Knott's Berry Farm Documentary - 100th Anniversary Time Travel
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 เม.ย. 2020
- America’s First Theme Park; Knott’s Berry Farm, like you’ve never seen it before! Go deep inside Knott’s amazing Theme Park history with long lost attractions. See the railroad that paved the way for Disneyland. The birthplace of the hidden queue. John Wayne’s log ride, Flamingos and Monkeys, Undertakers and Orphans, Black light Messiahs and ... wait, what!?
With 100 years of history it’s the perfect time to get a visitors perspective in this special Documentary length Randomland episode featuring never before seen footage, along with archival images and a lifetime of learning about our neighbor, Knott’s Berry Farm.
From Walter Knott’s Boysenberries and Cordelia’s Chicken to Volcanos and Ghost Towns, this farm grew organic, pesticide free attractions that came from the imagination and the hearts of the amazing individuals who came to Walter’s farm and were allowed to set up shop.
It’s the Golden Age of Knott’s Berry Farm from 1940-1970, and we have a lot to see! Boot Hill, Sad Eyed Joe, the little Chapel by the Lake with the big Surprise! Panning for gold, the Indian Village on an island started by trash... not to mention exploring the depths of the original Calico Mine Ride!! Come ride a model T and feed fish to the... well, you’ll see! Get ready for a day ranging from the goats of Old MacDonalds farm to Rose Gardens to Volcanic devils! Strap yourself in for an adventure!
The bulk of the film is never before seen footage from the Randomland collection, but as the video grew larger, more and more archival footage was used as well.
Credits: Many of the Knott’s early film and still images are in the public domain via the preservation efforts of the OC Archives. See end of video for stills and films appearing courtesy of Orange County Archives.
Drone footage courtesy Spike Marble. See abandoned LA by drone at his channel: • Deserted Los Angeles
Little Chapel by the lake courtesy Kevin Clark: • Knott's Berry Farm "Ou...
Additional Red Cliff and Whiskey Jim/Bill footage via Prelinger Archives. All music is licensed, Creative Commons, or in the public domain.
Images of the covered wagon show, gold trails hotel and more courtesy Ken Stack of STACKS LIBERTY RANCH - StacksLibertyRanch.com - visit the site to see the new theme park history books... I believe we’ll be seeing Knott’s there!
Additional footage of Ghost town, Red Cliff, and Chief Red Eagle donated by Gary Carter, who did not ask for credit, but is appreciated nonetheless.
Infinite thanks to Jeff Tucker (who cameos as the undertaker), Joe Reafsnyder, Ken Stack, and of course those tireless Knott’s historians who’s work is an invaluable resource for all who come picking the berries later, including OC Archivists Phil Brigandi (RIP) and Chris Jepsen, and Chris Merritt and Eric Lynxwiler who’s fantastic book KNOTTS PRESERVED is the gold standard for Knott’s Berry Farm history enthusiasts. There are many other Knott’s historians and bloggers who have enlightened me over the years whose names I can’t all call to mind offhand, but I appreciate all of you.
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You have just taken a step beyond vlogger to become a legit documentarian. This is one of the best pieces of content on Knott’s history on the internet. Justin, don’t stop.
It really is. I think Justin does the best job on Knott’s. You can tell he is invested in this park.
This is phenomenal. I love learning about Knott's Berry Farm. Actually, when everything shut down, everyone was like "not Disneyland!..." and trust me, while I am sad that Disneyland is closed (and I completely understand why) I was actually shouting, "NOT KNOTT'S!" because of the 100th anniversary. It's really a shame. A once-in-a-lifetime milestone, and who knows when it will reopen. Speaking of once-in-a-lifetime milestones, my cousin was actually set to get MARRIED at Knott's in May, but of course, that's very unlikely to happen now. Hoepfully soon though, we'll get to see Knott's open up again, we'll get to see my cousin get married,and we'll all get to celebrating milestones! Happy 100th, Knott's. If nothing else, at least be happy you get to take some time off from giving all of us a great time in the OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLDDDDDD WWWEEEEEESSSSSSSSTTTT!!!
Welll, in 2021, it finally did reopen. was a few times this year, most recently in july 2..
How Justin doesn't have a bazillion subs or even a show on television is beyond me. Thanks for your videos Justin...you're a true talent.
As some one who’s grand parents were close freinds to the knotts this is so wonderful to see
dude ur channel is so good wtf, i love how ur not just disneyland focused
missing knotts during this quarantine! thanks justin
WOW! I remember panning for gold, I remember the big dogs, and we would go there and watch them make the candy right near those big dogs (which of COURSE we have many pictures of my sisters and me sitting on them!). My dad filmed us panning for gold and I could SWEAR you can see the guy helping us pan dipped into a little bag and brought out the gold he then dropped into the pan which then went into a tiny little vial. I kept it forever (though I've since moved so many times since I have no idea where it is anymore). It was a tiny bit of gold, but the vial had the gold, the water, and a Knott's label on it.
Oooh, that leg out the window SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF US when we were little kids! I mean it REALLY scared us! We were little kids and we had no idea what it was about...now I think its funny. :)
We lived in Pasadena and would drive down to Knott's because it had a big free area for families to enjoy including a picnic area. Despite my dad working really hard as an aerospace engineer for NASA, for some reason we just didn't have a lot of money. But that's okay, because I wouldn't trade those memories of my family and of Knott's for anything!
I spent many a weekend at Knott's in the early sixties. Dad would go to the shops in ghost town. Usually the knife shop. He would give us a few dollars and we would ride the Calico Mine Train and of course the full size train while he "shopped". No admission fee back then. It was a great place to kill a few hours in the summertime.
Yes.I remember,.
I visited knotts berry farm a lot in the 60s. My wife grew up across the street from the farm. She even has a cat buried by independence hall. Thanks for bringing back so many fond memories.
The best documentary of Knott's out there, and definitely in a class of it's own, Justin Scarred owned it on this short film. It's untouchable. I feel like I've been waiting all of my life for this experience; A complete immersion into the early days of the farm and park. There's nothing else like it. Absolutely phenomenal. I give it 10 out of 10 Boysenberries. This is history in the making. And thank you, Ally, not only for your contribution as "Volunteer" and "Extra Cameras" but also the sacrific and all your contributions behind the scenes. Thank you guys so much.
Excellent!! Haven't been there since I was a child. (I'm 63) I had forgotten what I had forgotten!!! Makes me want to go back. Thanks for the memories!!!
Knott's beats Disneyland anytime. Knott's Berry Farm has a soul. It's a living thing, not just a collection of rides.
I agree! I was born and raised in Orange County and our family preferred Knott's. The Old West history that Walter Knott incorporated into his farm made it so interesting. I still buy a pass every year and now my grown children have passes and take their little ones to experience the 1881 train ride, the stagecoach ride, and all the fun at Camp Snoopy! We always buy the boysenberry turnovers, too!
YES!! Love Disneyland, but Knots was the original.
dude..this is by far the best history of Knott's. Thank you for putting in your time and effort to document this I remember Knott's from the late 60's where that area was all Orange field. Some of your video brought back good memories. My last visit to Knotts was in the mid 80's when I moved to Oregon. I often wonder if the place you visited outside Salem "Enchanted Forest" was inspired by Knotts? Those train robberies I do remember and it was here I first learn about putting pennies on the train track and watch them flatten out. Not sure when Haunted Knotts came out but my 1st trip to that was in the 80's and it was a boatload of fun. I miss their chicken and stage coach ride as well the train. Although I been back to calif several times my family has no interests to visit Knotts. Well...next trip they will go.
Off the charts! You can tell you spend so much time researching for your videos. They also have great production value. Let me tell you, I was born and raised in Buena Park. I have been going to Knotts since the 70’s when my parents use to take me, usually once every Summer. It was a real treat. Later in life I became a KBF employee in the late 80’s thru the early 90’s. These were the days the Knotts family was still running the show and I would occasionally see one of the kids walking around...usually Marion or Virginia. Great memories! Present day my wife and I are Season Pass holders and we like to enjoy the park whenever we have some free time. You are a great historian and it’s one of the reasons i like to watch your videos. These Knotts and Disney videos bring back so many memories! Keep up the amazing work!
When I lived in southern California in elementary school 1960s I went to either Knott's Berry Farm or the Long Beach seaside every weekend. Throw in a trip or two to Disneyland every few months. On weekdays played tennis, went to school, ate oranges off the tree in our yard. It was an idealistic life for sure.
Loved seeing this! I have a few pics of my mom on the ‘bucking bronco’ when photos were 10 cents. Btw. My husband and I visited Knott’s a couple years ago just when you were coming to tour the inside of the steam train. My nephew walked us through and told us they were instructed to make the interior of that train immaculate for your visit. You’re kind of a big deal there it seems :)
Attaboy, Justin Scarred!!! What a fantastic walk down Knott's Berry Farm Memory Lane!!!!!
I am seriously enjoying these "time traveling" videos- so much information! So much work must have gone into these- I appreciate the time and the content! Thanks, Justin!
lOVED THE SEAL pool...and i actually was around..!
Now I want a chicken dinner.
The biscuits are wonderful and they still use Cordelia Knott's recipe. We always buy a dozen or two to take home, plus Snoopy sugar cookies for the grandkids and my son, and boysenberry turnovers for my DIL and me!
When I was a kid, we had annual passes to Disneyland. I liked Knot's Berry Farm more because we went so rarely, where as we went to Disneyland at least weekly.
My family and I loved Knott's. We have since moved to Nashville, TN where the closest park like this is Dollywood, three hours away. It's very much in the knott's vein, but to just take random out-of -the-blue trips to is next to impossible. Unlike living in the San Fernando Valley and just driving an hour and spending the day there. Knott's became our go-to park just because it was less expensive and easier to handle than the "other park". We went back in 2021 for what will be our last visit for awhile.
Your videos are like watching a piece of home. Thank you!
Thanks Justin for the history of a GREAT place in Southern California history.
I'm so glad they upgraded the animatronics in Calico Mine. A lot of them seemingly stopped working or were disabled. It was my favorite ride as a kid. Best part of Calico Mine is tossing pennies into the water outside or watching the little stream carry falling leaves down the line.
My four year old grandson loves tossing coins into the water there. He likes the waterfall going into the pool, too.
It was free and there wasn't even a fence around it. We preferred Knott's to Disneyland. Great fun.
Knots berry farm. Time travel is so cool keep doing new vlogs I love your. Videos
I love Knott’s Berry Farm so much. I can spend my entire day in Ghost Town. I have many great memories in that park. Thanks for your video.
WINNER WINNER Chicken Dinner! 🐔👍
Love knotts. Best park in the country
Wow! This was amazing history lesson..I worked at Knott's From 1986-1991 ... Had the best memories working for the Knott's Family ...
I still come back and watch this from time to time. You did a fine job capturing the feelings of yesteryear and telling the story about the beginnings. Job well Done
Two Thumbz 👍👍
Bravo Justin !! Fantastic Job ! Brings back many memories.
Great Video! very fun fun fun fun ooooooooooooo
Huell would be proud to see this. Thanks for sharing the family vids and taking the time to show the history of Knotts
HAPPY 100TH ANNIVERSARY!
I was at Knott's Berry park back in the early 60s. It was so fun. Had my first frozen banana and the best chicken dinner as well 😋
That was AWESOME!!!!!!!! thank u Justin very good brings back memouries Like when I worked there back in 1980....little did I know until now that Walter Knott was still alive.....thanks again.
I grew up just fifteen minutes drive from The Farm way, way before all the newfangled glitzy rides. We'd go on special occasions into the main park, a few times across the road to see Independance Hall and the lagoon (I was enchanted by the mysterious log creatures and birds.)
Best place even after The Roaring Twenties came in was still Ghost Town and the shops. Never cared for The Spanish Village, but Ghost Town? I could have lived there. Loved all the little things like the devil working the volcano, the guy behind the door, the geology mineshaft, the lifesized diaroma that was the backside of the open-air theater, the graves (one that shook and one where you could feel the 'heartbeat'. Knott's was on par with Disneyland.
Ahhhh.. ice-cold boysenberry punch sounds so good right now!
Loved the video. My parents and I worked there for many years. Best job I've ever had. Brings back lots of memories. Thank you.
Fantastic video! Most of us can only remember back to the 70's or 80's. So cool to see video of a bygone era. Hope to see everyone at the park soon (CoronaVirus Pandemic 2020). Until then, wishing everyone Sasparilla wishes and Boysenberry dreams.
Justin that may be your best video ever. Congrats job well done
Fantastic video! Best fried chicken in California. Great memories visiting Knott's as a child, and as an adult. I miss a lot of the older attractions, but I'm glad a lot of the old stuff still exists. Cheers!
THIS IS AMAZING! How I miss the theme parks. It’s only been a couple weeks
My very first job at 15yrs old. Had a blast working there!
The smell of the eucalyptus trees. We would just go to get tacos for dinner. I always had to have a boysenberry drink.
My mom used to take my sister and I to Knotts or disneyland every other easter. We would drive out the day before and it was a 300 mile drive from Modesto. Her and my grandma would put our baskets together so when me and my sister woke up in the motel the next morning, we would have chocolate bunnies for breakfast then go to Knotts. I miss those special trips so much.
As a kid,I loved to ride the donkeys lol 🐔🐓🐝🐎I'm 57 now. Also the the chicken was the best! I LOVED everything BOYSENBERRY! Anyone remember the Japanese deer park close by? THOSE WERE THE DAYS!!😁
Major props and kudos for a job remarkably well done. A stellar production all the way around. Ken Burns eat your heart out. You and Allie stay safe and stay sane
Nice! This is the best amusement park in the world. No gang bangers, unruly zit-faced teens, like at Magic Mountain, or mobs of tourists from Asia. This is a family-friendly theme park and will always be that way.
Cedar Fair has destroyed much of the original, Knott's family history at the farm and transformed classics like 'The Hanging Of The Witch' at Halloween season into a political, dirty and suggestive event that keeps many long-time pass holders away from the park. (You'll notice I refer to Knott's as the FARM when the Knott family operated it and a PARK when Cedar Fair now that they mis-manage it). It's a shame to see remnants of the farm being replaced by 'modern' attractions that have no long-lasting value and couldn't hold a memory in a jelly jar. Thanks for sharing the FARM with everyone, Justin. Incredible job, as always!
This was a great documentary! Your production value is AMAZING, especially considering you do everything yourself!
Wow, Justin! That was amazing! Great job!
I think you are underrated, I’ve been following you for about 8 years and by now you should have at least one million subs. I know eventually you will get there my opinion you should be there already!!!
Love your vlogs, you are a very high level!!!
I did it! 3 years ago I started watching all of Justin's videos. Today I did it!
My dad went to college in LA in the early 50s. He was nearly 60 when I was born (my parents were 30yrs apart). Whenever we found ourselves in Cali, visiting family, we always went to Knott's & Santa Cruz boardwalk. Thanks for helping bring back childhood memories 😊
I love Knotts it's always a blast
Who remembers the motorcycle ride. Went on that ride when I was 11 years old. I could barely hold on to that thing and almost fell off.
Dad used to drive my brother and me out to Knott’s at least once a month for those Chicken Dinners... and we rarely ventured into the Ghost Town... Good Times!
(I see 40 people didn’t have a good time... must been taken away by the Under Taker.. )
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤩🤩🤩🤩👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Excellent!
Thanks for the great video. You could see the parachute ride from my aunt's front door. My mom and I would visit her every summer while I was growing up. From the late 60's through the early 80's I went to Knott's Berry Farm every year. It was cool to see the history of the place. I had no idea that it went back so far. Thanks again.
I loved this Justin. I'm all the way on the other side of the country these days. I real miss living in Orange County, CA. I met Walter Knott when I was a kid. He gave me a sucker. My mother and him shared similar views on politics and had been working together to get a conservative governor elected. Yeah, once California was a conservative state.
I enjoyed all your time travel videos. I bet you never realized those old movies are a gold mine!
I went to knitted berry farm 43 years ago when we came from Australia to go to Disneyland.it certainly wasn’t like it is now but I still remember as a ten year old going there,me and my brother bought Mexican jumping beans from there!lol thanks for the great video!
Great video. I have been going to Knott's since I was a child. I am now 67. Love loved it.
Exceptional work Justin! 🧔👍🏼 Thank you. 👍🏼🤘🏼😎
Great editing and audio track. Thanks
Well done, Justin!
Congratulations on your fantastic first documentary, super entertaining and informative. Keep up the great work on your channel. Cheers!
Fantastic video. Thank you for taking the time to do this.
I watch this a couple of months ago and had to watch it again...... Can't Wait till Knott's is open again, First, Ghostrider then a Sarsaparilla then Silver Bullitt, then Log Ride then Ghost Town Grill then The Mine Train ride----then repeat over and over..... Thanks for posting......
blast to the past great footage of old history and documentation enjoyed every moment of it
You’re talented, Justin. Well done!
Justin, thank you thank you
Justin, this documentary is amazing! I grew up in Buena Park and had forgotten about a lot of the past stuff. This must have taken so much work. Thank you!!!! So re-watchable.
You answered a question of mine. I have some photos inside of The Haunted Shack of my brother and I from 95. We could not think of the name of it. I looked for it at Boysenberry last year, and assumed it had been long gone. Now I know! Thanks dude! This was some fantastic footage.
When I was about 12, I was chosen by the guide to sit in the chair on the wall of the Haunted Shack. It was fun and eerie at the same time!
This is so awesome. Thank you, Justin and everyone who contributed!
These videos must have been super hard and fun to make. Way to go!
Gotta love that Justin still workin' hard! Thanks for keeping us entertained during this relentless quarantine!!
Thank you Justin, you have taught me a piece of beautiful old history that I didn’t know, but now I love.
Glad to see you back. Great vlog. I love the old Knotts. Nice beard.
About my 10th time watching this period I love it! Beautifully edited Justin! I remember doing the panning for gold when I was about 7 which would have been in 1967.
Great video it brings back memories and history I forgot and didn’t know too. Look how nice they dressed back then.
Great job Justin. Thanks for your hard work.
absolutely fantastic Justin!!
That kid petting the donkey was a cutie.
Awe, Chief Red feather, that's my best friends grandpa. She still get free entry to Knott's to this day. So cool.
Sooo Good ! Nice one again Justin
Love the video Justin! This channel should have millions of subs! One day soon!
I was smiling the WHOLE TIME! This is a beautiful documentary! And my one year old is developing a love for trains!
Back again to give another 👍👍👍
This takes me to my childhood visit in the early 1960s. Lots of great memories.
Justin a harp glissando would be a wonderful transition to the historical footage. I am here for you. I have the gift of unsolicited advice.
Justin, this is by far one of your best videos on Knott's Berry Farm! This was so perfect especially since we are all having withdrawals right now. You are so awesome! Keep up the great work. 👏🏼🥰
I had no idea, knotts was like the trend setter for more mainstream parks like Disney n stuff, pretty cool. Was definitely sort of a hometown park, just a few minutes away.
Congrats on the docs, pretty sweet!
America seemed . . . so much more wholesome back then.
Absolutely amazing!!!
Amazing home movies, brought back the "why" and "what" of what made the farm so special. Very well researched and informative too. Thanks!
That was awesome Justin. Thanks!
Great job on the video, Justin! Brings back a lot of good memories! Thank you!