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Defunct amusement parks in Pennsylvania (24 P) Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (21 P) H. Hersheypark (36 P, 3 F) K. Kennywood (14 P, 1 F) Knoebels Amusement Resort (1 ...
Hersheypark (known as Hershey Park until 1970) is a family theme park in Hershey, Pennsylvania, about fifteen miles (25 km) east of Harrisburg, and 95 miles (155 km) west of Philadelphia. The park was founded in 1906, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 6 ] by Milton S. Hershey [ 7 ] as a leisure park for the employees of the Hershey Chocolate Company .
Like most theme parks, Hersheypark also has themed regions of the park. There are 8 regions currently in the park, including ZooAmerica. For the list of former regions in Hersheypark, see List of former Hersheypark attractions, past park regions. [citation needed]
Three Pennsylvania amusement parks were once again named among the nation’s best this year. Hersheypark, Kennywood and Knoebels Amusement Resort were recognized as three of the top 17 U.S ...
Waldameer Park & Water World is an amusement park and water park at the base of Presque Isle in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.Waldameer is the fourth oldest amusement park in Pennsylvania, the tenth oldest in the nation, and one of only thirteen trolley parks still operating in the country. [1]
Kennywood is an amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, just southeast of Pittsburgh.The park opened on May 30, 1898, as a trolley park attraction at the end of the Mellon family's Monongahela Street Railway.
Idlewild and Soak Zone is the oldest operating amusement park in Pennsylvania, third oldest in the United States, and twelfth oldest in the world. [46] The park has been recognized by trade magazine Amusement Today with the "Golden Ticket" award for best children's park in the world every year since 2010, through to 2018.
Amusement parks and theme parks are terms for a group of entertainment attractions, rides, and other events in a location for the enjoyment of large numbers of people.. Amusement parks are located all around the world with millions of people visiting them ever