Remembered visiting this place decades ago. Amazing that they kept on going and going, and the many flavors they keep introducing over time is unbelievable. A must visit for international visitors.
Great tour to take. Not as busy during the week. Sample bar is a good place to try out the new flavors. Expensive stuff to buy though. There is a militarydiscount!
Reserve spots in the factorytour ahead of time. They're small (up to 6 people) tours of the inside of the factory. You can easily get 4 times the free samples you'd get in the other tours.
So fun! Definitely check out the self guided tours. If you want a lot of jelly beans, get the belly flops. They're significantly cheaper at the factory
free sample as much as you want :) my fav. buttered popcorn, top banana, toasted marshmallow, n cappuccino! (stick to the classic guys... beanboozled sucks!!!)
The original eight flavors of jelly belly beans introduced in 1976 were very cherry, root beer, cream soda, tangerine, green apple, lemon, licorice and grape. It takes 7-21 days to produce each one.
Note worthy is that the belly flop sale location also sells items that were tried but sometimes not successful (in the US), so you can score some quite tasty uncommon candy from them!
The Jelly Bellycandy concept was originally created in 1976 by David Klein. The fun yellow and red logo was designed by Kathy Fosselman, which still exists now.
Don't recommend going on the tour on the weekend, factory workers are off. There were some parents that took their kids out early because their kids were bored/crying. Free samples though!
After the tour,check out the case sale near the restaurant before buying @ the gift shop. They also have overstock 50% off. Get bags of belly flops - $9 sweet deal! Foods not great - jellybeanpizza!