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This is a list of non-kiddie rides Hersheypark has had. These are organized into tables, by year. For a similar break down of the kiddie rides, see List of Hersheypark kiddie rides.

1900s - 1920s

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1908

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(1 ride + 1 fleet of boats)

Count Ride name General location Season #
1 Merry-Go-Round (Herschell) Located where Fender Bender is 1
1 (W) Steel row boats Located in Spring Creek 1

1909

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(1 ride + 1 fleet of boats + 1 water slide)

Count Ride name General location Season #
1 Merry-Go-Round (Herschell) Located where Fender Bender is 2
1 (W) Steel row boats Located in Spring Creek 2
2 (W) Shoot the Chute Located in Comet Hollow midway by Comet station 1

1910-11

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(2 rides + 1 fleet of boats + 1 water slide)

Count Ride name General location Season #
1 Merry-Go-Round (Herschell) Located where Fender Bender is 3-4
1 (W) Steel row boats Located in Spring Creek 3-4
2 (W) Shoot the Chute Located in Comet Hollow midway by Comet station 2-3
2 Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area 1-2

1912-22

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(2 rides + 1 fleet of boats + 1 water slide)

Count Ride name General location Season #
1 (W) Steel row boats Located in Spring Creek 5-15
2 (W) Shoot the Chute Located in Comet Hollow midway by Comet station 4-14
1 Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area 3-13
2 Carrousel (Dentzel) Located where Fender Bender is 1-11

1923

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(3 rides + 1 fleet of boats + 1 water slide)

Count Ride name General location Season #
1 (W) Steel row boats Located in Spring Creek 16
2 (W) Shoot the Chute Located in Comet Hollow midway by Comet station 15
1 Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area 14
2 Carrousel (Dentzel) Old pool 12
3 The Wild Cat Minetown Blazer Hollow 1

1924-25

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(3 rides + 1 fleet of boats + 1 water slide)

Count Ride name General location Season #
1 Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area 15
2 Carrousel (Dentzel) Old pool 13
3 The Wild Cat Minetown Blazer Hollow 2
1 (W) Shoot the Chute Located in Comet Hollow midway by Comet station 1

1926-28

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(4 rides + 1 fleet of boats + 1 water slide)

Count Ride name General location Season #
1 Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area 16-18
2 Carrousel (Dentzel) Old pool 14-16
3 The Wild Cat Minetown Blazer Hollow 3-5
1 (W) Shoot the Chute Located in Comet Hollow midway by Comet station 2-4
4 Skooter Fender Bender 1-3

1929

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(5 rides)

NOTE: Original pool was drained and replaced by old pool, located along Park Boulevard. Shoot the Chute was removed as a result.

Count Ride name General location Season #
1 Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area 19
2 Carrousel (Dentzel) Old pool 17
3 The Wild Cat Minetown Blazer Hollow 6
4 Skooter Fender Bender 4
5 Mill Chute Located where Great Bear loop and immelman is 1

1930s

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1930

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(5 rides + 1 funhouse)

Count Ride name General location Season #
2 Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area 20
1 Carrousel (Dentzel) Located along creek below Fender Bender 18
3 Wild Cat Station located where 3 Minetown kiddies are 7
5 Skooter Fender Bender 5
4 Mill Chute Located where Great Bear loop and immelman is 2
1 (F) Funhouse Comet station 1

1931

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(5 rides + 1 funhouse)

Count Ride name General location Season #
1 Carrousel (Dentzel) Located along creek below Fender Bender
2 Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area
3 Wild Cat Station located where 3 Minetown kiddies are
4 Mill Chute Located where Great Bear loop and immelman is
1 (F) Funhouse Comet station 2
5 The Pretzel Fender Bender 1

1932

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(5 rides + 1 water slide + 1 funhouse)

Count Ride name General location Season #
1 Carrousel (Dentzel) Located along creek below Fender Bender
2 Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area
3 Wild Cat Station located where 3 Minetown kiddies are
4 Mill Chute Located where Great Bear loop and immelman is
1 (F) Funhouse Comet station 3
5 The Pretzel Located where Fender Bender is 2
1 (W) Shoot-the-Chutes Old pool 1

1933-35

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(6 rides + 1 water slide + 1 funhouse)

Count Ride name General location Season #
1 Carrousel (Dentzel) Located along creek below Fender Bender
2 Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area
3 Wild Cat Station located where 3 Minetown kiddies are
4 Mill Chute Located where Great Bear loop and immelman is
1 (F) Funhouse Comet station 4-6
5 The Pretzel Fender Bender 3-5
1 (W) Shoot-the-Chutes Old pool 2-4
6 The Bug Wave Swinger 1-3

1936

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(7 rides + 1 water slide + 1 funhouse)

Count Ride name General location Season #
1 Carrousel (Dentzel) Located along creek below Fender Bender
2 Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area
3 Wild Cat Station located where 3 Minetown kiddies are
4 Mill Chute Located where Great Bear loop and immelman is
1 (F) Funhouse Comet station 7
5 The Pretzel Fender Bender 6
1 (W) Shoot-the-Chutes Old pool 5
6 The Bug Wave Swinger 4
7 Custer Car Ride Comet course 1

1937

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(8 rides + 1 water slide + 1 funhouse)

Count Ride name General location Season #
1 Carrousel (Dentzel) Located along creek below Fender Bender
2 Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area
3 Wild Cat Station located where 3 Minetown kiddies are
4 Mill Chute Located where Great Bear loop and immelman is
1 (F) Funhouse Comet station 8
5 The Pretzel Fender Bender 7
1 (W) Shoot-the-Chutes Old pool 6
6 The Bug Wave Swinger 5
7 Custer Car Ride Comet course 2
8 The Whip Looper station 1

1938-39

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(9 rides + 1 water slide + 2 funhouses)

Count Ride name General location Season #
1 Carrousel (Dentzel) Located along creek below Fender Bender
2 Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area
3 Wild Cat Station located where 3 Minetown kiddies are
4 Mill Chute Located where Great Bear loop and immelman is
1 (F) Whoops Comet station 9-10 / 1-2
5 The Pretzel Fender Bender 8-9
1 (W) Shoot-the-Chutes Old pool 7-8
6 The Bug Wave Swinger 6-7
7 Custer Car Ride Comet course 3-2
8 The Whip Looper station 2-3
9 Auto Skooters P-Boat Cafe 1-2
2 (F) Death Valley Funhouse Hersheypark Amphitheatre 1-2

1940s

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1940

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(9 rides + 1 water slide + 2 funhouses)

Count Ride name General location Season #
Carrousel (Dentzel) Located along creek below Fender Bender
Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area
Wild Cat Station located where 3 Minetown kiddies are
Mill Chute Located where Great Bear loop and immelman is
Whoops Comet station
The Pretzel Fender Bender
Shoot-the-Chutes Old pool
The Bug Wave Swinger
Custer Car Ride Comet course
The Whip Looper station
Auto Skooters P-Boat Cafe
Laughland Hersheypark Amphitheatre Rethemed 1940.

1941

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(10 rides + 1 water slide + 2 funhouses)

Count Ride name General location Season #
Carrousel (Dentzel) Located along creek below Fender Bender
Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area
Wild Cat Station located where 3 Minetown kiddies are
Mill Chute Located where Great Bear loop and immelman is
Whoops Comet station
The Pretzel Fender Bender
Shoot-the-Chutes Old pool Final season.
The Bug Wave Swinger
Custer Car Ride Comet course
The Whip Looper station
Auto Skooters P-Boat Cafe
Laughland Hersheypark Amphitheatre
Aerial Joy Ride Fender Bender Installed 1941.

1942

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Billboard lists Hersheypark as having 15 rides. There are 9 adult rides, 4 kiddie rides, 2 funhouses. (10 rides + 2 funhouses)

Count Ride name General location Season #
Carrousel (Dentzel) Located along creek below Fender Bender
Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area
Wild Cat Station located where 3 Minetown kiddies are
Mill Chute Located where Great Bear loop and immelman is
Whoops Comet station
The Pretzel Fender Bender
The Bug Wave Swinger
Custer Car Ride Comet course Final confirmed season. (May have operated in 1945.)
The Whip Looper station
Auto Skooters P-Boat Cafe
Laughland Hersheypark Amphitheatre
Aerial Joy Ride Fender Bender

1943-44

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Billboard lists Hersheypark as having 15 rides. There are 9 adult rides, 4 kiddie rides, 2 funhouses. (9 rides + 2 funhouses)

Count Ride name General location Season #
Carrousel (Dentzel) Located along creek below Fender Bender Final season (1944).
Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area
Wild Cat Station located where 3 Minetown kiddies are
Mill Chute Located where Great Bear loop and immelman is
Whoops Comet station
The Pretzel Fender Bender
The Bug Wave Swinger
The Whip Looper station
Auto Skooters P-Boat Cafe
Laughland Hersheypark Amphitheatre
Aerial Joy Ride Fender Bender

1945

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(9 rides + 2 funhouses)

Count Ride name General location Season #
Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area
Wild Cat Station located where 3 Minetown kiddies are Final season.
Mill Chute Located where Great Bear loop and immelman is
Whoops Comet station Final season.
The Pretzel Fender Bender
The Bug Wave Swinger
The Whip Looper station
Auto Skooters P-Boat Cafe
Laughland Hersheypark Amphitheatre
Aerial Joy Ride Fender Bender
Carrousel (PTC) Located along creek below Fender Bender Installed 1945.

1946

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(9 rides + 2 funhouses)

Count Ride name General location Season #
Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area
Mill Chute Located where Great Bear loop and immelman is
The Pretzel Fender Bender
The Bug Wave Swinger
The Whip Looper station
Auto Skooters P-Boat Cafe
Laughland Hersheypark Amphitheatre
Aerial Joy Ride Fender Bender
Carrousel (PTC) Located along creek below Fender Bender
Comet Current location Opened June 1, 1946.
Funland Flying Falcon Installed 1946.

1947-49

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(10 rides + 2 funhouses)

Count Ride name General location Season #
Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and Music Box area
Mill Chute Located where Great Bear loop and immelman is
The Pretzel Fender Bender
The Bug Wave Swinger
The Whip Looper station
Auto Skooters P-Boat Cafe
Laughland Hersheypark Amphitheatre
Aerial Joy Ride Fender Bender
Carrousel (PTC) Located along creek below Fender Bender
Comet Current location
Funland Flying Falcon
Cuddle Up Minetown 3 kiddies

1950s

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1950

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(11 adult rides + 2 funhouses + 6 kiddie rides)

Count Ride name General location Season #
Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and sooperdooperLooper
Mill Chute Located where Great Bear loop and immelman are
The Bug Located where Wave Swinger is
The Pretzel Located where Fender Bender is
Skooter Located where Famous Famiglia's is
Whip Located where sooperdooperLooper is
Aerial Joy Ride Located where Milk Can game is
Carrousel (PTC) Located along creek below Fender Bender
Comet Current location
Cuddle-Up Located where Convoy is
Twin Ferris Wheels Located where sooperdooperLooper is
Laughland Located where Hersheypark Amphitheater is
Funland Located where Flying Falcon is

1960s

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1969

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19 major rides, 1 funhouse, 1 monorail

Count Ride name General location Season #
1 Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and sooperdooperLooper
2 The Bug Wave Swinger
3 Skooter Famous Famiglia's Hollow
4 Whip sooperdooperLooper station
5 Carrousel (PTC) Along creek below Fender Bender
6 Comet Current location
1 (F) Funland Flying Falcon
7 Cuddle-Up Convoy, Red Baron, Frog Hopper
8 Twin Ferris Wheels sooperdooperLooper station
9 Turnpike Traiblazer Hollow
10 Dry Gulch Railroad Current location-ish
11 Aero-Jet Milk Can game Music Box
12 Lost River Located where Great Bear loop and immelman are
13 Flying Coaster Midway near Falcon
14 Golden Nugget Fender Bender
15 Tip-Top Park amphitheater
16 Skyview Current location
17 Round Up Approximately Mini-Pirat
18 Paratrooper Park amphitheater
19 Magic Carpet Slide Park amphitheater Installed 1969.
1 (M) Monorail Current location

1970s

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1970-71

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20 major rides, 1 funhouse, 1 monorail

Count Ride name General location Season #
1 Miniature Railroad Two stations: Twin Turnpike and sooperdooperLooper 1971 final season.
2 The Bug Wave Swinger
3 Skooter Famous Famiglia's Hollow
4 Whip sooperdooperLooper station
5 Carrousel (PTC) Along creek below Fender Bender
6 Comet Current location
1 (F) Funland Flying Falcon
7 Cuddle-Up Convoy, Red Baron, Frog Hopper
8 Twin Ferris Wheels sooperdooperLooper station
9 Turnpike Traiblazer Hollow
10 Dry Gulch Railroad Current location-ish
11 Aero-Jet Milk Can game Music Box
12 Lost River Located where Great Bear loop and immelman are
13 Flying Coaster Midway near Falcon
14 Golden Nugget Fender Bender
15 Tip-Top Park amphitheater
16 Skyview Current location
17 Round Up Approximately Mini-Pirat
18 Paratrooper Park amphitheater
19 Magic Carpet Slide Park amphitheater
1 (M) Monorail Current location
20 Rotor Skyrush station Installed 1970.

1972

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21 major rides, 1 funhouse, 1 monorail

Count Area Ride name General location Season #
1 Contemporary The Bug Wave Swinger
2 Skooter Famous Famiglia's Hollow
3 Whip sooperdooperLooper station
4 Carrousel Circle Carrousel (PTC) Along creek below Fender Bender
5 Contemporary Comet Current location
1 (F) Funland Flying Falcon Final season 1972.
6 Cuddle-Up Convoy, Red Baron, Frog Hopper
7 Twin Ferris Wheels sooperdooperLooper station
8 Turnpike Traiblazer Hollow
9 Dry Gulch Railroad Current location-ish
10 Aero-Jet Milk Can game Music Box
11 Lost River Located where Great Bear loop and immelman are
12 Flying Coaster Midway near Falcon
13 Golden Nugget Fender Bender
14 Tip-Top Park amphitheater
15 Der Deitschplatz Skyview Current location
16 Contemporary Round Up Approximately Mini-Pirat
17 Paratrooper Park amphitheater
18 Magic Carpet Giant Slide Park amphitheater
1 (M) Monorail Current location
19 Rotor Skyrush station
20 Carrousel Circle Monster Tilt-a-Whirl Installed 1972.
21 Scrambler Current location Installed 1972.
22 Twin Towers Toboggans Mini-Himalaya Installed 1972.

1974

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Count Area location Ride name General location Season #
Rhineland Sky Ride Central PA Kosher Mart First season.
Carrousel
Circle
Carrousel Current Location
Scrambler
Giant Wheel Where Starship and Balloon Flite is
Twin Towers Toboggan Where Mini-Himalaya is
Monster Where Tilt-a-Whirl is
Space Age Current location
Helicopters
Traffic Jam