Candymonium

Candymonium
roller coaster
Hersheypark Location Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA Status Under construction, planned to open Summer 2020
Statistics
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Type	Steel - Hyper
Model / product	Hyper Coaster
Riders per train	28
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height210 feet Drop206 feet Top speed76 mph Length4636 feet Inversions0 Duration2:32
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Candymonium is a new hyper roller coaster which will open at Hersheypark in 2020. The ride will be manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard and will open in 2020. It is the first true candy-themed coaster at Hersheypark to open.

History

The attraction was announced on October 3, 2018 alongside the new ChocolateTown entrance area.

More info was released on July 24, 2019, including the name Candymonium and that the ride will be 210 feet tall with a top speed of 76 mph and a length of 4,636 feet. The final piece of track was installed in February 2020.

The ride had its first test run on May 6.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Hill Horseshoe Hill Helix Block brake

The park describes this roller coaster as the "world's sweetest roller coaster". Candymonium will be a Hyper Coaster from Bolliger & Mabillard that will be the flagship attraction of Hersheypark's new entrance area Chocolatetown.

Trains

3 trains with 7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 28 riders per train.

Each train on Candymonium is based on a different Hershey brand. There will be a Hershey's Kisses train (blue), a Reese's Peanut Butter Cups train (orange), and a Twizzlers train (red).

External links

• 
  Candymonium on the Roller Coaster DataBase.