Hershey Gardens is holding what they are calling the Pumpkin Glow on selected October evenings this fall. Pumpkins will be lit from 6-8 and children can come in costume to follow the paths by flashlight and collect candy supplied by the Hershey Company.
Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $9 for seniors 62+ and 3-12 are [...]
I always tell anyone that wants to go to the PA Ren Faire that they should go in costume.
Why? Because it makes you part of the show. Actors and vendors will pay a different kind of attention to you than they would if you came in shorts and a t-shirt.
It isn’t that they aren’t usually [...]
An AP Mom reader forwarded me information on the Pepsi Refresh project which gives money to community projects and Conneaut Lake Park is on their list for voting this month – only through July 31, 2010.
If you are a fan of old wooden coasters, of old amusement parks or you just need something to click [...]
Pennlive ran a very interesting article about how Hersheypark tracks incoming weather to the park and stadium here.
The most interesting quote to me was this one, “At least 60,000 people pack Hersheypark and Hersheypark Stadium on summer nights when both venues are full. On those occasions, this small plot of Derry Twp. is turned into [...]
Checkout the ZooAmerica website here to read about their newest exhibit featuring ocelots Nib and Bean. (Well, what else would you name them in Hershey PA?) They are located in the Great Southwest section of the park.
When I was strolling through ZooAmerica in June I noticed the new Zoo Tube video kiosk above on the [...]
If you are into Letterboxing, good news has come to Lancaster County’s Dutch Wonderland.
There are 3 letterboxes hidden in Dutch Wonderland and clues to their location (as well as instructions on what to bring) can be found here on the DW website.
Have no idea what letterboxing is? Letterboxing is an activity that takes place worldwide [...]
The long awaited remodel to Hershey’s Chocolate World is now complete and the doors opened on Saturday, June 12th to the Create Your Own Candy Bar area. For $14.95 you get a 30 minute experience making your own custom candy bar and wrapper.
For details on the attraction, read Hershey’s press release here or for a virtual [...]
07-07-10: A sad update, Mr. Ed’s Elephant museum is no longer. It burned to the ground on the evening of July 5, 6. Click here to see the story. Such a great loss. Our condolences go to Mr. Ed and his family.
————————————-
It’s been awhile since our family’s last mystery trip so when I stumbled across [...]
A friend from Postcrossing sent me this great postcard showing the Linnanmaki amusement park in Helsinki, Finland.
One of the neat things about this postcard is it features Vuoristorata (Finnish for “Wooden Roller Coaster”) which according to Wikipedia in 1951 was the last side friction roller coaster to be built.
If you like receive mail, check [...]
If your family plans to spend the entire day at Hersheypark during the summer when the park is open late, one of the best things you can do to improve your visit is to leave the park mid-afternoon for an hour or so to find some air conditioning and give your feet a rest.
There are [...]