Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge (RXCC) was an attraction which was installed in 2006 at

Hersheypark Hersheypark (known as Hershey Park until 1970) is a family theme park located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, about east of Harrisburg, and west of Philadelphia. The park was founded in 1906 by Milton S. Hershey as a leisure park for the employees of ...

, where it became the first competitive, interactive

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. It was built by

Sally Corporation Sally Corporation is a dark ride and animatronic manufacturing company based in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The company serves amusement parks, attractions, museums, and retail clients worldwide. It offers complete design/build service ...

, a popular dark ride manufacturer. The ride experience theme was sports, and the building exterior was themed on the

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which is directly behind, outside Hersheypark. This ride is not to be confused with the free

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tour ride. The ride replaced a building which housed the park's

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and ride department offices, as well as a practice skating rink. On August 2, 2018, Hersheypark announced the addition of Reese's Cupfusion for the Summer of 2019, which will replace Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge. Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge closed on September 3, 2018.

Ride Facts

* Ride system provided by EOS Rides
Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge Website * Ride featured a

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line * Total number of targets: 158 * Total animated elements: 80 * Animatronic figures: 8

References

External links

Sally Corporation
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