Knotts still a GHOST TOWN | Rides and construction updates
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- Back at Knotts Berry Farm and found it still in it's offseason. Which means dead as can be with the park practically to ourselves. We did some research on a couple of attractions and checked in on construction at Camp Snoopy, the Log Ride and more.
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At 66 I have so many fond memories of Knott's Berry Farm. Grew up near Knott's, my friends and I could ride our bikes there. Back then you could just walk into the park for free and buy tickets to the rides. Ate with my family at the restaurant many times. A smell I will never forget was walking into the Leather Shop where my Dad bought my first pocket knife. For any that remember that smell too you'll know what I mean. Such fond childhood memories.
You should have been around for the original Knott's Berry Tales ride. It was a dark ride through the whole journey of going to the Fair and the pies being stolen. The ride LITERALLY smelled like boysenberries! Best. Ride. Ever!
It was a sad day when they took that ride out. It's like Disney replacing Pirates or Haunted Mansion. It had a great soundtrack, too.
I worked that ride back in the late 80s. I really wanted to be a tour guide/train operator for the Calico Mine Ride, but there were literally a hundred candidates ahead of me vying for a position 😂😂
Are you kidding, I was there on Thursday with friends and I saw your hat and stared for a few moments like 'Is that freshbaked?... nah probably not' I can not believe this
Thank you for continuing the Knott's coverage! These virtual trips are just enough to hold us over between in-person visits.
They took that Ghost Town theme and really stuck with it! Really love Knotts, they still have a true “off season”.
I grew up going to Knott's Berry Farm. I used to go every year on my birthday when they would let you in free. I grew up going on the Huff and puff which they're getting rid of and it breaks my heart and I remember when Barry tells used to be the old dinosaur ride they should have kept it 😢💔. By the way Dave thank you for going back to Knott's Berry Farm it needs just as much love as Disney 🫰🏻
I remember when Berry Tales was just that - Berry Tales! Way before it became Dinosaurs it was a wonderful and whimsical dark ride.
same. never on my bday but once or twice a year for several years in the 90's when kids got in for like $9.95 or something. i remember meeting captain planet one year and smashing my face on the ground like 5min after entering because i tried to jump a bench and faceplanted.
I love Knott’s! It needs more love! Seems They love their guests more than Disney does! No rezzies all welcome all the time!❤️
I avoided Supreme Scream for years but finally at 38 years old, i worked up the courage and had a "yolo" moment and hopped on for the first time. It feels just like imagined. It wasn't that bad. I just don't like vertical drops. I will go on the tallest and fastest roller coasters but I think twice on anything with vertical drops lol. Speaking of roller coasters, Montezooma's Revenge was my first "big boy" coaster and it shattered my fear of roller coasters. I will definitely miss it 😢
i grew up all my life watching that tower on the highway as a kid, it still terrifies me at 27 lol. Maybe when I hit 38 haha.
A Knott staff member told me they are updating the kids Ferris wheel, because the controls are analog (like driving a stick-shift) and the younger staff member aren't trained for it. They replacing it with more modern one, where it just requires a push of a button.
You were told wrong then. It’s being replaced with a swing ride.
My memories go back to the late 50's and early 60's! Felt like a real ghost town with a really creepy vibe. Water that went up the spout, optical illusions and the Vortex effects! The Farmer's barnyard had a mule that made a little merry-go-round move. The stage coach got held up by outlaws during the ride. Simple times and a place where your imagination ran wild! Better memories than Disneyland for me.
Hello David. We haven’t visited Knotts because we don’t do coasters. We thought that was all there was to ride. There are some interesting places to see! The last ride where you were interacting would be great for us. Thank you for bringing us along as you strolled through Knotts. Have a wonderful week. Hi to Liz and Sofia. ❤❤❤
Random park tips:
Pony express: I thought it was an”little kid” ride but it’s a super fun ride as someone who loves huge rollercoasters I know that people who are scared will love it! When riding it I always go at night like the final hour before closing because everyone is getting their final rides in or in line for a huge ride like Ghostrider or SilverBullet meaning their at the front so me and my friends always go then two stay behind and take pictures of our ride photos and we ride like 10 times! Super fun! Also if you want to take photos and go on a rollercoaster the best are The Log Ride wich is super fun and Pony express!
I remember when the parking lot was a orange grove, we went to knotts berry farm more than I can count, always loved it
FYI- The Kingdom of the Dinosaurs ride was from 1987 to 2004 and replaced by Voyage to the Iron Reef in 2005 which was basically the same ride as the current Berry Tales ride/game with the blasters and all except you were “underwater” in a submarine shooting at mechanical octopi and other marine life. Voyage stopped in 2020 and was replaced by Berry Tales.
Berry tales is a waste of time. Voyage to the Iron reef was a great ride.
I love Knotts so much for its history! Berry tales is the closes I can get to living in a Rolly Crump world.
Always love when you take us to Knotts. Brings back great memories from the 70s and 80s. Thank goodness they havent chaned the Ghost Town and that area.
As someone who loves coasters, I always get a good laugh out of Dave’s reactions to them 😂😂
My all time favorite dark ride was the Dinosaur ride that was replaced by Berry Tails.
Kingdom of the Dinosaurs and it was actually replaced by Voyage of the Iron Reef which was then replaced by the remake of Knott's Beary Tales (which came out in the 70s only to be replaced by Kingdom of the Dinosaurs in 1987). Still, I miss that ride, too, and I wish they brought it back.
Yeah dinosaurs was the goat of dark rides I miss it 😢
I was at Knott's Berry farm on Saturday and it was packed average wait times were 90 minutes for the good rides definitely wish I could have seen you at Knott's that would have been awesome thank you for posting this amazing video
Was recommended your channel a weeks ago, love your line updates. So-cal native, haven't been to knotts in a long time. Really want to go back since attendance is low.
Apparently this guy doesn't think that having low attendance when somone chooses to go is a good thing 🤣
I was an Employee of Knott’s Berry Farm Twice. The First time was here back in 1982-1983. I was there to help Open up “Camp Snoop” & my 2nd time working for Knott’s was back in 1996
At Disneyland, I was there & working in Guest Relations when we Helped open up “Disneyland California Adventure” black in Feb. 2001 & then I was there to help Open up “Toon Town,” & “Aladdin the musical.”
Knott's Berry Farm is America's First Theme Park. 🇺🇲
fresh baked you always make my day!!!!! love your videos im gald you made a knotts berry farm one today.keep up the good work david!! appericate you for taking your time to give info and showing us whats new with construction in disney your amazing❤❤
Berry Tales is a far cry from the Kingdom of the Dinosaurs. I miss that ride as much as I miss my childhood dog Bosco. But we all just called it 'The Time Machine."
And called it “the make out ride”
My sister and I ended up doing silver bullet 4 times in a row in less than fifteen minutes on the same day you were there. Great time to visit!
I used to do that with Batman at SFMM towards the end of the night because everyone wants a lost night ride on x2 and I’ve already done that before.
Pro Tip. Only get in the Pony Express line if they are running 2 trains. Otherwise it's brutally slow.
I would love an update on the construction at the hotel. Planning to go to Knott's in April or May.
was there on thurs/fri last two things that are still under construction are the main entrance and the patio to the bar i believe
Closing at 6 pm is a killer. You can only go if you take the day off work. Filings shows a "terminated project at Knotts" basically guaranteeing the loss of MONTE for the railroad expansion as shown in the concept video.
Montezooma isn’t dead until knotts says it is. Stop with the fake information about it being gone especially since the ride is down indefinitely due to the lawsuit
@rexrabbiteer lol, OK. Go read the new Cedar Fair SEC Filing. Page 22. Knotts should be announcing soon. But again the concept video literally shows the new train track running behind the new Jeep ride that was Rocky Moutain Trucking Company. So THEY showed this months ago.
Oh and I forgot the haunted shack that was always so fun as a kid for me Even though it was all just illusions it was so much fun and they took that out 😢
Nice fresh baked going out of the box and exploring other parks other than Disney
Knotts has become a corporate entity. I remember the first time I went to knotts while serving in the Marines. They offered free entry for vets and a guest. Eventually after the service I bought season passes and stayed on property years later. Now they only offer free entry for vets Monday to Thursday. I now have a family but won’t be going back to Knotts with their outrageous prices.
You used the stagecoach for a construction peek like you do the monorail…I have often called the stagecoach the “Knott’s Monorail” 😂 Love these other park videos. I love Disneyland and Knott’s and, in my last trip, started to appreciate Universal more. 👍
Montezuma's Revenge is just preserved evidence for an eventual lawsuit.
Why? From what I heard it got down to major foundation issues once they got into it and with the track and all being over 40 years old there was no point going forward.
@@FunAtDisney Foundations can be re-pooured. I saw no evidence that the ride was having foundation issues while operating. I have heard the issue was a dispute over price. That the company contracted wanted more after the fact. Or that the company even damaged things. And, if you look at the history of that company, it’s not a pretty one. Knott’s should have went with a different company. I feel that Knott’s did not do their due diligence in choosing who to hire.
Knotts has a history with being f’ed over such as Togo with windjammer. Knotts really needs to do their homework next time
@gregg5958 omg no kidding the ONE ride they did buid...intamin had to help finish
@@gregg5958 Themepark Obsession (Dylan) who is a major Knott’s fan did a video on this. It also had to do this is an aging ride, very slow loading (one coaster only - and people would wait an hour for a 22-second ride) and honestly now days there are systems, coasters and loading that are just far better. No point to it.
Calico Mine train is another original attraction. I wonder if that was even open.
I really thought you were going to brave Silver Bullet there for a second. I'm rooting for you for next time!
Thank you fresh baked for the update, would be nice to have a mild coaster like wacky soap box racers again.
The Soap Box Racers were my favorite ride in the park! I was so bummed when they removed them.
You literally walked by me while I was standing at the back of the line closest to preferred lol! I went on supreme scream first because its my faaaav ride there. Thanks for showing knotts because I knew what to expect, it was still fun even tho half the rides were closed.😂
Love how you’re covering Knotts and universal more!!! You do great work
The ride Knott's Berry Tales has three guest inputs: there is standby, there is fast lane, and from the unloading side of the ride, there is the disability pass guests along with their accompanied guests.
Dave you have to check out the Hotel, because the Restaurant is now open, the Starbucks coffee and sandwich shop ,also the Bar. The new gift shop is open too.
Only time when it’s extremely busy there is when Knott’s Scary Farm take place as that theme park does the best job for mazes
The train and the log ride will be open again sometime in March. 😊
193K!!!! Congratulations!! 🎉
FRESHBAKED is DISNEYLAND!!
Knotts is fantastic! That Montezuma's revenge ride was a legend when we were kids
I enjoyed every moment of watching this journey. Thank you so much! Love it!
I’m from Brazil and I live in Huntington Beach now. I love Knotts ❤
I don't go to Knotts Berry Farm often...I prefer Disneyland...................but one memory I have at Knotts Berry Farm I remember years ago...............I was there with my Parents and my Aunt and a cousin we were walking the park and one of the staff dressed up as a cowboy played a joke on my mom she was busy talking to my Aunt....the staff member taped my dad on the shoulder motioning him to move to the side quietly and he continued walking with us next to my mom who had not noticed...at one point while talking to my aunt she happened to glance down and noticed the boots the cowboy was wearing......she thought it was strange because my Dad was not wearing boots...she glanced up seeing the cowboy next to her and screamed bloody murder in shock and suprise... the entire family laughed...at what happened.🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
I was an audio tech at Knotts back in 2002-2004. It was one of the funnest jobs I ever had. Saw a lot of its secrets. What I wouldn’t give to clock in once again..
Kntts Berry Farm snoopy Love my favorite one fan BIG 💖💖💖💖🎶⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thanks for the video! My husband would love to go on a day like that where ride lines are low 😁. Especially when going with kids. We’ve had Knotts passes for a few years now and I like going more for just hanging out, getting the most out of our food dining plan, and taking the kids. There’s a handful of rides at knotts that I don’t mind riding. Plus it’s a great place for mom’s day out with a few besties 😊.
Thank you so much for doing Knotts Berry Farm videos, they are hard to come by.❤❤
So many memories at Knott's! I miss it
Thanks for the vlog. Pony Express could have been great with a few helixes over Calico Rapids. Silver Bullet is fun until the final third, that last helix makes me very sick.
I wish they had built an up to date copy of the original Knott's Berry Tales attraction. The Crumps worked on the original one.
There’s a TH-cam video of the original. Not great quality, but still enough for us old farts who remember it.
I went the first time ever over 2 decades ago in February and it wasn't very busy then, either. I remember walking into the park under a roller Coaster. I love the Sierra Express, one of my main reasons for going there. I think all the attractions were working and I'm not a thrill seeker so my experience was limited. The kitchen was far behind and rushing food out. My fried chicken platter was raw on the inside. after waiting a half hour for it! I threw it away. Thank goodness we save it for last.
I saw you in line for knots bear-y tales told my wife I have been watching you for over a year now
Im loving the features on Knott's and Universal. A little change of scenery. Would you ever consider a trip to Magic Mountain?
Psychiatric help 25 cents! 🏈
The only time I saw Disney parks like this aside from back in 2020, was when we went the day after a hurricane when the parks just reopened in Orlando.
My kids and I had season passes for about ten years when they were younger
I actually love this place
I build and paint hot rods so I check out everything there
And the kids always had a blast 😩👍❤️🙏🇺🇸
i'm glad you're adding more Knott's and Universal material. How do the food prices compare to Disneyland?
16:40 supreme scream is terrifying. I went on it one time and that was all. When I got off the ride I was shaking. All of my muscles were weak and I felt like passing out. I have a major fear of heights but figured it was safe enough since it’s been standing for years and millions of riders have been on it. Never again would I go on that thing. No way.
I WENT LAST SUNDAY. PARK WAS FULL. FOOD WAS GREAT. CHEERS
Thanks for covering the other parks as well!
It's wild to see some of the updates from there since the last I've been, and as someone who used to work there until a few years ago, I can definitely say that that's a normal off-day there at the park lol
I used to work as Park Services (the janitorial/maintenance) as one of their best, but I left due to many factors.
Still though, it'll always hold a very close place to my heart, from the memories I had growing up and going there as a kid, to working there and having many experiences, from meeting famous people like Elvira before she retired, to even finding a sweetheart there.
I was there for knotts scary farm and let’s just say it was a huge mistake not having a fast pass lol
Montezuma was my favorite ride! Would ride that every Friday night before dancing at cloud 9 and studio K❤ $8 after 8 loved the 80s!
I was there Saturday 02/17 super busy!
Thanks for the Knotts update, David! Love it.
Was just there on Valentine’s Day and so disappointed. The train wasn’t running at all, the log ride was down and Camp Snoopy all torn apart essentially. Just a big waste of our money. I don’t think I’ll ever make a trip out to go there again. Just sad.
Haha I loved that you put your on-ride audio along with off ride footage. That worked really nicely.
Aloha Dave and thank you for bringing us along..I love Knotts
man, I guess 2024 is the year of major construction for amusement parks
Dam I went back in December and it was packed! We couldn’t get on a ride without waiting 2 hours for it
I hope its still a ghost town on Friday when my husband and I will be there.
Montezuma's Revenge was my very first thrill ride 35ish years ago. I've been hooked ever since!
When he was talking about falling from Supreme Scream, that's me too. When they had a scene like that in Zombieland, welp, there we go.
I actually like when the park is like that. I have been to Knott's both busy and empty like that. Its defentely less stressful and no major rush to get to the attractions you want to do. Disneyland is where I have to pick and choose what things to do due to lines.
Grew up in Southern California and spent more time at Knott’s Berry Farm than I did at Disneyland. So many great memories. Do they still do the cowboy gunfight reenactments?
18:58 my wife designed this feature on the roof when they refreshed the ride a few years ago :)
Midweek during school. Truly off-season. I remember hearing years ago that Knott's makes nearly half of its annual revenue during Halloween Haunt. Not sure if that still is the case. This suggests that's possible.
Montezuma Revenge has had age issues with the launch equipment. 16:28
I worked there many years ago and saw some interesting things happen to 'zooms launch mech. My favorite part of it was the weird howling/moaning sound it made during a launch. Look up a video tilted "Moteur" to hear it. After one later rebuild they messed up the clutch so badly it only grunted and didn't have enough slip, so it was overstressing the train and track. The time it was rebuilt when I was there they had a few mistakes happen, (none dangerous, just embarrassing) and had to send it back or another rebuild and modification. (Had to do with the drive motor.)
These parks always have half the things closed and they never do discounted tickets. It's ridiculous if rides are closed. The ticket should be cheaper
Knotts still gets plenty crowded I live near there and trust me it’s not always dead. And montezoomas revenge being gone is just a travesty I know everyone who’s gone to knotts through their lives have for sure rode that ride the most of any other. It’s has to come back
I saw Tom Jones in concert at Knott's atound 1980! Loved going ro Knott's as a kid on vacation visiting from out of town
Calico mine ride, how could you skip that?
Knott’s Berry tale CLOSED IN October of 1986 & then the Kingdom of the Dinosaurs 🦕 was put there & now I see they brought back Berry Tales 🥳🎉👏🏼🥳🎉👏🏼🥳🎉👏🏼
If you were going to try one of the big rides for the first time, id reccomend either xcelerator or silver bullet. Silver bullet is nice because it isnt too intense, and Xcelerator is intense but over in the blink of an eye.
Even when it's a ghost town, the ops for rides like Pony Express and Sierra Sidewinder and Beary Tales still takes like an hour 😤
24:10 I still have my arcade game card, it took us forever for my brother to get points for an Xbox but we haven’t been back since…don’t even know if he can even get it still. Boysenberry festival coming, got to love boysenberry punch!
Bing bong, David, we need MORE EMPTY KNOTT’S videos, not the other way around.
Your editing and filming is outstanding! Well done!
1968 our family of six could only afford 1 chicken dinner. We all got one bite LOL.
At 84, you are the ONLY guy I've ever heard COMPLAIN that the place is NOT crowded!!🤣🤣🤣
More than 15 years haven't stepped into Knott's Berry Farm. Miss the Halloween nights.
I remember about 8 years ago walking through Knott's Berry Farm there was only 400 people in the park.!!
This video has blown my mind😅😅😊! Last time I was there, Disney Land didn't exist! The first time I was there was in the late thirtys!! no theme Park! It seems it was out in the middle of a vast berry farm! next came the resturant! Best chicken l ever ate. Is the resturant still there? Would like to make it " for my bucket list"!! getting close to 90 years old!
Knott's Berry Tales used to be a dark ride.
I haven’t been to Knotts in years. I honestly can’t remember the last time I was there.
19:54 damn boy. Didn’t expect to see fitties here.
There my old store, I worked at. “Cordey’s Corner.” We were the First people to Open & Operate the “Carts” outside. My cart was filled with “Beetle Mania” stuff & candy 🍭 that we were selling.