Dutch Wonderland, Lancaster / USA: Hershey Entertainment Sells Theme Park to Palace Entertainment

Palace Entertainment - US-based subsidiary of Parques Reunidos - recently took over Dutch Wonderland in Pennsylvania from Hershey Entertainment for a sum that has not been communicated. The theme park was opened in 1963 and purchased by Hershey in 2001. According to statements of Hershey officials, the company aims to concentrate on activities at Hershey Park and the Hershey hotel. California-based Palace Entertainment operates 38 leisure facilities in the U.S.: seven theme parks, ten waterparks and 21 Family Entertainment Centers, altogether annually visited by around 14 million guests. (eap)