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Cultural Connections 1-800-724-TRIP Group Tours Incorporated Specializing in customized group tours Hersheypark Music Festival High School Band & Chorus 3 Days / 2 Nights $425 -$350 Price varies with group size, travel dates, planning timeframe, and accommodations Day 1 Hersheypark Competition Assemble with your group and depart by private chartered motorcoach for Hershey, PA. Stop for lunch at your own expense en route. Arrive early this afternoon and check into your hotel (rooms may not be ready until 3 pm, if necessary place your luggage in storage). Re-boarad your motorcoach for transfer to the Day 2 Continued Music in the Parks competition. The festival’s Lightning Racer, the Sooperdooperlooper, goal is to recognize, encourage and celebrate the Sidewinder, and the Wildcat. Included musical artistry and excellence at the high today will be a group buffet picnic meal school and middle school levels through spirited arranged by the Festival. This evening, competition and renowned adjudication. This attend the Festival Awards Ceremony. afternoon and evening are reserved for festival Return to your hotel at the end of the day. activities, beginning with warm-up and Overnight in Hershey, PA (security guard followed by performances and adjudication. provided). Overnight. Tonight you will have a welcome dinner with your group. Return to your hotel in Hershey, Day 3 Return Trip Home PA (security guard provided). Overnight. This morning, have breakfast at the hotel, and then check out and board your Day 2 Enjoy Hersheypark! motorcoach for the return trip home. Lunch After breakfast at the hotel, transfer by stop en route at your own expense. An early motorcoach for a free day of fun at afternoon return is planned. Hersheypark! This amusement park has over 60 rides, live entertainment, ZooAmerica, and Sample Tour Itinerary 11 roller coasters, including the Comet, the Customize for your group, your preferences, your budget, your timeline! ● 39 Saginaw Drive, Suite #24, Rochester, NY 14623 ● TEL 1-800-724-TRIP ● www.grouptoursinc.com ● .

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HERSHEYPARK® is proud to support the education of students through our theme park laboratory. For years, HERSHEYPARK has utilized this unique opportunity for students to apply their knowledge in a hands-on environment. HERSHEYPARK serves as an excellent destination for those groups seeking a day filled with eductional opportunities, while simultaneously offering the exciting surroundings of a theme park. We have designed our educational guides as a resource for all ages, grade levels, and curriculums. We encourage you to use this guide as a resource to plan your own adventure within HERSHEYPARK. Feel free to use the activities which you feel are most appropriate for your students and reproduce the worksheets as needed. HERSHEYPARK would like to recognize several individuals who have contributed their time and energy to make each educational guide beneficial. These individuals have been the success behind the HERSHEYPARK laboratory and make it possible to enhance the educational enrichment within HERSHEYPARK. • Dr. Geno Torri, Chambersburg • Mr. Jeffery Fuhrman, Donegal • Mr. Roy DeRemer, Warwick • Mr. Tom Ritter, Annville Cleona • Mr. Jeffery Way, Hempfield • Mr. Bill Irwin • Mr. Jim Delaney, Manheim Township An additional Thank You is necessary to the following individuals who are working with HERSHEYPARK in our commitment of excellence by helping to improve all educational prorams. We greatly value thier time and efforts. • Ms. Kara Czernik-Hines, Ridley • Mr. Mark Elicker, Elizabethtown • Mr. Paul Hine, Ridley • Ms. Karen Muckenthaler, Elizabethtown • Ms. Kelly Miller, Elizabethtown • Mr. Justin Brohl, Ridley • Mr. Geno Torri, Chambersburg • Ms. Monika Hager, Homeschool Program Supervisor HERSHEYPARK will gladly accept any additional problems, experiments, or corrections to our educational guides.
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Table of Contents
TTabablele ofof CCoonntteennttss Welcome Letter . .2 Sample Itinerary . .3 Concepts Covered In This Manual . .5 Pirate . 6 Carrousel . .8 Wave Swinger . .10 TIDAL FORCE® . .12 Comet . .14 SOOPERDOOPERLOOPER® . .16 Trailblazer . .18 Sidewinder . .20 The WILDCAT . .22 GREAT BEAR® . .24 The Wild Mouse . .26 THE CLAWSM . .28 STORM RUNNER® . .30 Ride Measurements . .32 Building a Force Meter . .36 Map of HERSHEYPARK . .37 ©2008 HERSHEY ENTERTAINMENT & RESORTS COMPANY. All words, designs, and phrases appearing with the symbol ®, SM,or TM are trademarks used under license or with permission. HERSHEYPARK® is proud to support the education of students through our theme park laboratory. For years, HERSHEYPARK has utilized this unique opportunity for students to apply their knowledge in a hands-on environment. HERSHEYPARK serves as an excellent destination for those groups seeking a day filled with educational opportunities, while simultaneously offering the exciting surrounds of a theme park. We have designed our educational guides as a resource for all ages, grade levels, and curriculums. We encourage you to use this guide as a resource to plan your own adventure within HERSHEYPARK. Feel free to use the activities, which you feel are most appropriate for your students and reproduce the worksheets as needed. HERSHEYPARK would like to recognize several individuals who have contributed their time and energy to make each educational guide beneficial. These individuals have been the success behind the HERSHEYPARK laboratory and make it possible to enhance the educational enrichment within HERSHEYPARK. • Dr. Geno Torri, Chambersburg • Mr. Jeffery Fuhrman, Donegal • Mr. Roy DeRemer, Warwick • Mr. Tom Ritter, Annville Cleona • Mr. Jeffery Way, Hempfield • Mr.
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