I feel the need to compare Candymonium to Skyrush, as someone who had no bias or knowing anything about either ride prior to riding. After riding Skyrush for the first time (not knowing anything abou...
I feel the need to compare Candymonium to Skyrush, as someone who had no bias or knowing anything about either ride prior to riding. After riding Skyrush for the first time (not knowing anything about its high reputation ahead of time), I felt a little bit rattled. Maybe if I had known what to expect, I would have enjoyed the ride more. However, I was legitimately concerned I would be ejected from the ride, which is apparently why many people give it high ratings. Now that I know what to expect, I may enjoy it on subsequent rides, as it is my local park.
That said, I next rode Candymonium. It was a fantastic ride! It had much of the same intensity of Skyrush, but without all of the bone rattling thrashing. In fact, it was extremely smooth overall. However, the smoothness does not take away from the sheer speed and intensity, as my girlfriend appeared to show more fear on Candymonium than she did on Skyrush which honestly surprised me.
Hershey Park and B&M did a bang up job on the placement and design of this ride within the park, it is absolutely gorgeous. The ride is the centerpiece of by far the most memorable park entrance I have ever seen, Hershey Park has done a fantastic job building their new Chocolate Town addition.
Candymonium is a great way to introduce to someone to hypercoasters, as you get all of the thrills without questioning whether you may need to see a chiropractor for realignment afterwards (looking at you Skyrush).