I’ve decided I like these top fives. It’s fun ranking and sorting important, unimportant and miscellaneous topics into a compact list. So, this week I’m throwing out my top five theme park themes. They will be chosen based on originality, cleverness, and quirkiness. Without any further ado, my top five theme park themes.
#5. Disneyland

I know what you’re thinking, “Jake, Disneyland is your favorite amusement park, how is it so low on this list?” – well, quite frankly, that would make this entire list very anti-climactic and a little boring.
Disneyland is …

I got an email from our buddy Marty today informing us about a new construction blog for Hersheypark’s Boardwalk: The Seaquel addition. It’s an interesting read thus far, and I would definitely recommend it to all of you!
So after you’re done voting in our poll of the week and guessing our latest mystery coaster, go check out Hersheypark Hits The Road.

Our good buddy Marty was kind enough to send us some pictures today. I really like this addition (Maybe more for the clever name than for anything else) and these pictures show some great progress.

Ever since I was a kid, one of my favorite things to do was to throw spare change into a fountain. I don’t know why, I have always just enjoyed doing it. Well it looks like someone is getting use out of that spare change. Hersheypark collects the money from their fountains and waterways every year and donates it to the Children’s Miracle Network. This year they raised over $12,000! Pretty incredible stuff. The full press release is below.
Press Release
(Hershey, Pa.) Each year Hersheypark hosts millions of visitors, many of …

Our buddy Marty over at Hersheypark was kind enough to send me some pictures of the deconstruction of the Canyon River Rapids. As you may know, the Rapids are being removed in order to make room for a lazy river and a wave pool. Without further ado…

The rocky remains of The Canyon River Rapids.

Today at 11am eastern time, Hersheypark announced the Seaquel to their hit boardwalk attraction. This new addition includes a massive wave pool, a lazy river, and over twenty cabana’s! You can find more information about these great additions here.