Top Photo Spots of Hersheypark Halloween and Dark Nights 2024

Top Photo Spots of Hersheypark Halloween and Dark Nights 2024

Hersheypark Halloween and Dark Nightscontinues through Nov. 3, 2024, with thrilling rides and coasters by day and chilling frights at night. With so many fall festivities throughout the Park, including the family-friendlyTreatville and plenty of thrills like lights-out rides aboard select coasters and the all-new Estate of Evil Haunted House, there's no shortage of Halloween fun!

Between all the excitement, Hersheypark is full of Instagram-worthy photo opportunities to document your visit. Whether you're a picture pro or a shutterbug in training, this guide will take you through some of the most popular photo spots and everything you need to know to snap the perfect pic for a lifetime of Hersheypark Happy memories.

Front Gate, Chocolatetown

Your first photo stop comes as soon as you make your way to the main entrance of Hersheypark! The entrance plaza in Hershey's Chocolatetown has been lined with decorative pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns for the perfect fall vibe. Looking for a slightly more eerie aesthetic? Wait until dark and come back to see the overhead sign glow red.

Kisses Fountain, Chocolatetown

The next photo-op is just beyond the entrance at our iconic Kisses Fountain. A Dark Nights sign serves as an additional landmark when you enter the fountain plaza, surrounded by the helix of Candymonium. Wait for just the right moment, and you may catch one of the trains racing through the track in your shot. Or, hang tight until nighttime as the Kisses Fountain will glow orange, green and purple to celebrate the Halloween season.

Hershey's Hangout, Chocolatetown

This iconic Chocolatetown location is normally home to Sweet Greets* with your larger-than-life Hershey's friends, but it's also a great location for pictures with your friends and family! By daylight, you can pose with characters like Hershey Bar directly on the patio of Hershey's Hangout and find other friends nearby like Kit Kat and Ice Breaker. By night, the patio transforms with glowing lights to make a sparkling photo location - perfect for selfies.

*Check the Hersheypark App or our website for showtimes on the day of your visit. Character appearances and times are subject to change.

Hershey Character Glow Dance Party, Music Box Theatre

Speaking of characters, Shake, Rattle, and Glow: Monster Ball is a howling costume pageant hosted by your Hershey's Candy Friends as they sport their Halloween best. While you can get some incredible pictures of characters like Jolly Rancher, Miss Twizz and others on stage, you can also get your very own photo with them! Stay after the show for a Sweet Greet with the characters and pose with them in their special Halloween costumes.

*Check the Hersheypark Appor our website for showtimes on the day of your visit. Show times are subject to change.

Creature Cages, Darkstone's Hollow

The cages that once held the creatures of Professor Darkstone's mythical menagerie are open for photos in The Hollow region right across from Comet. Strike a pose from behind the bars, but be careful that you're not added to the collection!

Hershey'sTrick Or Treat Trail, Treatville

Located in The Boardwalk region of the Park, Treatville provides some sweet photo spots along a path of ten candy stops. Day or night, there are plenty of photogenic places to pose including the Happy Halloween display, a giant light-up pumpkin, the Kissmobile and a new hay maze with a spider in the center. These backdrops are just another reason that makes Hersheypark the sweetest place to trick-or-treat!

Treatville is available each Hersheypark Halloween operating day from Park Opening until 8:30 p.m. For more information, view the Guide to Hershey's Trick Or Treat Trail 2024.

Fallout Zone Entrance and Reactor, FalloutZone

Just beyond the entrance to Fahrenheit is a portal to the Fallout Zone. At night, the sign glows a radioactive green and emits a thick layer of fog. Capture your photo from an angle, and at just the right time you may even get Fahrenheit running in the background of your shot!

Venture beyond the fog bubbles, and you'll find a glowing reactor that you can step inside for a unique photo. Just make sure the ghouls aren't waiting for you inside when you least expect it!

Avenue of the Afterlife, The Boardwalk

Also located in The Boardwalk region of the Park, the all-new Avenue of the Afterlife is home to scary-good eats, wicked-fun entertainment and plenty of photo landmarks! Grab a picture near the decorated entrance portal, get unique views of Lightning Racer, and meet and greet with select Dark Nights characters* starting at 7:00 p.m.

*Character appearances are subject to change. Check the Hersheypark Appor our website for details on the day of your visit.

Midway of Misery Entrance, Midway America

The Midway America region of the Park transforms into the Midway of Misery scare zone for the fall. The red-glowing archway is a favorite photo spot among Hersheypark guests, with many posing with their favorite ghouls of the midway in front of the arches. Watch out, though, as you never know when The Decayed Brigade may slide into your shot…

Ferris Wheel, Midway of Misery

One of the most iconic Hersheypark landmarks is the Ferris Wheel - and it's even sweeter during Halloween with a new light package! Grab your photo from within the Midway of Misery and stand back far enough to frame the Ferris Wheel within the space between the arches. Some of our Dark Nights creatures may lurk within the area, so pose with them for some added eeriness.

Fire Moments, Various Locations

Year Three of Dark Nights has easily been the most lit! There are more fire moments than ever, including TWO pyrotechnic set pieces within our scare zones. Visit the Fallout Zone, where after the alarm sounds, flames shoot high into the night atop the Tidal Force bridge. Next door, just past Laff Trakk in the Midway of Misery, sits the flaming archway, a fire-shooting portal that blasts pyrotechnics synched to the music of the midway. This photo op is for our most astute photographers, as you'll need the perfect timing to capture your shot of the flames.

Where's Your Favorite Photo Moment?

We want to see your pictures from all of the photo locations! Tag us @Hersheypark on social media and use the hashtags #HersheyparkHalloween #DarkNights and #HersheyPA in your posts. You can also tag your Instagram stories with @Hersheypark for a chance to be featured on our page!