Who Are We?
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts is a privately
held company founded in 1927 when Milton S. Hershey
separated his chocolate manufacturing operations
from his other businesses. Hershey
Entertainment & Resorts employs about 1,400 full-time employees and 4,500
seasonal and part-time employees.
Celebrating Diversity
Hershey
Entertainment & Resorts is committed
to workforce diversity, and to establishing and
maintaining a work environment where all employees
feel valued and included. Hershey
Entertainment & Resorts also is committed to its customers and the various
communities it serves. Maintaining these commitments
requires staying abreast of emerging issues and
trends, and recognizing opportunities to make
changes to enhance the overall level of service.
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Our Proud Mission
To be a leader in the hospitality and entertainment
industries by delivering excellence to our guests
and employees, while enhancing our relationships
with the Hershey Entities and the community,
and sustaining financial integrity.
What About Chocolate?
Many people wonder how Hershey
Entertainment & Resorts is
related to The
Hershey Company,
makers of Hershey's chocolate products.
When Milton
Hershey offered
stock in the Hershey Chocolate Corporation in
1927, he segregated the business of making chocolate
from his other enterprises. These other businesses
were formed into a separate company called Hershey
Estates, now known as Hershey
Entertainment & Resorts
Company.
Prior to this, in 1909, he created a deed of
trust establishing the Hershey Industrial School
for orphan boys, later renamed the Milton
Hershey School. The
Hershey Trust, as trustee for the Milton
Hershey School, owns Hershey
Entertainment & Resorts Company in its entirety. In addition, the Hershey
Trust owns the majority of the voting stock of
The Hershey Company, a publicly
held company.
Today, the profits generated by these entities
perpetuate the Hershey
Trust, which in turn funds the Milton
Hershey School.
Hershey
Entertainment & Resorts
consists of the following divisions:
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Hersheypark
was opened in 1907 by Milton S. Hershey as a
picnic grounds for his employees. The Park has
grown
over the years to become a world-class theme
park with more than 60 rides and attractions,
award-winning live entertainment daily, mouth-watering
food, games of skill and unique souvenirs. Hersheypark has been awarded the prestigious Applause Award
by the International Association of Amusement
Parks and Attractions. The award recognizes a
park's management, operations, and creative accomplishments
that have inspired the industry with its foresight,
originality and sound business development.
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ZooAmerica
North American Wildlife Park is
an 11-acre walk-through zoo located next
to Hersheypark and open year-round.
It is home to over 200 animals representing
70 species native to five regions of North
America. An accredited member of the American
Zoo and Aquarium Association, ZooAmerica offers an exciting and educational experience
for families and groups.
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Dutch
Wonderland Family Amusement Park,
located in the heart of Pennsylvania's Dutch
Country, opened on May 30, 1963, with 14 acres
of land, four rides, a gift shop, and 18 cast
members. This family entertainment complex
now features 25 rides on 48 acres, and Old
Mill Stream Campground.
Dutch Wonderland is perfect for
the entire family to share a special experience,
with rides, attractions and entertainment for
kids of all ages. Dutch Wonderland is owned and
operated by Wonderland Amusement Management LLC,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Hershey
Entertainment & Resorts Company.
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Giant
Center is the new state-of-the-art
arena that opened in fall 2002. Giant
Center seats
10,500 and hosts a wide variety of events,
including Hershey Bears ice hockey, concerts,
ice shows, family shows and more. Giant Center is
owned by The Township of Derry Industrial and Commercial
Development Authority, and managed by Regional
Area Management LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Hershey Entertainment & Resorts.
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Arena seats 7,225 and was home
to the American Hockey League Hershey
Bears until
the 2002-2003 season when The Bears moved to
their new home ice, Giant Center. The Arena
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Hersheypark
Stadium seats
up to 30,000 and is home to a wide variety
of outdoor concerts and numerous sporting events,
including the Summer Concert Series. With a
recently renovated, all-natural turf field
and remodeled seating, press box, locker rooms
and scoreboard, Hersheypark
Stadium is
the most prominent outdoor stadium facility
between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
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The
Star Pavilion at Hersheypark
Stadium is
an open air amphitheatre seating about 7,300
and offering a more intimate setting for popular
rock and alternative artists than its larger
neighbor, Hersheypark
Stadium. The Star
Pavilion offers excellent acoustics, and both reserved
and grass seating.
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Bears are the AHL affiliate
of the NHL Washington Capitals.
The Bears captured their ninth American Hockey
League
Calder
Cup Championship in 2006 and are the oldest
continuously operating franchise in
the American Hockey League.
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The
Hotel Hershey, built
in 1933 by Milton S. Hershey, blends old world
elegance with first class service and amenities.
The Hotel Hershey is a world-class resort with
230 guest rooms and 23,500 square feet of meeting,
banquet and exhibit space. The Hotel has been
recognized with the prestigious Mobil Four
Star and AAA Four Diamond Awards, and is a
member of Historic Hotels of America.
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The
Spa At The Hotel Hershey offers
the ultimate in relaxation and renewal -
a sanctuary where chocolate is not just another
treat to eat, but a necessary ingredient
for innovative, relaxing spa services. Built
on a tradition of excellence and luxury,
the design of The Spa draws its influence
from High Point mansion, the home of Milton
and Catherine Hershey. The Spa offers several
signature treatments, including the Whipped
Cocoa Bath and the Chocolate
Fondue Wrap.
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Hershey
Lodge is recognized
as "Pennsylvania's Largest Convention
Resort" with a total of 665 guest rooms
and 100,000 square feet of function space.
Hershey Lodge has been recognized
with the Successful Meetings Pinnacle Award,
J.D. Powers & Associates "Outstanding
Guest Experience - Upscale Hotel" award,
Meeting News Planners Choice Award, and was
named a Successful Meetings Outstanding Golf & Meeting
Resort (ACE).
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Hershey
Country Club offers golf
enthusiasts two distinctive courses with
impeccable greens and mature fairways with
an outstanding reputation. Different by design
and level of difficulty, each course provides
golfers of varied skill levels a course to
suit their game. Hershey
Country Club consists
of two private courses, the par-71 East Course,
built in 1970 and
the par-73 West Course, built in 1930. There
is also Spring Creek Golf Course, a nine-hole
course designed specifically for junior
players.
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Highmeadow Campground, located just
off Hersheypark Drive, offers year round camping
on 55 acres of rolling countryside. Established
in 1963, the campground offers convenient and
cozy camping cabins along with nearly 300 campsites
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| Hershey
Nursery was founded in 1905 and has
grown steadily over the
years by adhering to Milton Hershey's commitment
to excellence. The professional team at Hershey
Nursery offers landscape design and maintenance
for both commercial and residential properties.
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Hershey Laundry & Dry Cleaning,
founded in 1908, offers a wide variety of services
and amenities including private and commercial
laundering and dry cleaning, sale of uniforms
and linens, embroidering and tailoring, and preserving
of specialty garments. Hershey Laundry & Dry Cleaning is
the official laundry of The
Hotel Hershey, Hershey
Lodge,
and The Milton Hershey School.
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