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All things Knotts Berry Farm
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Professortango1
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I think they are announcing them tonight at 7.
Emmanuel
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Yep. Tonights the announcement event!
Tickets quickly sold out but they will be doing a livestream
We do know that Wax Works leaving after this season. I suspect Origins will also be gone after this year since it, along with Wax Works will be the two oldest mazes in this years line up
I just can’t see them moving on from Origins unless Ghost Town Live ends. Tying the summer event to the green witch and having her be the star of the maze just makes too much sense. I suspect they will give it a twist before getting rid of it. Trick or Treat lasted how long? Plus you can’t get rid of scary Cattywapas, you just can’t.
Professortango1
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I hope Origins does get a revamp or replaced. Its not bad, but its not a favourite of mine, especially with the screens throughout. My issue with it and Grimoire was that the story wasn't clear unless you knew it walking in. I went with two friends last year who aren't forum jockeys like us, and the storytelling/Easter eggs did no resonate with them.
PiratesMansion
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I love Origins and hope it stays, especially since there were at least three houses there last year that I thought were a mess (Grimoire being one of them).
D.Silentu
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I agree; experiencing it for the first time last year I think the exposition needed some work. They did have videos playing in line but I don't believe they got the job done. However, I'm more curious to see if they will have adapted Bloodlines after the light guns disappeared. I was excited to try that last visit, but on top of the disappointingly absent guns, the maze felt empty. I must give credit to the outstanding set design though.
Nirya
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Honestly? Good. I have a feeling they planned for that to be the replacement for Spec Ops with the guns and since they removed that aspect last year, the maze was always going to suffer. It's in one of the prime locations at the park, and they've usually put absolute bangers in that spot, so hopefully next year's replacement is a hitter.
It is used as a stage for Krazy Kirk and the Hillbillies. I assume the Hanging will be there again this year.
MK-fan
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I hope Knott’s isn’t going into a downward spiral. First they close down Mystery Lodge, then they get rid of the Wild West Stunt Show. In recent years, Xcelerator was down for a long amount of time due to not having the right parts for it to be fixed. Montezooma’s Revenge has been postponed for two years at the very least due to issues with the ride manufacturer. Camp Snoopy was nowhere near ready when it got its grand reopening last month and went through intense budget cuts on most of what was announced in December. Now they’ve merged with Six Flags which I hope is for the better and not for the worse.
Emmanuel
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Yeah it never returned after the park reopened. Its been used for Krazy Kirk, other bands and school groups since 2021
The Mystery Lodge has been close for many years. It needed to be replace. It was originally shut down for the large expansion of Fort Calico project that would expand the park into backstage areas and added a new coaster. This was confirmed by Dark Beer years ago. This was cancelled due to the pandemic.
Second the stunt show has been gone for years when Krazy Kirk took over the venue. They pack each performance far more than the stunt show ever did.
Third Xcelerator was repainted than then shut down because it's sister coaster Top Thrill was closed do an accident and a major defect was found. Xcelerator was closed until the defect was fixed on both coasters. It has returned.
Montezooma had contractor problems that couldn't complete the bid. Just like when you remodel your house and your contractor screws you over by not delivering. It is completely under wraps right now and work is being done.
Camp Snoopy delivered it's rides and new features. I think the theater is still coming but couldn't be completed before Haunt since that is the exit to one of the mazes. It feels temporary.
Nirya
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Anyway, for those who didn't watch the video, here's a list of everything at Scary Farm this year:
Rides
Timber Mountain Halloween Hootenanny
Calico Mine Ride (Candy Mountain)
Scare Zones
Ghost Town Streets
Forsaken Lake
The Gore-ing 20s
Carn-EVIL
The Gauntlet
Returning Mazes
Origins: Curse of Calico
Mesmer
The Grimoire
Cinema Slasher
Room 13
The Chilling Chambers
Wax Works (last year)
Bloodlines (last year)
New Mazes
Eight Fingers Nine: The Boogeyman (likely going behind Ghostrider in the old spot for the Depths) - Set around colonial times, the maze features a creature that utilizes sleep paralysis to kill its victims. Gus Krueger, the maze designer, said the maze is designed to take advantage of multiple go-throughs and filled with a ton of details.
Widows (likely going in the back maze spot where Dark Entities was) - Set in a convalescent home where spiders have taken over the bodies of the elderly folks inside. It's a Daniel Miller maze, you can imagine there are some inventive gore scenes in this one.
Shows
Conjurors - Birdcage Theater
Le Magnifique Carnival de Grotesque - Calico Mines Stage
It the Fog(?) Art Show - No location given
Elvira XXPerience - Walter Knott Theater (appears to be a museum of sorts to Elvira, with them playing her final 2017 show at midnight each night. Cassandra Petersen will show up three different nights to do a Q&A and autographs.)
The Hanging: The Errors Tour - Wagon Camp
Rides
Timber Mountain Halloween Hootenanny
Calico Mine Ride (Candy Mountain)
Scare Zones
Ghost Town Streets
Forsaken Lake
The Gore-ing 20s
Carn-EVIL
The Gauntlet
Returning Mazes
Origins: Curse of Calico
Mesmer
The Grimoire
Cinema Slasher
Room 13
The Chilling Chambers
Wax Works (last year)
Bloodlines (last year)
New Mazes
Eight Fingers Nine: The Boogeyman (likely going behind Ghostrider in the old spot for the Depths) - Set around colonial times, the maze features a creature that utilizes sleep paralysis to kill its victims. Gus Krueger, the maze designer, said the maze is designed to take advantage of multiple go-throughs and filled with a ton of details.
Widows (likely going in the back maze spot where Dark Entities was) - Set in a convalescent home where spiders have taken over the bodies of the elderly folks inside. It's a Daniel Miller maze, you can imagine there are some inventive gore scenes in this one.
Shows
Conjurors - Birdcage Theater
Le Magnifique Carnival de Grotesque - Calico Mines Stage
It the Fog(?) Art Show - No location given
Elvira XXPerience - Walter Knott Theater (appears to be a museum of sorts to Elvira, with them playing her final 2017 show at midnight each night. Cassandra Petersen will show up three different nights to do a Q&A and autographs.)
The Hanging: The Errors Tour - Wagon Camp
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