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Adult meals include an entrée, snack item, and a drink. Child meals include a souvenir lunchbox with pizza or mac and cheese, applesauce, bottled water, and a snack sized HERSHEY'S bar.

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All aboard our NEW train-themed cinematic adventure to colorful candy worlds inspired by favorite Hershey candies! With interactive characters, dazzling special effects and epic projection mapping technology, you'll feel like you're right inside the adventure. Wheelchair Accesible Tickets are only valid at the Hershey, PA location.

Choose your ingredients and design your own wrapper as you enjoy an authentic HERSHEY'S Chocolate factory experience. Everyone entering Create Your Own Candy Bar must purchase a ticket. Wheelchair Accessible. Kosher Certified. Tickets are only valid at the Hershey, PA location.

Unwrap and taste your way through the tale of Hershey's Chocolate with an all new theatrical experience the whole family will enjoy! From the bean to bar and everything in between, this all new attraction is sure to dazzle your taste buds, fill you with laughter and sweeten you with Hershey heartwarming moments.

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An unforgettable, family-friendly, heartwarming and hilarious show revealing the inspiring story of Milton Hershey's life. Marvel at just how many characters can be squeezed into one show!  

The Original Trolley Show runs weekends in April, and everyday from Memorial Day to Labor Day. 

Tickets are only valid at the Hershey, PA location.

Performing trolley conductors take center stage and delight their audience with an in-depth and remarkable look at the Hershey of today and years past. Throughout the entire show, you will be tasting the chocolate that made Mr. Hershey famous!

Take home your complete HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE WORLD souvenir! Your personalized 12-page hardcover souvenir photo book contains 7 photo prints of you on our HERSHEY'S Chocolate Tour ride, 2 keychains, Hershey history, games, digital JPGs, HERSHEY'S recipes and more. Now, for a limited time, includes a free HERSHEY'S acrylic photo frame.

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Touring the Hershey Chocolate Factory

Almost as soon as the Hershey Chocolate Factory began operating in 1905, visitors wanted to tour the facility to see how Hershey’s milk chocolate was made. The Company began offering formal tours as early as 1910. In 1915 the Hershey Visitors Bureau opened in the Cocoa House as an information center for Hershey’s rapidly growing tourist market. The Visitors Bureau provided information about Hershey’s attractions and provided Admission cards to visitors wishing to tour the factory. Opening in July 1915, the Bureau distributed over 10,000 factory tour admission cards during its first three months.

In 1928 the factory began keeping formal statistics about factory tours. A Factory tour was a popular part of a visit to Hershey. Whether you were coming to Hershey to visit the Park, swim at the pool, enjoy the flowers at the Hershey Gardens or to shop at the Department Store, many people made a factory tour part of their visit to Hershey.

Factory tours were not just for visitors. Many people have fond memories of growing up in Hershey and taking the tour just to get the chocolate provided to visitors at the end of the tour.  Frank Simione shared these fond memories in his 1993 oral history interview:

We used to go through the chocolate plant, through the main entrance on Chocolate Avenue. As we entered the main entrance there, they would give you a small cup of chocolate drink, and when you came back [from the tour], they would give you a pack with five bars, which says “Five Famous Hershey Bars.” We used to go over there to get the chocolate drink and get those five little famous bars. They were very little, in a small pack, and sometimes we used to go two and three times in a day, just to receive the chocolate drinks and the chocolate bars. Now, this was done practically every day.

By 1970 almost one million people were touring the factory each year. The factory had never been designed to handle so many people. So many visitors were causing traffic jams downtown, overwhelming the building capacity and creating risks for product safety. Hershey Foods Corporation’s solution was to build  Hershey’s Chocolate World , a corporate visitor center that could welcome the millions of people visiting Hershey each year and would teach how Hershey’s milk chocolate is made in a fun and informative way. The last public Chocolate factory tour was held June 29, 1973 and Hershey’s Chocolate World opened the next day.

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We're sugar-addled enough to admit that enjoying a fake chocolate factory tour is better than lamenting the long-ago loss of an actual factory tour.

Hershey's has been refining its fake chocolate factory tour since it opened in 1973, the same year the real factory tour closed. It's inside Hershey's Chocolate World, a sprawling bazaar of sweet souvenirs and snacks just outside Hershey Park. The tour is free (you can get back in line as many times as you like) and it's on a continuous chain of amusement cars, in the style of a classic World's Fair or Disney ride (think "It's a Small World"). You sit the entire time.

A long ramp leads from Chocolate World to the boarding area, setting the scene along the way with cargo netting, murals, and corrugated tin walls to suggest the commercial docks of a tropical waterfront. Once seated, you're carried through the doors of a barn while a robot puppet bull in overalls leans from the hayloft to tell you of the importance of milk in Hershey's chocolate.

The point is driven home like a chocolate spike in your skull as you round the corner into a simulated barnyard with three sassy, singing, robot puppet cows. Their call-and-response gospel-style song follows you through the rest of the tour:

It's the milk chocolate! (Tasty treat!) Hershey's milk chocolate! (Can't be beat!)

From the barnyard you're immediately propelled into the fake factory. It is what we want a chocolate factory to be -- a cross between reality and Willy Wonka. It's dark, but spot-lit like a vintage tourist cave in rich purples, blues, reds, yellows, and greens. A chatty narrator describes the sorting, cleaning, roasting, milling, grinding, pressing, drying, blending, and refining of the cocoa beans -- and occasionally utters leading lines such as, "Mmmm, mmm! What's that wonderful smell?" Industrial music underscores the action; chocolaty aromas come and go.

The ride carries you past mysterious whirring machinery, endlessly moving conveyor belts, and through a metal tunnel where you feel a brief kiss of personal roasting. Cryptic processes occur in silhouette behind opaque windows; CCTV multi-screens fill in the action with video filmed in a real Hershey's chocolate factory, we guess. Who knows? Flashing strobes and spinning self-destruct-in-30-seconds-style lights add drama, and remind us of countless chase scenes in sci-fi and action films. Is this factory on the moon? Could be; there are no people in it.

The tour ends with a vision of a magical psychedelic America, with Elvis, Dracula, and lots of Hershey's products projected onto the walls. An invisible chorus serenades the tour:

Wherever you go, no matter how far You're always near a Hershey's barrrrr....

The puppet bull reappears to snap your picture and you're disgorged onto the exit ramp. You're left with vague impressions of stuff being mashed together to make chocolate, and that catchy cow song that won't leave your head (People on our tour were clapping along at one point).

You're given a free mini-chocolate-bar as you walk past the Hershey's "Corporate Social Responsibility" bulletin board, with brief mentions of Sustainable Business Practices and Environmental Stewardship and other things that would probably just slow down the factory tour. Then it's back into the maelstrom of Chocolate World, where you can buy a 25-pound crate of peanut butter cups or an XL denim jacket with Hershey's Kisses in rhinestones.

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Tours in Hershey & Harrisburg

To understand a product, see how it's made. To know the significance of a building, discover its nooks and crannies. A behind-the-scenes, under-the-hood experience is one that can’t be told in passing. Our region offers a variety of indoor and outdoor tours in Hershey and Harrisburg for visitors to discover.

Indoor Tours

There’s a lot to uncover about our region year-round on an indoor tour where you can learn how things are made or what life was like centuries ago.

Some of you may remember a time when you could tour the actual Hershey’s Chocolate factory. Today, all generations can enjoy a free simulated factory tour ride inside Hershey’s Chocolate World . You’ll learn how the sweet stuff is made, from cocoa bean to candy bar wrapper. If your idea of a treat comes in a pint glass, you’ve got to take a guided or self-guided production tour at Tröegs Independent Brewing . From fermentation to bottling, you’ll discover what makes their processes unique and sip a few samples along the way.

The Pennsylvania State Capitol offers free guided tours daily filled with fascinating facts about this palace of art and a building President Teddy Roosevelt observed as “the handsomest building I ever saw.” See inside the House and Senate Chambers as well as the Supreme Court, the highest court in Pennsylvania. Turn the clocks back a few decades when you visit two of Harrisburg’s mansions-turned-museums: Fort Hunter Mansion & Park and John Harris-Simon Cameron Mansion . These historic homes housed several prominent Pennsylvanians and played pivotal parts in shaping Harrisburg’s history. Mansion tours are offered seasonally.

When we said indoors, we also meant underground! Echo Dell – Indian Echo Caverns is a natural geologic wonder millions of years in the making. The Caverns’ “wow” factor comes from their impressive rock formations, echoing rooms, an underground lake, fascinating history, and consistent 52-degree temperature year-round! Head underground on a guided tour to uncover what attracts millions of visitors all over the East Coast.

Unique Experiences & Hidden Gems

Where else can you explore underground caverns, ride a vintage trolley, or feed a bear? These unique experiences, plus a few hidden gems, will leave you saying, “I didn’t know they offered that!”

Think of Hershey, Pennsylvania. You’re thinking of chocolate and coasters, right? Indeed, many visitors don’t make time to explore the rest of Hershey! The town of Hershey has a sweet history, and the knowledgeable and witty tour guides of Hershey Trolley Works are eager to share it with you. Climb aboard for fun facts, jokes, audience participation, and chocolate samples! In addition to browsing the sweet vintage rides at AACA Museum, Inc. , gearheads can upgrade their visit with a Behind-the-Scenes tour of the Museum’s 15,000-square-foot collection storage garage. Tours are offered daily Memorial Day to Labor Day plus some spring/fall weekends and feature 50-70 additional cars not currently on display.

Did you know? You can go behind the scenes at ZooAmerica ® North American Wildlife Park on an exclusive guided tour. Set your alarm for the Early Bird tour or stay late After Hours to get up close to the bears, give an otter a snack, hold a bird of prey, or stroke a reptile! Bonus: ZooAmerica is open daily, year-round and accessible from Downtown Hershey. (Tours are available on select dates for an added cost. Registration is required.)

Outdoor Tours

There are lots of ways to tour the Hershey Harrisburg Region – by bus, by boat– just to name a few.

Let’s start with an art walk! Add Murals & More – A Walk of Art to your phone and let us be your audio tour guide for discovering beautiful murals, historic architecture, and towering monuments in Harrisburg. You can follow one of two suggested routes or mix & match based on your preferred starting point.

Do a little fresh air sight-cycling in Harrisburg along the 20-mile Capital Area Greenbelt . It’s free to schedule a guided tour (four-rider minimum) that highlights nature, trail history, local history, and more.

Enjoy 360-degree views of Harrisburg aboard The Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat on a daily sightseeing cruise. The Pride is one of the last remaining authentic paddlewheel vessels left in the country, and it’s so uniquely constructed that they couldn’t rebuild it even if they tried. The Pride sails daily in the summer and weekends in the spring and fall.

Take a walk, or ride, on the wild side on a safari tour of Lake Tobias Wildlife Park. Their fleet of open-air buses gets you up close and personal to more than 500 freely roaming elk, bison, deer, antelope, and exotic animals. Listen in as your tour guide shares fun facts about the animals’ habitats and behaviors. Lake Tobias is open May through October.

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• Reserve your seat. While most of our region’s tour options can be booked on a whim, it’s a good idea to research and plan. During our peak season (May-August), tours often fill up fast! Consider buying your tickets ahead of time to ensure availability. Additionally, some tours are only offered seasonally and are weather dependent.
• Arrive early. In addition to booking in advance, it’s a good idea to arrive early to get a good seat on public tours. Most tours have strict start times, so you’ll want to make sure you’re on time, or you might get left behind.
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• Have your camera at the ready. Our tours are cool because you get to see unique sights and spaces! Snap a few photos to show everyone at home what you learned.
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Visit The Amazing Hershey Park Chocolate World And Go On A Hershey Factory Tour!

Are you planning on visiting Hershey Chocolate World? Want to go on the famous Hershey factory tour?  

Awesome! You are in the right spot. Hershey Park chocolate factory is amazing! We recently went to Hershey Chocolate World and loved it! Who doesn't like chocolate right?!  I'm excited to share with you all of my favorite things to do at Hershey Chocolate World.

In this post, we are going to go over the logistics of visiting Hershey Chocolate World.  From Hershey Chocolate World parking to all of the information for the Hershey factory tour.  This will include the Hershey Chocolate World ticket options, and all the fun things to do at the chocolate factory in Hershey, PA! 

For all you chocolate lovers out there, you are in for a treat! Let's explore all of the amazing things to do at the chocolate factory in PA!

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Where is Hershey Park Chocolate World?

The Pennsylvania Hershey chocolate factory is located in Hershey, PA.  Hershey, Pennsylvania is a pretty awesome location as it is an easy drive from many eastern states.

Travel Time to Hershey Pennsylvania 

• Baltimore – 1.5 hours
• New York City – Just over 3 hours
• Philadelphia – 2.5 hours
• Washington DC – Under 3 hours 

Hershey Park Chocolate factory is located next to the official Hershey Park.

Hershey Park Chocolate World

There are two Hershey manufacturing plants located in Hershey.  One is where 70 million Hershey Kisses are produced in a day.  There is also a Reece's plant located nearby.  

There are many plants located all over the world.  In Hershey, PA the Hershey Chocolate Bar, Hershey Kisses, Hershey Chocolate Bars with Almonds, and Hershey Syrup are produced. Reece's peanut butter cups are produced in Hershey, PA as well in another plant.

Hershey Chocolate Factory Tour

If you want to go on a Hershey chocolate factory tour you will have to settle with the Hershey's Chocolate World tour.  Don't worry it is awesome! 

This is where you will get to see how the chocolate is produced and even receive a piece of candy at the end of your Hershey chocolate factory tour!

Admission to Hershey Chocolate World

The Hershey Chocolate tour is free! Yup, you read that right! Hershey Chocolate World is not the Hershey Amusement Park. It is located in the area before you would actually enter the park.  

This area is new and really nice! 

The Hershey Factory tour is a complimentary tour and is not what you would expect a chocolate factory tour to be, it is so much better.  We will get to that later! 

Hershey Chocolate World at Hershey Park Hours

Times vary depending on the season.  Typically during the summer months, the Hershey factory tour will be available from 9:00 am – 9 or 10 pm.  During the spring and fall it will not open until 11:00 am. 

Hershey Factory Tour 

The store and Hershey chocolate factory tour are part of the free experiences at Hershey Chocolate World.  There are some additional experiences that do have a fee.  We will tell you all about them below. 

Hershey Chocolate World Tickets

Hershey park chocolate world paid experiences.

• Create Your Own Candy Bar Experience
• Hershey's Unwrapped
• Hershey Trolley Works
• Hershey Workshop Kit

Hershey Chocolate World Parking

Hershey Chocolate World parking is nice.  There are two separate Hershey Chocolate World parking lots. One is for the actual amusement park and one is for Hershey Chocolate World. 

Free Hershey Chocolate World Parking

The Hershey Chocolate World parking is free! There is a time limit, you can't park here and then plan to spend the day at the amusement park.  But both Hershey Chocolate World parking lots are pretty close together.  

How Long Should I Spend at the Hershey Chocolate World Tour?

If you are going to Hershey Chocolate World and only want to do the Hershey Chocolate tour you can be in and out within probably 30-45 minutes. 

Adventure Packages

Most people want to shop and experience an attraction or two.  Hershey Chocolate World has adventure packages that range from 2-3 hours.  This will include creating your own chocolate bar and a trolley tour around town.  

One thing that is nice is Hershey Chocolate World opens before Hershey Park.  You can plan to check it out and then enter the park. 

What is the Difference between Hershey Park and Hershey Chocolate World

Hershey Park is a legit amusement park with lots of roller coasters and it even has a water park and zoo area.  

Hershey Chocolate World is a store with a free Hershey chocolate ride inside.  This ride is the Hershey factory tour. There are some experiences, but it is basically a cool store.  

I wouldn't necessarily plan the Hershey factor tour on the same day as you visit the amusement park.  Hershey Park is huge and could easily fill two full days! 

What to Do at Hershey Chocolate World

Visiting Hershey Chocolate World is a great idea.  There are some fun things to do at Hershey Chocolate World.  The most exciting is the Hershey factory tour.  

Let's explore a little more of what to do at the Hershey park factory.  I am going to list out the best things to do at the Hershey chocolate factory in Hershey PA. 

1. Hershey Chocolate Tour

The Hershey chocolate tour will be the highlight of your Hershey Chocolate World experience.

Basically, Hershey has created a Hershey chocolate ride where you hop in a cocoa bean and learn how the chocolate is made through an interactive ride experience.  

Lines for the Hershey Chocolate Factory Tour

The line tends to be long.  But don't worry it feels like you are constantly moving.  I would plan to wait 15-30 minutes on busier days.  

What is the Chocolate Factory Tour Like?

You will begin at the farm and end with the production of chocolate.  There are lots of fun facts along the way.  At the end of the tour, you will get some delicious candy! 

The tour is seriously well done and fun for all ages! Touring Hershey chocolate factory is a highlight and a must when you visit Hershey Park. 

2. Shopping at Hershey Park Chocolate World Hershey PA

I don't know about you, but I love themed stores! Hershey Chocolate World has every Hershey chocolate souvenir or candy you could ever hope for.  

Hershey Chocolate Park Products

The number one thing to buy is candy.  I know what you are thinking, you can get that anywhere.  But Hershey claims to have the freshest candy at the Hershey store in Hershey PA.  So maybe it is worth it?!

There are also lots of options to fill a cup or other souvenir collectibles with candy.  you can also get shirts, sweatshirts, stuffed animals, or even Hershey-themed board games.  

There are lots of fun things to shop around for at Hershey Chocolate World!   It is really fun to walk around Hershey Park Chocolate World and look at all of the merchandise!  

3. Create Your Own Candy Bar

Price: $28.95

Thirty dollars for a candy bar seems a little expensive to me but how often are you going to be in a location that allows you to design your very own candy bar from start to finish? 

Hershey Factory Tour Candy Bar Experience

You will become a professional Hershey factory tour worker and put on a lab coat and hairnet.  You will then be able to pick your flavor of chocolate.(White, Milk, or Dark)  Then you can add 3 ingredients.  

You will get to watch as it rolls along a conveyer belt.  As The Chocolate hardens you can design your wrapper.

4. Hershey's Unwrapped

Price: $17.95

The Hershey Unwrapped experience is a great way to test all of your senses including taste which is what you will be most excited about during this interactive show. 

You will be given a chocolate-tasting kit, basically a box of candy!  There will be certain times during the show when you will be asked to taste certain pieces. 

This experience is a live-action show. This show has received rewards for the quality of the production. It is the perfect activity for families because even young children will enjoy this experience. 

5. Hershey Trolley Works

Price: $18.95

The trolley tour is 75+ minutes. It is a tour around the city of Hershey PA. You will want to purchase your tickets inside the Hershey Chocolate World.

This tour is a historical interactive experience.  Live actors sing and talk about the history of Milton Hershey.  I didn't get a chance to go on it but TripAdvisor  reviews are outstanding. 

You will get to see historical sites.

Themed Trolleys

During the Christmas season there are two theme trolleys.  The Holly Jolly Trolley has Christmas caroling and magical moments. The Sweet Lights Trolley is a way to view the Christmas lights with a little Hershey chocolate flair. 

The trolley tour is perfect on a day you are not going to Hershey Park. 

6. Hershey Chocolate World Food Court

Touring Hershey Chocolate World will lead you to the food court. I am just going to say it! Get a milkshake! Hershey Chocolate World is known for its milkshakes.  There are classic flavors as well as special flavors.  They are so yummy! The line will probably be long so get ready to wait! 

More than Sweets at Hershey Chocolate World

If you feel like you need something more filling than dessert, don't worry the food hall at Hershey Chocolate World has pizza, pretzels, soup, and salads.  But you still might want to save room for dessert! 

7. Hershey's Chocolate World Bakery

Hershey bakery will call your name and you might as well answer.  All of the baked items have a Hershey's twist. I highly recommend a stuffed cookie sandwich.  Yum ! 

One of my favorite things to do on vacation is hit the best bakeries.  I love picking up delicious cupcakes filled with cream decorated to perfection! After you finish the Hershey factory tour make sure to head to the bakery! 

8. Meet the Characters

Taking pictures with chocolate bars needs to be added to your list of things to do at Hershey Chocolate World! The characters are inside Hershey chocolate factory.

Meet and Greet at Hershey Chocolate Factory Tour

Your little kids will love it! These “characters” will wave and want you to come to take a picture with them.  We saw a Hershey Chocolate Bar and a kiss. There is also a Reese's peanut butter cup character.

These characters usually say hi only during the weekend but in the summer they will greet you as you being your Hershey factory tour most days of the week. 

9. Hershey Park Chocolate Factory Photo Op

All around the store are picture-perfect photo opps.  You can seriously get some great Instagram-worthy shots in this store! 

If you want a free thing to do at Hershey Chocolate World, just walk around a take picture! 

Seasonal Photos at Hershey Chocolate World

• Picture with Santa
• Picture with the Easter Bunny

10. Hershey Factory Tour Hands-on Workshop

Price: $14.95

One of the coolest things for families to do at Hershey Chocolate World is the hands-on family workshops. 

One of the most popular workshops is decorating a huge Hershey Kiss! There are other workshops offered seasonally. During Easter, there is a kit available that comes with cookies from the bakery that you can decorate.  You can decorate these kits in the store or take them home.  

Are you Ready to Visit and Go on a Hershey Chocolate Tour?

Hopefully, this has given you a few ideas of all the fun things to do a Hershey Chocolate World.  I highly recommend the Hershey chocolate tour and enjoying some delicious Hershey chocolate.

Hershey Park Chocolate World is worth a visit! 

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What a fun and unique destination idea! Everyone in my family loves chocolate so this would be great to visit. We’ve never been!

It is a great place for a family vacation.

I haven’t been to Hershey Park since my girls were young. I can almost smell the chocolate!

I love the smell of chocolate!

I have never been but my daughter (major sweet tooth lol) has been begging to go since she was little. I may just have to take her before she graduates high school! What a fun and delicious destination the amazing Hershey Park Chocolate World looks to be!

It is pretty cool! There is also an amusement park next store.

I’ve wanted to visit Hershey Park Chocolate World for years. It’s a 6-hour drive for me. I would love shopping all the chocolate products!

It is worth the trip!

We enjoy going on factory tours. Visiting the Hershey Park Chocolate World would be delicious. LOL I love that huge KitKat.

They have gigantic candy bars!

Wow, it looks like a fun day out at the Hershey Park Chocolate World. I’d find it hard to make a decision about what to buy with so many choices.

I know I love all the Hershey products!

Love the hersheys factory! We did one for M&Ms and it was so much fun!

That does sound fun!

I’m a huge chocolate lover. So, I can see myself getting in trouble at the Hershey Chocolate World! LOL! It looks like such a fun visit though. I love that it’s free. And making your own chocolate bar from start to finish sounds way cool!

It is a cool place to visit!

I would love to visit Hershey Chocolate World and go on the Hershey factory tour. Great guide with fabulous tips on what to expect.

Thanks! It is a fun place to visit!

I would LOVE to tour Hershey Chocolate World! I eat chocolate sparingly and mostly dark chocolate. I’m always fascinated though by the process in making things.

We didn’t buy anything, it is pretty expensive!!! But we loved exploring and learning how to make it!

Hershey Park Chocolate World sounds like a great place to visit. We will place this on our potential places to explore. Thank you for sharing.

You would love it!

How fun!! I enjoyed reading this post- it took me down memory lane 🙂 My husband and I visited the Hershey Chocolate Factory a few years ago and had so much fun! We have some friends that live in PA and we enjoy exploring with them.

That sounds like so much fun!

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