Hersheys Chocolate World at Hersheypark is a nice building with a free chocolate tour ride, 3-D show, interactive child activities, food court, and gift shop. Since I havent seen Hersheys Really Big 3-D Show or done any of the interactive activities, I cant comment on them. By far the highlight of the massive building is the Great American Chocolate Tour dark ride. This free dark ride has a long queue line with videos and theming along the walls. Because of its huge capacity, the Chocolate Tour is a walk-on even when it seems crowded. Boarding the 2 car vehicles, they are constantly moving because of a revolving loading platform. Remodeled for 2006, now there are 3 cows during the ride that talk in high pitched voices. They are kid-friendly. During your long ride you go through many scenes to see how Hersheys chocolate is made. All of the scenes have moving parts and there are some smells of chocolate during the ride. At the end of the ride you have your picture taken by one of the cows as she speaks. Overall, an educational and entertaining dark ride. You get free piece of candy at the end. Also, there is a massive gift shop selling Hershey items from food, to clothing, to toys. Anyone visiting Hersheypark shouldnt miss Hersheys Chocolate World.
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