The Knott's Berry Farm (KBF) Discussion Thread

[Sir Clinksalot]

^ The park didn't add anything this year, I can't imagine this is for 2014. Boomerang would probably take a bit longer to remove than PP due to it's location in the park. PP is right against Western, shouldn't be hard to remove at all.

 

Wonder if this will get the Windjammer treatment.

[Someotherguyuser]

^ The park didn't add anything this year, I can't imagine this is for 2014. Boomerang would probably take a bit longer to remove than PP due to it's location in the park. PP is right against Western, shouldn't be hard to remove at all.

I could see them go for a 2014 date. I doubt they want add something new when Universal opens their new Wizzarding World and Disneyland opens a new E-Ticket.

[Guy T. Koepp]

I'm saying a splash battle themed to the boardwalk. They already have a station, and a lagoon for it. Easy use of the space and a fun ride for the whole family.

[DJeXeL]

^^That's the best time!! Capture the tourists that will be coming to Cali to visit said attractions.

[Sir Clinksalot]

Wizarding World won't be opening in 2014. I don't think DL's E-Ticket will be either.

 

By that rationale they should have built something this year with DL's major expansion and Transformers. Yet they held off and are having a great summer.

 

I think this will be for 2013 and the only park they'll be competing with is SFMM.

[Double0Kevin]

I really hope it's a removal for something big, the park has been doing a great job upping the quality and quanity of their family attractions like fixing up Ghost Town, adding family coasters (Pony and Sierra) and just generally cleaning everything up. But I think it's about time to go big. I mean, the last major thrill ride was Silver Bullet.

 

As to what it is, I won't even speculate. But parks are definitely embracing rides with smaller footprints but high thrill levels, it's just what the park needs.

[Wes]

“Perilous Plunge has carried thousands of visitors over its 12 year tenure at Knott’s,” said Raffi Kaprelyan, general manager of Knott’s Berry Farm, “so we wanted to invite guests out to give it a proper send off.”

 

Does anyone think the "thousands of visitors" line is Knott's being a little snarky (considering how bad the capacity was)? I hope so.

[DJeXeL]

Yes considering SB, GR, Boomerang, Zoom and XC have put through a million+....... lol "Thousands." That's funny.

[mr. cockblock]

I've never got on Perilous Plunge but maybe I'll make an effort to ride it before it goes out for good. By the way do you really get soaked on the ride or just standing on the bridge?

Haven't ridden PP in a LONG time but I do remember getting off the ride absolutely soaked, like ruin your shoes soaked. I could be wrong because it has been so long though.

[DJeXeL]

Did you ride with the 1st or 2nd generation boats?

 

1st Gen

 

2nd Gen

[Xcoaster]

Yay, it's leaving! Perilous Plunge was nice for the steep drop when it first opened, but Xcelerator has since made it somewhat redundant in that regard. Because of its low capacity and extra-drenching qualities, I don't think I've even ridden it since it got the new boats (of course, it's supposedly been better in both respects since they got the new boats), so I don't mind it leaving at all. It's also just kind of ugly and takes up a lot of room for what it is. I'm glad they're freeing up space for something new (Intamin giga?).

 

I also read the "thousands of visitors" line as basically saying "yeah, it was low capacity and nobody really liked it"

Edited August 13, 2012 by Xcoaster

[Wes]

^^ Weren't there three generations? The second gen being the old boats with the ridiculous seatbelts?

[COASTER FREAK 11]

^Yeah, they those terrible belts added to the first Gen boat

[DJeXeL]

^^ Technically yes! Same way X @ SFMM has technically had 3 generations as well.

 

Those belts were absolutely horrid. A boat dispatched every 5-7 minutes.

[mr. cockblock]

Did you ride with the 1st or 2nd generation boats?

1st generation boats when I rode it, and yeah judging from that picture you did get soaked!

[DJeXeL]

Yea 2nd(aka 3rd) generation boats have 1/2 the splash the 1st gen did.

[darklingscribe]

Maybe they are just planning to upgrade to a watercoaster like Divertical.

 

Do you think this will be the end of Plunge or will it simply be relocated?

Edited August 13, 2012 by darklingscribe

[DJeXeL]

 

Here's PP's replacement. Apparently Caterpillar is in the amusement ride business.....

[Gigalyte]

Please let PP removal make way for something like Skyrush please for the love of GOD!!! let it be, let it be

[Sir Clinksalot]

“Perilous Plunge has carried thousands of visitors over its 12 year tenure at Knott’s,” said Raffi Kaprelyan, general manager of Knott’s Berry Farm, “so we wanted to invite guests out to give it a proper send off.”

 

Does anyone think the "thousands of visitors" line is Knott's being a little snarky (considering how bad the capacity was)? I hope so.

 

I seriously think it could be Raffi. Just how the banjo music in Ghost Town featuring the pop music was probably a big eff you to those of us who didn't care for the pop music they were playing.

 

Personally I just had to laugh when I heard the Banjo stuff. It was brilliant.

[The49er]

When in doubt, assume it's going to be a Gerstlauer compact coaster as a replacement.

[Ed Farmer]

BREAKING NEWS: Perilous Plunge closing 9/3/2012 (click here)

“Perilous Plunge has carried thousands of visitors over its 12 year tenure at Knott’s,” said Raffi Kaprelyan, general manager of Knott’s Berry Farm, “so we wanted to invite guests out to give it a proper send off.”

 

Source: MiceChat.com

 

Rocky Mountain treatment.

[sammmmmy]

Please let PP removal make way for something like Skyrush please for the love of GOD!!! let it be, let it be

 

 

I'd definitely like to see an intamin hyper/giga. It'd be interesting to see intamin do an out and back style version of the new generation gigas/hypers, considering I305 and Skyrush have been more spaghetti bowl/twister oriented.

[Manic Monte]

When in doubt, assume it's going to be a Gerstlauer compact coaster as a replacement.

 

Yeah, please don't do that.

[XYZ]

I made a layout of what the KBF giga could be:

 

 

The green part is the lift hill, the second hill and MCBR would be going over the backstage area, and a hammerhead over GhostRider. The brakes being yellow and blue would be the station.