Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge (or RXCC as it is abbreviated) was installed in 2006 at Hersheypark

Hersheypark

Hersheypark is an amusement park located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, near the Hershey Chocolate Factory.Hersheypark was opened on April 24, 1907 as a leisure park for the employees of the Hershey Chocolate Company, an American confectionery company. Later, the company decided to open the park to the...

, where it became the first competitive, interactive dark ride

Dark ride

A dark ride or ghost train is an indoor amusement ride where riders in guided vehicles travel through specially lit scenes that typically contain animation, sound, music, and special effects....

. It was built by Sally Corporation

Sally Corporation

Founded in 1977, Sally Corporation is known for its dark rides , and its human, animal and cartoon animatronic characters and shows. The company serves amusement parks, attractions, museums and retail clients worldwide...

, a popular dark ride manufacturer. This ride is not to be confused with the free Hershey's Chocolate World

Hershey's Chocolate World

Hershey’s Chocolate World is the name of Hershey’s visitor center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States. Open year-round, Hershey's Chocolate World offers marketplace shops and restaurants, specializing in Hershey's chocolate products...

 tour ride. The ride replaced a building which housed the park's first aid and ride department offices, as well as a practice skating rink.

Techniques

Riders are split into two groups of four (teams "Chocolate" and "Peanut Butter"), seated, and given a ride through a shooting gallery. Targets are placed in large scenes, often with spinning obstructions placed in front. Targets light up with yellow lights that disappear when hit, but these lights will turn orange for a short period, yielding double points if hit. One popular tactic is to aim for targets already hit by other players. The shooting scenes are broken down into three sections. In the final section, all targets are orange.

Often, stacking

Stacking

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 will occur, leaving the riders on the course to continue to shoot while the cars remain stationary, which prevents cars from bumping into each other. Unlike a typical dark ride, RXCC's cars travel on a track similar to a roller coaster

Roller coaster

The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...

. This cannot be defined as a coaster (not even as a powered coaster

Powered coaster

A powered roller coaster is a roller coaster which relies on a motor in the train to complete the course, often replacing a traditional chain lift hill. This allows for both compact layouts that start out with curving hills, or long, extended layouts that would need too many lifts to be feasible....

), because there is no gravity involved with the movement.

When the ride first opened, individual Reese's cups (with caramel) were given out at the end of the ride. If a rider was allergic to peanuts, a standard Hershey's chocolate bar was substituted. Later in the year, all players received Hershey's chocolate bars.

Ride Facts

• Ride system provided by EOS Rides
• Ride features a Single Rider
  Single Rider
  Single rider lines are an opportunity at various theme parks to reduce the amount of time waiting in line for an attraction. When a single-rider line is in use, empty seats on the ride vehicles are filled using individuals from the line, thus ensuring that every vehicle is carrying the maximum...
  
  line
• Total number of targets: 158
• Total animated elements: 80
• Animatronic figures: 8