Jolly Rancher Remix (formerly Sidewinder) is a steel shuttle roller coaster located at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States.
Hersheypark converted the area surrounding the roller coaster to the theme of Jolly Rancher candy during the winter months of 2022.
The attraction would be the largest thrill ride constructed at the park since the 1977 addition of steel roller coaster SooperDooperLooper and the only Boomerang model in Pennsylvania.
[6] The park formally announced Sidewinder in the same month as a 105 ft (32 m) structure that would traverse riders forwards and backwards through a combination of inversions.
[2] A charity event was to be held in the days preceding the roller coaster's official opening by local high school students for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
[14] Park officials had recently added several new contemporary additions, such as Reese's Cupfusion and Whitecap Racer, to provide distinct experiences for guests.
Alongside the redevelopment, the park would be adding a new Zamperla Nebulaz flat ride named Mix'd Flavored by Jolly Rancher.
The re-branded roller coaster would take passengers through a tunnel with lights, music, and scents corresponding to one of five Jolly Rancher flavors chosen at random.
The Mix'd Flavored by Jolly Rancher flat ride is located in front of the roller coaster, having replaced a clock tower and planters.
[2][3] Stallsmith personally considered that the roller coaster delivered on Hersheypark's advertising promise of "non-stop excitement" and stated that there was no "wasted space" during the ride's entire experience.
[3] Randy Kraft, a writer for The Morning Call, stated that the ride "is a totally disorienting experience" for riders who do not enjoy inversions on roller coasters.
[4] John Lines, a staff report for the Intelligencer Journal, commented the Sidewinder was "a dramatic improvement over" the park's other steel looping roller coaster, the SooperDooperLooper.
[12] Wendie Wells, writing for Lebanon, Pennsylvania's Daily News, remarked that the roller coaster was "all that was promised and more in the way of thrills" and even more so in the second half of the ride.
Sean Adams, a writer for The Patriot-News, ranked the Jolly Rancher Remix among "the middle of the pack" of Hersheypark's roller coasters for its excitement and appeal.
[22] Justin Landers, a writer for Behind the Thrills, concluded on his overall experience of the Jolly Rancher Remix as "fantastic", considering the color scheme, scents, lighting, and flat ride as contributing factors.
[25] Kyle, a writer for Coaster101, commented on the roller coaster's new paint and tunnel features, making it distinguished from other Boomerang model clones.