Laff Trakk
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Laff Trakk is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Big Lick Mountain stands 545 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Twisted Carnevil, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Laff Trakk is an indoor spinning steel roller coaster at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The roller coaster was designed by Maurer AG while the indoor theming was designed by Raven Sun Creative. Laff Trakk is Hersheypark's 12th oldest operating roller coaster and is located in the Midway America section of the park, adjacent to the Merry-Derry-Dip attraction. The site of the coaster is on the former location of Granny Bugs, Miniature Train, and Pony Parade, three kinds of kiddie rides. The coaster is considered a "glow coaster" because of the interior theming of the ride which appears to glow in the dark. The ride track is black-blue as is its support, with the ride vehicles being violet. The theming also recalls past funhouses that were in Hersheypark between 1930 and 1972. Laff Trakk opened to the general public on May 23, 2015.
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Wikidata Q20487039, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hersheypark
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Twisted Carnevil: 0.0 mi
- Kill 'N Fill Garage: 0.0 mi
- Pony Parade: 0.0 mi
- Wild Mouse: 0.1 mi
- Auntie Mortem's Abattoir: 0.1 mi
- Hershey Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Chocolate Town Square: 0.6 mi
- Boathouse Park: 1.2 mi
- Swatara Creek Park: 1.2 mi
- Founder's Park: 1.4 mi
- Michael Horrocks 9/11 Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Abandoned Mount Gretna Prison Foundations: 8.8 mi
- Highspire War Memorial: 9.1 mi
- The "Governor's Troop": 9.8 mi
- 16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Camp Hastings.: 9.9 mi
- Education Center: 0.3 mi
- The Hershey Story: 0.6 mi
- Pennsylvania State Police Historical, Educational, & Memorial Center: 1.0 mi
- AACA Museum: 1.9 mi
- Kinderhaus: 2.0 mi
- Round Top: 5.5 mi
- Conewago Hill: 9.7 mi
- Mount Ararat: 10.6 mi
- Governor Dick Hill: 11.0 mi
- Hulls Hill: 11.9 mi
- The Boy with the Leaking Boot: 0.3 mi
- Girl Chasing Butterflies: 0.3 mi
- Winter: 0.3 mi
- Fall: 0.3 mi
- Spring: 0.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 246: 5.4 mi
- Bellaire Woods: 8.6 mi
- Shaw Family Nature Preserve: 8.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 145: 9.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 275: 9.3 mi
- Historic Hershey Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
- Bill Bowman Garden: 0.3 mi
- Northside Garden: 3.4 mi
- Palmyra Community Library: 4.7 mi
- Prayer Garden: 7.2 mi
- Original Carrousel Circle: 0.4 mi
- Quitte Creek Nature Park: 8.2 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 9.3 mi
- Main Campfire Circle: 13.8 mi
- Swing Circle: 13.8 mi
- Spring Creek Springs: 1.4 mi
- Penryth Spring: 8.8 mi
- Donegal Spring: 14.1 mi
- Spring Lake Spring: 14.6 mi
- Eichelberger Spring: 14.7 mi
- Chickies Rock: 18.0 mi
- Chinese Wall: 18.6 mi
- Round Head: 23.4 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 9.9 mi
- Concrete Beach: 12.8 mi
- Rausch Gap: 14.6 mi
- Acrigg's Falls: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laff Trakk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lick Mountain | N 10° | 545 m | 21.5 mi |
| Short Mountain | N 350° | 500 m | 20.3 mi |
| Good Spring Mountain | NNE 19° | 500 m | 24.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 6° | 496 m | 22.2 mi |
| Stony Mountain | N 352° | 491 m | 12.3 mi |
| Third Mountain | NW 317° | 488 m | 12.0 mi |
| Panther Head | NNE 28° | 473 m | 22.8 mi |
| Berry Mountain | NNW 332° | 435 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12995090395
Day trips start here
- Wrightsville · 20 mi
- York · 23 mi
- Lancaster · 26 mi
- Lancaster County · 28 mi
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