Same here! I love the train. The chair lift is also relaxing, unless you're not a fan of heights.

Well, what is it that you hate about amusement parks? If we know that, we can give you ideas for times to go that mitigate those problems.

For example, if wandering around in the heat is a problem, then we could tell you to visit around opening day of the season, or during Halloween or Christmas events the park night have. Or, if crowds are the problem, we can suggest going on weekdays. If price is the problem, we can suggest lower admission days or discounts (not to mention, Knoebels is free to enter, and works on a wristband/ticket system). You get the idea.

So what headaches are you trying to minimize?

You either will have a class M1 license from CA that you can transfer to PA while doing your driver's license transfer, or you do not and will have to take the skills test here.

The skills test can be taken separately after obtaining a Class M permit ($10 fee, vision test, written test) and then taking the skills test or by obtaining a Class M permit and taking the BRC1 (MSF) course and passing the skills test at the end of the course.

I used to enjoy going to Hershey when I was a kid. But it's so overcrowded now. The relaxed atmosphere at Knoebels is totally worth the extra hour drive. That's saying nothing of the food.

Knoebels is also run by a family, and Hershey is run by a megacorporation. So there's a huge difference in available capital.

Minor correction: M is a class of license for motorcycle, not an endorsement.

My fiancé and I are planning a trip to Hershey & Knoebels this July! We'll be coming from Oregon. I remember going to both parks growing up, so I can't wait to get back. Phoenix was my first ever roller coaster.

I love that Knoebels has so many trees. I think it's part of what gives it that different feel. Honestly, the little nature train might even be my favorite ride in the park. Riding through the trees and smelling the forest and feeling the breeze on a warm day is one of my favorite Knoebels memories.

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Hersheypark is a premier American amusement park with some of the finest coasters in the world.

Not to take anything away from Knoebels, it’s a great park, but I don’t think it’s getting the kind of clientele as Hershey.

It's been cool to see Hershey Park evolve over the years, but I feel like it's lost what made it great - it used to be affordable and manageable. In the 90s, my parents could give me 20$ and drop me off with my friends for the day and I'd be good. One year we even got season passes and I think they were $60/person. I also worked there one summer and met my now husband. You could easily get on every ride in one visit. Now it feels like Hershey is trying to be the Disney of PA and it's just so expensive. The season passes have tiers now! We get discounted tickets through church or our kids' schools' fundraisers and go during the week to try and maximize our time, but it still feels over-crowded and the long waits make it difficult to get on many rides. I get that the park has expanded and improved a lot, and I understand why prices would increase, but I miss being able to just go to Hershey and not have to worry about spending an arm and a leg or feel pressured to try and ride everything to get our money's worth - it now costs 25$ just to park! That place has a lot of great memories for me and it makes me sad that my kids probably won't experience similarly. sigh Sorry, rant over lol I'll go yell at some clouds now.

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There are a number of railroad museums, and seeing some of this old hardware (steam locomotives) up close is very impressive.

Waldameer has a karaoke stage and it's a riot to watch. That Ravine Flyer is a very good roller coaster.

That’s exactly why I like it so much.

Kennywood?!?!

I thought that JsmithOTI just made that place up!

DelGrosso’s has good food, and it’s cheap! Lakemont’s also nearby, and worth a visit as it has the oldest coaster in the world, Leap the Dips.

https://youtu.be/t7ek7SWauEI

This song explains pa

I loooove knoebels! Free parking and entry, used to go just for lunch and a few rides on a nice summer day. Pick up a $20 ticket book for $16 at Weis and you're good to go. Haven't been since before the pandemic though.

Haven't been there in a couple years but I loved it as a kid, has an arcade, a water park, massive roller coaster and a skyline, everything you'd need for a good park, it just sucks that people are garbage and like putting garbage everywhere, I think there are still silly bands on top of the buildings over the skyline XD

Republican games perpetrated on Republicans. Ooh,I bet they're mad getting their own medicine.

Intent? Can you prove this? Unfortunately, public school systems have even higher rates of sexual abuse than private or church communities. Predators seek opportunity to work with children and they're in employment in every sector.

I went to college with Rick Knoebel. Really nice guy. So happy Knoebel's is getting the recognition it deserves.

They don’t have to have the capability to do so for the legal team of the county to make a specific rule to make it abundantly clear that in case a piece of tech can download (somehow got a permission missed by it setup) that doesn’t imply the user has permission to.

This is a cya by the legal team, not a directive from IT.