Toboggan (Hersheypark)

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Toboggan
Hersheypark
Location	Hersheypark
Coordinates	40°17′12″N 76°39′22″W / 40.28660°N 76.65609°W / 40.28660; -76.65609Coordinates: 40°17′12″N 76°39′22″W / 40.28660°N 76.65609°W / 40.28660; -76.65609
Status	Removed
Opening date	1972 (1972)
Closing date	1977 (1977)
General statistics
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Chance Rides
Designer	Chance Rides
Model	Toboggan
Track layout	Steel
Lift/launch system	Vertical chain lift hill
Height	45 ft (14 m)
Length	450 ft (140 m)
Toboggan at RCDB Pictures of Toboggan at RCDB

The Toboggan was a pair of roller coasters at Hersheypark. It stood in what was then known as Carousel Circle from 1972 to 1977.

History[]

Toboggan was added to the park when Carousel Circle was built, a part of the 1972 renovations to Hersheypark. When it initially opened, it was called the Twin Towers' Toboggan. And while it has also been called the Twin Toboggans, park maps^[1] and press releases^[2] refer to the ride as Toboggan. In 1974 and 1975, the ride was sponsored by Finnaren & Haley Paints.^[3] When the ride was removed, it was demolished.^{[citation needed]}

Ride experience[]

Two identical Chance Toboggan-style roller coasters stood where the Mini Himalaya exists currently.^[4] Riders would enter two-person cars, which were pulled to the top of a vertical lift inside a shaft (like riding in an elevator), before spiraling down around the shaft, and hitting a bigger drop and spiral at the bottom.^{[citation needed]}

See also[]

• List of former Hersheypark attractions

External links[]

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