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Hersheypark 2019 season opens May 3
On March 7, Hersheypark announced some new information about the 2019 season. Reese’s Cupfusion will open in the summer of 2019, while the summer season will begin on May 3. Reese’s Cupfusion theming...
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Springtime in the Park 2019 map
On March 14, Hersheypark published its 2019 Springtime in the Park map, featuring the notable change to the entrance of the park while Hershey’s Chocolatetown is under construction. Hersheypark’s...
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Omnivision, Inc.
Omnivision, Inc., was a company that was incorporated in Sarasota, Florida, from 1976 until 1994. Omnivision existed as a subsidiary of Omni Films International, Inc., a successor company to...
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Hersheypark’s Springtime in the Park starts this Saturday
Welcome to April! On the heels of Hersheypark promoting the 2019 summer season, and the reveal of the 2019 Springtime in the Park map, is an announcement regarding the 2019 Springtime in the Park...
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Hersheypark’s Carrousel | 1945 – present
The featured photo above is courtesy of Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company. Ride The New Carrousel On Sunday, May 20, 1945, a mere twelve days after Germany surrendered to the Allies in World...
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What Could Have Been | Hersheypark in 2005
In 2005, Starship America and Balloon Flite were installed in Founder’s Circle (what was previously called Carrousel Circle from 1972-2004 and later Founder’s Way). These two rides took the place of...
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Hershey Park Pool | 1908 – 1928
Before the pool at the intersection of Park Boulevard and West Derry Road was opened in 1929, there was another major pool in Hersheypark – the original Hershey Park Pool, which operated from 1908 to...
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Tram services for amusement parks were a particularly popular concept for modern theme parks. This was due to the large size of parking lots necessary for such large parks. This is a look at one...
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Happy Fourth of July!
Happy Fourth of July from The Amusement Parkives! Have a great day and thanks for checking out the website! There’s a lot more new content the works. If you’d like to support The Amusement Parkives,...
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The Statue at the Entrance of Hershey Park Zoo
There is a postcard that Hersheypark has sold since approximately 1970 that shows the Monorail, installed in 1969, crossing over the entrance of Hersheypark and its main feature – the famous Elk...
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History of Hersheypark Maps
Hersheypark had not produced any maps of the park until 1972, when a map of the park produced by a third party was put into the park’s rack brochure and a “Welcome to Hershey” handout that was likely...
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Charles F. Bofinger | Bofinger & Associates
Bofinger & Associates, founded by Charles F. Bofinger, was an advertising agency that produced brochures for various Hershey Entertainment & Resorts (HE&R) accounts, including Hersheypark....
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Valley Video Cable Company
Valley Video Cable Company (VVC) was a company founded by Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company on October 27, 1966 (at the time the company was named Hershey Estates). The president of the...
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Aero Joy Plane Company
The Aero Joy Plane Company was an amusement ride manufacturer that existed from 1917 to approximately 1935. Incorporation On August 22, 1916, a new Pennsylvania state charter was issued to a company...
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Alanson Wood | Inventor of the Roller Coaster
The featured image above is courtesy of the Jim Abbate Collection. Alanson Wood was an inventor who was born in the State of New York in 1829. He married Lovinia H. Wood (her maiden name is unknown),...
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Banjo-Saxo Orchestra of Harrisburg
Hersheypark has had many jazz orchestras and bands appear at the park throughout the years, especially between the 1910s to 1960s. One regularly scheduled resident performer for the first half of the...
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Wapello Fabrications, Inc.
During the noon lunch break on Monday, May 20, 1974, a fire broke out in an amusement ride manufacturer’s production facility in Wapello, Iowa. This business, Scott & Company, produced two...
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Bruno T. Lorenzini | Artist and Museum Curator
In 1934, a pocket guide titled “What To See In Hershey” was published by Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company. It was a small double tri-fold brochure that described the various buildings and...
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Hersheypark 1910 | Memorial Day
In 1910, Hersheypark opened for its fifth season on May 30, Memorial Day. At the time, Memorial Day was also commonly called Decoration Day, which was the original name of the Federal holiday. This...
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Hersheypark in 1960
60 years ago, Hersheypark operated for it’s 54th season. Advert for Hersheypark in the Lancaster New Era, April 22, 1960, on page 4. Note that the mention of the park operating for it’s 53rd season...
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