Two Pennsylvania Theme Parks Shine in USA Today’s Top 10 Holiday Events

According to readers of USA Today, two Pennsylvania amusement parks have made it into the top 10 best theme parks for their stunning holiday festivities.

USA Today Reader Rankings

On December 8, 2023, USA Today 10 Best Theme Park Holiday Events rankings were released, placing An Old Time Christmas at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri at the top of the list.

Pennsylvania Parks Shine

Among the list, Hersheypark’s Christmas Candylane secured the fourth position while Holiday Lights at Kennywood in West Mifflin, Allegheny County also made the list.

Hersheypark’s Christmas Candylane

About Candylane, USA Today readers appreciated the park’s transformation with over 5 million lights turning it into a Christmas spectacle. The park offers entertainment like Santa’s visit with his reindeer, a synchronized light show, thrilling rides, and delicious hot chocolate.

Holiday Lights at Kennywood

Similarly, Kennywood is lit up with 2 million lights and offers seasonal treats, thrilling rides, a colossal Christmas tree, and a choreographed spectacle of lights over the lagoon to its visitors.

The Top 10 Theme Park Holiday Events According to USA Today

1. Old Time Christmas at Silver Dollar City, Branson, Missouri
2. SeaWorld’s Christmas Celebration, multiple locations
3. WinterFest at Kings Island, Mason, Ohio
4. Hersheypark Christmas Candylane, Hershey, Pennsylvania
5. Holiday in the Park at Six Flags, multiple locations
6. Christmastime at Santa’s Village, Jefferson, New Hampshire
7. Smoky Mountain Christmas at Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
8. Christmas Town at Busch Gardens, Tampa, Florida, and Williamsburg, Virginia
9. Holiday Lights at Kennywood, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
10. Storybook Land Christmas Fantasy with Lights, Egg Harbor Twp., New Jersey

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