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Detroit Is Getting A Sweet Village Called Choco Town

Detroit Is Getting A Sweet Village Called Choco Town Want to experience the closest thing to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory? Then come on down to Choco Town at the Oakland…

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Detroit Is Getting A Sweet Village Called Choco Town

Want to experience the closest thing to Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory? Then come on down to Choco Town at the Oakland Mall! An immersive candy experience running from March 16th to April 23rd.

This is a very interactive "show" where actors take you through the event. Almost like a house of horrors, but replace the horrors with delicious chocolate and candy.

The tour is an hour-long trip from various stations. Some of the stations. From multiple videos and reviews, stations like the "Chocolate Mechanic", "The Bon Bon Boulevard", and "Gummy Bear Hug Therapy", to name a few.

Many of the areas are perfect for photo ops and are visually appealing. You're handed a map as you explore and an evaluation to determine what kind of chocolate person you are.

The Choco Town Experience

The whole candy adventure last from about 60 minutes to 90 minutes. They are open on Thursdays: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., Fridays: 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., Saturdays: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., and Sundays: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 a piece and you can get them here.

So far reviews are pretty high with Google reviews at 5 stars and Feverup.com giving it a 4.2 out of 5 with 113 reviews so far.

I'm a big fan of chocolate, and my son loves candy (and my wife does too), so we might go check this out. $75 is quite a bit (for three, but they have group rates too), but it might be a fun thing to do for a weekend.

What's your favorite candy?

Is Candy Corn Michigan’s Favorite Candy?

Candy Corn Meme

35 million pounds sold! Someone must like them.

Candy Corn is not Michigan's favorite, but it is in second place! So leave Candy Corn alone, all you Candy Corn haters! According to candystore.com Michigan's favorite candy, as of 2022 is Starburst. We purchased 108,928 pounds of Starburst. That's 50 tons of Starburst! 
Some facts about Halloween this year:

    I moved to an apartment when I was younger where no trick or treating happened. Then I moved to townhouses...where again, no trick or treating happened. So finally I purchased a home, in a regular neighbourhood and thought, "This time, there WILL BE TRICK OR TREATING!". But, alas, there's a rich neighbourhood right next to us that has townhouses right next to each other and the kids go there. Well, mostly, now we do have SOME kids coming to our door. What's the point of having all these animatronic monsters if I can't show them off at Halloween? Oh yeah, I put them in my room to scare my own kids! ;)

    Here's a breakdown of all the most popular candies state by state:

    Alabama

    1. Skittles
    2. Starburst
    3. Hershey's Mini Bars

    Alaska

    1. Sour Patch Kids
    2. Twix
    3. Milky Way

    Arizona

    1. Hershey Kisses
    2. Hot Tamales
    3. Snickers

    Arkansas

    1. Butterfinger
    2. Jolly Ranchers
    3. M&M's

    California

    1. Reese's Cups
    2. M&M's
    3. Skittles

    Colorado

    1. Hershey Kisses
    2. Twix
    3. Milky Way

    Connecticut

    1. Almond Joy
    2. Milky Way
    3. M&M's

    Delaware

    1. Sour Patch Kids
    2. Skittles
    3. Life Savers

    Florida

    1. Reese's Cups
    2. Skittles
    3. Hot Tamales

    Georgia

    1. Swedish Fish
    2. Jolly Ranchers
    3. Reese's Cups

    Hawaii

    1. Hershey's Mini Bars
    2. Skittles
    3. Butterfinger

    Idaho

    1. Snickers
    2. Starburst
    3. Candy Corn

    Illinois

    1. Sour Patch Kids
    2. Kit Kat
    3. Starburst

    Indiana

    1. Starburst
    2. Hot Tamales
    3. Jolly Ranchers

    Iowa

    1. M&M's
    2. Reese's Cups
    3. Hershey's Mini Bars

    Kansas

    1. M&M's
    2. Reese's Cups
    3. Sour Patch Kids

    Kentucky

    1. Reese's Cups
    2. Hot Tamales
    3. Swedish Fish

    Louisiana

    1. Lemonheads
    2. Reese's Cups
    3. Blow Pops

    Maine

    1. Sour Patch Kids
    2. Starburst
    3. Candy Corn

    Maryland

    1. Hershey Kisses
    2. Hershey's Mini Bars
    3. Reese's Cups

    Massachusetts

    1. Sour Patch Kids
    2. Butterfinger
    3. Dubble Bubble Gum

    Michigan

    1. Starburst
    2. Candy Corn
    3. Butterfinger

    Minnesota

    1. Hot Tamales
    2. Tootsie Pops
    3. Skittles

    Mississippi

    1. Musketeers
    2. Snickers
    3. Butterfinger

    Missouri

    1. Milky Way
    2. Almond Joy
    3. Hot Tamales

    Montana

    1. Twix
    2. M&M's
    3. Dubble Bubble Gum

    Nebraska

    1. Sour Patch Kids
    2. Salt Water Taffy
    3. Twix

    Nevada

    1. Hot Tamales
    2. Hershey's Mini Bars
    3. Hershey Kisses

    New Hampshire

    1. M&M's
    2. Starburst
    3. Jolly Ranchers

    New Jersey

    1. Tootsie Pops
    2. M&M's
    3. Skittles

    New Mexico

    1. Hershey's Mini Bars
    2. Jolly Ranchers
    3. Candy Corn

    New York

    1. Sour Patch Kids
    2. Hot Tamales
    3. Candy Corn

    North Carolina

    1. Reese's Cups
    2. Snickers
    3. M&M's

    North Dakota

    1. Hot Tamales
    2. Jolly Ranchers
    3. Candy Corn

    Ohio

    1. M&M's
    2. Blow Pops
    3. Starburst

    Oklahoma

    1. Skittles
    2. Dubble Bubble Gum
    3. Snickers

    Oregon

    1. M&M's
    2. Reese's Cups
    3. Candy Corn

    Pennsylvania

    1. Hershey's Mini Bars
    2. M&M's
    3. Skittles

    Rhode Island

    1. Twix
    2. M&M's
    3. Candy Corn

    South Carolina

    1. Butterfinger
    2. Skittles
    3. Candy Corn

    South Dakota

    1. Jolly Ranchers
    2. Starburst
    3. Candy Corn

    Tennessee

    1. Tootsie Pops
    2. Salt Water Taffy
    3. Skittles

    Texas

    1. Starburst
    2. Reese's Cups
    3. Sour Patch Kids

    Utah

    1. Tootsie Pops
    2. Candy Corn
    3. M&M's

    Vermont

    1. Hot Tamales
    2. Snickers
    3. Tootsie Pops

    District of Columbia

    1. M&M's
    2. Tootsie Pops
    3. Blow Pops

    Washington

    1. Tootsie Pops
    2. Salt Water Taffy
    3. M&M's

    West Virginia

    1. Blow Pops
    2. Hershey's Mini Bars
    3. Hot Tamales

    Wisconsin

    1. Butterfinger
    2. Starburst
    3. Hot Tamales

    Wyoming

    1. Reese's Cups
    2. Salt Water Taffy
    3. Dubble Bubble Gum

    Hot Scott, aka Scotty, when not wrangling his chihuahua he's writing, painting, and playing games. Loves Dungeon and Dragons, comics, and everything nerdy and geeky. He has an uncontrollable beard and has been known to wear a kilt on the right occasion. Might be a robot, we are checking on that. Send oil.