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I wish Knott's was still like this! Corkscrew was my first inverting coaster also! I felt so cool going on it and leaving my little brother behind!

Great now I am hungry! My fave is Chicken Noodle Soup or Fried Cheese at Knott's. I also like the Monte Cristo at DL. We ate at Chef Mickey's breakfast last time and the french toast and hashbrowns were sooooooooooooo good!

I love Disneyland! The feel there can't be topped. Admittedly, I have not been to that many parks. Only WDW, USH, Knott's, SFMM, and USF.

Mine was also Corkscrew, followed by Montezoma's.

The playas: Melissa (moi), Christine, Anne, Kim, Megan, Andy, Destiny, Celia, Wade and Luke When: Saturday, October 8, 2005 Our (Christine, Anne, Kim and I) evening began with a delicious dinner at La Tolteca, a fine Mexican restaurant, where we feasted on cheese enchiladas and beef tacos. Christine and I are doing this special diet, where we are trying to eat less carbs, so we had to pass on the chips, rice and beans! We also wanted to save ourselves for the wonder that is fried cheese that they serve at Knott’s. It took us forever to get to Knott’s. I do not understand why there was so much traffic on a Saturday night, but it worked out well because everyone else was coming all the way from Big Bear and they ended up arriving 45 minutes late. We always park in the Movieland Wax Museum parking lot and meet at Starbucks. It is free to park there and easier to get in and out of. We have parked there for the last 8 years, and though I always worry, the cars are never towed nor ticketed. It is also much easier to meet at Starbucks then at Knott’s, as the crowds are insane at the entrance. At about 7:45 we all met up and headed towards the entrance. Of course the crowds to get in are crazy, as they metal detect everyone. I must say that we felt really old. We are all in our 20s to 30s and still enjoy KSF, but it is clear that it is for a younger crowd. It took us about 15 minutes to get in and then we ventured through Ghost Town. It was pretty fun because 2 of the girls in our group had never been and had no idea how scary it would be. My friend Anne, who has been many times, got scared and head butted me. To get her back I punched her in the stomach and she started spewing blood from her mouth. OK, I made that up. We decided to do mazes, as rides were not that important to us. Here are our experiences: -Crowd control, like pretty much all other guest services, sucks at Knott’s. We constantly had to fight people off from trying to cut in line. It is really frustrating. -There was the absolutely worst smell ever near the scrambler. I have no idea what it was, probably sewer problems, but it made you almost gag. It is the worst smell I have ever encountered, and I am a nurse, so that is saying something! -I’m probably going to stomp on all the women’s lib people, but the girls working at KSF just are not scary. I think that it is because most of them are scantily clad and just not as into it. We have all noticed this throughout the years. I am hopeful that some of the actual scary monsters are so concealed that you can not tell they are women. I hope so. Also, please take the feathers away from them. -Maze Ranking: 1. Asylum-Just freaky and really disorienting. 2. 13 Axe Murder Manor 3. Red Beard’s- I love pirates so this is a given. 4. Terrorvision- Not scary, but fun to walk through. 5. Clown/Bathroom Jokes Maze- Seriously, what do vomit, diarrhea, butts with green stuff coming out of them and toilets have to do with clowns and space? 6. Feary Tales – Although the monsters cracked me up in here. They were all talking to us. 7. Hatchet High – I know a lot of people rave about this maze, but we thoght it sucked, as it has previous years. All of the monsters are just standing around. The best scare was after you exited the ride. - Best food item of the night has to go to Fried Cheese. This is my favorite thing about Knott’s. Fried food is the best. I am going to write the Food Network and try to get them to let me host a show all about fried foods or maybe factories. I will also note that the line to get this at Strictly on a Stick took about 30 minutes! All of the food lines were insane most of the night. All in all, we had a great time and I love Knott’s Scary Farm! We did not go on rides, but instead spent a lot of time just walking around and hanging out, which is better than half the rides at Knott’s anyway. When I look at this picutre now, I think to myself, "Why would I out a Knott's hat on my head?" I scrubbed my head for 30 minutes after. You would assume there were going to be a lot of clowns in here. Lottle do you know the theme is teenage boy humor with lots of fart and toilet jokes. He has no idea that NOTHING comes between me and my fried cheese. Did anybody else find it odd that a bunch of the monsters were wearing glittery shirts? It worked, because men in glittery shirts scares the crap out of me. Freaking Knott's version of 'Ranch' Fries. That's what I'm talking about. The real reason to come to Knott's: Fried Cheese Celia fakes being scared after Hatchet High. The. Worst. Smell. Ever. I plan to work in the horror film industry if the whole nursing thing doesn't work for me. This is what you do in line in between fighting off all the teenage cutters. Kim says she'll Starbuck me anytime. Anne and Christine Starbuck it up.

I love Disneyland, have an AP and live about 35 minutes away so I go frequently. I was there on the actual 50th, which was a ton of fun. I agree that the fireworks are great and I like the 50th movie and displays in the oprah house. I am really excited because I am taking my 10 year old cousin on Friday for her second time only. We went last year and she had a great time. It is so fun to take kids or people that have never been!

I saw a Willy Wonka costume here: http://www.wbshop.com/catalog/category.xml?category_name=ccfcostumes;pcid1_name=ccf

Did you see the look on Phil's face when the sisters were screaming and jumping around? It was priceless! I do like the one family with the young boy and girl and parents who kicked butt at pulling the buggy. Some of the things that little boy was saying were so funny.

I am either going to be Cinderella or a Hogwarts student from Harry Potter. I am going to the DCA thing and a big party. I have never been a princess before and I think it will be fun to dress up as one!

This website totally deserves it! I love that it has pics, videos, and trip reports from all different places and types of parks. Thanks for all the hard work!

We were at the LA County Fair last night and everyone stopped to look at it. It looked so cool! I wish it would have been aliens!

I too am glad to hear this. Maybe Disney is finally getting some cajones and not letting people push them around! Hopefully other themeparks will follow!

That sucks! How long do you have to have the injections for? If it for an extended amount of time, I would ask for a Permacath or some other long term access so that they do not have to keep sticking you! Please do not kick the nurse. As a nurse, I can tell you that it is not always easy to get IVs in. Even the best have trouble sometime! Melissa "Misses putting Ivs in now that I work in administration" Howard

I am so excited for this movie! The trailer looks great! The flash of Voldemort at the end is creepy. I think this movie is going to great, especially now that they are growing up and romance is involved.

-Where do/did you go to college? I attended Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California. I am also almost finished with grad school at the same place. I lived on campus as an undergraduate and got that 'college experience' which I suggest everyone that is able to, do. I loved college! -What are/did you studying/study? I completed by Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2000. In 2006 I will have my Master's in Nursing and be a Clinical Nurse Specialist. -What made you go there? They have a really good nursing program. I also went to a Senior Preview Weekend and had a blast. The crappy thing is I have a crapload of debt.

I am so sorry! You will be in my prayers!

We have decided to do lunch at Mythos on our December trip. I am an insanely picky eater, but looking at the menu feel I will find something. I have heard this place is great. Do we need to get reservations or should we just walk in?

That sucks about Ozzfest. I went about 3 years ago and saw System of a Down, who were awesome. We sat on the lawn, so it wasn't too bad, just miserably hot. I did get to see a drug deal go down right in front of us, so that was an interesting experience.

It drives me crazy when people where sunglasses inside for hours and hours. Take them off! Last night I was at this really nice wedding and there was a girl with her sunglasses on her head until 11 at night! It just bugs me.

I'm glad Red Beard's Revenge is back this year. I got the crap scared out of me by one of those bungee pirates last year. It was awesome, you could feel my heart beating out of my chest! I also love pirates.

It will be insane that week. I went last year the week before Christmas and was miserable. It was nearly impossible to even get around. Just for 2 people to walk from the entrance to the castle took almost 20 mintues! HOWEVER, you gotta do what you gotta do. Like you said, get there early and stay late, using FP as much as possible. I don't think the other parks will be as bad. Have Fun!

Hmmmmmmmmmm . . . this sounds like a lot of fun. Maybe I will think about going and bring the female count up to 2 for this trip.

I found this site through WestCoaster. I loved the hilarious photos and trip reports.

Yummmmmmmmm . . . I love McDonald's Diet Coke. I go there all the time and get a giant one for 59 cents and no food. It actually has been a part of my losing weight recently, but only because their Diet Coke is almost like a treat.

I am trying really hard to keep my expectations low for this event, given the price and the fact that it is at DCA. I had such a great time at MNSSHP last year and I know that it is not going to be as good. My best hope is that it will at least grow into something better if it is successful. It really does seem as if they are piloting this event to see if it has staying power. I had heard they got rid of Mickey's Halloween Treat because it couldn't compete with Knott's Scary Farm, so maybe they are afraid of the same thing.