Flimsy-Lie-1471 t1_jad8rq0 wrote
I have to wonder if they have taken into account wait times. If would take two days at a minimum to ride each of Hershey's coasters. Knoebel's is so much better.
patiofurnature t1_jadfsh3 wrote
There are plenty of reasons to like Knoebel's more than Hershey, but their roller coaster lineups aren't comparable. Of course it takes a long time to ride everything at Hershey.
Wudaokau t1_jadkp9j wrote
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.
pHScale t1_jadmqnp wrote
Knoebels is also run by a family, and Hershey is run by a megacorporation. So there's a huge difference in available capital.
Flimsy-Lie-1471 t1_jadxs25 wrote
Well, I will tell you this, the premium at Hershey is the price and the service is not worth it.
Last summer my wife had two tickets from work and took the daughter (pretty sure they are over $50 if not $60 per person). It cost $25 to park (free at Knoebel's). They were there five hours and got to ride four rides. They also spent about $40 on food and drinks.
We also took the daughter, two granddaughters with us to Knoebel's. We got a free pavilion where we cooked out. The kids are small so it was kiddie rides (cost me $40.00 for the two of them). Wife and daughter did a few rides for about $20.
Other miscellaneous stuff was probable another $40.00, but five of us spent the day there.
So I guess the clientele at Knoebel's is smarter.
pHScale t1_jadyrtk wrote
>So I guess the clientele at Knoebel's is smarter.
How do you draw this conclusion, when you, personally, are the clientele of both parks?
Flimsy-Lie-1471 t1_jadz7u9 wrote
I was not, and the tickets to Hershey were on her company. So she did not pay for them. After that debacle she said she is never going back since it is a ripoff.
pHScale t1_jaeuyp7 wrote
How do you feel ripped off by free tickets? 😂
Flimsy-Lie-1471 t1_jaewshn wrote
$25 for parking is a ripoff. So are the food prices.
Critical_Band5649 t1_jadq3jo wrote
I successfully rode every coaster twice (except laugh track because that line is dumb long) in 1 day a few summers ago.
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