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I don’t think it would be impossible to construct a tunnel under Beach without having to close it. And if they absolutely had to close it, they could in the middle of the night.

Cool, thank you for the info and link!!

Damn, that’s pretty brutal to make you pay full price for half a year. They should at least pro rate it!

Due to Covid my platinum pass just expired that I originally purchased back in January of 2020. I went to renew and the way it is worded it makes it sound like I’ll be paying full price for the pass to expire at the end of 2022. Is that true? Are the passes not valid for 12 months from the purchase date? If that’s the case I won’t renew until next January which would suck!

Last year they said new for 2022 was a major refurbishment on the Knott’s hotel. I haven’t seen or heard of any work being done. Does anyone know if there has been?

With this renovation seeming as large as it is, it really makes me think that the Giga definitely won’t be happening for 2023. Knott’s will market this as their “new ride” next year.

I see construction workers on site but it literally seems nothing has been done in 2 years. What is the deal here??

Anyone want to bet that Wonder Woman doesn’t open until September or later? I saw a drone construction update and the state of the construction site is appalling as we head into April. The entirety of whatever their doing in DC Universe is nothing but a dirt lot, the ride construction started and then halted completely. I just don’t get why SFMM can’t get their construction projects together. Look at fiesta Texas, Dr Diabolical is nearly finished with vertical construction!

Robb, are you going to post your Emperor video? Also what did you think of it compared to other B&M Dives? I’ve ridden valravyn and Shiekra and personally thought it was better mainly because of there being no mid course trim. Curious to see your thoughts. Thanks

Curious, how does the “coming and going” work while staying here? Or are you “stuck” for the duration of the stay?

Honestly I really hope this doesn’t happen. Living in So Cal I like having just about every major chain having a park within 1-2 hours from me. The thing that worries me the most is Knotts. The Knott’s family chose Cedar Fair specifically because they felt they would keep the charm of Knotts in tact(even picking them over Disney). For the most part they have done that (although they’ve never achieved the level of theming the Knott’s family used to). I really feel they have been on a great run the past 10 years with the park and the crowds have responded. The place is more crowded than I’ve ever seen it! If this gets done Knotts will clearly be the crown jewel of deal. By the numbers Cedar Fair bought the park in 1997 for $300million, adjusted for inflation that’s around $520million today. This was before they had Soak City as well. I’d venture to say that if Knotts were to sell by itself they could get close to $600 million for it or more. With 16 properties you can see how much stake Knotts has in this deal. With all that said, if this deal does happen let’s hope and pray the deal for the Giga has already been made! Then it will be similar to what happened when Ghostrider was already being built as Cedar Fair took over.

Actually now that you mention that, Flight Deck at CGA has no station cover or cover over the queue line. Patriot doesn’t have a cover over the actual track but does have a cover over the queue line. Ok so Emperor won’t be a worlds first

Well here’s the answer to my question. Thanks to some extremely cheesy local San Diego news. It’s no wonder Will Ferrell chose San Diego for Anchorman . In all seriousness though, is this the worlds first coaster to not have a station cover? I can’t think of any

Does anyone know if they ever built a cover on the station yet? I’ll reserve my thoughts for the final product but from what I’ve seen the theming and area looks very cheap for this ride. Almost worse than what Six Flags would do.

Well as we know Knotts did add a “dive” coaster in Hangtime. Personally I really like Hangtime and can’t wait to try Emperor so I can compare the two. At the time I thought it was a missed opportunity for Knotts not to go with B&M for their dive coaster and have it drop and have its turn around wrap around the Sky Tower. In hindsight I’m happy they didn’t because SeaWorld added their own and now we have a two different rides. The only B&M dive I have experienced was Valravyn at Cedar Point and I was a little underwhelmed. The drop was great but the rest was kinda meh to me. I’m hoping without the MCBR on Emperor it will pack a bit more of a punch after the drop!!

I was able to hit the park today for a little bit. Got some good pictures of the new eatery/brewery. I think it looks great!! They must be tearing down this old building completely to put this up. In addition I was able to marathon Montezumas Revenge for one last time. Still a great ride!!! I hope the launch stays intense!!!

Welp there it is, no Giga confirmed now just a refurbishment on Montezumas Revenge for 2023….. no jk!! I still have full faith the Giga is coming! It just has to!!

People need to stop wondering about the “neighbors” I live in Orange County and Knotts is the jewell of this area. The people that bought or that live near Knotts know and expect noise. If cedar fair is ready to invest in the probably $40 million this will cost then it will happen. The city of Buena Park know they are in direct competition with Disney and Anaheim… they need this. Knotts has to invest to compete. Now I know all you will say they don’t compete with Disney but living in the area they absolutely do!! Or at least they have to make Knotts a must go to place for people traveling out of state to visit Disney/Universal. As it stands now Knotts has become a locals park only, this will make them a destination for everyone. This is going to happen!!!

Amazing news!!! Always have kept the faith that this will happen and now we’re one step closer!!! Im still a little confused exactly where in the park the station will be located?? What will need to be removed in park and is Mystery Lodge safe now?

To anyone that says Knott’s has no room, I have outlined all of their property. Seems like a Ton of room to grow. Anyone ever heard of parking structures??? And as I see it the only way Knott’s can expand at this point is go into the backstage and parking lot areas. I really don’t see any expendable area of the park at this point. Camp Snoopy and ghost town are untouchable. There’s no where to go in the boardwalk unless you rip out Xcelerator (not happening). So that leaves fiesta village. If you rip out Jaguar, it really doesn’t creat much space. If you rip out the small flats on the edge of the park you could maybe add a new flat. My point is, Knott’s has to keep adding new rides and experiences. With Disney, SFMM, Universal, and even Legoland and Seaworld SD constantly adding new rides Knott’s can’t just sit back and be content. I really only see them expanding outward and honestly I think it’s about time!!!

Well said.

Ghostrider was 100% the Knott’s family that greenlit the project. It was their last gift to the park before they sold.

Well crap, shoots my theory down!!

Going back to the Giga speculation, does anyone know what this building is? They finished building it just before the pandemic. It looks like a replacement building for something in the current backstage further leading me to believe they are trying to create some space back there. It’s a large barn looking building, that could be offices or storage space.

Doesn’t Goliath at Over Georgia cross over a road??