Okay, so I’m only kidding on that. I actually started the Hersheypark History Group on February 29, 2012. It’s really eleven years old, and 2020 was the third time we could acknowledge the anniversary on the actual date. The History Group is the direct forerunner to this website. If I never started that Facebook group, […]
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Phase I Opens. Printed on May 7, 1972, in The Patriot-News, was a special features section all about the grand opening of the new Hersheypark (although it was renamed a year earlier in 1971). Below was the front page of that section which displays one of the first prominent appearances of the Hersheypark pinwheel logo.
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If you’re interested in seeing how Hersheypark evolved between the 70s and 80s, here is a video showing the maps of the park for every season between 1972 and 1988 (with the exception of 1976, because a map was never produced that season).
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Here’s an advertisement printed on July 4, 1976, from the construction services companies that worked for Hersheypark during the the 1970s renovations. They were congratulating Hersheypark on its 70th anniversary. The construction services companies seen here are: H.B. Alexander & Son, Inc., Kimbob, Inc., G.R. Sponaugle & Sons, Inc., and John B. Minnich & Son,
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Here is a great video I found that was in the public domain. This was cut from a larger video, but this is all of what was filmed in Hersheypark on June 23, 1975! This provides great views of the park that everyone can enjoy!
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