Hersheypark Announces 2006 Dark Ride

Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge


It's time to settle the score once and for all! We're calling all
REESE'S lovers to HERSHEYPARK in 2006 to compete in head-to-head,
multi-sensory laser competition!


REESE'S XTREME CUP CHALLENGE is the first interactive dark ride to pit
car against car in a high-energy score-fest that is unequalled anywhere
in the world. Two vehicles with competing teams travel through a series
of exciting competition zones featuring REESE'S-branded extreme sports
events.


Hang onto your laser blasters and take aim at the targets as you swoop,
climb, and dip through the action. Accumulate as many points for your
team as you can - the winning car will be declared at the end of the
challenge, and a sweet reward awaits all who play!


Ride it, Smell it, Play it, Taste it, Win it!


REESE'S XTREME CUP CHALLENGE - ONLY AT HERSHEYPARK!


Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge Fact Sheet


Ride Manufacturer: Sally Corporation, Jacksonville, FL
Ride System Supplier: EOS Rides, Italy
Ride Description: Competing teams score points shooting targets
throughout the ride to determine the answer to the age-old question,
"Is it the chocolate or peanut butter that makes REESE'S so
irresistible?"
Features: - Two linked vehicles per train with eight passengers per
train
- Vehicles rotate independently
- Onboard laser blaster system with individual score panels
- Ride pre-show
- Team score updates at Take 5 Halftime Reports
Interactive Sports Events: - 8 competition zones or interactive scenes
- Some zones include more than one sport
Sports Represented: - BMX biking
- Drag racing
- Ice hockey
- In-line skating
- Mountain climbing
- Skateboarding
- Skydiving
- Snowboarding
- Spelunking
- Surfing


REESE'S Brands Represented: 6, including REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup and
REESE'S Pieces
Elements: - 158 targets
- 80 animated show elements
- 8 animatronic figures
- Special effects
- Sensory elements
Theoretical Capacity: 800 riders per hour
Approximate Ride Time: 2 minutes, 45 seconds

Sounds....dumb. More like a commerical than a ride.