The Knott's Berry Farm (KBF) Discussion Thread

[swfan1988]

Lol! Yeah I went yesterday... definitely rough when all of their headliners were down...

[njcoasterguy34]

Check out K-pop group ITZY enjoying a day at Knott's Berry Farm.

 

[thrillseeker4552]

Attempted to visit Knott's today. I have never seen it so busy in my life. We couldn't even get in the park. Beach Blvd was completely bumper to bumper, all lots full, the security line backed up past the Marketplace and more. After taking 1 hour just to make our way down Beach Blvd and crossing under GhostRider, we ended up just leaving. Queue-Times shows many wait times at 3 hours. And of course, Xcel being down doesn't help.

I know it's the busiest week of the year, but this time last year I was at least able to get IN the park. Maybe it's because today is the observed Christmas holiday so many people are still not at work yet. But it was just insane.

The park just draws so many damn people for its size. Not just the capacity of the coasters, but the parking, security, food lines (based on last year's visit around this time), rides, everything is undersized. I wonder how much longer until they build a parking garage, open up some parking/warehouse space, and expand the park with some higher capacity rides, restaurants, and more. It's just wild.

[Manic Monte]

Went to USH and it was the same thing. So slammed that you couldn't even by tickets online by 10 am. I can't even imagine how bad Disney was...

[Arthur_Seaton]

I dropped by Knotts during Saturnalia to process my 2023 pass and the place was pretty slammed then as well. I kind of expected that, though, and really didn't plan on riding anything anyway due to some recent health nonsense. I just did a couple of loops then bailed. The line for Ghost Rider was almost down to the entry cave, Silver Bullet was in the switchbacks, and Hang Time was hanging out of the entrance. I hadn't followed closely, but I knew something was going on with Montezooma's Revenge. I didn't know how hacked up that whole area was, though. Lots of bottlenecking going on over by Sol Spin and whatnot.

[BeatleBen]

Simply an inquiry:

Does anyone out there know where I can find a full recording of the original 1960's organ caverns music from the Calico Mine Ride?

[Nrthwnd]

^ ....Which makes me ask ... has Knott's ever released an LP and/or CD, etc. of it's park music, etc? Just curious, besides what BB asked.

(I have a good sized collection of retro ViewMaster Reels, including a few of Knott's. But that's another thread, lol.)

[BeatleBen]

^  To my knowledge, no they haven't.  But the park certainly has a wealth of audio material to share so we can only hope. 

(I also love the ViewMaster).

[ryder]

They do have a fair number of Spotify play lists.  But it's usually more the atmospheric music, not park specific music.

[CedarFlags]

Been seeing chatter on Instagram / Twitter about Knott's making some huge cuts to their Entertainment.  Such a bummer, especially for Boysenberry Festival where there's always been so much to see.  It's nice to sit and watch a show while working my way through the tasting card and avoiding the crazy lines on the rides during the midday.  It seems like the Camp Snoopy Peanuts show and the outdoor Calico Stage are pretty much the only things to see now.  I just went to Magic Mountain yesterday and one thing that always strikes me when thinking about these two parks is... Magic Mountain has nothing to do except stand in line for rides all day long.  Knott's always has some little extra something to break up the day a little, or keep me amused while I rest my feet.

 

 

[thrillseeker4552]

The park is kind of a mess right now. All of Fiesta Village is dirt and walled off (although some new paint is now starting). We still have no details about what they are doing to Montezooma, nor has there been much noticeable work to the station, loop replacement, paint, anything. One of their headlining coasters has been down for a year. It's sad to see so much entertainment being cut right now in the midst of all this.

[Arthur_Seaton]

On 3/8/2023 at 7:46 PM, thrillseeker4552 said:

The park is kind of a mess right now. All of Fiesta Village is dirt and walled off (although some new paint is now starting). We still have no details about what they are doing to Montezooma, nor has there been much noticeable work to the station, loop replacement, paint, anything. One of their headlining coasters has been down for a year. It's sad to see so much entertainment being cut right now in the midst of all this.

Indeed. I went to the park tonight, mostly to just walk around and people watch. I figured with Spring Break, the lines for rides would be long. In fairness, they weren't that bad, but still much longer than I'm willing to wait. When I went a couple of months ago to process my season pass, you could at least get through a little pathway from Silver Bullet, past Sol Spin / Jaguar, and into the La Revolucion area. But that's all blocked off now. Furthermore, quite a few of the non-fiesta village rides were down, and it just didn't really feel like there was much to do except walk. There's some mass food binge thing happening right now, so it seemed like quite a few guests were just there to stuff their faces. Plus, you can really tell that the glory days of the chaperone policy are over