Hersheypark: These are the 15 roller coasters
Hersheypark has 15 roller coasters. That's the most in the Northeast.
If you've tried them all, you've experienced nearly 39,000 feet of track and more than 25 minutes of coaster-riding fun.
When it was first constructed, it was the largest roller coaster in the U.S. The classic wooden coaster is the oldest operating coaster in the park.
This is the second-oldest running coaster in the park. Reaching speeds of 45 mph, it features a helix that circles four times.
The first looping coaster on the East Coast remains one of the most popular attractions in the park.
The only inverted roller coaster in the park lifts riders 90 feet off the ground before taking them through loops at up to 61 mph. The "roaring bear" noise comes from the wheels' vibration resonating against the hollow track beams.
The only coaster to never stop features six 180-degree hairpin switchback turns.
Lightning Racer is the first wooden racing and dueling roller coaster in the country.
This coaster launches riders from 0 to 72 mph in just two seconds, lifting them 18 stories straight up and then back down.
The steepest coaster at the park, with a 97-degree drop following a 90-degree, 121-foot ascent. The maximum speed is 58 mph.
Riders experience four high-speed turns and five zero-G airtime hills.
Watch the video above to see News 8's Jere Gish and Anne Shannon take a ride when it first opened.
This family coaster allows the youngest guests to experience thrills.
Themed after traditional funhouses, Laff Trakk is the first indoor spinning glow-coaster in America.
Located inside the Boardwalk at Hersheypark, riders accelerate on rafts through splash-filled hills and open-air flying saucer turns. This is the first hydromagnetic coaster in the park.
This hypercoaster has a lift height of 210 feet, a maximum speed of 76 mph and a track length spanning seven acres – making it the tallest, fastest and longest coaster in the park.
Blast through the flavor tunnel, invert six times in 90 seconds and jam to sweet tunes.
The park's newest coaster is a wood and steel hybrid. Riders climb a 140-foot hill, hit a maximum speed of 62 mph, dive into an 82-degree drop, invert four times and experience the world's largest underflip.
HERSHEY, Pa. —