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Knott’s Spooky Farm

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Knott’s Spooky Farm

By Erin

*We were given media tickets for purposes of this post. All thoughts and opinions remain our own.*

It’s that spooky time of year, are you ready for it? Enjoy the Spooktacular Halloween season at Knott’s Spooky Farm, a family-friendly Halloween celebration geared for kids ages 3-11. Families can join in on the ghoulish fun by participating in safe, interactive activities throughout the park. This year, new charming photo opportunities greet guests as they enter the Main Gate, a perfect way to ignite everyone’s Halloween spirit. Guests of all ages can learn about the creepy crawly critters occupying the livery stable in Ghost Town. Now with an expanded trick-or-treating experience, little ghouls can stop by the town’s shops and buildings to collect sweet treats from the friendly Ghost Town Ghouls. Calico Park offers families the opportunity to personalize miniature jack-o-lanterns or decorate a scrumptious cookie for a festive Halloween treat. Fun Halloween-themed shows are also in store as a friendly magician mystifies little ones with spell-binding magic tricks at Calico Saloon, or young gals and ghouls can participate in the interactive spooky story time offered at the Birdcage Theatre. The Camp Snoopy Theater plays host to the “Monsters are Coming” kids show where children are encouraged to brew-up their perfect Halloween costumes for the Knott’s Spooky Farm Costume Contest. Also at Camp Snoopy, families can hop aboard the Grand Sierra Railroad to experience a one-of-kind adventure as riders travel to Camp Spooky with the PEANUTS gang® and spot fun surprises along the way. The popular Halloween Hootenanny also returns as The Timber Mountain Log Ride transforms with spooky but family-friendly surprises to a park favorite. That’s a lot to take in I know, but it sure is a lot of fun!

You will find Charlie Brown, his best friend Snoopy and the beloved PEANUTS Gang all be celebrating the spooky holiday with their own Halloween costumes and will be available for special meet & greets and fun photo encounters in Camp Snoopy and Calico Park. Kids ages 3 -11 can participate in the newly expanded trick-or-treating experience found through Ghost Town and extending all the way to Mission Row. During trick-or-treating, kids will interact with an array of spooky but friendly Shopkeepers as little ones have the opportunity to show-off their festive Halloween costumes. In Ghost Town, Stanley Scarecrow has opened the Livery Stable for guests of all ages to get close and personal with the Creepy Critters of Calico.

Even the horses are ready for Halloween!

Whimsical jack-o-lanterns will adorn Calico Park’s surroundings as it transforms into an enchanting location for families to enjoy personalizing miniature pumpkins or decorating scrumptious Halloween cookies, for a nominal fee. As a part of the exclusive festivities, Knott’s Spooky Farm guests will also encounter new Halloween-themed shows with the arrival of a new friendly magician who will mystify little ones with spell-binding magic tricks at the Calico Saloon. The Spooky Story Time at the Birdcage Theatre is where kids will find more fiendish fun as they partake in interactive group storytelling with eerie tales celebrating the season.

At Camp Snoopy, families can hop aboard the Grand Sierra Railroad to experience a one-of-a-kind adventure with A Trip to Camp Spooky as riders travel with the PEANUTS Gang® and spot fun surprises along the trail. Then at the Camp Snoopy Theatre little ghouls and gals are encouraged to show off their Halloween costume at the Peanuts Costume Contest. Additionally, families can watch the Peanuts Gang in The Monsters Are Coming, Charlie Brown, where they’ll have guests of all ages singing and dancing along to classic Halloween tunes.

The residents of the Timber Mountain Log Ride will once again celebrate the Halloween Hootenanny which, adds a family friendly seasonal twist to a park favorite. Mysterious creatures of Timber Mountain that live out in the woods and caverns join the citizens as they honor the season at the Halloween Hootenanny. The ride’s interior will feature fun surprises as guests venture past the Calico Coffin Creeper band, the town’s green witch and splash down Skull Mountain through a labyrinth of jack-o- lanterns. The seasonal ride will also feature an original song performed by Krazy Kirk and the Hillbillies. It is the perfect family experience for all to enjoy this Halloween season and is one of our favorite rides to enjoy in the park!

Wandering around the park you will find all sorts of interesting people!

So many beautiful spots to take all of your fall photos!

A 2019 Season Pass is the best way to experience Knott’s Spooky Farm. With a 2019 Season Pass you will get to enjoy all of the Seasons of Fun next year but can also use your pass for one free admission to use in 2018. You can get your Season Pass now at the Best Offer of the Year! A Regular Season Pass includes unlimited admission in 2019 to Knott’s Berry Farm with no blackout dates, and a Gold Season Pass includes unlimited admission in 2019 to both Knott’s Berry Farm and the recently expanded Knott’s Soak City Waterpark with no blackout dates. Regular passes are just $95 or eleven easy payments of $7.50 after an initial payment and Gold Season Passes are $115 or eleven payments of just $9.00 after an initial payment. These offers end October 28, 2018. Applicable taxes and fees apply. Payment plans are only available at knotts.com.

Knott’s Spooky Farm runs weekends through October 28 from 9:00am to 5:00pm and on Halloween Day from 10:00am to 5:30 pm, and is included with regular park admission. For more information on all the exciting things that are going on at Knott’s Berry Farm, visit knotts.com and follow the conversation using #KnottsSpookyFarm. Cheers and enjoy this spooky season at Knott’s!

Knott’s Soak City

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Knott’s Soak City

By Erin

*We were given tickets for purposes of this post. All thoughts and opinions remain our own*

Another place to keep cool this summer in Southern California is Knott’s Soak City in Buena Park. Splash into summer at Knott’s Soak City Waterpark. Orange County’s largest outdoor water park is the perfect family destination to cool off during these hot and humid summer days with over 15-acres of aqua-tastic fun. Come on and splash into the fun!

In 2017, Knott’s Soak City expanded the water park to offer even more fun in the sun including a fully remodeled Longboard’s Grill restaurant, additional seating areas, and new spacious cabanas, plus two new water slide towers – Shore Break and The Wedge.

Shore Break towers over seven stories high and features six different thrilling water slide experiences. Four of the slides include Aqua-Launch chambers where guests wait anxiously as the floor drops out from underneath their feet sending them on high speed free fall down a 60 foot tall slide. Additionally, Shore Break offers two dueling tube slides which will have riders zipping through drops and turns. The newest family raft ride, the Wedge, takes up to six riders on an open-raft trip navigating through twists, turns and unexpected drops for some spills and thrills. Guests can look forward to another unforgettable summer season running through September 9th at Knott’s Soak City Waterpark. 

One of my favorite things to go on at Soak City! Go for a float down Sunset River and let those cares just float away. On this classic lazy river you’ll meander down the 1,780 foot long waterway to a destination of pure relaxation and enjoy some delightful scenery along the way. Sunset River is a great way for everyone in the family to cool off and chill out.

Tidal Wave Bay is another one of my favorites to just float and relax. Holding 750,000 gallons of water, this state-of-the-art wave pool has enough room for everyone in the family to catch some awesome waves. Grab a tube and ride the waves or go freestyle and body-surf on your own. Tidal Wave Bay is surrounded by lounge chairs and cabanas so chilling out by the pool is fun too.

The Beach House offers three stories of hands-on water fun including interactive water guns, nozzles, faucets and other surprises. Every five minutes the water bucket unloads 500 gallons of water on anyone below! This is a fun place to just hang out at.

Even better news for Gold and Platinum Passholders! They can enter Knott’s Soak City Water Park starting at 9am on weekends through August 5.

We will be coming here often this summer to cool off, will you?

WHERE: Knott’s Soak City Waterpark – 8039 Beach Boulevard, Buena Park, CA 90620

For more information on Knott’s Soak City Waterpark please visit knotts.com or join the conversation by using #KnottsSoakCity on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram

Knott’s Hang Time!

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Knott’s Hang Time!

By Erin

*I attended the media night to check out the new ride, Hang Time. All thoughts and opinions remain my own*

Do you love roller coasters? If you do, then you need to head on over to Knott’s Berry Farm ASAP! Knott’s Berry Farm has a new roller coaster, HangTime, the first and only dive roller coaster in California. This brand new steel coaster towers 150 feet over the Boardwalk area, showcasing gravity- defying inversions, mid-air suspensions and twisting dive tracks. HangTime sends riders up a vertical lift hill into a 15-story 96-degree drop- the steepest drop in California. The coaster’s train then comes to a halt once it is at the highest peak, and leaves riders hanging at the crest for several seconds, before descending down a beyond-vertical drop, through 2,189 feet of steel track and five gravity-defying inversions. Catch HangTime at Knott’s Berry Farm this summer! It’s a super fun ride you will want to go on again and again!

“HangTime’s disappearing track creates a memorable illusion of the unknown as riders feel like they are hanging over a cliff, staring at the ground in nervous anticipation,” said Jon Storbeck, vice president and general manager, Knott’s Berry Farm. “People who crave that adrenaline rush will want to ride this coaster again and again. Introducing a coaster like HangTime firmly positions Knott’s Berry Farm as a must see attraction among Southern California theme parks, and we look forward to welcoming our guests to this new experience.”

HangTime comes to life and illuminates the Boardwalk area  at night with colorful nighttime track chase lighting that will accompany the coaster train’s travels across the smooth steel track. The coaster continues Knott’s legacy in rollercoaster innovation and industry firsts; the park introduced the very first corkscrew inversion rollercoaster with Corkscrew, and the first flywheel launch coaster with Montezuma’s Revenge.

HangTime is manufactured by Gerstlauer Amusement Rides, GmbH, and is the company’s next- generation “infinity coaster” model.

Fun Facts about the ride!

* Height: 150 feet

* Track Length: 2,189 feet

*Capacity: 3 trains with 16 single passenger carrying units each

*Maximum velocity 57 mph

*150-foot Vertical Lift

*96-degree First Drop

*5 Inversions

*Holding Break at 60 degrees- ride will hang guests looking down over the first drop before starting

*The Negative-G Stall Loop- only the 2nd roller coaster in the Western Hemisphere to have this feature offering unprecedented hang time

*Colorful nighttime track chase lighting that will accompany the coaster train as it travels across the track

Would you ride it? I did! 🙂 

You can experience an entire season of fun including the thrill of HangTime with a 2018 Knott’s Season Pass, on sale now at the best price of the year. A Regular Season Pass includes unlimited admission in 2018 to Knott’s Berry Farm with no blackout dates, and a Gold Season Pass includes unlimited admission in 2018 to both Knott’s Berry Farm and the newly expanded Knott’s Soak City Waterpark with no blackout dates. Regular passes are just $92 or nine easy payments of $10.22 and Gold Season Passes are $110 or nine payments of just $12.22. These offers end October 29, 2017. Applicable taxes and fees apply online. Payment plans are only available at knotts.com.

For more information about HangTime, Knott’s Berry Farm and Knott’s Season Passes, please visit knotts.com. Join the conversation about the newly announced dive coaster coming to Knott’s using #KnottsHangTime #KnottsBerryFarm.