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?

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

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Detroit Is Getting A Sweet Village Called Choco Town