Hershey's Chocolate World Tour Ride 1991

This is a video of the Hershey's Chocolate World Tour Ride back from 1991! Hope this bring backs a few memories for the Hershey fans out there! My dad recorded this video using a VHS camcorder back when I was just 3 years old...
For anyone wondering, this ride has been updated twice since this video was recorded.

[@RegularCars]

This is the only version of the ride that matters!

[@Angie2343]

Yes! =D

[@ZZTX]

My Chocolate World Tour is best Chocolate World Tour because ♫ Hershey Chocolate, Hershey Chocolate, Hershey Chocolate Woooorld ♫

[@snickthegreat]

RegularCars FACTS.

[@Duvmasta]

Indeed!

[@devonalomar9012]

Nope. The Mayan African pyramids we're the best.

[@Nick-yx8ef]

Almost to tears. Thank you for recording my child hood!

[@BigFrank79]

This made me smile. I miss hearing the song at the end in it's entirety. Damn shame they took that from us with the current version.

[@amybatesfansofundertakerka2750]

So do I. :(

[@empirecoasters]

oh you don't even know what they did in 2016 my guy

[@BigFrank79]

@@empirecoasters I do. I’ve been since 2016. The song is gone, which is sad. I made sure to teach my now 6 year old son this song when he was younger, so he sings along with me when we go!

[@LeafRazorStorm]

A version of the tour without singing cows... I never thought I'd see the light of day.

[@snickthegreat]

Leaf-Razor I agree the singing cows are just plain out lame and creepy asf

[@ashelycarnes8427]

Yeah, the ride used to be educational and interesting not animatronic ridiculousness!

[@leftylisa6257]

My childhood!! I remember this when I was little😍😍😍

[@arbolita]

This was always my favorite version of the ride - particularly the cow at the 4-minute mark!

[@anton1207740]

I'm in tears. Memories flooding back to trips with my parents. I remember always going to Chocolate World first, and then driving up to the Hotel Hershey.

[@thesteffie]

Thank you SO MUCH for posting this! This really makes me miss old school Hersheypark.

[@happymommywatson]

This brought back memories! Thanks

[@anotherdejavu]

This is back when chocolate world was actually enjoyable. Thanks for sharing!

[@KurtLudwick]

Thanks for posting this! Quite the antidote to the hot mess they've turned this attraction into!

[@PinballBrendan]

Indeed. Hopefully someone at Chocolate World sees all the comments here and does something about it!

[@CashMoneyDuck]

Well they made it terrible

[@Duvmasta]

Yeah, the many TVs made the ride special!

[@Doodlebugthegoldenhamster]

I liked it 😐

[@aekfuturewriter13]

Thank you! This is the version I loved growing up! My grandpa would sing the Hershey chocolate song at the end too! Such a fun memory!

[@BrinIoca]

man, I'm not really the type to say all old things were good and whenever they changed it it got worse, but there's just something about the pre-2009 version of the tour ride that is missing these days.

[@Nightwaterproject]

Really, really, really miss this version. Back when you learned a lot more about how they made their products compared to the version they have now which is more on the entertainment side of things.

[@Duvmasta]

I hate that where that awesome computer areas was now has this big screen with a sing along and some stuffed being mixed up!

[@Nightwaterproject]

@@Duvmasta same here!

[@Duvmasta]

@@Nightwaterproject I liked the small monitors. Every part is now replaced with a stupid LCD or projection!

[@Nightwaterproject]

@@Duvmasta yup. Sadly, everything seems to be becoming that.

[@Duvmasta]

@@Nightwaterproject technology can suck sometimes

[@montydog1009]

I'm a 1994 baby...this is giving me all the feels! 🥰

[@sloopygoop]

Wow, man!! Thank you, and your dad especially, for documenting this. It really brings me back. This was the best version of the ride.

[@musey85]

Thank you so much for uploading this! I was 6 years old in 1991, and this version is the one I remember the best and with the most fondness!

[@jamesvalenti9288]

Remember seeing this when I was little. Went back again in 2018, and I feel like it lost some of its authenticity. I miss getting the full size Hershey bar at the end of the tour. Now, I do not think they even give you a fun size bar. Thanks for sharing.

[@princesssshortie]

I used to ride this ride with my grandparents all the time back in the early-mid 90s. Thanks so much for posting this!

[@PinballBrendan]

Thank you all for 20,000 views and for the sweet (no pun intended) messages I have gotten in my inbox from this video!

[@felix121984]

The 1991 version was way too didatic, the 1981 version was a lot more like Disneyland/worlds Its A small world ride.

[@theaterqueen95]

I live in Hershey and have many fond childhood memories of going to Chocolate World and riding this version and its immediate successor. I'm 18, and now when I ride it, it's 8 minutes of my life I can never get back. So i agree, this version and the one immediately after were FAR better and are greatly missed!

[@PetaHatingChris42]

I miss this version. The singing cows don't do much for me.

[@Angie2343]

Agreed. At least the talking robot was cute in one version.

[@LancGuy13]

I still remember the song from the end of the ride. It's like the equviant of disney's " It's a small world". You can never get it out of your head for days.

[@DreamDancer82]

I can definitely vouch for that! I've only been to Hershey Park once in 92/93 (don't remember which; I was either 10 or 11), and I STILL get the song stuck in my head to this day!

[@ThatPAScratcherGuy]

Wow, this brings back memories. I remember waiting forever to go on this each time I went to HP. It's sad to see what they've done to it. I also find it a bit ironic there's next to no wait time for it anymore.

[@farout536]

I rather watch this version on you tube, then go there live now in 2017 for their newest version.... Very sad, very sad indeed.

[@janetplanet4595]

OMG I remember this! The round barn based on Hershey's Cattle Farm, and the G scale trains lol

[@snickthegreat]

I wish this version was still here

[@Angie2343]

Me too!

[@timetosaynext]

I went on this ride as a child...I remember most of especially the chocolate river and the ovens was actually hot as you passed through...that was fun...thanks for posting

[@Angie2343]

BRING Back this version!

[@Ichigo08]

Thank you so much for posting this i loved this ride before they renovated it in 06. I practically grew up on it going every year multiple times sine i was born in 90' i absolutely love the song at the end of the ride. thanx again

[@Duvmasta]

I don't like the new version, WAY too much sensory. The old one was better, not as much singing cows. XD

[@danielandlucycartoonsmadne5885]

The new new version is terrible now

[@Duvmasta]

@@danielandlucycartoonsmadne5885 especially at the end. Yeah, there’s too many lcd screens and they got rid of that computer area halfway through the ride.

[@KylieRos3]

Now this is classic. Gotta love the music.

[@warrenguy76]

Thank you so much for posting! I needed to reference this tour during dinner and voilà! You had it! Such memories! Remember the update when they had the talking robot in each car??? Lol

[@PinballBrendan]

You're welcome! I was 3 when the video was shot (you can hear a little kid voice every now and then, that's me). My dad shot it with an old VHS video camera. We have other Hershey footage that I'd like to add eventually, including footage of Hersheypark's mini golf before it was removed.

[@Duvmasta]

I played that mini golf course one time. I think it was below the super dooper looper.

[@nicholascoleman9458]

I love my memories about Hershey plant factory!!

[@hippiefreak66]

I miss this version so bad! I was down in Hershey last month at a Hershey Bears game and went on the ride, as you do when in Hershey. It's all different and I don't care for how drastic the change is. Worst part of the current rendition of the ride is that they no longer have the ultra fun to sing along to Hershey's Chocolate World theme song.

[@DreamDancer82]

My family went to Hershey Park in either 1992 or 1993 as one of the stops on a road trip we took. My sister and I had the song stuck in our heads for the rest of the trip, since this was the last attraction we went on before we left the park.

[@KeithJMcG-qz8vr]

The only Hershey ride I remember!

[@swordchickmom]

Thanks for posting this. Funny enough, this isn't even the original ride. This is the "fix" after they had an alien (from outerspace) take you around and it was completely stupid. I remember when there was a huge ship and a giant "dollhouse" at the shipping port. Even the animatronic guy pulling the donkey.

[@yeksun]

Thanks for posting this. This was great.

[@swordchickmom]

Thanks for posting this. Funny enough, this isn't even the original ride. This is the "fix" after they had an alien (from outerspace) take you around and it was completely stupid. I remember when there was a huge ship and a giant "dollhouse" at the shipping port. Even the animatronic guy pulling the donkey. That version of the ride was my favorite.

[@laquil1]

I am instantly flooded with childhood memories. They are as warm and gooey as the chocolate liquor.

[@icejames14]

UGHHH this is so much better than the new one. i miss it, i grew up here and i was really upset when i heard they changed it around

[@ChachiTelevision1979]

Wow, this brings back memories. Last time I went here was in 1992 so this is exactly what I remember. I need to go back--it's only about 2 hours from DC :)

[@Spivonious]

Neat to see that most of the same machines are still in there today. I understand why they've updated it over the years, but they lost me at the singing cows.

[@NukeIt2Bdone]

I went on this in 1991, and just yesterday for the first time since. Very different

[@Ichigo08]

Yeah i did hear the kid in the background. :) I was overjoyed though after i listened to the song at the end, it took me awhile too to find this one cause i had to find out when the renovations occurred to get a video of before that. I also posted it on facebook so my family can hear it too they miss the old ride too. :)

[@Angie2343]

I prefer the classic rather than the new one. Gives the experience a Walt Disney World feel.

[@PinballBrendan]

Yes, I am a big fan, lol. I think I've seen some of your forum posts related to HP around the net. I've been going there every summer since 1989 (at which point I was 1 year old). I might be able to get the other footage up over the holiday break, it's good stuff.

[@RainDownOnMe23.]

Thank you for this!

[@CorporalDanLives]

4:07 always loved the Surprise Cow

[@DavidAlan.]

9:21 you can still see the remnants of the spaceship sucking up the candy.

[@swordchickmom]

@bmxrider13 Thanks for posting this. Funny enough, this isn't even the original ride. This is the "fix" after they had an alien (from outerspace) take you around and it was completely stupid. I remember when there was a huge ship and a giant "dollhouse" at the shipping port. Even the animatronic guy pulling the donkey. That version of the ride was my favorite.

[@amberrenee5415]

Great memories of that chocolate your ride!

[@swordchickmom]

@jc013 Thanks for posting this. Funny enough, this isn't even the original ride. This is the "fix" after they had an alien (from outerspace) take you around and it was completely stupid. I remember when there was a huge ship and a giant "dollhouse" at the shipping port. Even the animatronic guy pulling the donkey. That version of the ride was my favorite.

[@felix121984]

I was there many years before you were born Brenden. In fact I was there in March 1981, and it was a lot differentt then the 1991 version.

[@jonathanstuart7354]

felix121984 was it in the original factory?

[@belleyeojin]

tadpoleguy no, I don’t think so

[@hpcrazy7853]

I have videos of this version in its entirety from 1994 / 95. 1995 being the first year with the on-ride photo camera installed. I also have short clips of this version from 1989, 90 and 96 and full versions of the last version (1998) and the current version. IMO, I miss the version the most out of the last two updates. But I find the current version not to be bad at all. I like the cows, they make it fun! By the way, I'd LOVE to see the Hersheypark footage! You "must" get it up ASAP!! lol!

[@roxycauldwell544]

Just went yesterday after going when I was about 6. I'll never stop being mad they took the actual chocolate factory out.

[@missyrose2154]

I was on this ride when temptations came out

[@SupermarketSweep777]

Oh my god. I found a video when the boxcar used to be red. I was born in 93 and I remember most of this.

[@YuutoNogami]

Okay, THIS is the version I remember from when I was a kid. i went here about once a year growing up. So, is the 70's looking computer console with all the blinking lights a left over remnant from the robot version? Looking at it now, it definately seems out of place with the rest of the ride, but I never questioned it as a kid. I never actually saw the robot version in person (as far as I remember) but I think I'd prefer that over the Cows. They're so annoying. Love that song at the end!!

[@kennymutzy]

Hell yeah ! We used to ride it so many times in 86 and 87. Season passes at home and as a Milton Hershey School student. They went and screwed it up bad with the change. The new one is just horrifying and I refuse to take my kids. Fucking singing cows. We used to hop out and ride the rail. I got caught the first year thay put in cameras and got taken off the ride. Got a back stage tour on my way out. Man , my grandfather was pissed. My brother went into the test kitchen part.

[@thomasvenkersammy2153]

8:47 Hershey’s Chocolate Hershey’s Chocolate It’s a Hershey’s Chocolate World. Wherever you go No matter how far Your always near a Hershey bar. Hershey’s Chocolate Hershey’s Chocolate It’s a Hershey’s Chocolate World. If you're the travelling kind, wherever you roam It's good to find a friend from home A Hershey's Chocolate Real milk chocolate Hershey's - The Great American Chocolate Bar!

[@musey85]

Also, I do very vaguely remember a version before this that had some sort of alien in it? Scared the crap out of me! lol

[@happymommywatson]

musey85 oh yes what year was that?

[@CorporalDanLives]

They had shut down the ride for a huge refit back in the 90s and re-launched it where there was some doofus in a hardhat and an incredibly annoying robot; people HATED it. I think there was a really gnarly jump scare in there too, but I don't remember it. They took that stuff out after less than a year, if I remember correctly, and switched it to what you see here. Some of the leftovers include that weird "master computer" set.

[@ColonelCarnage]

I watched this and it felt like just a week ago I was on this version.

[@TotallyNotNJT]

I like the second one instead of the third version where there is too many cows. The second one only had a little bit of cows and the music was kinda better. This version is also good too

[@Gina231329]

NJTGaming Is that the version that had a mother baking in the kitchen? I remember there being a prop kitchen and a mannequin of a lady in an apron baking cookies. That was probably in the early 80s though 🤔

[@PinballBrendan]

@jc013 Yea, it's changed quite a bit, but there are still parts of the park that have remained themselves, like Comet Hollow and Minetown, which remind me of the good ol' days.

[@JoshFreilich]

Man do I miss that grand orchestral music in the beginning.

[@rlt152]

I always liked this one a lot more then the one they have now

[@aerostella]

What year was it updated after '91 and before the singing cows?

[@hpcrazy7853]

By the way, this is as far back as I remember the ride, the first time of me riding it in 1989 during Candylane, although I was at Hersheypark once before that in 1986. I'm assuming you're a big Hershey fan like I am! lol! :)

[@TheUnclothedSistersPodcast]

Blast from the past! No annoying singing cows :D

[@CorporalDanLives]

Ahhhh the oven part scared me as a little kid. "What if we get stuck?"

[@tylerdinkydooamusementmadn6368]

Renovated 2 times! 3 versions of the ride

[@wakegary]

Podcast: The Ride!

[@mrconrail]

This video is I believe the third version of the tour. The first version had a "test kitchen" at the end and around 4:30 of this video it showed chocolate mixing not spinning lights. The second version of the tour (around 1988) was based on a space robot. The robot version of the ride was a lot worse the the current singing cows.

[@PinballBrendan]

@aerostella Not exactly sure, but I think it was either 1997 or 1998. That update was fine, but the new one is unacceptable!

[@trumpetSL08]

I remember getting a free hershey bar after this ride. The oven part was soo hot.

[@PinballBrendan]

@swordchickmom Well, in my opinion they need a "fix" for the current version. Would love to see a full video of the previous version.

[@timothybrown3550]

now I was a kid when the last time I was at Hershey park but all I remember is the part of the ride is where u went in the oven the one part that was hot with all the lights I could be wrong I don't know if someone see this please let me know on this thank you

[@PinballBrendan]

+Timothy Brown Yes, that part of the ride is actually still almost exactly the same!

[@exodia9817]

7:55 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Hershey Kiss Mountain!

[@h0lly_blue]

Ah, Mr. Goodbar. Back when it was still popular.

[@jonathanstuart7354]

Was this in the original factory?

[@PinballBrendan]

No, this is the automated tour ride inside Chocolate World. This is the 3rd version of the ride. I believe they used to give live factory tours, but it got so crowded that they opened up Chocolate World instead and designed this ride as a replacement to giving people tours of the actual factory.

[@matthewcloar9402]

The best ever!!!!!!!!!!!

[@dylan_playz7166]

2 months after I was born lol

[@melissadarkstalker]

takes me back! I miss all the shineyness of the ending. They won't bring it back though cuz it'd look too 80s for them but the ending of the new one is kinda anti climactic and the cows are horribly constructed sometimes.

[@blancaordonez2448]

"Watch in High Quality"

[@PinballBrendan]

Thanks for 10,000 views!

[@gregorygorski8086]

They really need to bring back the song at the end and the whole end in general cause the new version just showing random peoples pics is soo meh

[@ericarisathompson9679]

The new one is cooler because of the better and funnier taste the love song

[@SocialGore]

I'm a huge Sony fan!!

[@broadwaymike92]

They got rid of the classic finale Jingle!!! So sad!!!

[@Angie2343]

Agreed.

[@PetiteKeyboardist]

Does anyone remember the lady in the kitchen making a cake?

[@toplaycool21]

I vaguely remember this version. I remember the version from the late 90s and early 2000s. The current singing cows is ok, but the older ones were better.

[@JoshFreilich]

Yeah, just from looking at the new tour, I'd say they MILKED that one quite a lot. (Ba-dum-ching!)

[@PinballBrendan]

@bmxrider13 Yep, couldn't agree more.

[@notanotherselfproclaimedrchgrl]

He says “9ohyeso hyesohyes oh yes”

[@feelthejoy]

WINNOWING

[@TheAlmightyBassist]

@PinballBrendan There is :)