UniverseHollywood Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 There are signs ALL OVER Buena Park directing people toward Haunt parking. Why? Does Haunt attract a less geographically inclined clientele than Knotts by itself? Is that a rhetorical question? lol, just sorta felt unnecessary as there are already permanent signs pointing the way to Knotts. Those signs have been going up around Haunt time ever since I can remember. It hasn't been as bad in recent years, but I remember times were Beach Blvd was backed from the Knott's vehicle entrance down Beach Blvd ALL the way to the 91 freeway and sometimes to Orangethorpe. The 91 would even be backed up and would have TONS of traffic going both directions at Beach Blvd due to the large amounts of people going to the event. In preparation for similar traffic, I imagine they have the signs scattered around the city so people can get off at Valley View or Knott to take other routes to the park in order to reduce the cars on Beach Blvd and avoid sitting in Haunt traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpsphil Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 If you ask me a lot of the GP at haunt is scarier then the monsters themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 So...I know there is a TPR event tomorrow...but is anyone going tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I'm going tonight and tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I'll be at Either Bigfoot (I'm scheduled) or Log Ride (I hope to get pulled) from 6 to1215. Feel free to say hi! *I'm not hard to find, I'm the only black guy who works either ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrutchfield Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalCoasters Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Nice offride footage! I may not be going to KSF this year due to my group trip being canceled...all the other weekeneds are filled for me already so unless I can convince them to do a school night (never going to happen) I won't be able to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ27 Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 That brings back memories it's been so long since I've been to Knott's . Boomerang was my first multi-inversion roller coaster and is one of the boomerangs I actually like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Robb's on his way to the event now, have fun everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 I'll be there tonight at 7. Log Ride. See you guys there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveRides Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 (edited) Last night was the VIP night for Knott's Halloween Haunt and TPR was there with David, Spears, and some special guests! We tried to give you a feeling of the event as a whole, including some of the best shows, newest mazes, and scare zones - while also having some fun along the way. Haunt this year is great as always. It delivers the awesome mix of unique shows, terrifying mazes, and scare zones that have made Knott's famous as one of the leading Halloween theme park destinations. We definitely recommend checking it out! Now, on with the pics: TPR is at Knott's Berry Farm for the Halloween Haunt VIP Event! All the stores are decked out for Halloween. TPR = VIP at Knott's Haunt! Spears will be here soon... until then TPR's official happy pumpkin named Humpkin will entertain you! It isn't even dark yet and things are already getting spooky. AHHH! Humpkin got scared! They pulled out all the stops for Haunt VIPs with an awesome boo-ffet spread! FOOD! I think Humpkin ate too much! Oh no! Humpkin is cracking because he's so full! Wait a minute! That's not Humpkin, it's Gertrude in disguise!!! She snuck into Haunt!!! Now we venture into Ghost Town. It's terrifying walking through the foggy darkness of the Ghost Town! Aahhh!! Clowns!!! Spears will be terrified when she sees this! There is lots of clowning around going on. Ed Alonzo's Psycho Circus is up next! Gertrude performed on stage before Ed Alonzo. The crowd loved it. Then came the star, Ed Alonzo! It's a great magic show with some neat variety acts. There is dancing... Audience participation... Lots of hilarious parts... FIRE!!! ... And surprising parts. This show is great! Ed Alonzo even worked his magic... ... And made Spears appear! Hi Spears! Spears attracts all sorts of creeps! Even Gertrude got in on scaring spears. Oh no! The clowns got Spears! Spears is terrified of clowns! Time for the Knott's Log Ride... Halloween Haunt style! This ride is amazing any time of the year, but at Haunt it's even better! Who wants to ride with Spears? They even have scare actors on the exit stairs. Time for Invasion Beneath! Awesome mine ride Haunt overlay. Gertrude loves this ride! We're going in! They're shooting at us!!! Get down!!! Take the tunnel! Spears has been taken captive. Gertrude wants glow merch but they don't take goosebucks or Goosecard. Forget Haunt, Spears wants candy! Mmmmmm... candy. Noooooooo! We can't escape! Not even in a candy store. Before the hanging show Spears found a dance partner and started dancing. It's dancey dance time! The hanging is a classic part of Haunt that's not to be missed. There's action... Effects... And tons of hilarious celebrities! Here's Congressman Weiner. Trump and Obama. Bin Laden Jack Sparrow The poor guy from 127 hours was stuck behind the rock the whole show. Piers would like this part! Action, action, and more action! Who gets hung? We're not saying! But it's spectacular! Gertrude is obsessed with the merch. Here she is trying on a Haunt 2007 shirt. We caught a few minutes of cursed on the way to Lockdown and Delirium. The sign for Lockdown. Here we go! Wish us luck! Spears... stop squeezing my hand so tight... you're cutting off circulation! Lockdown was great! Next up... Delirium! Spears says Delirium has some twisted stuff! David says it's awesome scary fun. Gertrude pooped herself. There's this creepy thing... And these creepy things. After Delirium we headed over to watch the show Putz. It's a great comedy show. It's hard to describe exactly what this show is... ... but we enjoyed it! Then it was off to more mazes. We hit up Endgames. And then continued on to Fallout Shelter with our stylish 3d glasses. Did we mention they have rides here? We took a spin on Silver Bullet to round out the night. Our phones had a "killer" time... One died and one is almost dead. So we'll call it a night. Thanks Knott's for an amazing night of scares and fun! Edited September 24, 2011 by ILoveRides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Awesome Photo TR! Thanks for doing TPR proud! BTW, who the hell did Ed Alonzo sell his soul to!?!? He seriously has not aged in 20 years!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 Great coverage guys! Knotts Scary Farm is in my top 5 of Halloween events I need to see at some point. Maybe in a few years I can get out west for Halloween. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigalyte Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 I just want to say great PTR and I think I'm in love with Spears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewoplis Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Awesome TR! I would love to head to so-cal and check out Haunt and HHN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Awesome Photo TR! Thanks for doing TPR proud! BTW, who the hell did Ed Alonzo sell his soul to!?!? He seriously has not aged in 20 years!!!! right? I saw him what must have been 4 or 5 years ago and he looks exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider-x Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 very cool update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterRollin Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 That was an awesome report! I enjoyed the humpkin and gertrude photos, and that hanging show looks hilarious. Hope to make it out to Knott's someday. I keep hearing it's one of the best Halloween events, and this update just further wet my appetite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayTheGForceBeWithYou Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I'm guessing Rebecca Black got hung? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougMJr Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 (edited) Awesome TR, just out of curiosity does Gertrude fly south for the off-season? Or is SoCal south enough? Edited September 27, 2011 by DougMJr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFreak Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Ed Alonso was awesome! I want to go back to Haunt just to see his show again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterKings908 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Being the SFMM fanboy I am, I now say Cedar Fair, er at least Knott's has a higher quality than the competition up the road (compared to previous years). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveRides Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Awesome TR, just out of curiosity does Gertrude fly south for the off-season? Or is SoCial south enough? Gertrude lives in So Cal most of the year, but she travels all over the place to attend amusement parks. TPR memebers have posted pictures of her at parks around the US and in other countries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolercstrluvr Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 I went back the next day after the event, someone gave me a free ticket. The park was dead all night, Xcelerator was a walk on most of the night. When I got there, I rode it 6 times without getting off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 ^Surprising to hear seeing as the first two nights were steady...Opening week isn't normall crowded, anyway-but you'd expect a steady stream across the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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