1946: Comet, Hersheypark’s second PTC roller coaster, designed by Herbert P. Schmeck, opens on May 30. It is a double out and back coaster. Funland, placed on the hill near where Wild Cat’s station had been, opens to replace Whoops.
1947: The space vacated by Wild Cat’s station is used for Cuddle Up, another PTC ride.
1948: No significant changes are made.
1949: A new section of the park is created – Kiddieland. Two new kiddie rides are added, the Horse and Buggy and Lucas Motor Boat Ride. Hersheypark hosts Pennsylvania Dutch Days for the first time (in 1949 it was a single day).
1950: Hershey Park Zoo reopens for the first time since the end of World War II. Two Eli Bridge Ferris wheels are installed near the Whip and Skooters and are called the Twin Ferris Wheels. The Miniature Railroad is also truncated and a station built next to that.
1951: No significant changes are made.
1952: A new kiddie ride, the Miniature Train, is installed.
1953: No significant changes were made.
1954: No significant changes were made.
1955: Another new kiddie ride, Kiddie Turnpike, is installed.
1956: No significant changes were made.
1957: Hershey Park Ballroom is renovated and renamed the Starlight Ballroom because a section of the roof was opened up so you could see the sky. This was an attempt to attract more visitors to the Ballroom.
1958: No significant changes were made.
1959: A third kiddie ride in the decade is added – a second kiddie Ferris wheel, Kiddie Ferris Wheel (1959).
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