Kingdom of the Dinosaurs was tons of fun. I'm sad it's gone. It was especially useful during Scary Farm each year, as cast members would stalk ride vehicles.
I rode this ride a lot as a kid. From 87 to 93 it was groundbreaking… then Jurassic Park came out and outdated the ride instantly. Last time I went to Knotts I was sad to see it was gone.
You could easily get off the ride and walk around but there were employees that would sit on the ride to catch people doing that. They were always in the same places though so once you knew where they were you could get on and off and not get caught or so I hear. I also know someone that did get caught and pretended they were German and did not know any better and the CM let them off with a warning in slow loud English. Totally miss this ride and Berry Tales.
Beaty Tales is back for a ride that is similar to Toy Story Midway Mania in DCA. Looks charming, and it’ll be good to see Knotts utilize original characters
Hearing the sounds of the dinosaurs again after so many years sent a chill up my spine in the best way. My parents got us Knotts passes every year and I LOVED this ride. While I was young and had no idea what was going on behind the scenes, I very much remember the change of the ride suddenly having to stop for long periods and the boring narration coming over. I was heartbroken when the ride was taken out. I am so glad to have found this video so I can relive some of the nostalgia of this ride. To this day, my family and I will reference that wacky voice of the scientist on the ride saying "Turn back! Turn back!"
Hey man, I really appreciate how you tell the stories from theme parks that aren't just Disney or Universal. I never really thought that videos on Knott's or Alton Towers or others could be as interesting as the "big two," but your videos really changed my mind. Keep doing what you're doing!
Just so you know, snippets of this tour were pulled from a old 80's Dinosaur Doco titled, "Son of Dinosaurs" hosted by actors Eric Boardman and the late Gary Owens (Voice Actor for Space Ghost, Blue Falcon, and other cartoons shows). That show has since been released on DVD if anyone wants to see the full tour in completion. DVD is titled "Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Dinosaurs" and distributed by Midwich Ent.
I miss this ride so much!! I used to ride it everytime I went to Knotts berry with my parents! The dinosaurs scared me a lot as a kid and I was looking forward to seeing it again as an adult but it was already closed :’( this ride will forever be remembered in my heart!
Bob Gurr! Leota Toombs! "I love steggies!" "Brontosaurus forever" (oh the irony!) How did dinosaurs go extinct? Mystery solved.... COASTERS! Great episode!
This was a great ride at one point, but it slowly fell into decay. Perhaps with Knott's stepping up its game well someday see a new version of this ride, but hopefully not just a 4D attraction. I have high Hope's fod Knott's here lately, and I would love to see more themed and animatronic attractions. That would be something.
As a 6-7 year old in 1988-89 I drove my parents crazy riding this over and over. Living in Carlsbad about 45 min drive. This was my sole reason to beg to go to Knotts. I still remember the electricity room at the beginning and that voice from the professor. Thank you for the flash back!
Yes!!!! I’ve been waiting for this video. This ride was my childhood favorite (I was obsessed with dinosaurs). It would be great to see a video on Knott’s Beary Tales and the Timber Log ride at Knott’s.
Krista Motta I just wrote a similar comment. I loved this ride so much as a kid and have always missed it. I’ve also missed the Soap Box racers and the Sideways Shack. So happy for a video about this rides history, as I’ve only been able to find short videos here and there as an adult. 😊
This attraction is one of my favorite things that has ever existed on the planet! 🦖🦕 I shared your video with the producer of Son of Dinosaurs (the special with Gary Owens and Eric Boardman) and the co-author of Knott’s Preserved as I’m sure they’ll appreciate it. Great retrospective! 👍🏻
Late to the party on this video. Wow. I was 5 years old in 1988. I've only been to this park once, since I live on the East Coast. I remember waiting what seemed like forever to get on this ride, and being board and generally a pain. I was 5, what do you expect? I very vividly remember the lightning tunnel entrance for the time machine. I also think the scientist had a German accent and said "Ve are going back und time" but could be totally wrong. Yes, I purposely spelled it that way. Again, I was very young. Then I remember being completely terrified of the dinosaurs. I remember having horrible nightmares about dinosaurs for months afterwards. I've even had those nightmares reoccur in my adult years. I wouldn't say I'm scared of dinosaurs, but I certainly don't seek out dinosaur themed rides or movies. Seeing this video, the on ride footage, totally brought me back. It's amazing how the mind of a child is so much sharper and memory so much more vivid than that of an adult. Thanks for the video, and thanks to anyone who's cared to read this far!
I used to love this ride as a kid, and actually vaguely recall seeing the Knott's Beary Tales figures in the funhouse they had for them. Also, apparently Knott's used KotD for their Halloween haunt one year, also? I heard a rumor that it had went pretty awful...with the T-Rex dressed up as Elvis. -.-;
Another great video! I am one of the few people who was saddened to see Beary Tales go back then - but KOD was very timely and well received. Especially to the younger kids, which it felt like Knotts was targeting more back at that time (read: Camp Snoopy). The highlight of that ride was definitely the T-Rex reveal. To share a funny (and kind of stupid memory): as a teen (14?) on Beary Tales, a friend in the car dated me to reach up and grab one of the leaves hanging down on the last hill. I did grab one, though didn't break it off, and the ride was promptly stopped and we were escorted off the ride and told if we did something like that again, we'd be banned from Knotts. Stupid teens don't realize there are low light cameras on even dark rides.
Went to Knott's on my honeymoon in 1994 and rode this over and over. Loved it. Alas, as with all rides I really love, they disappear. It was a wonderful, detailed, atmospheric experience with great music and effects. I miss it dearly along with the Soap Box Racers.
Even as the park was gradually moving towards faster steel rides I still enjoyed this the most. Still loved dinosaurs and the campy feel of it in my teen years but as a 10 year old? Get out of here.. it was my favorite! I can feel the chill from the transition from Professor Welle's office to the ice age right now.
I has a pass to Knotts from when I was maybe 9 till I was 15. This was one of my favorite rides at the park growing up. I never realized it was over 7 minutes long! So funny I always thought they ruined it by stopping the continuous motion too.
I remember this ride an loved every second of it. My parents would take me on it multiple times in a since day. In my mind I thought the ride would be at Knotts Berry Farm forever.....boy was I wrong. To the shock of me an my family we couldn't believe they would close it after decades. To this day I can still invision the track layout, sounds, smells an over all experience of the ride. If only it was possible for someone to build a updated version of this beloved attraction.
I loved this ride. When I was really little it was one of the only rides I could get on in the park. Fine with me though because I have always loved dinosaurs and those coasters seemed so intimidating and scary at the time. My dad took me on it and after it was over I got a T-Rex plush from the gift shop. I still have that plush till this day. Little did I know at the time (being like 6) that it was within the rides last years of operation and when I next came back it was gone. Thanks for this video if only for recording this rides existence and bringing me back to my youth.
Always wanted to ride it + Knott's Beary Tales. Yes! Knott's is a (special park) You can't "cookie cutter" it like the other properties. It's like the original Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, TX) While I love roller coaster, there has to be a balance to make the themed park experience work. Your video had the best "in ride" footage I've ever seen. Thanks so much!
Omg “Spill the Beans” is what used to be said before “spoilers” Also, I still remember that blast of refreshingly cold air on that dinosaur ride as a relief from the harsh Orange County summer sun
In the summer of 1988, my family took a vacation that included Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, and Arizona. We spent several days in the LA area, including a couple at Disneyland. But THIS ride was the thing little six year old me was the most excited about.
I really think you put out the best theme park content on TH-cam. I get so bloody excited when your videos come out. Can you do a big thunder mountain one and if possible one on the Steam trains at PortAventura that go around the park, I think that could be cool because they are no longer steam powered they have diesel tenders but I can’t find out why they were changed from steam to diesel.
KOTD was one of my favorite KBF rides (second only to the Calico Mine Train) and by far my wife's favorite. Thanks so much for this behind-the-scenes look at a Knotts classic attraction.
Every time I'm sad or bored I watch this channel and I've nearly watched all the videos of alton towers and I forgot. Your ride videos are amazing and it gives me a smile. I am ve|y confused how you got all this but, after doing Rita I saw this I was amazed and I was fascinated.
Grate video The old LA Mural is underneath the new iron reef background. The iron reef background is made of vinyl like a billboard. It has been glued over the old Los Angeles mural with a water based adhesive for removal at a later date. The art work is more protected than covered. If you would like a video of the vinyl peeling away I can shoot that for you as there is a small spot where the Miral has been revealed.
Brilliant. I loved it as a kid and then was underwhelmed when I finally could go back to see it later. Many memories and still have a few of those flattened dinosaur pennies.
Cedar Fair DESTROYED everything that was wonderful about Knott's Berry Farm. When the farm was owned by the Knott Family, they allowed school groups in the LA area to tour the Native American Village and cultural displays, as well as when you studied US History you had educators teaching and telling you about the history of the US at Independance hall and also around the Ghost Town area. Cedar Fair just took something that was wonderful, enriching, and unique and flushed it down the toilet. I enjoyed this ride a lot as a kid, and it disappoints me that they just destroyed it. I remember seeing how the park was destroyed in 2011 and I vowed to never go back. Knotts is not the same as what I remember now, just another wanna be Six Flags high thrills park. Knott's used to be the perfect blend of Disney Magic and Six Flags thrills.
Finally someone talks about this ride! I remember during summer camp with the Salvation Army, they would take us to Knotts when I was little. This was always my favorite ride and I was devastated when it was gone.
This is the best video you have done! This was my favorite ride at Knott’s and I was always so excited for this ride when I was a kid. I saw the finesse and deterioration of this ride, but it will always live on in my heart and my memory as one of the best rides that has ever lived. Tbh, this video made me cry as I remember this being a ride my entire family went on every year.
Listen, I’ve watched all your videos and have liked every single one... but before I even watch the rest of this video, you literally have earned the subscribe button and bell! Not only that, but you went up to the top of my list as favorites! I wondered if anybody even remembered this ride! I rode it a lot when I was a little kid and remember it fondly! Thank you x 100
I was like 6 or 7 wheni went on this ride in the 90s, and it HAVE ME PTSD. I can't believe that watching ride footage (from other ride thru videos) still gets me nervous. I wanted to conquer my fear of it when I got older, but then it was replaced, and it's sort of unresolved. I think my fear was from the fact so many dinos got so close to the ride vehicles. It felt inmersive, but I felt very much like I was intruding and would end up stepped on by the apatosaurus, chomped by the T-Rex, or attacked by the triceratops and stegosaurus. I partially blame how loud the ride was, and how it stopped randomly in front of them. I guess to me, I enjoy dinosaurs when they are at least 5 feet away and/or behind some kind of structure so I have an expectation of safety.
I've been on this ride before, and I still miss it to this day (I enjoy dinosaur-themed dark rides). Cedar Fair had no idea how omnimovers worked (the fact that they're designed to make lines move faster).
Love your work. I stumbled on this chanel when I was getting ready for a trip to Carowinds. When I when there this.year its was sad to see my all time favorite rollercoaser Thunderoad gone. Hopefully you will cover that history.😊
I adore your channel, and just when I think it couldn’t get better you cover my favorite ride as a kid, and something that just has so much nostalgia for me I’m always bummed when I think about it being gone. I’ve looked for videos on TH-cam through the years and have found small videos here and there, but NOTHING with all this history. THANK YOU SO MUCH! 👏👏👏👏😊😊😊
I don't even go to that many theme parks, but I love watching your extremely interesting and entertaining pieces. It brings out the kid in me, and makes me so excited for when my baby boy is old enough to go to these fun places.
I was there for the opening of this ride. I was teeny-tiny and the line was long and arduous, the ride was scary as all heck. And I loved it to pieces. Thank you.
Cant express enough how happy I am that this video exists. This was my favorite all time ride before I was old enough to ride Jurassic Park, I’m so glad to see such a thorough overview of the rides history. That stupid lift hill with the eyes staring at you in the bushes as you were entering the Cretaceous era will always be in my memories
this was my all-time favorite as a kid, even when the dinosaurs started getting a little plump around the seams it was a fun ride to go through, that blast of cool air in the ice age always made it seem so realistic. it made me mad that they closed it just to abandon it, never put anything in the space, and seeing that the animatronics were just left to rot makes it that much worse. thanks for doing this one, absolutely awesome
Really glad you made a video about this! Could you make a video about Pacific Ocean Park in Venice California? I find it fascinating that it had more visitors than Disneyland one year.
I've been trying to remember what this ride was called FOREVER. I only got to ride it once when I was very young in the 90s and always remembered it as "the time travel" ride without much specifics. The most memorable part for me was the lab and the transitional archways between scenes but it ended up being my favorite ride at the park.
This was my favorite ride of not only this park, but any park. Rode it so many times. By far the best Dinosaur ride to grace us. so perfectly done by all of its creators. Very impressive video. I have been waiting for you to do this one, and you didn't disappoint. Hats off, and good job.
I haven't been subbed to you for too long @ExpeditionThemePark but I love your consistency of uploads as of late, thank you and keep up the great work you are putting out.
I remember butt-pissing myself from being so scared on this ride as a kid! Only went to Knott's 3 or 4 times my whole life, but it was always a pleasurable experience. Minus the butt-pissery.
Kingdom of the Dinosaurs was awesome. I spent many Saturdays at Knott's as a child and this was easily one of my top 3 rides. If you started your day in Calico ghost town by the afternoon you'd be headed into the roaring 20s and Fiesta village. I never had to wait in a line and the relaxed atmosphere of the ride was the perfect way to close out a day of rides before heading over to Mrs. Knotts for chicken dinner and boysenberry juice. These videos make me nostalgic for my childhood spent at Knott's Berry Farm. I wish Cedar Faire would bring back the old charm of this wonderful park.
Thank you so much for covering this ride! I hardly ever see anyone talk about it, which is disheartening for me since I liked it so much as a child. I'm glad that I finally know what happened to it since all I knew at the time was that it was just not open anymore.
I think I’ve now watched every single expedition and can I say, how did I miss this? Amazing video as ever! Absolutely love the channel keep up the amazing work 👊🏼
I was 11 years old and was at Knotts on KODs opening day. I also worked as a ride operator from 1995 to 1997. Raffi was a ride supervisor at that time. He was well know for asking female employees for favors to keep their jobs.
Bravo! I remember both Knott's Berry Tales and Kingdom of the Dinosaurs fondly. I look forward to seeing Iron Reef whenever I visit the park again...its been quite a while since I've been there!
So excited to watch this! Grew up in SoCal in the 80s so I remember how much $ they put into advertising this ride. More fun than (but less pleasant smelling) than Knott's Bear-y Tales.
I don’t know how you manage to make me nostalgic for rides I’ve never even been on, but god do these videos bring a smile to my face.
Glad you enjoy them! thanks
Kingdom of the Dinosaurs was tons of fun. I'm sad it's gone.
It was especially useful during Scary Farm each year, as cast members would stalk ride vehicles.
I was so scared as a kid I remember the big bugs
I feel the same watching all these videos haha! I've been to very few theme parks IRL but I get strong notsalgia vibes from this stuff ragrdless.
I rode this ride a lot as a kid. From 87 to 93 it was groundbreaking… then Jurassic Park came out and outdated the ride instantly. Last time I went to Knotts I was sad to see it was gone.
You could easily get off the ride and walk around but there were employees that would sit on the ride to catch people doing that. They were always in the same places though so once you knew where they were you could get on and off and not get caught or so I hear. I also know someone that did get caught and pretended they were German and did not know any better and the CM let them off with a warning in slow loud English. Totally miss this ride and Berry Tales.
Soooo true. This ride was legendary. I can still remember the exact spots where the workers would hide.
Beaty Tales is back for a ride that is similar to Toy Story Midway Mania in DCA. Looks charming, and it’ll be good to see Knotts utilize original characters
Why would u want to get off tho?
@@booboo4ever24 To pet dinosaurs I suppose. Would have to ask my friends who did.
Hearing the sounds of the dinosaurs again after so many years sent a chill up my spine in the best way. My parents got us Knotts passes every year and I LOVED this ride. While I was young and had no idea what was going on behind the scenes, I very much remember the change of the ride suddenly having to stop for long periods and the boring narration coming over. I was heartbroken when the ride was taken out. I am so glad to have found this video so I can relive some of the nostalgia of this ride. To this day, my family and I will reference that wacky voice of the scientist on the ride saying "Turn back! Turn back!"
Hey man, I really appreciate how you tell the stories from theme parks that aren't just Disney or Universal. I never really thought that videos on Knott's or Alton Towers or others could be as interesting as the "big two," but your videos really changed my mind. Keep doing what you're doing!
Knott's has a very interesting history! It goes back a little bit farther than Disneyland. Not sure about Universal.
Knotts is the BIG 2 where im from‼️
I adored Kingdom of the Dinosaurs! It was AMAZING and deserved better.
Me too. Bring it back!
Dinosaur: Am I a joke to you
Kingdom of the Dinosaurs: Yes
Haha
Just so you know, snippets of this tour were pulled from a old 80's Dinosaur Doco titled, "Son of Dinosaurs" hosted by actors Eric Boardman and the late Gary Owens (Voice Actor for Space Ghost, Blue Falcon, and other cartoons shows). That show has since been released on DVD if anyone wants to see the full tour in completion. DVD is titled "Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Dinosaurs" and distributed by Midwich Ent.
This was my favorite theme park ride. Thanks for the awesome video.
I miss this ride so much!! I used to ride it everytime I went to Knotts berry with my parents! The dinosaurs scared me a lot as a kid and I was looking forward to seeing it again as an adult but it was already closed :’( this ride will forever be remembered in my heart!
Bob Gurr! Leota Toombs! "I love steggies!" "Brontosaurus forever" (oh the irony!)
How did dinosaurs go extinct? Mystery solved.... COASTERS! Great episode!
Did you have this saved in notes? Thanksss
@@ExpeditionThemePark Gmail draft! What do I look like, a noob? ;) ...DON'T ANSWER THAT! 😜
Brontosaurus IS forever! It's back, as it's own genus apart from Apatosaurus!
Mystic Mind Analysis MIND BLOWN!
This was a great ride at one point, but it slowly fell into decay. Perhaps with Knott's stepping up its game well someday see a new version of this ride, but hopefully not just a 4D attraction. I have high Hope's fod Knott's here lately, and I would love to see more themed and animatronic attractions. That would be something.
As a 6-7 year old in 1988-89 I drove my parents crazy riding this over and over. Living in Carlsbad about 45 min drive. This was my sole reason to beg to go to Knotts. I still remember the electricity room at the beginning and that voice from the professor. Thank you for the flash back!
This was the ride of my life. I can still hear "you're going too far back" anytime I want to.
Yes!!!! I’ve been waiting for this video. This ride was my childhood favorite (I was obsessed with dinosaurs). It would be great to see a video on Knott’s Beary Tales and the Timber Log ride at Knott’s.
Thank you for watching. We will cover them in the future!
Krista Motta I just wrote a similar comment. I loved this ride so much as a kid and have always missed it. I’ve also missed the Soap Box racers and the Sideways Shack. So happy for a video about this rides history, as I’ve only been able to find short videos here and there as an adult. 😊
Krista Motta Ninol
This attraction is one of my favorite things that has ever existed on the planet! 🦖🦕 I shared your video with the producer of Son of Dinosaurs (the special with Gary Owens and Eric Boardman) and the co-author of Knott’s Preserved as I’m sure they’ll appreciate it. Great retrospective! 👍🏻
I loved this ride, it always reminded me of the movie Clifford when he went to dinosaur world
Late to the party on this video. Wow. I was 5 years old in 1988. I've only been to this park once, since I live on the East Coast. I remember waiting what seemed like forever to get on this ride, and being board and generally a pain. I was 5, what do you expect? I very vividly remember the lightning tunnel entrance for the time machine. I also think the scientist had a German accent and said "Ve are going back und time" but could be totally wrong. Yes, I purposely spelled it that way. Again, I was very young. Then I remember being completely terrified of the dinosaurs. I remember having horrible nightmares about dinosaurs for months afterwards. I've even had those nightmares reoccur in my adult years. I wouldn't say I'm scared of dinosaurs, but I certainly don't seek out dinosaur themed rides or movies. Seeing this video, the on ride footage, totally brought me back. It's amazing how the mind of a child is so much sharper and memory so much more vivid than that of an adult. Thanks for the video, and thanks to anyone who's cared to read this far!
I used to go when I was a kid in the 1970s. Now when I went Knott's Berry Farm looks so small on a small lot. It looked gigantic when I was little.
This was, by far, my most favorite ride at Knotts as a kid. Thank you so much for doing this video!
I used to love this ride as a kid, and actually vaguely recall seeing the Knott's Beary Tales figures in the funhouse they had for them. Also, apparently Knott's used KotD for their Halloween haunt one year, also? I heard a rumor that it had went pretty awful...with the T-Rex dressed up as Elvis. -.-;
It was called "Kingdom of the Lounge Lizards", During Knott's Scary Farm.
This attraction is right up my alley. I miss this attraction
Another great video! I am one of the few people who was saddened to see Beary Tales go back then - but KOD was very timely and well received. Especially to the younger kids, which it felt like Knotts was targeting more back at that time (read: Camp Snoopy). The highlight of that ride was definitely the T-Rex reveal.
To share a funny (and kind of stupid memory): as a teen (14?) on Beary Tales, a friend in the car dated me to reach up and grab one of the leaves hanging down on the last hill. I did grab one, though didn't break it off, and the ride was promptly stopped and we were escorted off the ride and told if we did something like that again, we'd be banned from Knotts. Stupid teens don't realize there are low light cameras on even dark rides.
Andrea Joki that’s a better reason for being booted then spitting at Timber Mountain Log Ride (don’t ask how I know).
Went to Knott's on my honeymoon in 1994 and rode this over and over. Loved it. Alas, as with all rides I really love, they disappear. It was a wonderful, detailed, atmospheric experience with great music and effects. I miss it dearly along with the Soap Box Racers.
I remember always getting on this ride every week because My family lived down the street from Knots!!
It is really cool to see Bob Gerr on different projects. What a legend
I appreciate that you have videos about Knott’s history so much
Even as the park was gradually moving towards faster steel rides I still enjoyed this the most. Still loved dinosaurs and the campy feel of it in my teen years but as a 10 year old? Get out of here.. it was my favorite! I can feel the chill from the transition from Professor Welle's office to the ice age right now.
I has a pass to Knotts from when I was maybe 9 till I was 15. This was one of my favorite rides at the park growing up. I never realized it was over 7 minutes long! So funny I always thought they ruined it by stopping the continuous motion too.
I remember this ride an loved every second of it. My parents would take me on it multiple times in a since day. In my mind I thought the ride would be at Knotts Berry Farm forever.....boy was I wrong. To the shock of me an my family we couldn't believe they would close it after decades. To this day I can still invision the track layout, sounds, smells an over all experience of the ride. If only it was possible for someone to build a updated version of this beloved attraction.
Been there such a awesome ride! I was there opening week 87 🔥
This was my all time favorite ride growing up. I miss this ride so much.
it scared me so much but i always wanted to get on
I loved this ride. When I was really little it was one of the only rides I could get on in the park. Fine with me though because I have always loved dinosaurs and those coasters seemed so intimidating and scary at the time. My dad took me on it and after it was over I got a T-Rex plush from the gift shop. I still have that plush till this day. Little did I know at the time (being like 6) that it was within the rides last years of operation and when I next came back it was gone. Thanks for this video if only for recording this rides existence and bringing me back to my youth.
Always wanted to ride it + Knott's Beary Tales. Yes! Knott's is a (special park) You can't "cookie cutter" it like the other properties. It's like the original Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, TX) While I love roller coaster, there has to be a balance to make the themed park experience work. Your video had the best "in ride" footage I've ever seen. Thanks so much!
I loved kingdom of the dinosaurs as a young child. Thanks for making thrived video and the timber mountain log ride video. 👍
I love all the Knotts vids! They’re my favs!
Omg, Gary Owens and Eric!! I watched that Dinosaurs special hundreds of times as a kid. I wanted to ride this so badly lol.
Omg “Spill the Beans” is what used to be said before “spoilers”
Also, I still remember that blast of refreshingly cold air on that dinosaur ride as a relief from the harsh Orange County summer sun
In the summer of 1988, my family took a vacation that included Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, and Arizona. We spent several days in the LA area, including a couple at Disneyland. But THIS ride was the thing little six year old me was the most excited about.
This was favorite ride at Knott's when I was a kid!
I really think you put out the best theme park content on TH-cam. I get so bloody excited when your videos come out. Can you do a big thunder mountain one and if possible one on the Steam trains at PortAventura that go around the park, I think that could be cool because they are no longer steam powered they have diesel tenders but I can’t find out why they were changed from steam to diesel.
Thank you so much. Big Thunder will for sure be in the future at some point. I will at least cover PortAventura eventually!
KOTD was one of my favorite KBF rides (second only to the Calico Mine Train) and by far my wife's favorite. Thanks so much for this behind-the-scenes look at a Knotts classic attraction.
Every time I'm sad or bored I watch this channel and I've nearly watched all the videos of alton towers and I forgot. Your ride videos are amazing and it gives me a smile. I am ve|y confused how you got all this but, after doing Rita I saw this I was amazed and I was fascinated.
That Silver Bullet commercial is surprisingly really good.
This is the video I’ve been waiting for!! Please please please do more Expedition Knotts-especially this Halloween with Scary Farm history! ❤️
I miss this attraction. I can't believe it laid dormant for over a decade.
Man I have been asking for someone to do a video on this for a LONG time! Thank you!
i grew up with the dinos ride; i miss it so much
Grate video
The old LA Mural is underneath the new iron reef background. The iron reef background is made of vinyl like a billboard. It has been glued over the old Los Angeles mural with a water based adhesive for removal at a later date. The art work is more protected than covered.
If you would like a video of the vinyl peeling away I can shoot that for you as there is a small spot where the Miral has been revealed.
Knotts berry tales heck yes, post that peeling vinyl pic!
You got it
That mural was a piece of art. I always liked looking at it
I rode this once in my lifetime... but I loved it as a kid!
Such a great attraction!
Brilliant. I loved it as a kid and then was underwhelmed when I finally could go back to see it later. Many memories and still have a few of those flattened dinosaur pennies.
I have such fond memories of this ride. Thank you for the video and I agree - long live Kingdom of the Dinosaurs!
Cedar Fair DESTROYED everything that was wonderful about Knott's Berry Farm. When the farm was owned by the Knott Family, they allowed school groups in the LA area to tour the Native American Village and cultural displays, as well as when you studied US History you had educators teaching and telling you about the history of the US at Independance hall and also around the Ghost Town area. Cedar Fair just took something that was wonderful, enriching, and unique and flushed it down the toilet. I enjoyed this ride a lot as a kid, and it disappoints me that they just destroyed it. I remember seeing how the park was destroyed in 2011 and I vowed to never go back. Knotts is not the same as what I remember now, just another wanna be Six Flags high thrills park. Knott's used to be the perfect blend of Disney Magic and Six Flags thrills.
Finally someone talks about this ride! I remember during summer camp with the Salvation Army, they would take us to Knotts when I was little. This was always my favorite ride and I was devastated when it was gone.
I loved this ride so very much! It was cheesy but was So much more fun than Countdown to Extinction/Dinosaur!...
Thank you so much for this episode. Right back to my childhood!
This is the best video you have done! This was my favorite ride at Knott’s and I was always so excited for this ride when I was a kid. I saw the finesse and deterioration of this ride, but it will always live on in my heart and my memory as one of the best rides that has ever lived. Tbh, this video made me cry as I remember this being a ride my entire family went on every year.
I’m glad someone was brought in to stop the complete dismantling of Knott’s.
They were late, so many good ones GONE!
Listen, I’ve watched all your videos and have liked every single one... but before I even watch the rest of this video, you literally have earned the subscribe button and bell! Not only that, but you went up to the top of my list as favorites! I wondered if anybody even remembered this ride! I rode it a lot when I was a little kid and remember it fondly! Thank you x 100
i loved this ride more than anything, thank you for this video. so many special memories. i really hope they bring it back
I LOVED this ride as a child. I miss it.
I was afraid lol 😮😮😮😂
I was like 6 or 7 wheni went on this ride in the 90s, and it HAVE ME PTSD. I can't believe that watching ride footage (from other ride thru videos) still gets me nervous. I wanted to conquer my fear of it when I got older, but then it was replaced, and it's sort of unresolved. I think my fear was from the fact so many dinos got so close to the ride vehicles. It felt inmersive, but I felt very much like I was intruding and would end up stepped on by the apatosaurus, chomped by the T-Rex, or attacked by the triceratops and stegosaurus. I partially blame how loud the ride was, and how it stopped randomly in front of them.
I guess to me, I enjoy dinosaurs when they are at least 5 feet away and/or behind some kind of structure so I have an expectation of safety.
I've been on this ride before, and I still miss it to this day (I enjoy dinosaur-themed dark rides).
Cedar Fair had no idea how omnimovers worked (the fact that they're designed to make lines move faster).
1987 was a great year. This and was the year I was born!
Love your work. I stumbled on this chanel when I was getting ready for a trip to Carowinds. When I when there this.year its was sad to see my all time favorite rollercoaser Thunderoad gone. Hopefully you will cover that history.😊
I adore your channel, and just when I think it couldn’t get better you cover my favorite ride as a kid, and something that just has so much nostalgia for me I’m always bummed when I think about it being gone. I’ve looked for videos on TH-cam through the years and have found small videos here and there, but NOTHING with all this history. THANK YOU SO MUCH! 👏👏👏👏😊😊😊
Man, I wish I got to enjoy that cool dinosaur ride.
I don't even go to that many theme parks, but I love watching your extremely interesting and entertaining pieces. It brings out the kid in me, and makes me so excited for when my baby boy is old enough to go to these fun places.
I was there for the opening of this ride. I was teeny-tiny and the line was long and arduous, the ride was scary as all heck. And I loved it to pieces. Thank you.
An Expedition Extinct all about a Dinosaur Themed Ride.......I see what you did there!!!
Oh this made my heart sad 😔
I miss this ride so much. Thanks for the lovely memories 💚
This is one of my favorite video lived for history of theme park.
Also a big thank you for putting links to all the source videos.
Cant express enough how happy I am that this video exists. This was my favorite all time ride before I was old enough to ride Jurassic Park, I’m so glad to see such a thorough overview of the rides history.
That stupid lift hill with the eyes staring at you in the bushes as you were entering the Cretaceous era will always be in my memories
this was my all-time favorite as a kid, even when the dinosaurs started getting a little plump around the seams it was a fun ride to go through, that blast of cool air in the ice age always made it seem so realistic. it made me mad that they closed it just to abandon it, never put anything in the space, and seeing that the animatronics were just left to rot makes it that much worse. thanks for doing this one, absolutely awesome
Really glad you made a video about this! Could you make a video about Pacific Ocean Park in Venice California? I find it fascinating that it had more visitors than Disneyland one year.
I still remember the music, atmosphere, and dinosaurs. It was a great ride, and great memories.
Now you need to go further back in time and do a video on Knott's Beary Tales.
:D
Wow this video was awesome Sam! It was very informational and interesting! Keep up the incredible work!
What a great way to pass time, as usual so well researched and presented, one of my favorite channel on youtube
I've been trying to remember what this ride was called FOREVER. I only got to ride it once when I was very young in the 90s and always remembered it as "the time travel" ride without much specifics. The most memorable part for me was the lab and the transitional archways between scenes but it ended up being my favorite ride at the park.
This was my favorite ride of not only this park, but any park. Rode it so many times. By far the best Dinosaur ride to grace us. so perfectly done by all of its creators. Very impressive video. I have been waiting for you to do this one, and you didn't disappoint. Hats off, and good job.
Another awesome video. Could you possibly do one on San Francisco's long gone PLAYLAND AT THE BEACH?
Would be awesome- Playland at the Beach wound up with Bud's first idea for the Calico Mine, a traditional ghost train!
My mum and I used to love this, was about the only ride she would go on in the park.
Another great episode! REALLY loving the Knott's stuff in particular. Keep it up!
Thank u for this vid it brought back memories
I loved this ride. There was just something about the turn of the 1920s theme mixed with time travel that really made the ride feel so unique and fun.
I haven't been subbed to you for too long @ExpeditionThemePark but I love your consistency of uploads as of late, thank you and keep up the great work you are putting out.
As a dinosaur fan I loved this video!
I woke up this morning thinking about this ride for some reason. Thankfully found this great video to feed my nostalgia!
I remember butt-pissing myself from being so scared on this ride as a kid! Only went to Knott's 3 or 4 times my whole life, but it was always a pleasurable experience. Minus the butt-pissery.
Kingdom of the Dinosaurs was awesome. I spent many Saturdays at Knott's as a child and this was easily one of my top 3 rides. If you started your day in Calico ghost town by the afternoon you'd be headed into the roaring 20s and Fiesta village. I never had to wait in a line and the relaxed atmosphere of the ride was the perfect way to close out a day of rides before heading over to Mrs. Knotts for chicken dinner and boysenberry juice. These videos make me nostalgic for my childhood spent at Knott's Berry Farm. I wish Cedar Faire would bring back the old charm of this wonderful park.
Thank you so much for covering this ride! I hardly ever see anyone talk about it, which is disheartening for me since I liked it so much as a child. I'm glad that I finally know what happened to it since all I knew at the time was that it was just not open anymore.
Thank you for making this one! This was one of my favorite rides growing up and was always a must every time we went to Knott's
Thank you so much for watching
I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MY WHOLE LIFE
I think I’ve now watched every single expedition and can I say, how did I miss this? Amazing video as ever! Absolutely love the channel keep up the amazing work 👊🏼
I was 11 years old and was at Knotts on KODs opening day. I also worked as a ride operator from 1995 to 1997. Raffi was a ride supervisor at that time. He was well know for asking female employees for favors to keep their jobs.
Bravo! I remember both Knott's Berry Tales and Kingdom of the Dinosaurs fondly. I look forward to seeing Iron Reef whenever I visit the park again...its been quite a while since I've been there!
Now they are closing journey to the iron reef!
So excited to watch this! Grew up in SoCal in the 80s so I remember how much $ they put into advertising this ride. More fun than (but less pleasant smelling) than Knott's Bear-y Tales.
Absolutely great video as usual. Keep it up great job
Dude! Please keep these prehistoric theme park videos coming! :D I never went on this one, but I *definitely* learned a lot about it from this.