Comments on: Hersheypark Springtime in the Park Trip Report

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:25:36 +0000

STIP is always a busy weekend, especially when it falls on Easter weekend. This is due to a large "religious convention" taking place over 3 days in Hershey. As a local and season pass holder, we NEVER go to STIP. If you're not driving too far, the best time to go is the week before memorial day. The park's only open till 8; however, you can literally hit every ride in the park in under 3 hours.

By: CoasterFreak118

CoasterFreak118 — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:36:58 +0000

im surprised you had that bad of a time. its always great when i go. you probably just went on a bad day. i recommend giving it another chance

By: bigcoaster95

bigcoaster95 — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 12:21:50 +0000

i was there on easter sunday

the first 3 hours were amazing because the place was empty. But then we were swarmed by people. i have never seen the park that busy. also im sorry about the rude treatment. that is very surprising. i expect better from my home park. and btw fahrenheit is great. Ride it at least once every 2 weeks.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:46:47 +0000

Sorry to hear about your trip. A great time to go is mid may. Just went two days ago (on a wednesday) and the park was dead. Aside from a few Senior class trips there was no one in the park. Fahrenheit was the only wait at maybe 10 minutes at the most. Every other ride was a walk on. It is honestly the best day I've had at any park. I got 30 rides and that's the most i've had at any theme park in one day.

By: RollercoasterDude

RollercoasterDude — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:24:48 +0000

Hey man….We went Sun. afternoon, April 11th for the second weekend of Spring in the Park. We got up there around 2pm and left at 6pm. The lines during the 2nd Sunday were incredible. No wait at all! We have season passes and only live 90 minutes away., so we're lucky. Went to church and then hoped on I 81. We were able to do Farh; Stormrunner; Commit; Trailblazer; and SuperDooperLooper all within 4 hours.

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:46:56 +0000

But I must add, I still had an awesome time. My friends and I didn't mind much because we come from the middle of nowhere, so standing in line socializing to get on a thrilling coaster beats sitting around socializing and staring at the wall any day.

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:44:58 +0000

I also went… and I agree with you fully. Those crowds were BRUTAL. Due to traffic, we wound up getting there about an hour later than we had planned, and the line just to get in was packed to the bone. I hate to admit it, but we wound up cheating by following a clear path to the bathroom to get ahead of 3/4 of the crowd. But it was really that bad. We had to wait an insane amount of time for every ride, especially the Great Bear. I found it absolutely ridiculous when I realized they were only running one train and the line was COMPLETELY full. I was standing in the sun for so long without a drink (because both of the vending machines were out of order and there was no lemonade guy), that I got cranky and started fussing and cussing due to their ignorance. How could they possibly only run one train?! I ended up confronting the ride op. and he said, "I don't know." Cool. I totally want to entrust you with my life.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Hersheypark. But every time I've gone, even on MEMORIAL DAY, I have never seen it so crowded. I've NEVER waited in line for Stormrunner, due to its wonderful proximity to the brand-new Fahrenheit. Fortunately, there was no line for Lightning Racer, so we rode that a few times. But other than that… let's just say we waited an entire hour for the Tilt-a-Whirl. -_-

By: adavis

adavis — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:20:51 +0000

Dude, I may have been gripey, but Fahrenheit alone was worth the trip. Big orange is one excellent coaster, even if you ignore the whole gimmick of the lift hill. Vertical lift aside, that was one smooth looper.

By: The Coaster Critic

The Coaster Critic — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:42:04 +0000

Great trip report Aric. Even though you didn't have the best time it makes me want to get back to Hersheypark especially for Fahrenheit.

By: RollercoasterDude

RollercoasterDude — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:48:25 +0000

We live only 90 miles from Hershey Park. We have season passes. Everyone knows not to go there to Springtime in the Park. About 4 years ago, it was never packed, but we went last Springtime, and it was just as you said, "PACKED!" The best time to go is during mid week, but obviously you'all have a long haul.

I love F. and S.R. the best.