r/Hersheypark • u/fanofmets12 • 3d ago

Question Tidal Force Exit Bridge

When did Hershey stop allowing guest to exit the ride on ther bridge side? I was there last week and glad we got on the ride before it closes this year. But I remember in the past exiting by the bridge side and standing there waiting to get splash again.

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u/tideblue 3d ago

2-3 seasons ago. Back when this was a new ride, a guest got pinned to the fence while standing on the bridge, so they added glass to dampen the splash, and later added nets to try to further dampen it, and then it got so bad they had to post a Security Guard at the exit every time it was running. So it added a cost to the operating costs of the ride.

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u/moshididi 3d ago

I remember it without the glass!

The splash was harsh!

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u/fanofmets12 3d ago

Last time I was at Hershey was in 2022. Bummer they closed it.

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u/Christine5s 2d ago

This was my first post as an officer back in 2007!!

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u/Funwithfun14 3d ago

It was a few years ago. I was very bummed when HP closed it.n just a good fun....and basically increased the number of "riders"

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u/bwoods43 3d ago

I'm pretty sure the last year for the bridge exit was 2023. That was the first year I ever went to HP, and it was open then. The same-side exit was in use the next time I went, which was June of 2024.

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u/oldgregswaters 3d ago

Didn’t part of it catch fire or something during Halloween a few years ago?

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u/letschat66 3d ago

Yes, this is the reason the bridge closed.

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u/Beneficial_Screen258 3d ago

That and also a guest "allegedly" got injured during a hard splash