After their major renovation of GhostRider and Ghost Town this year in honor of the 75th anniversary of the oldest area of the park, Knott’s Berry Farm has decided to focus on their water park for 2017. In the first...
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Knott’s Officially Opens Ghost Town 75th Anniversary
Ghost Town Alive! Today Knott’s Berry Farm officially began the 75th Anniversary celebration of Ghost Town, with the new interactive Ghost Town Alive! opening to the public. Technically the 75th anniversary celebration will run through September 5 (although a lot of...
Continue reading...Knott’s Merry Farm – Great Holiday Decor, Long Lines
This past weekend I made it down to Southern California to take in the holiday events (and roller coasters) at two of the regions parks. The first stop on the trip was Knott’s Berry farm, to take in Knott’s Merry...
Continue reading...6 Ways for West Coast Thrill RIde Lovers to Enjoy the Holidays
One of the best things about living in California is that most West Coast amusement parks are open year ’round, and they pretty much all add new attractions and decorations for the holidays, along with special events. So if you’re...
Continue reading...Knott’s Berry Farm Announces Details on Ghost Town 75th Anniversary and GhostRider Refurbishment
Knott’s Berry Farm announced today the details of the GhostRider refurbishment and the Ghost Town 75th anniversary celebration that they first hinted at back in August. The main highlights of the 75th anniversary are the restoration of the seventeen year old...
Continue reading...Knott’s Berry Farm Closing GhostRider for Refurbishment
Knott’s Berry Farm’s Ghost Town is turning 75 next year, and in preparation for the anniversary they’ve announced a couple of closures. The more positive of the two announcements is that GhostRider, the park’s huge wooden coaster, is closing on...
Continue reading...Cedar Fair Planning to Add Interactive Dark Rides to Every Park
In an interview with the LA Times released today Cedar Fair president and CEO Matt Ouimet let it be known that the park chain is planning to bring dark rides to all 11 of their parks under the over-arching plan they’re...
Continue reading...Knott’s Berry Farm Announces Opening Date for “Voyage to the Iron Reef”
Yesterday Knott’s Berry Farm released the opening date for Voyage to the Iron Reef, their new 4-D interactive coaster being built by Triotech Amusement. The ride is scheduled to open May 15, 2015. In addition to announcing the opening date,...
Continue reading...Christmas Coastering in California
While large swaths of the country are already getting dumped on by snow, out here in California most of our amusement parks are lighting their Christmas trees and busting out the snow machines. In order to help convince those of...
Continue reading...Knott’s Berry Farm Announces New Dark Ride
Today Knott’s Berry Farm announced their new attraction for 2015, an interactive shooter dark ride called Voyage to the Iron Reef. It appears the ride will have a sort of Jules Verneian/steam punk theme, as riders will try to stop...
Continue reading...Halloween Season in California
With amusement park Halloween season almost (or already) upon us, I figured I’d provide a summary of the various Halloween special attractions and events at California’s major parks, and some links for more information on them. I’ll admit that I...
Continue reading...Knott’s Adding Three New Snoopy Rides
To celebrate Camp Snoopy’s 30 years at Knott’s Berry Farm, the park is refreshing the kid-friendly area with three Zamperla family rides. In a blog post, the park revealed: “2014 marks the beginning of an exciting time in Knott’s history...
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