All things Knotts Berry Farm

[Professortango1]

Just went to Knott’s for the first time. Fun little park, I think I enjoyed Hangtime and Silver Bullet the most out of the coasters. The Calico Mine Ride and the log flume were cool, I liked seeing where the inspiration for rides like Pirates and Splash Mountain came from.

Mine Train also inspired IJA's layout as well as Disney's idea of the concealed queue.

 

[Phroobar]

Just went to Knott’s for the first time. Fun little park, I think I enjoyed Hangtime and Silver Bullet the most out of the coasters. The Calico Mine Ride and the log flume were cool, I liked seeing where the inspiration for rides like Pirates and Splash Mountain came from.

Those are the ones I pretty much do when I'm there. If Jaguar is a walk on I'll do that too. I don't like Excellerator or the drop tower. Return to the Fair needs a referb badly.

 

[Jrb1979]

Those are the ones I pretty much do when I'm there. If Jaguar is a walk on I'll do that too. I don't like Excellerator or the drop tower. Return to the Fair needs a referb badly.

Excellerator is an amazing coaster. One of the last remaining hydraulic launch coasters left. That launch is so intense.

 

[PiratesMansion]

*Xcelerator.

I don't mean to nitpick, but Excellerator sounds like some sort of old person stimulant medication or something.

 

[Phroobar]

*Xcelerator.

I don't mean to nitpick, but Excellerator sounds like some sort of old person stimulant medication or something.

True. The stupid auto correct strikes again.

 

[Professortango1]

Excellerator is an amazing coaster. One of the last remaining hydraulic launch coasters left. That launch is so intense.

If it had more coaster attached to it, I'd support it. But its just launch up, and down and coast to the station. The tophat should be the start of the coaster, not the entire coaster. This would prevent it from being as one-note as it is and would allow more trains to operate, increasing capacity.

 

[Phroobar]

I wouldn't mind if Xcellerator was replaced with a different coaster or a completely new immersive-type land and attraction. I can dream. That top hat coaster is fairly rare.

 

[mickEblu]

I wouldn't mind if Xcellerator was replaced with a different coaster or a completely new immersive-type land and attraction. I can dream. That top hat coaster is fairly rare.

I’ve said it before but for me due its location Silver Bullet is the one that needs to go for a family friendly themed attraction/ weenie.

 

[Phroobar]

I’ve said it before but for me due its location Silver Bullet is the one that needs to go for a family friendly themed attraction/ weenie.

Back before Silver Bullet was built, I was hired as part of the fireworks crew that would send a fireworks barge out into that lake. I've falling in that lake many times.

 

[mickEblu]

Back before Silver Bullet was built, I was hired as part of the fireworks crew that would send a fireworks barge out into that lake. I've falling in that lake many times.

lol how cool. I didn’t know you worked for Knotts.

 

[Phroobar]

lol how cool. I didn’t know you worked for Knotts.

Yup, couple of summers during weekends on fireworks in the mid 90s. Back in the days when they had a paddlewheel and the train went around the lake.

 

[mickEblu]

Yup, couple of summers during weekends on fireworks in the mid 90s. Back in the days when they had a paddlewheel and the train went around the lake.

I didn’t even know that area was a lake until recently. Replacing it with concrete and a giant steel coaster at the front of the park was certainly a choice. A choice I don’t think the more recent executives at Knotts of the last 10+ years would have made.

 

[Phroobar]

I didn’t even know that area was a lake until recently. Replacing it with concrete and a giant steel coaster at the front of the park was certainly a choice. A choice I don’t think the recent executives at Knotts of the last 10+ years would have made.

That is why there is a drawbridge over rocks now. The Walter Knott paddlewheel would cross there. The Camp Snoopy train would have to wait for the paddlewheel.

This entire area was water. Jaguar used to go over water. The Church of the Reflection was next to it. They moved the church over toward Soak City. Silver Bullet screwed up that entire area. Now its big ugly area.

 

[Phroobar]

Knotts had it's own World of Color back then.

 

[mickEblu]

That is why there is a drawbridge over rocks now. The Walter Knott paddlewheel would cross there. The Camp Snoopy train would have to wait for the paddlewheel.

This entire area was water. Jaguar used to go over water. The Church of the Reflection was next to it. They moved the church over toward Soak City. Silver Bullet screwed up that entire area. Now its big ugly area.

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Criminal.

 

[mickEblu]

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Oh good lord the train went around the lake too? Or is that the kiddie train?

 

[Phroobar]

Oh good lord the train went around the lake too? Or is that the kiddie train?

Camp Snoopy Train.

 

[mickEblu]

Camp Snoopy Train.

Still very cool and an unfortunate downgrade. All the aesthetics/ charm lost at the entrance of your park for 1 steel coaster? What bonehead made that decision?

 

[mickEblu]

The Matt Ouimet era of Knotts would have plussed that into Knotts own version of Storybookland.

 

[mickEblu]

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Knotts had it's own World of Color back then.

Are they still selling that fancy Knotts coffee table book? Might pick it up if so. There is some Disney level rich history there that I find appealing. Probably grab some Mrs. Knotts fried chicken (and boysenberry pie) and just keep hoping the chicken gets better.