Hersheypark

Holiday

Oh what fun it is to ride...more than 50 rides at Hersheypark Christmas Candylane®.  Soar through the season on Candymonium^SM and explore Hershey’s Chocolatetown – the sweet and merry area featuring the iconic Hersheypark Carrousel, holiday shopping, and more!

Hersheypark twinkles with 5 million festive lights while the sounds of holiday entertainment fill the air. More than 250,000 lights dance in sync to your favorite holiday tunes during the NOEL light show.  Grab a cup of hot chocolate and visit Santa Claus and his nine reindeer, who always make time to stop at the sweetest family amusement park!

Capture your holiday memories with some sweet photo spots! We suggest TREEville At The Boardwalk, the Kisses Fountain (decked out in its holiday best, of course!), or a festive photo with your favorite Hershey Characters.

The holiday season's hours are TBD. Check hersheypark.com for the full operating schedule. 

Sweet History of Hersheypark

Hersheypark was founded in 1906 by Milton S. Hershey as a leisure park for employees of his chocolate factory. While the Park has changed and expanded since Hershey’s day, guests can rely on classic family fun year after year. Check out these vintage photos of guests enjoying sunny days at Hersheypark!

Summer

Make a splash at The Boardwalk At Hersheypark®, a full water park with more than 1 million gallons of water, and included with all summer admission tickets, Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.  

Take a refreshing splash down the hills of Breakers Edge® Water Coaster, the first HydroMAGNETIC coaster with flying saucer turns. Coastline Plunge^SM includes six different wet and wild slides for 1-2 people to ride together, or compete against one another on Whitecap® Racer, the longest mat racing slide in the world with two sets of colorful, looping tunnels. 

If you’re ready to slow things down a bit, take a relaxing ride on the Intercoastal Waterway^SM lazy river or wade around at The Shore, the 378,000-gallon wave pool. Little splashers can enjoy rolling waves at Bayside Pier^SM or try a few slides of their own at Sandcastle Cove^SM.

The centerpiece of the water park is East Coast Waterworks^SM, a seven-story-high water-play structure featuring seven body water slides, nearly 500 different water play toys, a huge tipping bucket, and a whopping 54,000 gallons of wet and wild fun for everyone.

Tickets, Deals & Packages

2024 Hersheypark tickets can be used any operating day in any season. View operating days and buy tickets. 

When you stay overnight at The Hotel Hershey®, Hershey Lodge®, or Hersheypark Camping Resort®, known as The Official Resorts Of Hersheypark®, you’re in for a ton of sweet deals. FREE Hersheypark benefits come standard with your stay and include: FREE extra hours at Hersheypark, FREE parking at Hersheypark, the best price on Hersheypark tickets, and more!

When you’re spending the whole day playing, you’re going to work up an appetite! Eager eaters can snack and drink all day throughout the Park for one low price with a dining or drink program.

Hersheypark Season Passes aren’t just for locals! Available in three different levels, all Season Pass Holders enjoy unlimited visits all summer long and during seasonal events and reduced or FREE parking. The Full Size and King Size Passes also include additional perks including 1-hour early access to Hersheypark, discounts and offers on food, drinks and retail, exclusive events, and more! 

 

Fall

Hersheypark Halloween | Weekend Dates September 13 to November 3

Your favorite rides and Hershey℠ Characters are getting dressed up for Hersheypark Halloween!  

Children 12 and younger can suit up in costumes and follow the Hershey's Trick-or-Treat Trail, starting at Hershey's Chocolate World and ending with Treatville^SM  at The Boardwalk. Thrill seekers can ride the “roller ghosters” with the lights out during the last hour!

Bring flashlights to learn about the nighttime habits of the nocturnal animals at ZooAmerica®! Creatures Of The Night℠ begins in the evening at the zoo and is free when you enter the zoo from Hersheypark.

Dark Nights

For those who crave the scarier side of the fall season, Hersheypark presents its Dark Nights experience. Dark Nights is an immersive haunt experience with a variety of scare zones and horrifying haunted houses. All Dark Nights experiences are experiences included with your Hersheypark admission. 

Beyond the scare, guests can indulge in limited-time food and drink specials, from dark chocolate creations to glowing cocktails available only during this fall event.