With each passing entry, Skyrush breaths a sigh of relief

8:20 those two phones show how strong the airtime is.

Clicked on this faster than Airtime Thrills can say Skyrush has bad lapbars

Hershey showed an Intamin crate recently and some brewing rumors suggest new restraints for Skyrush.

I’ve lived in hershey my whole life, i knew the low skyrush placement was coming, but i can’t say it still doesn’t hurt

Very interested to see where Skyrush will rank if it does get the new restraints

Always fun to see how you rank coasters as I feel like we often have a similar view. Skyrush is probably where we differ the most. I used to dislike it early on after it was built. In recent years though it hasn't bothered me and has become one of my favorite coasters period. Anyhow, here is how I rank Hersheypark, which I consider my home park. Although I'm from Baltimore, Hershey was the closest major park to me when I was young. Six Flags/Adventure World/Wild World came a few years later. 1. Skyrush 2. Wildcat's Revenge 3. Storm Runner 4. Fahrenheit 5. Great Bear 6. Candymonium 7. Comet 8. Lightning Racer 9. Wildcat 10. Sooperdooperlooper 11. Jolly Rancher Remix 12. Laff Trakk 13. Trailblazer 14. Wild Mouse 15. Cocoa Cruiser 16. Roller Soaker And yes, Roller Soaker dead last. It's actually dead last of my 410 plus credits. It was awful and literally dumb.

This is a really good video! I might be going to Hersheypark next year. Keep up the great work!

This park has a special place in my heart as it is home to the first ever looping coaster I rode the super dooper looper that loop pulls insane forces and ranks number 1 in my first trying amusement park things. It is also home to one of my favorite woodies, the comet.

Hersheypark is the one park I haven't been, that I want to see the most. It's just in such an awkward spot that's kinda hard to get to...

Skyrush new lap bars have entered the chat.

So excited to experience this park this year! Might become my favorite park by the looks of it

Wild mouse,trailblazer,superduper looper,laff track,lightning racer,comet are my favorites

My daughter and I were able to go to Hershey this past summer. Your rankings are almost dead-on with mine! We ended the night with 3 straight rides on Wildcat's Revenge and had SO much fun! I love a good B&M Hyper and Candymonium filled that slot nicely (although Diamondback is better). We had a blast on both Stormrunner and Fahrenheit, riding each multiple times. Great Bear really surprised me how fun and unique it was. And Skyrush...well, it was intense. The restraints really hurt it. Overall, such a solid lineup at Hershey.

I'm going to Hersheypark for the first time ever this June. I'm super excited. Always wanted to go. Can't wait to see how I rank the coasters.

Perhaps a hot take, but I've never paid attention to the airtime on skyrush, only the lats. I still believe they're the main focus of the figure eight twister layout. They feel varied and borderline dangerous when your hands are up. It's one of the only coasters out there with unlimited upper body movement. The amount of lateral combinations in comparison to other coasters is the main reason why I think it's far from overrated.

I’ve been going to Hersheypark ever since my parents took to Candylane when I was only a year old. I am now in college and have gone to Hersheypark every year of my life. So I feel I have at least have decent opinions on these coasters lol. First the ones defunct. Roller Soaker honestly was nothing spectacular. It was fun but it definitely was more about the battle then the actual coaster part. I only ever did it once or twice I preferred the more thrilling rides even as a kid. Wildcat holds such a special place in my heart. I used to ride it all the time growing up. And I definitely think the roughness was tolerable for many years. But my god since covid hit wildcat became pretty awful. The roughness causes the coaster to slow down as well since it shakes around so much. It had a fun layout and I have great memories of it but I was begging for Hershey to RMC it. Now for my rankings- I definitely have different opinions on these rides then you do lol. Im a die hard skyrush fan and I can’t apologize for that. Also lighting racer is also a great time I’ve always had a blast on it and love it to death. 14. Cocoa Cruiser 13. Trailblazer 12. Wild Mouse 11. Sooper Dooper Looper 10. Laff Trakk 9. Jolly Rancher Remix 8. Comet 7. Lightning Racer 6. Fahrenheit 5. Great Bear 4. Candymounium 3. Storm Runner 2. Wildcats Revenge 1. Skyrush Skyrush seems like it is 90% likely that it’s getting new lap bars this year so hopefully they will help with other peoples comfort and not ruin the parts that its fans love. Also you got to get on wildcats revenge when it’s hauling the ending becomes actually insane

I’m working at HersheyPark this summer through a college internship program, but I’ve never actually been there! I’ll get to hit all of the coasters over the summer so it’ll be interesting to see where I rank them compared to you.

I’m hoping to get to this park this year. I was originally gonna do a week long road trip to hit all of the major parks in the northeast this year but that had to be pushed back a year because I told my friends I’d go to a tournament in Florida this year. Oh well at least I’ll be able to ride Iron Gwazi, Mako, Aire Force one and all of the elite coasters Florida and Georgia have this year. Next year I’ll cross Toro off of the bucket list.

Hersheypark was my favorite park in the days before I would ride coasters at all, in part because they had so many big tame family rides--more than they do today. Eventually my mother cajoled me onto Trailblazer, and for many years, it was the only coaster I'd ever ridden. There's not much to it, but at the time, I found it almost overwhelming. I went back there in 2011 with my little daughter in tow, and aside from introducing her and my wife to Trailblazer (my kid liked it way more than I had), I had the kid with me for most of the day and the only coasters I got to ride were Fahrenheit and sooperdooperLooper. I loved both of those. Fahrenheit's queue was brutal though. We rode Tiny Timbers, the little kiddie flume where Cocoa Cruiser is now. Going back there for another go is, I think, my single biggest bucket-list park visit at the moment, of all the parks in the world. I can't convince my family to be interested so it'd probably be solo.

I may be from the New England Area but I love to call this my home away from home park cause I go there so many damn times I’ve lost track of it and this is where I got my love of going on rollercoasters cause I did SuperDooperlooper back in 2014 what a great memory. I will never get tired of riding all their coasters cause I love every single one but my favorite will always be Storm Runner even though its short but that ride packs a wallop. I adore this park a lot

Comet was my first ever true coaster. My family went to Hershey in 2004 and I was 5 or 6. I went on it with my Grandpa. I still remember that to this day.

I finally got to ride (most) of these yesterday and today! Disappointed that Comet no longer had buzz bars, but LOVED the new restraints on Skyrush!! After two days of riding, my top 3 would be: 3: Candymonium (b/c you absolutely can't go wrong with a B&M hyper - ever) 2: Skyrush (like a smaller I-305) 3: Wildcat's Revenge (which I thought was great from start to finish) You need to update this list after riding Skyrush with the new restraints.

I've only been to Hersheypark once and that was back in 2005 when Storm Runner was still new. During that trip, I did get to ride Wildcat and Roller Soaker. Wildcat did have a nice layout and was fun but not nearly as much fun as Lightning Racers (rode 4 times, twice on each side) and Comet (rode 3 times). Roller Soaker was very easy going and a nice coaster to cool off on on a hot day.

I’m so excited to visit this park during the summer! Hopefully skyrush does get those rumored new trains

I would love to see you do a video of your ranking of best coaster elements i.e. top 25, 50, or 100. Much like your year end coaster rankings. I feel like some elements like the quarry drop on iron rattler elevate a coaster like that. It would be interesting to see where each element stacks up pound for pound against others.

great video! I agree with basically everything! There are rumors of skyrush getting new restraints this year n if that happens it might go up to number 1 in your list.

I LOVE HERSHEY!

My ranking: 01 Skyrush 02 Wildcat’s Revenge 03 Stormrunner 04 Candymonium 05 Great Bear 06 Superdooperlooper 07 Lightning Racer 08 Jolly Rancher Remix 09 Comet 10 Laff Track 11 Trailblazer 12 Fahrenheit 13 Wild Mouse

I grew up about three hours from Hershey. Back in the late 70s/early 80s, I think Darien Lake, Dorney Park, and Hersheypark were all pretty comparable (all better than Rocky Glen which has been closed for decades now). Right around the early 80s, Hershey made a big effort to invest heavily in the park - I think now it’s significantly better than Dorney and Darien Lake but there’s still some signs of its “small, local park” heritage left. Somehow I never went to Knobels until about a decade ago, I think that’s another park which is substantially bigger and better from when I was a kid though.

I’ve never been to Hershey, but I wish to go someday!

Pretty good rankings. I have only been to Hersheypark twice. My first came in 2001, and surprisingly Wildcat was my favorite then. It wasn't rough one bit and offered some solid forces. My other visit was last year, and Wildcat's Revenge was easily my favorite. The one coaster I wasn't a huge fan of though was Candymonium, which I would put at number 7. I know it sounds crazy, but I was more impressed with Sooper Dooper Looper than Candymonium.

Hershey park might be my favorite. Going bgt in 2 weeks and will decide then. Their lineup is crazy good and a true destination

I had only ridden Candymonium during my last trip a couple years ago (which I loved), but we just returned yesterday from a weekend at Hersheypark and I added 7 credits. After all the intensity talk I've heard, I thought I'd be a coward if I didn't ride Skyrush and have seen it be #1 or #2 on many lists. However, nothing about it seemed overly intense to me, and I tend to agree with the position where you have it on this list. Wildcat's Revenge is definitely the best coaster in the park, and both Stormrunner and Candymonium are better than Skyrush. I guess the anticipation causes more nervousness sometimes than the forces on the coaster will actually affect me, or maybe my body is getting used to them after I became active on coasters again in the last 2-3 years (in my mid to late 40s). Maybe I'll try I305 next time I'm at King's Dominion instead of chickening out like I did last time. LOL

I love hershey so much and i hope I will be able to go back soon. I was wondering if you are planning to ride Iron Menace at Dorney this summer as its opening. I am so excited to ride on it cause it looks crazy and its right near my college so it works out great haha

Glad to see Candy in your top 2. I think its the best ride in the park. Big reason is the reridability but the layout just seems perfect

I still think your take on skyrush is wild but great video lol

5:10 I've been on 8 Vekoma boomerangs in North America and Jolly Rancher REMIX is by far my favorite (even including Sea Serpent at Moreys Piers). The lights, the station music, the tunnel, the candy smoke smell, REALLY enhances the experience big time.

Probably one of the most stacked lineups ever. We need a family coaster or a good flat ride. (I would love a big coaster too)

My knowledge of rides in this park comes solely from the 3D ultra pinball: thrill ride video game.

I heard that Skyrush might be getting new safety bars. Do you think that could bring the ride to a higher ranking on the list if they're better than the old ones.

I LOVE THESE KIND OF VIDEOS!!! pls could u do all alton towers coasters? Ik u havent been here yet but do it by the numbers?

I mostly agree with your list but I would have storm runner and sky rush at 3 and 4. Storm Runner's launch has so much intensity and I love the snake dive. Sky Rush's restraints never bothered me that much and that first drop is amazing, but it has a lot of rattle in the back that takes away from the ride. But Wildcat's Revenge definitely takes the #1. RMC worked their magic!

“… So let’s run down the coasters that make them world famous… Cocoa Cruiser” ah yes, very famous roller coaster indeed. Still a great video.

I went to this park in May 2021 and was surprised at how busy it was. I only ended up getting half of the credits, and of these I also have Skyrush at 6. It really made me appreciate Superman more as far as Intamin Hypers go.

I will never get the massive hate for the Skyrush restraints. Especially with Wildcat's Revenge, which has the worst restraints of any RMC (not only is it cramped like all the others, but the enormous plastic seatbelt buckle made the second half incredibly painful) being in the same park. Yes Skyrush feels like it's trying to rip you in half, but you'd get that with any restraint on that insane freak of a coaster.

As someone who goes to Hershey every year I think your rankings are fairly accurate except I would put skyrush at 2 behind Wildcats revenge. I also rode roller soaker before it closed and it was pretty boring. The water stuff was neat but the layout was so boring there was nothing else to enjoy so unless it was hot out I always skipped it. To me it would be at the very bottom of the rankings. Good video btw

1. Stormrunner - pretty much perfect 2. Lightning Racer - great feeling of speed, but it needs the racing to be really good 3. Candymonium - amazing airtime 4. Sooperdooperlooper - like a mountain coaster, calm and always fun 5. Wildcat's Revenge - good elements and unique 6. Skyrush - a little crazy. Sometimes that's good, sometimes not. 7. Wildmouse - always fun, not much to it, though 8. Comet - great for kids, ok for adults 9. Trailblazer - cute and fun 10. Great Bear - a little sickening, but very cool first half 11. Laff Trak - neat backwards but sickening 12. Jolly Rancher - headbashing and painful, but I haven't ridden it in years. Maybe better now. 13. Fahrenheit - very intense and nauseating, but the lift and first drop are cool 14. Cocoa Cruiser - No one over age 10 should ride this. Honorable Mention: Roller Soaker would be #10.5 on my list. It was fun to get wet, and an interesting feeling riding it. It would fit right into the water section now. It was ahead of its time.

Man after the great season I had at Hershey in 2023, being a SFMM local and having a few months on the east coast for work in the spring/summer, Hershey was my top target and boy did it deliver. Skyrush blew me away and took my #3 spot and most ridden coaster of the year with 57 laps in 6 visits. How can anyone put Pretty Good Bear above Skyrush?! PGB ended up being my least favorite B&M invert of them all (only missing Patriot and one Bat clone in the US). It’s wild how different opinions can be of the same rides. I’ll hand it to Wildcats Revenge, that ended up being #14 for me and 4th RMC behind IG, TwiCol and Steve. I definitely need to get back to Hershey asap for more laps, this park has possibly the most fun and complete coaster collection in the states!

Are Skyrush's lapbars different from Velocicoaster's? They look similar, and Vlossy's are great

Skyrush is definitely my number one at the park. Its actually my number one in the world. I like Storm Runner a lot more than you do, but aside from those (admittedly huge) points, we agree for the most part

Hersheypark:*goes to intamin for a coaster* Also Hershey: we’ll take your entire stock

Here’s how I rank the coasters at this park based on my trip in 2023: 1. Storm Runner 2. Wildcat’s Revenge 3. Skyrush 4. Candymonium 5. Great Bear 6. Lightning Racer 7. Fahrenheit 8. Jolly Rancher Remix 9. Wild Mouse 10. SooperDooperLooper 11. Comet 12. Trailblazer 13. Laff Trakk 14. Cocoa Cruiser

I just went to Hershey today. I was not able to hit every coaster, but Sky Rush was hands-down my favorite. I love that drop. Fahrenheit was one of my least favorites. It almost made me sick from all the twists.

I agree with most of your rankings, but Skyrush would definitely rank higher on my list! My one gripe with it are the thigh-crushing restraints 😖

It’s time for you and Skyrush to understand each other Skyrush is getting new restraints so you should check this ride out again and Hershey already has amazing coasters

I don't get why companies don't offer a larger kids coaster. Still have a lift but give it a longer layout.

Im going to Hershey for a hockey tournament tommorow!!

I so wish this was close to my home. Also, why don't they get rid of the trains that they have on Skyrush and replace them with similar ones that are on Velocicoaster if so many people complain about Skyrush's restraints, and love Velocicoaster's restraint?

Came here just to listen to you hate on Skyrush. Was not disappointed. I will also say that I’m an unapologetic lover of Lightning Racer, though it’s been a hot minute since I’ve been to Hershey and my opinion might change when I ride it again.

OK, Chris... love your content, editing, and videography skills but I can no longer bite my OCD tongue.... It's "Cand-Y-monium"... not "Cand-A-monium". 😛 I've never been to Hersheypark, but definitely want to go! Keep the content coming! I'm always excited to see when you've posted a new one!

I rode a traveling Chance Toboggan on the French Fair circuit in 2022 and wasn't as bad as I heard of the one at Little Amerika-and I'm like 6ft. If Hershey's pair ran comparable to that, I would put it above Wild Mouse on this list

I think Skyrush will move to number 1 for you if they really get new restraints. Intamin is in peak form right now and the restraints are godly!

There is a rumor going around that Skyrush is getting new restraints. We'll have to see if that happens or not and what happens to your ranking if it does!

Great Bear being ranked higher then Skyrush is too funny 🤣

Homie at the 10:41 mark looks like Jax Teller going on his "final ride" in FX's "Sons of Anarchy"

I still had some head banging on jolly rancher

An Opinion like this is why I'm glad YOU NEVER GOT BOOST MODE ON TORNADO!!!

One of the rare American amusement parks that is not owned by one of the major parks companies but is independent

Skyrush is great with the new restraints

Bye or sell kings island gets a new coaster in 2025 or 2026

I've never been to HersheyPark, so I don't know what Lightning Racers is like or what Wildcat was like. I saw an interview where GCI stated they were a bit disappointed to not get picked to renovate their first coaster. Do you think it would have been better to have GCI put Titan Track on Wildcat and then have RMC do an I-Box conversion of Lightning Racers?

Update from my post 2 weeks ago. Hershey has confirmed new restraints and logo for SkyRush for the 2024 season.

Candymonium is my 2nd favorite B&M hyper, but it only makes it to # 5 at Hershey on my list, behind the 3 Intamins & Lightning Racer. It'll drop to # 6 whenever I get on Wildcats Revenge. That's just a testament to how much I love their lineup. For me, Great Bear is then behind the defunct Wildcat. Over my 20 rides on Wildcat, it gave slightly above average airtime, and was smoother than Voyage. I may have caught it on good days.

I'm getting there soon!!

Wild cat was a superr fun coster. It was rough..but a loads of laughs..I have not be on the new one yet

Hershey has some amazing coasters some of the best on the planet and maybe I believe they will get a Giga in 5-10 60% chance from my research if they could get more land which there is a lot next to Candymonium Hershey can build to 350 feet

I honestly found Hershey Park was a bit disappointing. Mostly because of how hyped it's lineup was. It's not a Cedar Point killer, or even Kings Island killer. It's flaw is it seems JUST check boxes with its lineup. Fill a needed niche, but with the minimum required. Their coasters tend to be on the short side, and middle of the pack for their model. Candymonium is a mid hyper, Lightning Racer is a mid GCI, Comet is a mid classic woodie, Great Bear is a below mid invert, Looper is a mid etc, etc. And their previous unique stand out, Skyrush, is unique and forceful, but terribly flawed. Wildcat's revenge though at least bucks the trend a bit. While not a top 5 RMC is definitely above a mid RMC. And the ops are the best of any RMC.

Excellent park, excellent rides! I also think that Skyrush is overrated. Storm Runner and Wildcat's Revenge are my faves!

"The one of a kind Flying Snake Dive" The Flying Snake Dive After The 2nd Launch On Ride To Happiness: "Am I a joke to you?!"

I'm amazed that great bear is above Fahrenheit, it's easily my least favorite invert and i absolutely adored Fahrenheit especially that ejector hill and norwegian loop!

If Skyrush gets new restraints, how do you think that would affect your opinion of the ride?

I love wildcat and I'm a bit sad it got rmc'd but wildcats revenge looks awesome

Lightning Racer was a bit rough this past summer.

Two Chance Toboggans side by side!

How do you think Skyrush lap bars are painful yet you like Wildcats Revenge?

Candymonium over skyrush and Stormchaser is pure OMEGALUL.

I’ve been there 3 times in the past 4 years and Super dooper looper hasn’t been open one time

Now, Skyrush replaced its old, thigh crushing, restrains. Now it has restraints similar to Velocicoaster at Universal 👍🏻

i love how he didnt mention hershey getting new trains for skyrush

Hersheypark is a great park!

I feel like Fahrenheit and Wildcat's Revenge are the best coasters there. Stormrunner is too short, but it is really cool for what it is. I agree that Skyrush is mostly filler and I'm not a fan. I actually prefer Apollo's Chariot at BGW and Super Man at Six Flags America to Candymonium, but maybe I'm crazy. Comet is my 3rd favorite coaster there, but fully acknowledge that nostalgia is clouding my judgment. I probably won't ever ride it with the new trains.

I feel like Hersheypark was going to get a gerstlauer eurofighter, but they went with this intamin looper instead, what we know as Fahrenheit.

Candymonium is one of the best B&M Hypers and Wildcats Revenge was a blast I have no real complaints with Wildcats Revenge. Candymonium is 9.5 I don’t like the trim on the last hill but Candymonium is a long ride but short for a hyper

i did skyrush back row wing seat

0:52 "The only coaster I rode that's gone is the new Wildcat.....huh?

I wish Fahrenheit won’t be broken on my next visit!

While they do have a good line-up, I am not a fan of Hersheypark. Been there twice, once last year (it probably was a mistake to go there on Memorial Day weekend, not just for being a few days too early to ride Wildcat's Revenge), and once in 2008 or 2009. My first big issue with the park is the direction finding. The signs are pretty useless if you are looking for a specific ride and don't know what section of the park the ride is in, and the big maps are made in a way that you don't even know which direction you are facing when looking at them. I never got lost that much anywhere else. The second is staying hydrated. There are drink outlets all over the place, but most of them only seem to be usable if you have an unlimited drink package/cup/wristband whatever. You can't just go there, swipe your credit card and buy a cup of coke. Or at least that's what I understood from the employee trying to explain how it works. English may not be my first language, but I think I do speak it well enough to communicate. But no matter where I went, it seems like the people behind the counter hardly spoke any English, when their job was to sell drinks. My opinions on some if their coasters: - Candymonium is a really nice smooth B&M - but the queue area must have been stolen at a Six Flags park. This is just so uninspired. - The Boomerang, in its current incarnation, is surely just a Boomerang, but at least from all the ones I have ridden, this certainly takes the top spot in this category.. The trains and their restraints are exactly what you need on something that uses Vekoma's MK-1200 track. - Sooperdooperlooper.. what were they smoking when they came up with the design of the trains? That orange plastic look gives it more of a toy appearance than the one of a serious classic Schwarzkopf looper. - Laff Track - I have ridden many of the Maurer SC-2000s. At one point we even had three of them traveling the German fairs. And I have ridden custom ones like the Winjas at Phantasialand But I have never had one where they apparently adjusted the sensors in the restraints to be THAT restrictive. I am tall, but I never had to skip a coaster because of being too heavy (except for really small stuff like Go-Gators that is). But on Laff Track, both my buddy and I needed significant pushing from the ride operators to get our restraints to give the all clear. And then there was hardly any spinning action, despite us being the only two riders in that car and seated on the same side. Big disappointment after waiting WAY too long.

I also have a hot take on lighting racer. The water park is insanely busy and they need more space there. Maybe remove it? They still have comet

Skyrush went from my number 6 to my number 1 after the new restraints