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Was there 30 years ago and it was heaven, sure it is better now.
Yes
Yeah, Red Robin over Fuddruckers...Red Robin is down the street
Make your own candy bar is expensive but my daughter loved it.
the free fake factory tour ride is ok.
The 4d movie is better than the old one. The new one is upgraded.
"Hershey milk chocolate"
"Hershey milk chocolate "
If you're not going to eat at Troegs, eat at the Parkside (around the corner from the Park. It is a bar, though, so keep that in mind as far as atmosphere). Like mentioned before, don't eat at a chain. Eat at a local joint.Yeah, Red Robin over Fuddruckers...Red Robin is down the street
Make your own candy bar is expensive but my daughter loved it.
the free fake factory tour ride is ok.
The 4d movie is better than the old one. The new one is upgraded.
"Hershey milk chocolate"
"Hershey milk chocolate "
ahhhhhhhh ahhhhhhhh
* I forget any other words outside of hershey milk chocolate
Troeg's looks really good. Unfortunately my wife insists upon getting to the park when it opens and not leaving until it closes to "maximize our fun"If you're not going to eat at Troegs, eat at the Parkside (around the corner from the Park. It is a bar, though, so keep that in mind as far as atmosphere). Like mentioned before, don't eat at a chain. Eat at a local joint.Yeah, Red Robin over Fuddruckers...Red Robin is down the street
Make your own candy bar is expensive but my daughter loved it.
the free fake factory tour ride is ok.
The 4d movie is better than the old one. The new one is upgraded.
"Hershey milk chocolate"
"Hershey milk chocolate "
you going park and chocolate world for a day but not staying over?Troeg's looks really good. Unfortunately my wife insists upon getting to the park when it opens and not leaving until it closes to "maximize our fun"All that actually does is make everyone tired and maximize my frustration.If you're not going to eat at Troegs, eat at the Parkside (around the corner from the Park. It is a bar, though, so keep that in mind as far as atmosphere). Like mentioned before, don't eat at a chain. Eat at a local joint.Yeah, Red Robin over Fuddruckers...Red Robin is down the street
Make your own candy bar is expensive but my daughter loved it.
the free fake factory tour ride is ok.
The 4d movie is better than the old one. The new one is upgraded.
"Hershey milk chocolate"
"Hershey milk chocolate "
I live an hour and half away.you going park and chocolate world for a day but not staying over?Troeg's looks really good. Unfortunately my wife insists upon getting to the park when it opens and not leaving until it closes to "maximize our fun"All that actually does is make everyone tired and maximize my frustration.If you're not going to eat at Troegs, eat at the Parkside (around the corner from the Park. It is a bar, though, so keep that in mind as far as atmosphere). Like mentioned before, don't eat at a chain. Eat at a local joint.Yeah, Red Robin over Fuddruckers...Red Robin is down the street
Make your own candy bar is expensive but my daughter loved it.
the free fake factory tour ride is ok.
The 4d movie is better than the old one. The new one is upgraded.
"Hershey milk chocolate"
"Hershey milk chocolate "
ah. Take advantage of the preview night.I live an hour and half away.you going park and chocolate world for a day but not staying over?Troeg's looks really good. Unfortunately my wife insists upon getting to the park when it opens and not leaving until it closes to "maximize our fun"All that actually does is make everyone tired and maximize my frustration.If you're not going to eat at Troegs, eat at the Parkside (around the corner from the Park. It is a bar, though, so keep that in mind as far as atmosphere). Like mentioned before, don't eat at a chain. Eat at a local joint.Yeah, Red Robin over Fuddruckers...Red Robin is down the street
Make your own candy bar is expensive but my daughter loved it.
the free fake factory tour ride is ok.
The 4d movie is better than the old one. The new one is upgraded.
"Hershey milk chocolate"
"Hershey milk chocolate "
The Herseys trolley/bus tour (not the factory one) is very interesting. Park is good too for the kids. Red Robin way way over Fudruckers
Ok so maybe bus tour one day, then waterpark the other day in Hershey area. Depending on weather of course.
If you are just doing the water park one day is fine. Get there right as it opens. And hit the tube waterslides first. The waterpark closes earlier than the park so you can hit chocolate world after if you want.
We want to do the chocolate tour stuff, also want to hit the waterpark. Wife is trying to keep the waterpark stuff to a minimum but I want to keep the involvement level up so I'm thinking a nice full day at the waterpark in late june might be just the ticket.
One day is enough, but could definitely do more. Visitor Center in the AM, then drive around the battlefield in the afternoon (maybe buy one of those auto tour CDs so you don't have to get out of the car at every plaque).
Chocolate World is basically just a big store with a ride/tour where you learn about Hersheys. To me, it's the least must-see of the 3. Hit the water park early, grab lunch/dinner at Troegs and go back and ride rides in the afternoon/evening.
Wife wants to cram Hershey and Gettysburg into one day. Personally I think that's going to ruin one or both. Seems like we could maybe drive down from Buffalo, do Gettysburg later afternoon for 4 or 5 hours. Then head to Hershey, stay over night. Do the chocolate stuff and waterpark the next day. Does that make more sense?
I think that's feasible, but you are probably going to be a bit rushed at Gettysburg (I may be a bit more history obsessive than most though). It can be easy to spend a couple of hours in the Visitor Center, but you could skip some of the videos, etc. and limit that to 30-45 minutes (just know that you are not going to be able to see all of that). And you are probably going to want to pace some of the driving, so you can be sure to leave time to walk around some of the more popular stops, such as Little Round Top, Pickett's Charge field, the High Water Wark, etc. I've only done the self-guided thing, but maybe a guided tour is the best way to make sure you get the most out of it.
The guided tour for three hours is definitely the way to go. You hit all the high points as well as the fact you can customize your tour to see what you what with the guide. You won’t be disappointed.
What EZ said - chocolate worlds has the following - a free rid through a "fake factory" , a 4 d movie, create your own candy bar, you can also take the trolley tour - all those are extra.
I'll see what the latest guided tours will be, and then probably hit that in the late afternoon when we get to the area. Then we are freed up the following day to do the waterpark and hersheyworld. IBroncoFreak_2K3 said:
To be honest, if it were just me, I'd skip the Hershey stuff pretty much altogether. But alas I am just a dumb dad.belljr said:
Been a couple years now since we stopped...the little fake factory ride was ho-hum, but I suppose if you are a little kid it might be cool. They gave some free samples to us coming off the ride. Making your own chocolate bar was way overpriced and a fairly long wait when we went. The most exciting part was designing the label. Other than that, it is a big candy store.
Thanks for the honest review. That's about what I figured. I couldn't care less about some fake factory or making my own candy. Sitting around a waterpark in the sun is more my speed....and to be honest that's more what my kids and wife want to do too. They just don't realize it.
