On October 3, 2018, Hershey Entertainment and Resorts revealed their "biggest announcement ever": a new 23-acre (9.3 ha) section of the park named Chocolatetown, as well as a new entrance plaza, both of which would open in 2020.

[2] The anchor attractions were scheduled to include a roller coaster, as well as a new shopping area and a fountain, built at a cost of $150 million.

[2][3] The new coaster was planned to be a hypercoaster, over 200 feet (61 m) tall, which required approval from the Federal Aviation Administration.

[10][11] The final track piece was installed in February 2020, though an opening date had not been announced at that time.

[6][21] The track is colored chocolate brown with light gray supports and contains seven camelback hills.

"[24] A reporter for LNP (newspaper) wrote: "In many ways, Candymonium is the more refined cousin to Skyrush.

"[18] The ride won a Golden Ticket Award from Amusement Today magazine in 2021, in which Candymonium was ranked as the 5th best steel roller coaster in the world.