride – sadly the secret is out and there is always a line, even when the rest of the ride is a walk-on.

By: Surya

Surya — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:04:09 +0000

I rode this during my trip in May when I visited 9 US theme parks, so I got to see a lot of B&M inverters. And after a while they all look kind of the same. Enjoyable, but not very unique.

This one has a very different layout though, which I enjoyed very much. Not as forceful as Afterburn @ Carowinds, but a bit more relaxing, while not tame. Very interesting

By: T-Bird

T-Bird — Sat, 29 May 2010 19:07:46 +0000

An 8? Great Bear desearves a 9 or 9.5! Rides that make me laugh (instead of scream) rank high in my book. I recently rode it several times and every seat (front, middle, back, 2nd to the back) is a treat!

By: QB3

QB3 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:58:52 +0000

nice review, i havent heard much about the bear.

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:22:59 +0000

Oh, yeah, haha… I totally dug Alpengeist, but for some reason, I liked Great Bear better. Maybe it's sentimental reasons or the fact that it went by a biiit too fast. I think Griffon ruled that entire park.

By: jobob

jobob — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:51:22 +0000

okay well if you are afraid of rides with loops in them then this is how you conquer your fear.. just do it's that simple.

By: David:)

David:) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:30:00 +0000

THE GREAT BEAR is the coolest Roller Coaster in Hershey Park!! In my opinion, the Great Bear and the Lightning Race, feel like they have the highest heights!! I see how Hershey gave it this name, as hearing that the Roller coaster sounds like it's roaring as it travels! The Great Bear is smoothest roller coaster in Hershey! It is not rough on you at all! I just wish that Hershey would add more trains like they did with the new rollercoaster, Fahrenheit!

By: The Coaster Critic

The Coaster Critic — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:14:00 +0000

Have fun on Alpengeist Emma. It's a little intense/rough for some. That huge first drop generates some insane speed. I love it. Hopefully you'll like it to. Let me know what you think when you get back. Thanks for reading!