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{{Short description|Amusement park in Buena Park, California}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox amusement park
| name            = Knott's Berry Farm
| logo            = Knotts Berry Farm Logo.svg
| logo_size       = 150px
| image           = File:Knott's Merry Farm Entrance.jpg
| image_size      = 250px
| location        = 8039 Beach Boulevard<br>Buena Park, California 90620, U.S.
| coordinates     = {{coord|33.844178|-118.000267|type:landmark_region:US-CA|format=dms|display=title,inline}}
| mapframe        = yes
| homepage        = {{URL|https://www.knotts.com}}
| owner           = [[Six Flags]]
| general_manager = Jon Storbeck
| season          = Year-round
| opening_date    = {{Start date and age|1920}}
| closing_date    =
| visitors        = 4,115,000 (2018)<ref name="2018 attendance">{{cite web|title=2018 Global Attraction Attendance Report|url=https://www.aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Theme-Index-2018-5-1.pdf|publisher=Themed Entertainment Association|access-date=November 29, 2019|year=2019}}</ref>
| area            = {{convert|57|acre|ha}}
| rides           = 43
| coasters        = 10
| water_rides     = 2
| slogan          = America's 1st Theme Park, California's Best Theme Park, The Friendliest Place in the West
| status          = Operating
}}

'''Knott's Berry Farm''' is a {{convert|57|acre|sqft|adj=on}} [[amusement park]] in [[Buena Park, California]], United States, owned and operated by [[Six Flags]]. In March 2015, it was ranked as the [[List of amusement park rankings#North America|twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America]], while averaging approximately 4 million visitors per year. The park features over 40 rides, including [[roller coasters]], [[Family-friendly|family rides]], [[dark ride]]s, and [[water ride]]s.

Walter and Cordelia Knott first settled in Buena Park in 1920. The park began as a roadside berry stand run by [[Walter Knott]] along [[California State Route 39|State Route 39]] in California. By the 1940s, a restaurant, several shops, and other attractions had been constructed on the property to entertain a growing number of visitors, including a replica [[ghost town]]. The site continued its transformation into a modern amusement park over the next two decades, and an admission charge was added in 1968. In 1997, the park was sold to Cedar Fair for $300&nbsp;million.<ref name="brand">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/23/business/knott-s-berry-farm-foods.html|title=Knott's Berry Farm Foods|date=May 23, 1995|access-date=November 29, 2019|language=en-US |website=The New York Times}} {{subscription required|s}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-oct-22-mn-45415-story.html|title=Knotts Agree to Sell Park|date=October 22, 1997|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=November 29, 2019}}</ref>

==History==
{{Main|History of Knott's Berry Farm}}

===Origin===
[[File:Timber Mountain Log Ride.jpg|thumb|The Timber Mountain Log Ride is one of Knott's Berry Farm's most popular rides.]]
The park sits on the site of a former berry farm established by [[Walter Knott]] and his family. Beginning in 1923,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breaking New Ground The Early Years of Knott's Berry Farm&nbsp;– Orange County Historical Society |url=https://www.orangecountyhistory.org/wp/?page_id=251 |access-date=December 23, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> the Knott family sold berries, berry preserves, and pies from a roadside stand along [[California State Route 39|State Route 39]]. In June 1934, the Knotts began selling fried chicken dinners in a tea room on the property, later named "Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant."<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2009 |title=75 years of Mrs. Knott's chicken |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2009/06/05/75-years-of-mrs-knotts-chicken/ |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=Orange County Register |language=en-US}}</ref> The dinners soon became a major tourist draw, and the Knotts built several shops and other attractions to entertain visitors waiting for a seat in the restaurant. In 1940, Walter Knott began constructing a replica Ghost Town on the property, the beginning of the present-day theme park. Ghost Town was Walter Knott's tribute to the pioneers, which included his own grandparents who came to California in a covered wagon from Texas in 1868 (when his mother was about four years old).<ref>Holmes, Roger and Bailey, Paul.  ''Fabulous Farmer: The Story of Water Knott and his Berry Farm,'' pp. 20–21, 125–6, Westernlore Publishers, Los Angeles, California, 1956.</ref><ref>Nygaard, Norman E.  ''Walter Knott: Twentieth Century Pioneer,'' pp. 16–17, 93–94, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1965.</ref><ref>Kooiman, Helen.  ''Walter Knott: Keeper of the Flame,'' pp. 3–4, 100–1, Plycon Press, Fullerton, California, 1973.</ref><ref>Merritt, Christopher and Lynxwiler, Eric.  ''Knott's Preserved: From Boysenberry to Theme Park, the History of Knott's Berry Farm,'' Knott's 100th Anniversary Edition, p. 39, Angel City Press, 2015.  {{ISBN|978-1-62640-085-6}}.</ref>  The idea of an amusement park picked up in the 1950s when Walter Knott opened a "summer-long county fair."<ref name=":1">Brigandi, Phil.  ''Orange County Chronicles'', pp. 117–132, The History Press, Charleston, South Carolina, 2013.  {{ISBN|978-1-62619-133-4}}.</ref>
[[File:Knott's Berry Farm-Prospector on Signpost, with Mule.gif|thumb|left|Knott's first theme park logo, composed of a prospector with a pack mule]]
[[File:Wood carver Andy Anderson with Sad Eye Joe, 1941.jpg|thumb|Wood carver [[H. S. "Andy" Anderson]] with Sad Eye Joe in the Ghost Town area of the park, 1941]]

[[Paul von Klieben]] was the key employee of Walter Knott in the creation of the Ghost Town at Knott's Berry Farm and the restoration of the ghost town of [[Calico, California]]. In 1941, he joined Knott's as a staff artist, then served as art director there from 1943 to 1953. He traveled to [[ghost town]]s in the West, conducted research, and designed most of the Ghost Town section of Knott's Berry Farm. He created concept art for most of the buildings that were built there. He also drew up floor plans, oversaw the construction of buildings, and even spent some time painting concrete to look like natural rock. His Old West paintings and murals adorned the walls of many structures in the park, and a number of them still do.  His art was also used extensively in Knott's newspapers, menus, brochures, catalogs and other publications.<ref>Merritt, Christopher and Lynxwiler, J. Eric.  ''Knott's Preserved: From Boysenberry to Theme Park, the History of Knott's Berry Farm,'' pp. 48–61, Angel City Press, 2015.  {{ISBN|978-1-62640-085-6}}.</ref><ref>Woodson, Weldon D.  "Saga of a Ghost Town Artist", ''Design'' magazine, pp. 24–7, Vol. 73, Issue 6, 1972.</ref><ref>Stack, Ken.  Stack's Liberty Ranch Collection, Volume Two, pp. 84–5, Stack's Liberty Ranch, 2020.</ref><ref>Kooiman, Helen.  ''Walter Knott: Keeper of the Flame,'' p. 103, Plycon Press, Fullerton, California, 1973.</ref>

In 1956, Walter Knott arranged with [[Marion Speer]] to bring his Western Trails Museum collection to Knott's Berry Farm.  Speer had been an enthusiastic supporter of Walter Knott's efforts to create Ghost Town, and had written articles for Knott's newspaper, the ''Ghost Town News.''  In 1956, twenty years after creating his museum, Marion Speer (at age 72) donated the carefully cataloged collection (30,000 items) to Knott's in return for Knott's housing it, displaying it and naming Speer as curator.  Speer continued in that position until he retired in 1969 at the age of 84.<ref>"Western Trails Museum Opens to Public", ''The Knotty Post'', p. 8, November 1956, Knotts Berry Farm, Buena Park, California.</ref><ref name="Merritt pp. 98-99">Merritt, Christopher and Lynxwiler, J. Eric.  ''Knott's Preserved: From Boysenberry to Theme Park, the History of Knott's Berry Farm,'' pp. 98–99, Angel City Press, Santa Monica, California.  {{ISBN|978-1-883318-97-0}}.</ref><ref>Heywood, Mike.  ''Walter Knott and Family: Knott's Berry Farm,'' p. 112-3, Mike Heywood, 2021.</ref><ref>Epting, Chris.  "In the Pipeline: House of history under our noses", ''Daily Pilot'', January 5, 2011, Los Angeles, California.</ref><ref>Lewis, Jack.  "Guns that Also Won the West", ''Gun World'', p. 17, May 1962, Gallant Publishing Company, Covina, California.</ref>
[[File:Orange County Archives, Western Trails Museum, Knott's Berry Farm, ca 1983.jpg|thumb|left|The original [[Marion Speer|Western Trails Museum]] building at Knott's was either made of rammed-earth construction or concrete made to look like rammed-earth.  This construction technique is fireproof and was used in the old mining town of Calico, California.  This ca 1983 photo is courtesy of the Orange County Archives.]]

The museum was once housed in a building (which has since been razed) at Knott's Berry Farm between Jeffries Barn (now known as the Wilderness Dance Hall) and the schoolhouse.  The Western Trails Museum at Knott's is now just south of the saloon in Ghost Town.<ref>Western Trails Museum Now Open!, ''The Berry Vine'', 1993, Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California.</ref><ref name="Merritt pp. 98-99"/><ref>Jennings, Jay.  Knott's Berry Farm: The Early Years, pp. 106–7, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2009.  {{ISBN|978-0-7385-6921-5}}.</ref>

The park became a popular destination for conservative college students in the 1960s, especially as conservative organizations like the California Free Enterprise Association, the Libres Foundation, and the Americanism Educational League were based there.<ref name="mcgirrsuburban100">{{cite book|last1=McGirr|first1=Lisa|title=Suburban Warriors: The Origins of the New American Right|date=2001|publisher=[[Princeton University Press]]|location=[[Princeton, New Jersey]]|isbn=9780691059037|oclc=44578931|pages=[https://archive.org/details/suburbanwarriors00mcgi/page/98 98–100]|url=https://archive.org/details/suburbanwarriors00mcgi/page/98}}</ref> According to Assistant Professor Caroline Rolland-Diamond of the [[Paris Nanterre University|Paris West University Nanterre La Défense]]:

{{Blockquote|it also appealed to conservative Americans, young and old, because the idealized representation of a past devoid of social and racial tensions that it offered stood in sharp contrast with the political and social upheavals affecting California since the [[Free Speech Movement]] erupted at the [[University of California, Berkeley|University of California at Berkeley]] [[1960s Berkeley protests|in 1964]].|sign=Caroline Rolland-Diamond|source=Revue française d'études américaines (2016)<ref name="rollandiamondanotherside">{{cite journal|last1=Rolland-Diamond|first1=Caroline|title=Another Side of the Sixties: Festive Practices on College Campuses and the Making of a Conservative Youth Movement|journal=Revue française d'études américaines|year=2016|volume=1|issue=146|pages=39–53|doi=10.3917/rfea.146.0039|url=http://www.cairn.info/article.php?ID_ARTICLE=RFEA_146_0039&WT.mc_id=RFEA_146|access-date=October 24, 2016|via=[[Cairn.info]]|url-access=registration }}</ref>}}

In the late 1960's a 10&nbsp;ft. high brick wall with barbed wire embedded into the top was constructed around "Ghost Town" and for the first time, in 1968, an admission price was required to get into that section of the park (ostensibly to keep out the "hippies" and local long-haired youth from freely "hanging out" in the park that were, on occasion, causing problems and degrading the Knott's "family" image).  The entrance price originally being set at $1 for adults and 25¢ for children.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Knott's Berry Farm |url=http://bos.ocgov.com/legacy3/newsletters/pdf/Knotts%20Berry%20Farm%20script.pdf |access-date=January 5, 2023 |website=bos.ocgov.com}}</ref> Previous to this, entry was free and the cost was based on purchasing a ticket for each ride, using the A-E ticketing system similar to that of Disneyland.  The Calico Log Ride (the original name of the [[Timber Mountain Log Ride]]) opened in 1969.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wooley |first=Eric |date=July 3, 2019 |title=Timber Mountain Log Ride Celebrating 50 years at Knott's Berry Farm! |url=https://www.coaster101.com/2019/07/03/timber-mountain-log-ride-celebrating-50-years-at-knotts-berry-farm/ |access-date=January 6, 2023 |website=Coaster101 |language=en-US}}</ref>  Also during this period, an attempt to create a monorail system between Knott's and Disneyland was reportedly in the works for many years, however, project construction never began due to costs and legal issues obtaining needed property and gaining necessary right-of-way access.

When Cordelia Knott died on April 12, 1974, Walter turned his attention toward political causes.<ref>Kooiman, Helen, ''Walter Knott: Keeper of the Flame,'' pp. 171–84, Plycon Press, Fullerton, CA, 1973.</ref><ref>Salts, Christiane Victoria, ''Cordelia Knott: Pioneering Business Woman,'' pp. 75–78, The Literature Connection Books, Buena Park, CA, 2009.</ref> The Roaring Twenties<ref name="Adams">{{cite book | last =Adams | first =Judith A. | title =The American Amusement Park Industry: A History of Technology and Thrills | publisher =Twayne Publishers | year =1991 | location =Boston | pages =[https://archive.org/details/americanamusemen00adam/page/125 125–127] | isbn =978-0-8057-9821-0 | url =https://archive.org/details/americanamusemen00adam/page/125 }}</ref> rethemed Gypsy Camp in the 1970s with the addition of a nostalgic traditional amusement area, Wheeler Dealer Bumper Cars, and [[Knott's Bear-y Tales]]. Then with the northward expansion of a 1920s-era Knott's Airfield-themed area featuring the Cloud 9 Dance Hall, Sky Cabin/Sky Jump and Motorcycle Chase [[Steeplechase (roller coaster)|steeplechase]] roller coaster above the electric guided rail Gasoline Alley car ride.<ref name="flickr.com">[https://www.flickr.com/photos/traderchris/2565334619/ "Motorcycle Chase, Knott's Berry Farm, 1976"] photograph of steeplechase-style roller coaster lift hill</ref>

The Sky Tower with the illuminated "K" in logo script at the top was built to support two attractions, the Sky Jump, operated from 1976 to 1999,<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2019 |title=10 former Knott's rides and attractions we miss the most |url=https://www.ocregister.com/10-former-knotts-rides-and-attractions-we-miss-the-most |access-date=December 30, 2022 |website=Orange County Register |language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[Sky Cabin]]. The Sky Jump boarded one or two standing riders anticipating the thrill of the drop into baskets beneath a faux parachute canopy. From the top, twelve arms supported the vertical cable tracks of wire rope which lifted the baskets. The Sky Cabin ringed the support pole with a single floor of seats that are enclosed behind windows. Its ring revolves slowly as it rises to the top and back offering a pleasantly changing vista. It is very sensitive to weather and passenger motion, such as walking, which is prohibited during the trip. During winds 25+&nbsp;mph or rain it is closed. When built, the tower was the tallest structure in Orange County<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sky Cabin has re-opened at Knott's |url=https://discuss.micechat.com/forum/other-theme-park-news-and-destinations/knott-s-berry-farm-and-cedar-fair-parks/8548343-sky-cabin-has-re-opened-at-knott-s |access-date=December 30, 2022 |website=MiceChat |language=en}}</ref> (a distinction briefly held by [[WindSeeker]] before its relocation to [[Worlds of Fun]] in 2012.)

The Motorcycle Chase, a modernized steeplechase rollercoaster built in 1976 by [[Arrow Development]], featured single motorbike-themed vehicles racing side-by-side, each on one of four parallel tracks, launched together.<ref name="flickr.com"/> One or two riders straddled each "[[Indian Motorcycle|Indian motorcycle]]" attraction vehicle. The tubular steel monorail track closely followed dips and bumps in "the road" and tilted to lean riders about the curves. Gasoline Alley, an electric steel-guide rail car ride below, was built together and intimately intertwined, which enhanced ride-to-ride interaction thrill value.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/traderchris/2565334421/ "Motorcycle Chase, Knott's Berry Farm, 1976"] photograph of a steeplechase-style roller coaster with car ride combination.</ref> Rider safety concerns of the high center of gravity coupled with the method of rider restraints caused it to be rethemed Wacky Soap Box Racers with vehicles themed to look like soap box racers, each seating two riders, strapped in low (nearly straddling the track), surrounded by the close-fitting car sides, and the dips and bumps of the track were straightened flat in 1980. Motorcycle Chase/Wacky Soap Box Racers was removed in 1996 for a dueling loop coaster [[Windjammer Surf Racers]] and now [[Xcelerator]], a vertical launch coaster, takes its place.

On December 3, 1981, Walter Knott died,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walter Knott |url=https://www.ochistoryland.com/walter-knott |access-date=January 6, 2023 |website=OC Historyland |language=en-US}}</ref> survived by his children who would continue to operate Knott's as a family business for another fourteen years.

In the 1980s, Knott's built the Calico Barn Dance featured Bobbi & Clyde as the house band. It was during the height of the "[[Urban Cowboy]]" era. The "Calico Barn Dance" was featured in Knott's TV commercials.
[[File:BigFoot Rapids 2.JPG|thumb|[[Calico River Rapids|Bigfoot Rapids]] (now Calico River Rapids) was located in the Wild Water Wilderness section of the park.]]

During the 1980s, Knott's met the competition in Southern California theme parks by theming a new land and building two massive attractions: '''Kingdom of the Dinosaurs''', a primeval retheme of Knott's Bear-y Tales), in 1987 and '''Bigfoot Rapids''' in 1988, a whitewater [[river rafting ride]] as the centerpiece of the new themed area Wild Water Wilderness.

The [[Boomerang (roller coaster)|Boomerang]] roller coaster replaced Corkscrew<ref name="Adams"/> in 1990 with a lift shuttle train passing to and from through a cobra roll and a vertical loop for six inversions each trip.

The ''Mystery Lodge'' (1994),<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472543/ | publisher=IMDb |title= Mystery Lodge}}</ref> inspired by [[General Motors]] "Spirit Lodge" pavilion, was a live show augmented with [[Pepper's ghost]] and other special effects, which was among the most popular exhibits at [[Expo 86]] in Vancouver, [[British Columbia]], Canada, which was produced by [[Bob Rogers (designer)|Bob Rogers]] of BRC Imagination Arts<ref name="BRC Imagination Arts">{{cite web|title=Knott's Mystery Lodge|url=http://brcweb.com/brc/projects/knotts_mystery_lodge|publisher=BRC Imagination Arts|access-date=May 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103183600/http://brcweb.com/brc/projects/knotts_mystery_lodge|archive-date=November 3, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and created with the assistance of the Kwagulth Native reserve in the village of [[Alert Bay]], British Columbia.<ref name="Mystery Lodge">{{cite web|title=Knott's Berry Farm: Mystery Lodge |url=http://brcweb.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Mystery-Lodge.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221044953/http://brcweb.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Mystery-Lodge.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 21, 2013 |publisher=BRC Imagination Arts }}</ref> Mystery Lodge recreates a quiet summer night in Alert Bay, then guests "move inside" the [[Longhouses of the indigenous peoples of North America#Northwest Coast longhouses|longhouse]] and listen to the storyteller weave a tale of the importance of family from the smoke of the bonfire.

The [[Jaguar!]] was opened on June 17, 1995, to add another roller coaster to the mix of Fiesta Village alongside Montezooma's Revenge.

===New owners===
In the 1990s, after Walter and Cordelia died, their children decided to sell off their businesses.

In 1995, the Knott family sold the food specialty business to [[Conagra Brands|ConAgra Inc]],<ref name="brand"/> which later re-sold the brand to [[The J.M. Smucker Company]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=The J. M. Smucker Company Acquires Knott's Berry Farm® Food Brand From ConAgra Foods, Inc.|url=https://www.foxla.com/news/knotts-berry-farm-grocery-store-brand-discontinued|access-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref> (In 2024, Smuckers discontinued sale of the ''Knott's Berry Farm'' jams in grocery stores.<ref>{{cite news|title=Knott's Berry Farm brand discontinued at grocery stores|url=https://www.conagrabrands.com/news-room/news-the-j-m-smucker-company-acquires-knotts-berry-farmr-food-brand-from-conagra-foods-inc-1145008|access-date=January 8, 2024|publisher=Conagra Brands|date=May 12, 2008}}</ref>)

On December 29, 1997, the Knott family sold the amusement park operations to Cedar Fair. Initially, the Knotts were given an opportunity to sell the park to [[The Walt Disney Company]]. The park would have been amalgamated into the [[Disneyland Resort]] and converted into [[Disney's America]], which had previously failed to be built near Washington, D.C. The Knotts refused to sell the park to Disney out of fear most of what Walter Knott had built would be eliminated.

In the late 1990s, Cedar Fair also acquired the Buena Park Hotel, located at the northwest corner of Grand and Crescent Avenues.<ref>{{cite news|last=Reckard|first=E. Scott|title=Knott's Parent Firm to Buy Hotel Next to Theme Park|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-19-fi-55485-story.html|access-date=January 8, 2024|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=December 19, 1998}}</ref> It was then brought up to [[Radisson Hotels|Radisson]] standards and branded Radisson Resort Hotel as a franchise. In 2004, the park renamed the Radisson Resort Hotel the Knott's Berry Farm Resort Hotel.<ref>{{cite news|last=Reckard|first=E. Scott|title=Knott's Owner Hopes Water Park and Hotel Renovation Bear Fruit|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-15-fi-41052-story.html|access-date=January 8, 2024|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=June 15, 2000}}</ref>

===Post-Cedar Fair acquisition===
[[File:Knott's Berry Farm.jpg|thumb|View of Silver Bullet from Sky Cabin|alt=]]
[[File:Hangtime 18.jpg|thumb|Hangtime debuted as the park's latest major roller coaster since Silver Bullet on May 16, 2018.]]
[[File:Knott's Beary Tales Return To The Fair 1.jpg|thumb|[[Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair]] opened to season passholders on May 6, 2021.]]

Since being acquired by Cedar Fair, the park has seen an aggressive shift towards [[Amusement ride|thrill rides]], with the construction of several large [[roller coaster]]s and the addition of a record-breaking [[Shoot-the-Chutes]] ride named [[Perilous Plunge]]. Perilous Plunge had the record of being the tallest and steepest water ride in the world until September 2012 when it was closed and removed.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mello|first=Michael|title=Knott's Perilous Plunge's days are numbered|url=http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/ride-368423-knott-plunge.html|access-date=February 28, 2014|newspaper=The Orange County Register|date=August 13, 2012}}</ref> Also, in 2013, Knott's Berry Farm announced that one of the most popular rides at the park, the [[Timber Mountain Log Ride]], would be closed for a significant five-month refurbishment, led by [[Garner Holt|Garner Holt Productions, Inc.]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Buck|first1=Fielding|title=KNOTT'S BERRY FARM: Garner Holt shares Log Ride experiences|url=http://www.pe.com/articles/-731070--.html|access-date=September 12, 2016|agency=The Press Enterprise|publisher=The Press Enterprise|date=June 14, 2013}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On May 25, 2013, Knott's Berry Farm added three new family rides on the site of the former Perilous Plunge, including a [[wild mouse]] called [[Coast Rider]], a [[Scrambler (ride)|scrambler]] flat ride called Pacific Scrambler, and Surfside Gliders. All three were constructed in the Boardwalk section of the park. An old bridge that connected the exit of Coast Rider and the Boardwalk became the entrance to Surfside Gliders and Pacific Scrambler. Following the 2013 season, Knott's Berry Farm removed [[Windseeker]] and moved it to Worlds of Fun, where it reopened in 2014. For the 2014 season, the historical Calico Mine Ride underwent a major refurbishment completed in six months.<ref name="KNOTT'S ANNOUNCES MAJOR PLANS FOR 2014">{{cite web|title=New For 2014: KNOTT'S ANNOUNCES MAJOR PLANS FOR 2014 |url=https://www.knotts.com/what-s-new/2014-announcement |publisher=Knott's Berry Farm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000850/https://www.knotts.com/what-s-new/2014-announcement |archive-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref>

During the fall of 2019, Knott's Berry Farm announced the return of [[Knott's Bear-y Tales]] as an interactive 4D dark ride as part of the park's 100th anniversary in 2020 with the name [[Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair]]. However, the park was indefinitely shut down due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] at the end of its operating day on March 13, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knotts.com/park-update|title = Knott's Berry Farm Amusement Park &#124; Coronavirus Update}}</ref> Knott's Bear-y Tales and other planned changes to the park were postponed to 2021.<ref>{{cite news|last1=MacDonald|first1=Brady|title=Knott's Berry Farm postpones 100th-anniversary celebration until 2021, new ride ready to open |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2020/05/08/knotts-berry-farm-postpones-100th-anniversary-celebration-until-2021-new-ride-ready-to-open/|access-date=August 28, 2020|agency=The Press Enterprise|publisher=The Press Enterprise|date=May 8, 2020}}</ref> In June 2020, Knott's Marketplace reopened with health guidelines in place.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.micechat.com/258569-knotts-berry-farm-chicken-to-go-reopens-next-week/ |title= Marketplace Reopening |website=Knott's Berry Farm |date= May 6, 2020 |access-date=August 28, 2020}}</ref> The following month, the park introduced ''Taste of Calico'', an outdoor [[food festival]] on weekends located in the Ghost Town section of the park. The event evolved over the season, becoming ''Taste of Knott's'' when it expanded into Fiesta Village and the Boardwalk, ''Taste of Fall-o-ween'' during the fall season,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.westcoaster.net/home/2020/9/27/knotts-taste-of-fall-o-ween-2020-general-review-featuring-special-guest-zombie-joe|title = Knott's Taste of Fall-O-Ween 2020: General Review Featuring Special Guest Zombie Joe| date=September 27, 2020 }}</ref> and ''Taste of Merry Farm'' for the Christmas holiday season which was canceled in December 2020 due to the regional stay at home order issued by [[California Governor]] [[Gavin Newsom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2020/12/07/knotts-berry-farm-cancels-taste-of-merry-farm-through-christmas-due-to-stay-at-home-order/|title = Knott's Berry Farm cancels Taste of Merry Farm through Christmas due to stay-at-home order|date = December 7, 2020}}</ref> [[Amusement Today]] recognized the ''Taste Of'' events in its annual [[Golden Ticket Awards]], awarding the park under the category "Industry Leader: Amusement/Theme Park" for its innovative approach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goldenticketawards.com/2020-gta-winners/|title = The Golden Ticket Awards &#124; Presented by Amusement Today|date = October 28, 2020}}</ref>

Knott's Berry Farm returned to normal operation on May 6, 2021, including the debut of the delayed Knott's Bear-y Tales attraction originally planned for 2020.<ref name="Knott's Berry Farm 2021 Season Passholder Preview days">{{cite web|title=Knott's Berry Farm 2021 Season Passholder Preview days|url=https://www.knotts.com/events/season-passholder-preview-days|publisher=Knott's Berry Farm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416234226/https://www.knotts.com/events/season-passholder-preview-days|archive-date=April 16, 2021|access-date=April 16, 2021}}</ref> On July 1, 2024, Cedar Fair merged with [[Six Flags]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Cedar Fair L.P. (FUN), Six Flags (SIX) Announce Merger of Equals is Successfully Completed | website=StreetInsider.com | date=July 1, 2024 | url=https://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Cedar+Fair+L.P.+%28FUN%29%2C+Six+Flags+%28SIX%29+Announce+Merger+of+Equals+is+Successfully+Completed/23421543.html | access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref> and the combined [[Six Flags Entertainment Corporation]] took over Knott's Berry Farm, making them part of the same company as longtime rival [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]]. Cedar Fair still has controling shares of the company.<ref>{{cite web | title=A farewell to Cedar Fair: Cedar Fair, Six Flags expected to finalize merger | publisher=WKRC | date=July 1, 2024 | url=https://www.local12.com/news/nation-world/cedar-point-fair-six-flags-entertainment-corporation-finalize-merger-today-kings-island-cincinnati-ticker-symbol-fun-stock-market-nyse-historic-mergers-top-10-expected-closing-date-section-27a-securities-act-amusement-parks-resort-properties-revenue | access-date=July 2, 2024}}</ref>

===Timeline===
{{Hidden begin|title=Park timeline|titlestyle=text-align: center; background:#CCC}}
[[File:Stagecoach, Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, circa 1950.jpg|thumb|right|Stagecoach circa 1950, added as the first ride in 1949]]
[[File:Knotts BF - train 1963.jpg|thumb|right|Knotts Berry Farm Denver & Rio Grand steam locomotive, added as Ghost Town & Calico Railroad in 1952]]
* 1920: Ten acres of berry farmland leased by Walter and Cordelia Knott
* 1927: Ten leased acres of berry farm purchased, named Knott's Berry Place
* 1929: Ten more acres are purchased
* 1932: [[Rudolf Boysen]] gives Walter his last six [[boysenberry|crossbreed berry plants]], as yet unnamed
* 1934: Cordelia and her children serve the first chicken dinner to customers in their tearoom.
* 1936: Restaurant expanded to seat 70.
* 1939: Restaurant expanded to seat 600; Redwood Stump by the Information Room; Eucalyptus (variety: Viminilus) trees planted from gallon cans in what became Ghost Town the next year.
* 1940: Ghost Town buildings (such as the Jail, Goldie's Joint, Chinese laundry, Assay Office, Sheriff's Office, Barber Shop, Blacksmith Shop (Bill Shirley was the first blacksmith), Drug Store, Silver Dollar Saloon, and windmill) erected on what is now Main Street; Island created that became the Indian Village in 1952; the Volcano was built in about 1940
* 1941: 100 more acres of land are added, totals 120.
* 1941: Little Chapel by the Lake (aka the Adobe Chapel) built with [[Paul von Klieben]]'s "The Transfiguration of Christ" exhibit (the farm's first attraction); Print Shop; "Old Betsey" borax engine brought from the desert just beyond Trona, California.  
* 1942: Cover Wagon Show opens in the Gold Trails Hotel; Post Office built (It became a working post office in 1952); Well Fargo Office
* 1942: Restaurant is turning out 10,000 dinners a week.
* 1944: Bottle House, General Store; Arastra built in about 1944
* 1945: Bottle House (?) and Music Hall (designed by Paul von Klieben) completed.  The Music Hall displayed the Knotts' collection of antique music boxes and the painting "Night Watch" by [[Charles Christian Nahl]].
* 1946: Steakhouse; Gun Shop; Fandango Hall
* 1947: Name change from Knott's Berry Place to Knott's Berry Farm.
* 1947: Concrete bench figures Handsome Brady and Whiskey Jim (aka Whiskey Bill), the first of several sculpted by [[Cabazon Dinosaurs|Claude Bell]].
* 1947: Gold Mine, Jersey Lilly Saloon (Judge Roy Bean's)
* 1949: Bill Higdon's Covered Wagon Ride, and later Stagecoaches; Wagon Camp built; Log Cabin (by the Gold Mine) built
* 1950: Horse Arena built for the Mark Smith Horse Show
* 1951: Calico Saloon;  Paul von Klieben painting "Saturday Night in Old Calico, 1888" (20&nbsp;ft. x 16&nbsp;ft.) is installed behind the bar (It now hangs in the Pitchur Gallery).
* 1951: Claude Bell initiates the Portraits in Pastel concession and runs it until 1986 (now operated by Kaman's Art Shoppes).  Bell and his son build the Portraits in Pastel building (now used as the Geode Shop), and fireplace with relief of Mark Twain sculpted on it.  The loft upstairs includes a large drafting table and access to the rooftop patio.
* 1952: [[Ghost Town & Calico Railroad]]; Mrs. Murphy's Boarding House (this building was originally the first post office in Downey)
* 1952: Schoolhouse brought in from Beloit, Kansas.  About this time more buildings (designed by Paul von Klieben) are constructed on School Road, such as the Grist Mill, Barrel House, Box House and Boot Hill.
* 1953: Boot Hill; Box House (Knife Maker's Shop in front of the Barrel House); Doc Walker's Four-Room Log Cabin (brought in from the Ozarks) on School Road; Weaver's and Candlemaker's Shops (brought in from a neighboring farm)
* 1954: [[History of Knott's Berry Farm#Haunted Shack|Haunted Shack]]; Bird Cage Theater; Miners' Bank; Seal Pool; Haunted House; Clock in Rose Garden; Concrete Bench figures depicting Calico Saloon performers Cecelia Peterson and Marilyn Schuler sculpted by [[Cabazon Dinosaurs|Claude Bell]]; Indian Statues sculpted by Ross Yost (Claude Bell's assistant) on the hills behind Boot Hill depicting the figures in the "Night Watch" painting.  The "Night Watch" painting by Charles Christian Nahl was later donated by the Knott Family to the Orange County Museum of Art.
* 1955: Dentzel Carousel (which was [[Wendell "Bud" Hurlbut]]'s first concession at Knott's; Merry-Go-Round; Auto Ride (later the Tijuana Taxi); Hunter's Paradise Shootin' Gallery; Model 'T' Children's Ride; Cable Cars; Evan Middleton's Model Train Shop; First Baptist Church in Downey moved to Knott's and became the Church of Reflections; Sock-Maker's Shop; Jeffries Barn brought in; Old MacDonald's Barnyard
* 1956: Western Trails Museum; Models of California missions constructed by Leon de Volo
* 1958: Mott's Miniatures
[[File:Bud Hurlbut in Calico Mine Ride engine, Knott's Berry Farm, circa 1960.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Bud Hurlbut]] in ''Calico Mine Ride'' engine, circa 1960]]
* 1959: "Bud" Hurlbut miniature train ride on the east side of Beach Blvd.
* 1960: Calico Mine Ride; Shootin' Gallery (aka Hunter's Paradise)
* 1963: "Cordelia K" christened
* 1965: "Bud" Hurlbut creates replica of the Liberty Bell for display in Independence Hall
* 1966: Independence Hall
* 1967: Bust of Walter Knott sculpted by Claude Bell (on display in Independence Hall)
* 1968: Fence surrounds the park, and admission is charged.
* 1969: [[Timber Mountain Log Ride]]; Fiesta Village themed area; Tijuana Taxi (re-themed from Auto Ride); Mexican Whip; Fiesta Wheel; Happy Sombrero.
* 1970: Claude Bell sculpts the Minuteman statue displayed near Independence Hall (at Crescent St. and Beach Blvd.)
* 1971: John Wayne Theater (later the Good Time Theater, then the Charles M. Schulz Theater); Gypsy Camp
* 1973: Inaugural [[Knott's Scary Farm]] Halloween event
* 1974: Wild West Stunt Show replaces Wagon Camp shows.
* 1975: [[Corkscrew (Silverwood)|Corkscrew]]; [[Knott's Bear-y Tales]]; Roaring 20s
* 1976: Motorcycle Chase; Sky Jump; Sky Cabin; Propeller Spin; Loop Trainer Flying Machine; Whirlpool; Gasoline Alley; Whirlwind.
* 197?: Knotts Berry Farm Hotel opened.
* 1978: [[MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress|Montezooma's Revenge]]; Old MacDonald's Farm removed; Cable Cars removed
* 1980: Dragon Swing; Wacky Soap Box Racers
* 1983: Barn Dance featured Bobbi & Clyde Country Western Dancing; [[Camp Snoopy]] themed area built, forcing the removal of Knott's Lagoon and its attractions around a lake which had been built north of Independence Hall, so that a parking area could be relocated.
* 1984: Studio K debuts. The most successful teen dance facility in the nation. Opened with a Dick Clark Special, "Rock Rolls On".
* 1986:  Knott's Pacific Pavilion; Knott's Bear-y Tales removed; Tijuana Taxi removed; Fiesta Wheel removed; Mexican Whip removed.
* 1987: Kingdom of the Dinosaurs; Tampico Tumbler; Gran Slammer; Slingshot;; Bear-y Tales Funhouse; Happy Sombrero renamed Mexican Hat Dance.
* 1988: [[Calico River Rapids|Bigfoot Rapids]]
* 1989: XK-1; Greased Lightning moved into an enclosed building and renamed Whirlwind. Corkscrew removed/refurbished and moved to Silverwood Theme Park in Idaho; Propeller Spin removed; Loop Trainer Flying Machine removed.
* 1990: [[Boomerang (roller coaster)|Boomerang]] built on the former site of Corkscrew.
* 1991: Studio K closed.
* 1992: Indian Trails-themed area; Mott's Miniatures closes.
* 1994: Mystery Lodge.
* 1995: [[Jaguar!]]
* 1996: The Boardwalk-themed area (a retheme of Roaring 20's); HammerHead; Greased Lightning renamed HeadAche; Whirlpool renamed Headspin; Wacky Soap Box Racers with Gasoline Alley removed.
* 1997: [[Windjammer Surf Racers]]; Cedar Fair acquires the park; Bear-y Tales Funhouse removed.
[[File:GhostRiderKnottsNight.jpg|thumb|right|180px|''GhostRider'' at night]]
* 1998: [[GhostRider (roller coaster)|GhostRider]]; [[Supreme Scream]]; Woodstock's Airmail; XK-1 removed; Knott's Pacific Pavilion removed; Slingshot renamed Wave Swinger; Mexican Hat Dance renamed Hat Dance.
* 1999: Wipeout; Coasters restaurant; Charlie Brown Speedway; Sky Jump removed; HeadAche removed and renamed The Blue Thunder at [[Miracle Strip Amusement Park]]; Pacific Pavilion removed; Radisson Resort Knott's Berry Farm.
* 2000: [[Perilous Plunge]]; [[Knott's Soak City]] U.S. water park; [[Windjammer Surf Racers]] closes; Haunted Shack removed.
* 2001: [[VertiGo (ride)|VertiGo]]; Wipeout relocated; Headspin relocated and renamed Wilderness Scrambler.
* 2002: [[Xcelerator]]; VertiGo removed
* 2003: Tampico Tumbler removed; Gran Slammer removed; La Revolución; Joe Cool's Gr8 Sk8; HammerHead removed.
* 2004: [[Silver Bullet (Knott's Berry Farm)|Silver Bullet]]; Lucy's Tugboat; RipTide; [[Screamin' Swing]]; Kingdom of the Dinosaurs closed; Church of Reflections relocated to outside of park; Radisson Resort Knott's Berry Farm renamed Knott's Berry Farm Resort Hotel. [[Grand Sierra Railroad|Grand Sierra Scenic Railroad]] shortened and the Little Chapel by the Lake (aka Adobe Chapel) removed to accommodate construction of ''Silver Bullet''.
* 2005: [[T.G.I. Fridays]] restaurant (California Marketplace).
* 2006: Pacific Spin ([[Knott's Soak City|Soak City U.S.]]); [[Johnny Rockets]] restaurant; Walter K Steamboat removed; New Perilous Plunge boats put into operation; Woodstock's Airmail relocated.
* 2007: [[Sierra Sidewinder]]; Wilderness Scrambler removed.
* 2008: [[The Pony Express (roller coaster)|Pony Express]]; Peanut's Playhouse removed.
[[File:Coast Rider 4.JPG|thumb|220px|Coast Rider and Surfside Gliders opened in May 2013 as part of the boardwalk expansion.]]
* 2009: [[Pink's Hot Dogs|Pink's]]; Remodel and rebrand of Viva La Coasters in the California Marketplace.
* 2010: Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular added; Snoopy's Christmas Spectacular.
* 2011: [[WindSeeker]]
* 2012: [[Fast Lane (Cedar Fair)|Fast Lane]]; Park improvements&nbsp;– Replacing area theme music, removing boardwalks and pouring concrete replacements, rebuilding rotted wood structures, keeping open until park closing attractions, restaurants & shops which had previously closed early. More aggressive [[youth marketing]] & advertising; Perilous Plunge closes
* 2013: Boardwalk expansion: [[Coast Rider]]; Surfside Gliders; Pacific Scrambler (all replaced Perilous Plunge); [[WindSeeker]] removed;<ref name="KBF announces new rides">{{cite web|title=Knott's Berry Farm Announces New Additions|url=http://www.cisionwire.com/knott-s-berry-farm/r/knott-s-berry-farm-announces-new-additions,c9329606|publisher=Cision Wire|access-date=November 1, 2012|date=November 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611060441/http://news.cision.com/knott-s-berry-farm/r/knott-s-berry-farm-announces-new-additions,c9329606|archive-date=June 11, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bob Weir (who was the Knott's woodcarver from 1986 until retiring in 2024) begins restoring the models of the California missions.  The missions had been removed in various renovations in the 1980s and 1990s, and in some cases had to be rebuilt from scratch.  New enclosures for the missions were built and installed.
* 2014: Charlie Brown's Kite Flyer; Linus Launcher; Pig Pen's Mud Buggies; Grand Sierra Scenic Railroad, Lucy's Tugboat and Rocky Road Trucking Company rethemed as Grand Sierra Railroad, Rapid River Run and Rocky Mountain Trucking Company; Charlie Brown's Speedway, Joe Cool's GR8 SK8, Kingdom of the Dinosaurs, Log Peeler and Snoopy Bounce removed. La Tiendita removed.
* 2015: [[Voyage to the Iron Reef]]; [[Screamin' Swing]] closed in preparation for removal; GhostRider closed for major refurbishment.
* 2016: Ghost Town is renovated to celebrate its 75th birthday; RipTide officially closed and demolished due to technical issues;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/knott-704507-closed-ride.html|title=Knott's Berry Farm wraps up Rip Tide ride|last=PIMENTEL|first=JOSEPH|website=The Orange County Register|date=February 22, 2016|language=en-US|access-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref> [[Starbucks]] replaces [[Dreyer's]] in the California Marketplace; Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant undergoes major renovations;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/restaurant-712751-knott-new.html|title=Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant reopens with a new look, but same chicken|last=EADES|first=MARK|website=The Orange County Register|date=April 20, 2016|language=en-US|access-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref> GhostRider reopens from its major refurbishment on June 10, 2016; Temporarily removed Wipeout for HangTime construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/knott's_berry_farm/wipeout/|title=Wipeout at Knott's Berry Farm|website=Themeparkinsider.com|access-date=March 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401125849/http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/knott's_berry_farm/wipeout/|archive-date=April 1, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2017: Sol Spin; new Boardwalk Barbecue restaurant;<ref name="knotts.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.knotts.com/what-s-new/coming-in-2017-new-ride-new-slides-and-more|title=Coming In 2017: New Thrill Ride, Knott's Soak City Expansion, Ghost Town Alive!, and expanded Boysenberry Festival|website=Knotts.com|access-date=March 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106190103/https://www.knotts.com/what-s-new/coming-in-2017-new-ride-new-slides-and-more|archive-date=November 6, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Added VRCADE;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coaster101.com/2017/02/01/knotts-vrstudios-project/|title=Knott's Partnering With VRStudios on a New Attraction|date=February 1, 2017|website=Coaster101.com|access-date=March 24, 2017}}</ref> Boomerang closes;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/knott-746891-ride-closing.html|title=Knott's closing its Boomerang coaster for good|first=Mark|last=Eades|website=Ocregister.com|date=March 18, 2017|access-date=March 24, 2017}}</ref> Montezooma's Revenge receives new color scheme.;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parkjourney.com/cedar-fair/march-7-2017-knotts-berry-farm-update|title=March 7, 2017&nbsp;– Knott's Berry Farm Update|website=Parkjourney.com|access-date=March 24, 2017}}</ref> Brought back Ghost Town Alive;<ref name="knotts.com"/> Extended Boysenberry Festival;<ref name="knotts.com"/> Soak City gets an expansion<ref name="knotts.com"/>
* 2018: [[HangTime (roller coaster)|HangTime]]; Sky Cabin reopened on February 10; Wipeout relocated and reopened in October; Bigfoot Rapids closes in September to undergo major renovation and new theming as Calico River Rapids.
* 2019: Calico River Rapids opened in May.
* 2020: Voyage to the Iron Reef closed on January 5, Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair was set to open in the former spot of Voyage to the Iron Reef; the entire park was shut down on March 14 on grounds of [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
* 2021: Knott's Berry Farm reopens after a year-long closure on May 6 to season pass holders; Knott's Berry Farm's grand reopening and Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair opens to the general public on May 21; Knott's Berry Farm's 100th anniversary celebration begins May 21 to September 6, 2021.
* 2022: Montezooma's Revenge closed for a major renovation, set to reopen in 2024 as MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Niles |first1=Robert |title=Knott's Will Renovate Its Montezooma's Revenge Coaster |url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202201/8713/ |website=Theme Park Insider |access-date=January 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108035824/https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202201/8713/ |archive-date=January 8, 2022 |date=January 7, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2023: Sol Spin, La Revolucion, and Dragon Swing are all repainted to fit into the refreshed Fiesta Village; Casa California opens in place of the old arcade in Fiesta Village; Carousel was renamed Carrusel de California; Waveswinger renamed Los Voladores; Timberline Twister and Camp Bus removed.
* 2024: Snoopy's Tenderpaw Twister Coaster; Sally's Swing Along; Huff and Puff and High Sierra Ferris Wheel removed; Rocky Mountain Trucking Company and Grand Sierra Railroad are rethemed to Camp Snoopy's Off-Road Rally and Beagle Express.
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==Annual park events==
{{See also|Knott's Scary Farm}}
[[File:Clowncrew13.jpg|thumb|right|''[[Knott's Scary Farm]]'' event]]
The park's annual ''[[Knott's Scary Farm]]'' has drawn crowds since 1973. The idea for this event was presented at one of the regularly scheduled round table meetings for managers by Patricia Pawson. The actual event was created by Bill Hollingshead, Gary Salisbury, Martha Boyd and Gene Witham, along with other members of the Knott's Berry Farm Entertainment Department as documented in the DVD ''Season of Screams.'' Initially, fake corpses and other static figures were rented from a Hollywood prop house, but [[Wendell "Bud" Hurlbut|Bud Hurlbut]], the creator/concessionaire of the Mine Ride, Log Ride and other rides at Knott's, decided that this wasn't enough.<ref>Merritt, Christopher. ''Knott's Preserved: From Boysenberry to Theme Park, the History of Knott's Berry Farm,'' p. 94-108, 118–21, Angel City Press, Santa Monica, CA 2010. {{ISBN|978-1-883318-97-0}}.</ref> He dressed up in a gorilla suit and started scaring guests on the Mine Ride. Halloween Haunt was an instant hit, and by the next year, the event sold out nightly.<ref>Merritt, Christopher. ''Knott's Preserved: From Boysenberry to Theme Park, the History of Knott's Berry Farm,'' p. 127, Angel City Press, Santa Monica, CA 2010. {{ISBN|978-1-883318-97-0}}.</ref> During this special ticketed event, the entire park (or major portions of it) re-themes itself into a "haunted house" style attraction in the form of mazes and "scare zones" in the evening. Over a thousand specially employed monsters are also scattered—often hidden out of view—throughout the park at this time. Some of the characters have become well-known, such as the Green Witch, which was portrayed by Charlene Parker from 1983 to 2017, the longest of any performer.<ref name=creeping>{{cite news|author=Pak, Ellyn|title=A love for creeping people out|work= [[Orange County Register]]|page= 1|date=October 22, 2007|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/parker-102103-park-monsters.html|access-date= July 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=MacDonald, Brady|title=Knott's green witch scares because she cares|work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 5, 2007|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-green-witch-s-820/|access-date= July 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>"Adventures in Education", Knott's Berry Farm, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.</ref><ref>''The Scary Vine,'' Knott's Berry Farm, Vol. 14, No. 10, October 9, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbfK9iSUbWo| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/dbfK9iSUbWo| archive-date=November 18, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Scare School|access-date=January 31, 2019|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>Forsyth, Jessica. "Bewitched", ''Coast'' magazine, Oct. 2008, pp. 42–3, Newport Beach, CA.</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Owens, Jana|title=Halloween Haunt brings thrills and chills to Knott's|work=Daily 49er|date= October 19, 2007|url=http://www.daily49er.com/uncategorized/2007/10/19/halloween-haunt-brings-thrills-and-chills-to-knotts/|access-date=July 13, 2014}}</ref> Several attractions are decorated for the event including the [[Timber Mountain Log Ride]] and [[Calico Mine Train]] and there are 13 mazes of various themes. Elvira (actress [[Cassandra Peterson]]) was introduced into the Halloween Event in 1982 and was prominently featured in many Halloween Haunt events until 2001. According to postings on her [[My Space]] page, Cassandra was released from her contract by the park's new owners due to their wanting a more family-friendly appeal.<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/2macabre Cassandra Peterson's] MySpace page {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061210103443/http://www.myspace.com/2macabre |date=December 10, 2006 }}</ref> She returned for one night in 2012 for the 40th anniversary of the event then again featured in her nightly show from 2014 to 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fadroski|first=Kelli Skye|title=Elvira returns to Knott's Halloween Haunt|url=http://www.ocregister.com/entertainment/says-372912-halloween-peterson.html|access-date=October 1, 2012|newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]]|date=September 27, 2012}}</ref> During October, Knott's Scary Farm generates half the revenue for Knott's Berry Farm's fiscal year.{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}}

''Season of Screams'' is a DVD produced by an independent company that traces the beginnings of Halloween Haunt and the story behind how it all got started back in 1973. Season of Screams also highlights recent Halloween Haunts.

''Winter Coaster Solace'' is an event that takes place on the first or second weekend of March every year when roller coaster enthusiasts can come before the park opens and stay after the park closes to ride the rides and eat at the Chicken Dinner Restaurant. It is intended to provide "solace" to visitors from other parts of the country where theme parks and roller coasters are seasonal, not year-round operations like the Southern California parks. Knott's Berry Farm also used to give attendees behind-the-scenes tours of the rides.

A Christmas event known as "Knott's Merry Farm" also happens annually. Previous Merry Farm events have included manufactured snow, handcraft exhibits, and a visit with Santa Claus. This event was created by Gary Salisbury in the fall of 1985.

Praise has been a Christian-themed celebration presented for many years as a mix-in special event of music and comedy on New Year's Eve.

A [[boysenberry]] festival is held at Knott's that has food and drink prepared in a variety of ways with boysenberries. There are also special shows and music for the multi-week event.<ref>{{cite news |last1=MacDonald |first1=Brady |title=Boysenberry Festival kicks off with plenty of purple tongues |work=[[The Orange County Register]] |date=March 20, 2022 |pages=1, 8}}</ref>

==Areas and attractions==
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The park consists of four themed areas:
* Ghost Town
* Fiesta Village
* The Boardwalk
* [[Camp Snoopy]]

===Ghost Town===
[[File:Butterfield Stagecoach 2.jpg|thumb|Butterfield Stagecoach's entrance]]
[[File:Charlene Parker, spinner.jpg|thumb|upright|Charlene Parker, a spinner and weaver in Ghost Town]]
Ghost Town is based on the [[ghost town]] of [[Calico, California]] and other real ghost towns in the Western United States. Walter Knott inherited his uncle's silver mill and land, then bought more of the actual ghost town in 1951 and developed it. In 1966, he donated that property to the corporate-municipal [[San Bernardino County, California|County of San Bernardino]] which then made the town of Calico into a public historic park, for which it charged an entrance/parking fee.

Craftsmen in Ghost Town demonstrate the arts of the [[blacksmith]], [[Wood carving|woodcarver]], [[Glassblowing|glassblower]], sign cutter, and [[spinning (textiles)|spinner]]. Demonstrations of narrow-gauge railroading and farm equipment hobbyists accompany additional merchant stalls of cottage-craft fairs seasonally at discounted admission which is restricted to Ghost Town only.

The Ghost Town area has a few other notable attractions. The Bird Cage Theatre is an old-fashioned theater in Ghost Town. It only hosts two seasonal entertainments—during "Knott's Merry Farm", which includes two small productions: "Marley's Wings" and "[[A Christmas Carol]]", for the 2021 season, and "[[The Gift of the Magi]]" and "A Christmas Carol" for the 2022 season, and as well as a Halloween Haunt thrill show. The Calico Stage, a large open-air stage in Calico Square, hosts a variety of shows and acts, big and small, from "Home for the Holidays", a Knott's Merry Farm Christmas skit with singing, those of elementary school students, Gallagher, a local band, and the summer-spectacular All Wheels Extreme stunt show featuring youthful performers demonstrating aerial tricks with acrobatics, trampolines, and riding ramps with skates, scooters, skateboards, and freestyle bikes to popular music. The Calico Saloon recreates the revelry of music, singing and dancing, with Cameo Kate hosting a variety of acts. Jersey Lily, Judge Roy Bean's combination courthouse/saloon, offers certified comical "genuine illegal hitchin'" alongside pickles, candy, and sports/soft drinks.

The park formerly featured a 5th area. Formerly known as Wild Water Wilderness, now part of Ghost Town, the area features two major rides: the [[Pony Express (roller coaster)|Pony Express]], a horse-themed family roller coaster installed in 2008 and [[Calico River Rapids]], which opened in 1988 and was refurbished with a new theme for the 2019 season. Nearby Pony Express is Rapids Trader, a small merchandise stand. It is also home to Mystery Lodge, a multimedia show based on an [[Expo 86]] pavilion featuring a Native American storyteller.

Western Trails Museum, relocated between the candy store and the General Store to accommodate Calico River Rapids (formerly Bigfoot Rapids), still features historical western artifacts large and small, from a hand-powered horse-drawn fire engine to a miniature replica of a borax hauling "Twenty Mule Team" and utensils necessary to survive the prairie and wilderness.

A common misconception is that at Knott's the terms "Ghost Town" and "Calico" are interchangeable, but that is not the case.  Walter Knott explained that he built Ghost Town as a composite to represent ghost towns throughout the West, rather than as a replica of any one particular ghost town.  The Calico Saloon was not named "Ghost Town" because it is supposedly located in Calico.  Rather, it was named for the tradition of lining Gold-Rush-era buildings with red calico fabric.  Also, the Ghost Town & Calico Railroad was named because "Ghost Town" and "Calico" are two separate places.  Walter Knott always referred to the Old West section of Knott's Berry Farm as "Ghost Town", not "Calico."<ref>Merritt, Christopher and Lynxwiler, J. Eric.  ''Knott's Preserved: From Boyenberry to Theme Park, the History of Knott's Berry Farm, Anniversary Edition,'' p. 83, Angel City Press, 2015. {{ISBN|978-1-62640-085-6}}.</ref><ref>''Ghost Town & Calico Railway,'' p. 59, Knott's Berry Farm, Ghost Town, Buena Park, California, 1953.</ref><ref>Nygaard, Norman E.  ''Walter Knott: Twentieth Century Pioneer,'' pp. 93–4, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1965.</ref><ref>Holmes, Roger and Bailey, Paul.  ''Fabulous Farmer: The Story of Walter Knott and his Berry Farm,'' pp. 125–6, Westernlore Publishers, Los Angeles, California, 1956.</ref><ref>Kooiman, Helen.  ''Walter Knott: Keeper of the Flame,'' pp. 132, 147, Plycon Press, Fullerton, California, 1973.</ref>

Some parts of Ghost Town are forever lost to progress. The conversion of the Silver Dollar Saloon to a shooting gallery, Hunters Paradise shooting gallery to Panda Express and the original Berry Stand, moved several times with its last location now occupied by the [[Silver Bullet (Knott's Berry Farm)|Silver Bullet]] station.

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!Ride
!Picture
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!Manufacturer
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!Thrill level<ref name=":0" />
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|Butterfield<br>Stagecoach
|{{NA|}}[[File:Butterfield Stagecoach2.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"|1949
|style="text-align:center"|Knott's<br>Berry Farm
| style="text-align:left" |A family stagecoach ride that takes guests through the areas of Fiesta Village, Camp Snoopy and the Indian Trails area.
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| Calico Mine Ride
|{{NA|}}[[File:Calico Mine Ride 4.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 1960
|style="text-align:center"| [[Bud Hurlbut]]
| style="text-align:left" | A {{RailGauge|2ft|lk=on}} [[Narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/usa/touristus/tuca.html|title=Tourist & Museum Railways in California|website=sinfin.net}}</ref> mine train [[dark ride]]. Riders board ore cars pulled by battery-powered<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thrillz.co/images/Rides/calico-mine-ride-195/calico-mine-ride24.jpg|title=The Register&nbsp;– Calico Mine|website=Thrillz.co|access-date=January 31, 2019|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085639/http://thrillz.co/images/Rides/calico-mine-ride-195/calico-mine-ride24.jpg|url-status=dead}}</ref> locomotives and journey deep into a faux mining excavation site. The ride closed for refurbishment in January 2014 and reopened on June 14, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mirgoli|first=Nicholous|url=http://www.themeparkoverload.net/2014/04/KnottsBerryFarmTripReportApril2014CalicoMineTrainRefurbishmentPhotos.html|title=Knott's Berry Farm Trip Report April 2014&nbsp;– Calico Mine Train Refurbishment and Knott's Berry Bloom |website=ThemeParkOverload.net|date=April 20, 2014 |access-date=April 30, 2014}}</ref>
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| [[Calico River Rapids]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:Calico River Rapids 6.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 1988
|style="text-align:center"| [[Intamin]] (Rethemed by [[Garner Holt|Garner Holt Productions]])
| style="text-align:left" | Formerly Bigfoot Rapids. A [[river rafting]] water ride. For the 2019 season, the attraction was refurbished to feature roughly 20 wildlife animatronics and water effects from Garner Holt Productions.
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| [[Ghost Town & Calico Railroad]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:Calico Railroad.JPG|120px]] [[File:Galloping Goose.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 1952
| style="text-align:center"| [[Baldwin Locomotive Works]]
| style="text-align:left" | An authentic {{RailGauge|3ft|lk=on}} [[Narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.steamlocomotive.info/state.cfm?state=California|title=Steam Locomotive Information|website=Steamlocomotive.info}}</ref> train ride around the park. The ten-minute ride takes guests through the Wild Wilderness area, the Boardwalk area and Fiesta Village. All of the Passenger Cars came from the [[D&RGW]], while one came from the [[Rio Grande Southern]]. Some of the D&RGW cars were used on the [[San Juan Express]].
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| [[GhostRider (roller coaster)|GhostRider]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:Ghostrider.JPG|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 1998
|style="text-align:center"| [[Custom Coasters International]] (Retracked by [[Great Coasters International]])
| style="text-align:left" | A [[wooden roller coaster]] featuring multiple un-banked turns.
| align="center" bgcolor="#ED5B33" | '''{{fontcolor|white|5}}'''
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| [[Pony Express (roller coaster)|Pony Express]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:Pony Express 2.JPG|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 2008
|style="text-align:center"| [[Zamperla]]
| style="text-align:left" | A [[steel roller coaster]] in which riders dip, turn and dive while harnessed in vehicles intended to simulate equestrianism.
| align="center" bgcolor="#F7B754" | '''{{fontcolor|white|4}}'''
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| [[Silver Bullet (Knott's Berry Farm)|Silver Bullet]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:SilverBulletCoaster.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 2004
|style="text-align:center"| [[Bolliger & Mabillard]]
| style="text-align:left" | A [[Bolliger & Mabillard]] [[inverted roller coaster]] featuring 6 inversions.
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| [[Timber Mountain Log Ride]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:Timber Mountain Log Ride 1.JPG|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 1969
|style="text-align:center"| [[Bud Hurlbut]] & [[Arrow Development]]
| style="text-align:left" | A family friendly and classic themed [[Log flume (ride)|log flume]] [[dark ride]] attraction. The 4-minute ride features two major drops, of which the final drop is 42 feet. The ride opened in 1969 and re-opened in 2013 after an extensive refurbishment. The ride features more than 40 audio animatronics developed by [[Garner Holt|Garner Holt Productions]], forest scents and an exclusive ride soundtrack.
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===Fiesta Village===
Fiesta Village was built in 1969 under the pretense of a Mexican theme. It was built to pay tribute to California's Spanish and Mexican heritage. It was the second area constructed after the completion of Ghost Town. Stores like Casa California, restaurants like Pancho's Tacos, La Papa Loca, and La Victoria Cantina, games like Shoot If Yucan, and themed rides like La Revolución, Jaguar!, and MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress, along with the former attraction Tampico Tumbler, all contribute to the Mexican and Aztec theme of the area. In 2013 colorful string lights were added for the summer season.

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!Picture
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!Description
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| Carrusel De California
|{{NA|}}[[File:Merry-go-round, Knott's Berry Farm, circa 1965.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 1955
|style="text-align:center"| [[Dentzel Carousel Company|Dentzel Carousel]]
| One of the world's oldest working Dentzel Carousels, this 100-year-old ride still revolves to the strains of its antique Band Organ. Menagerie carousel's 48 hand-carved animals including lions, tigers, ostriches, camels, zebras, giraffes, pigs, cats and horses. A [[Wurlitzer]] No. 157 [[Fairground Organ|Band Organ]] is also present, but unrestored.
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| Dragon Swing
|{{NA|}}[[File:Dragon Swing.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 1980
|style="text-align:center"| [[Chance Rides]]
| Formerly was themed to a swinging [[Pirate ship (ride)|pirate ship]]. With the new reimagined renovation, the attraction was repainted to have the appearance of an alebrije.
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| Hat Dance
|{{NA|}}[[File:Hat Dance.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 1969
|style="text-align:center"| [[Rauenhorst Corporation]] & [[Mack Rides]]
| A [[Teacups]] type ride. Riders spin sombrero-themed cuencos as they rotate on counterrevolutionary turntables. Originally named ''Happy Sombrero''.
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| [[Jaguar!]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:JaguarCoaster.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 1995
|style="text-align:center"| [[Zierer]]
| A steel family roller coaster.
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| [[La Revolucion (Knott's Berry Farm)|La Revolucion]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:La Revolucion 1.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 2003
|style="text-align:center"| [[Chance-Morgan]]
| Riders rotate 360 degrees while simultaneously swinging back and forth in a pendulum motion.
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| Los Voladores
|{{NA|}}[[File:Waveswinger.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 1986
|style="text-align:center"| [[Zierer]]
| A classic family [[swing ride]]. Riders board individual swing sets before orbiting a central tower. Originally named ''Slingshot'', then changed to ''Waveswinger'' until Fiesta's renovation in 2023.
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| [[MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:Montezoomas Revenge (Knotts Berry Farm).jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 1978
|style="text-align:center"| [[Anton Schwarzkopf]]
| Riders accelerate from 0 to 55&nbsp;mph (89&nbsp;km/h) in 4.5 seconds. This coaster was awarded the American Coaster Enthusiasts Coaster Landmark Award on June 20, 2019. The coaster is the last Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop left in the U.S. Formerly called Montezooma's Revenge (1978–2022).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rcdb.com/292.htm|title=Montezooma's Revenge|website=Rcdb.com}}</ref>
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| [[Sol Spin (Knott's Berry Farm)|Sol Spin]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:Sol Spin.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 2017
|style="text-align:center"| [[Mondial (amusement ride manufacturer)|Mondial]]
| A thrilling topsy-turvy adventure over 6 stories high as they rotate in all directions on one of six spinning arms. It was built on the spot of [[Windseeker]].
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[[File:Boardwalk 2013.JPG|thumb|A view of The Boardwalk following its 2013 expansion]]

===The Boardwalk===
Boardwalk Games include physical challenges such as a three-point challenge, baseball, and test your strength. Hawkers pitch a variety of traditional games as well, such as water racers, bucket toss, whack a mole, and ping pong toss. In September 2012, [[Perilous Plunge]]&nbsp;– one of Knott's major thrill rides&nbsp;– closed for an expansion of the Boardwalk.{{citation needed |date=March 2023}} The boardwalk reopened a year later with two flat rides and a new family roller coaster taking the place of Perilous Plunge. The Boomerang roller coaster was repainted in green and yellow. Boomerang was removed in 2017 to make way for HangTime.{{citation needed |date=March 2023}}

At the south end of the boardwalk is the family interactive dark ride: [[Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair]]. The world's largest [[Johnny Rockets]] restaurant is located at Knott's Boardwalk, featuring over {{convert|5900|sqft|m2}} of indoor dining space for more than 260 guests.{{citation needed |date=March 2023}} Also located in The Boardwalk is the 2000-seat Walter Knott Theatre hosting seasonal offerings, notably the ice-skating show "Snoopy's Night Before Christmas", with several different ice shows in the past, one of which, "Merry Christmas Snoopy!" relocated to [[California's Great America]], another Cedar Fair park. It was renamed in 2020 from the Charles M. Schulz Theater to the Walter Knott Theater, as part of a refurbishment of the exterior for the park's 100th anniversary, which also included new LED signage to the theater's marquee.{{citation needed |date=March 2023}}
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| [[Coast Rider]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:Coast Rider 6.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 2013
|style="text-align:center"| [[Mack Rides]]
| A [[steel roller coaster|steel]] [[wild mouse roller coaster]]. The ride's layout is on the former site of [[Perilous Plunge]].
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| [[HangTime (roller coaster)|HangTime]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:Hangtime 5.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 2018
|style="text-align:center"| [[Gerstlauer]]
| A [[steel roller coaster|steel]] [[Infinity Coaster]]. The ride's layout is on the former site of [[Boomerang (roller coaster)|Boomerang]] and Riptide. The ride is America's first and only coaster of this type. The ride features a 96-degree drop and 5 inversions.
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| [[Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:Knott's Bear-y Tales 1.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 2021
|style="text-align:center"| [[Triotech]]
| A [[4D film|4D]] [[interactive dark ride]] that blends 3D projections and special effects, such as simulated wind and aromas, with physical sets. Debuted for the park's 100th anniversary and replacing [[Voyage to the Iron Reef]], its theme pays homage to the retired [[Knott's Bear-y Tales]].
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|Pacific Scrambler
|{{NA|}}[[File:Pacific Scrambler.JPG|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"|2013
|style="text-align:center"|Eli Bridge Company
|Originally "Whirlpool" from 1989 to 1996, Pacific Scrambler is a classic [[Scrambler (ride)|scrambler]] amusement ride. When the area opened in 1996, this was a ride called Whirlpool, it was housed inside a building that featured 'undersea' murals on the walls, musical soundtrack effects, and concert-style lighting effects. In 2000, it was replaced with a [[Shoot the Chute]]s ride called [[Perilous Plunge]]. The ride eventually closed down in 2012 and was replaced with three new rides, including Pacific Scrambler
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| [[Sky Cabin]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:Sky Cabin 2.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 1976
|style="text-align:center"| [[Intamin]]
| Ascend over 180 feet in the slow-moving Sky Cabin for a 360-degree panoramic view of [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] and the [[Los Angeles Basin]].
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| [[Supreme Scream|Supreme<br>Scream]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:Surpreme Scream.JPG|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 1998
|style="text-align:center"| [[S&S Worldwide]]
| Supreme Scream features the highest drop in the park. A vertical ascending and descending drop ride. It features 3 [[Turbo Drop]] towers.
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| Surfside<br>Gliders
|{{NA|}}[[File:Surfside Gliders.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 2013
|style="text-align:center"| Larson International
| A [[Flying Scooters]] ride with a height of 28 feet. Riders can pilot and move the gliders as it offers them a good view of the Boardwalk area.
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| Wheeler Dealer Bumper Cars
|{{NA|}}[[File:Wheeler Dealer Bumper Cars.JPG|120px]]
| style="text-align:center"|[YEAR]
| style="text-align:center"|[MANUFACTURER]
| A classic family [[bumper cars]] attraction.
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| [[Wipeout (ride)|Wipeout]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:Wipeout Knotts Berry Farm 1.jpg|120px]]
| style="text-align:center" | 1999
| style="text-align:center" | [[Chance Rides]]
| A [[Wipeout (ride)|Trabant]] circular ride located between Hangtime and Sky Cabin.
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| [[Xcelerator]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:Xcelerator-Launch.jpg|120px]]
|style="text-align:center"| 2002
|style="text-align:center"| [[Intamin]]
| A [[launched roller coaster]] in which riders accelerate from 0 to 82&nbsp;mph (132&nbsp;km/h) in 2.3 seconds and climb 20 stories into the air. Xcelerator is currently the tallest [[roller coaster]] at [[Knotts Berry Farm]]. Xcelerator features the park's second-highest drop.
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===Camp Snoopy===
[[File:Virginia Knott, Charles Schulz and others at Knott's Berry Farm, circa 1983.jpg|thumb|right|180px|''[[Peanuts]]'' cartoonist [[Charles M. Schulz]] (center) visits the construction site of "Camp Snoopy" with daughter Jill Schulz, Marion Knott and others, circa 1983]]
[[Camp Snoopy]] is home to the park's family and children's rides, with many of the rides and attractions being built specifically for children and guests who cannot ride the park's more aggressive attractions. Its theme is [[Charles M. Schulz]]' "[[Peanuts]]" [[comic strip]] characters. [[Snoopy]] has been the mascot of Knott's Berry Farm since 1983, and the characters can now be seen at some of Six Flags's parks. For guests who cannot ride the park's more aggressive and thrilling rides, Camp Snoopy contains a good number of rides for guests of all ages including infants, children, and seniors. Except for Sierra Sidewinder, the rides are relatively tame.
[[File:Claude Bell in his new Artist's Studio at Knott's Berry Farm, drawing Ed Strouse, Feb. 1954.jpg|thumb|left|Claude Bell in his new Artist's Studio at Knott's Berry Farm, drawing Ed Strouse, Feb. 1954.  This building is now the Rock & Geode Shop.  Photo courtesy Orange County Archives.]]

Knott's Berry Farm also built the [[Mall of America]]'s indoor theme park, which itself was originally called Camp Snoopy. (In fact, Charles M. Schulz hailed from [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]].) However, today the park is no longer affiliated with Knott's or Cedar Fair and is now called [[Nickelodeon Universe]].

On November 22, 2013, Knott's Berry Farm announced major improvements in the area of Camp Snoopy. Camp Snoopy received a makeover for its 30th anniversary. In summer 2014, Knott's Berry Farm opened up new rides in Camp Snoopy.<ref name="KNOTT'S ANNOUNCES MAJOR PLANS FOR 2014"/>

The {{RailGauge|2ft|lk=on}} [[Narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.steamlocomotive.info/vlocomotive.cfm?Display=3903|title=Steam Locomotive Information|website=Steamlocomotive.info}}</ref> [[Grand Sierra Railroad|Beagle Express]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-27 |title=Knott's Berry Farm reimagined Camp Snoopy officially opens |url=https://ktla.com/news/theme-parks/knotts-berry-farm-reimagined-camp-snoopy-officially-opens/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |publisher=KTLA |language=en-US}}</ref> takes guest on a four-minute train ride through the reflection lake. The ride was made shorter with the construction of Silver Bullet. As part of the 30th Anniversary makeover, the train ride received a series of Peanuts vignettes (made by [[Garner Holt|Garner Holt Productions]]) along the track and narration by the character Linus.

Knott's has portrait artists, as well as face painters and caricature artists in two different locations in Camp Snoopy operated by Kaman's Art Shoppes. Portrait artists have a long history at Knott's, dating back to 1951. [[Cabazon Dinosaurs|Claude Bell]], who created the concrete characters on the benches at Knott's, operated the portrait concession from 1951 to 1986. Bell also sculpted the minuteman statue on display at Independence Hall.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}[[File:Portrait Artists, Knott's Berry Farm.jpg|thumb|left|Portrait artists and face painting at the north end of Camp Snoopy.]]

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|Balloon Race
|{{NA|}}[[File:Balloon Race.JPG|110px]]
| style="text-align:center" |1983
| style="text-align:center" |Bradley and Kaye
[[D. H. Morgan Manufacturing]]
|Replaced w/ new redesigned unit 1992 
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|Charlie Brown's Kite Flyer
|{{NA|}}
| style="text-align:center"|2014
| style="text-align:center" |[[Zamperla]]
| 
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|[[Grand Sierra Railroad|Beagle Express]]
|{{NA|}}[[File:Grand Sierra Scenic Railroad 1.jpg|110px]]
| style="text-align:center"| 1983
| style="text-align:center"| [MANUFACTURER]
| Underwent a 2013 Renovation by [[Garner Holt|Garner Holt Productions]]. Originally powered by a [[Crown Metal Products|Crown Metal]] locomotive, a new train was introduced in 2024.
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|Linus Launcher
|{{NA|}}[[File:Linus Launcher.jpg|110px]]
| style="text-align:center"| 2014
| style="text-align:center" |[[Zamperla]]
| 
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|Pig Pen's Mud Buggies
|{{NA|}}
| style="text-align:center" |2014
| style="text-align:center" |[[Zamperla]]
| 
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|Rapid River Run
|{{NA|}}
| style="text-align:center" |2004
| style="text-align:center" |[[Zamperla]]
| 
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|Rocky Road Trucking Company
|{{NA|}} [[File:Rocky Road Truckin' Company.jpg|110px]]
| style="text-align:center" | [YEAR]
| style="text-align:center" |[[Zamperla]]
| 
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===Indian Trails===
Located next to the ''Bottle House'' in Ghost Town, Indian Trails is a small area sandwiched between Camp Snoopy, Ghost Town, and Fiesta Village, showcasing [[Native American art]], crafts, and dance.

===Public area===
Many of the original attractions are outside the gates of the current-day theme park along Grand Ave. at the California Marketplace, mostly things that would no longer be considered interesting to today's audience, or things that were merely decorative. Near the restrooms behind Berry Place are the [[waterfall]] overshooting the [[water wheel]] and historic [[gristmill]] [[grindstone (tool)|grindstone]], a replica of [[George Washington]]'s [[Mount Vernon]] estate fireplace hearth, and what remains of the visible beehive. Some attractions still exist, but have been incorporated into backstage areas, such as the Rock Garden, now an employee smoking area. Other attractions have been removed, such as the historic volcano, and the cross-section of [[Sequoiadendron giganteum|giant sequoia]] with age rings denoting historic events such as [[Christopher Columbus]] visiting America.

====East property====
[[File:Walter Knott at Independence Hall dedication, Buena Park (4724269647).jpg|thumb|Walter Knott at the dedication of Knott's full-scale replica of [[Independence Hall]], July 4, 1966.]]
[[File:Independence Hall Replica Buana Park, CA.jpg|thumb|The Independence Hall replica in 2013.]]
The east side of the property, divided by Beach Blvd., features the main parking lot, [[Knott's Soak City]] a seasonal water park that requires separate admission, the picnic grounds rental areas, complimentary admission to [[Independence Hall]] and gift shop, and the Church of Reflections which was moved outside the theme park in 2004 and held non-denominational Sunday services until 2010. A tunnel and pedestrian underpass beneath Beach Blvd. connects the main parking lot to the shops, restaurants and theme park.

==Former attractions==
{{Main|Former attractions at Knott's Berry Farm}}
{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* [[Boomerang (roller coaster)|Boomerang]]&nbsp;– 1990–2017
* Cable Cars&nbsp;– 1955–1979<ref name="Cable Cars at Knott's Berry Farm">[http://www.cable-car-guy.com/html/cccaoth.html#knotts "Cable Cars at Knott's Berry Farm"] section of Cable Car Lines in Other California Cities by Joe Thompson.</ref>
* Camp Bus&nbsp;– 1992–2023
* Charlie Brown's Speedway&nbsp;– 1992–2013
* [[Corkscrew (Silverwood)|Corkscrew]]&nbsp;– 1975–1989<ref>{{Cite news | edition = Evening | page = B03
| last = Murray | first = Kathy | title = Knott's Berry Farm pulling Corkscrew from its ride lineup // Prototype coaster is sold to Idaho amusement park
| newspaper=[[The Orange County Register]] | date = September 12, 1989}}</ref>
* FearVR: 5150&nbsp;– closed shortly after opening in 2016
* Fiesta Wheel&nbsp;– 1969–1986
* Gasoline Alley&nbsp;– 1969–1996
* Gran Slammer&nbsp;– 1987–2003
* Hammerhead&nbsp;– 1996–2003
* Haunted Shack&nbsp;– 1954–2000
* HeadAche&nbsp;– 1976–1999
* Henry's Auto Livery&nbsp;– 1957–1980
* Joe Cool's GR8 SK8&nbsp;– 2003–2013
* Knott's Bear-y Tales/Kingdom of the Dinosaurs&nbsp;– 1975–2004
* Knott's Lagoon&nbsp;– 1964–1983
* Knott's Pacific Pavilion&nbsp;– 1986–1998
* Loop Trainer Flying Machine&nbsp;– 1976–1989
* Merry-Go-Round Auto Ride/Tijuana Taxi&nbsp;– 1969–1976
* Mexican Whip&nbsp;– 1969–1986
* Motorcycle Chase/Wacky Soap Box Racers&nbsp;– 1976–1996
* Mott's Miniatures&nbsp;– 1956–1992
* [[Perilous Plunge]]&nbsp;– 2000–2012
* Propeller Spin&nbsp;– 1976–1989
* RipTide&nbsp;– 2004–2016
* [[Screamin' Swing]]&nbsp;- 2005–2015
* Sky Jump&nbsp;– 1976–1999
* Tampico Tumbler&nbsp;– 1987–2003
* Timberline Twister&nbsp;– 1983–2023
* [[VertiGo (ride)|VertiGo]]&nbsp;– 2001–2002
* [[Voyage to the Iron Reef]]&nbsp;- 2015–2020
* Walter K. Steamboat&nbsp;– 1969–2004
* Whirlwind/Greased Lightning/HeadAche&nbsp;– 1976–1999
* Wilderness Scrambler&nbsp;- 2001–2007
* [[Windjammer Surf Racers]]&nbsp;– 1997–2000
* [[Windseeker]]&nbsp;– 2011–2013
* XK-1&nbsp;– 1990–1997
}}

===FearVR: 5150 controversy===
For Halloween Haunt in 2016, Knott's Berry Farm introduced ''FearVR: 5150'', a [[virtual reality]] attraction that was met with controversy from the [[mental health]] community regarding its perceived negative portrayal of [[mental illness]].<ref name="nytimes-vr">{{cite news|last1=Solomon|first1=Andrew|title=Mental Illness Is Not a Horror Show|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/opinion/mental-illness-is-not-a-horror-show.html?ref=opinion&_r=0|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 26, 2016|access-date=October 27, 2016}}</ref> The ten-minute-long attraction immersed guests inside of a chaotic hospital haunted by a supernatural central character named Katie and zombie-like patients.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pimental|first1=Joseph|title=Halloween meets virtual reality as Oculus powers 'FearVR: 5150' at Knott's Scary Farm|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/experience-728029-knott-dieckmann.html|website=The Orange Country Register|date=September 6, 2016|access-date=October 27, 2016}}</ref> The initial controversy came from the attraction's name, with [[5150 (involuntary psychiatric hold)|5150]] referring to Welfare and Institutions Code section 5150, the California law that allows a [[law enforcement officer]] or clinician to [[Involuntary commitment|involuntarily commit]] a person suspected of having a mental illness and determined "a danger to themselves or others".  It also referenced the fact that guests experiencing the attraction had their arms strapped to a chair as part of the experience.  The backlash was focused on Cedar Fair's use of painful experiences suffered by those dealing with mental illness and to have it "transmogrified into spooky entertainment".<ref name="nytimes-vr" /> In response, Cedar Fair removed "5150" from the name, and after continued opposition, permanently closed the attraction on September 28, 2016, six days after its debut.<ref name="latimes-vr">{{cite web|last1=Hamm|first1=Catharine|title=Halloween Haunt: Knott's Berry Farm shuts down Fear VR attraction|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-tr-knotts-halloween-closes-fearvr-attraction-20160928-snap-story.html|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 28, 2016|access-date=October 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Bharath|first1=Deepa|title=Knott's closes Halloween attraction 'Fear VR' after complaints from mental health advocates|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/mental-730351-attraction-halloween.html|website=The Orange County Register|date=September 29, 2016|access-date=October 27, 2016}}</ref> A [[petition]] was signed by more than 2,000 people hoping Cedar Fair would bring it back, with the petition's organizer stating that Cedar Fair should not be "forced to shut down an attraction based on the words of people who had not even experienced the attraction".<ref name="ocr-petition-vr">{{cite web|last1=Pimentel|first1=Joseph|title=Thousands sign counter-petition to reopen Knott's VR Halloween attraction|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/attraction-730438-knott-mental.html|website=The Orange Country Register|date=September 29, 2016|access-date=October 27, 2016}}</ref>

==Knott's Soak City==
{{Main|Knott's Soak City}}
Knott's Soak City is a water park. It opened on June 17, 2000, as Soak City U.S. It requires separate admission from Knott's Berry Farm. In addition to the water park across the street from the main theme park, Cedar Fair also formerly owned two other Knott's Soak City Parks, in [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]] and [[Chula Vista, California|Chula Vista]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://behindthethrills.com/2012/11/soak-city-san-diego-to-become-aquatica-san-diego/|title=Behind The Thrills&nbsp;– Soak City San Diego to become Aquatica San Diego|first=Kyle|last=Peek|website=Behindthethrills.com|access-date=January 31, 2019}}</ref>

==Private police force==
For much of the park's early history, Knott's Berry Farm had a unique arrangement with the [[Orange County Sheriff's Department (California)|Orange County Sheriff's Department]] where the park's security officers were sworn special deputies vested with full police powers.<ref name="ocsheriffmuseum.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.ocsheriffmuseum.com/kbf.html|title=Orange County Sheriff's Museum|website=Ocsheriffmuseum.com|access-date=January 31, 2019|archive-date=February 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224122508/http://www.ocsheriffmuseum.com/kbf.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Security Department, however, did not answer to the county sheriff, but rather to the park's Chief of Security (who for many years was Steve Knott, the grandson of Walter Knott). Knott's Berry Farm maintained a completely private police force, vested with full police powers, and overseen by park management.

Before the City of Buena Park was incorporated, Knott's Berry Farm's Security Department even provided police services to the nearby unincorporated area that would eventually become known as Buena Park, including writing traffic tickets.<ref name="ocsheriffmuseum.com"/> Then, in the early days of the incorporated City of Buena Park, Knott's Berry Farm Security provided vital mutual aid assistance to the Buena Park Police Department (formerly Buena Park Public Safety) during emergencies since Knott's Berry Farm's 34 sworn Special Deputies outnumbered, and were better equipped than the city's four-man Department of Public Safety.<ref name="ocsheriffmuseum.com"/>

The Orange County Sheriff Department discontinued this arrangement in the late 1980s but Knott's still maintains its own private (albeit unsworn) security force, and its "Station-K" public safety radio designation.

==Fast Lane==
{{See also|List of Fast Lane attractions#Knott's Berry Farm}}

[[Fast Lane (Cedar Fair)|Fast Lane]] is a limited-access [[Queue areas|line queue]] system offered for an additional charge at Six Flags amusement parks. Visitors can purchase a wristband that allows them to bypass standard lines in favor of shorter ones at many of the parks' most popular attractions.

==Food products==
[[The J.M. Smucker Company]] continued to sell the jam and preserves made famous by the Knott family for several years; however, other products, such as the syrups, were phased out due to low demand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knottsberryfarmfoods.com/products.aspx#faqs|title=Knott's Berry Farms®&nbsp;– Products|website=Knottsberryfarmfoods.com|access-date=February 12, 2015|archive-date=December 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213122125/http://www.knottsberryfarmfoods.com/products.aspx#faqs|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In November 2013, Knott's Berry Farm began selling its "Berry Market" brand of preserves at the park. The Berry Market brand is all-natural. They are unable to use "Knott's" on the label since Smucker's owns the rights to the name.

In January 2024, Smucker's discontinued the rest of the Knott's Berry Farm brand after low sales.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://insidethemagic.net/2024/01/the-knotts-berry-farm-brand-is-dead-grocery-store-preserves-jelly-jam-boysenberry-jh1/|title= The Knott's Berry Farm Brand is Officially Dead|date=January 17, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024|website=Inside The Magic|language=en}}</ref>

==Public transportation==
Knott's Berry Farm can easily be accessed by various public transportation services. Service is available by the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority|Los Angeles Metro]], the [[Orange County Transportation Authority]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.octa.net/ebusbook|title= OCTA Bus Book|work=OCTA}}</ref> and [[Anaheim Resort Transit]]. Bus routes serving the park include [[Los Angeles Metro Bus|Metro Express]] Line 460 which provides direct express service between [[Downtown Los Angeles]] and [[Disneyland]] OCTA bus routes 29, 38 and 529 and Anaheim Resort Transit route 18.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://media.metro.net/documents/ae0fdb87-724a-4665-85d0-406ce4b75bb1.pdf|title= LACMTA Express Line 460|work=LACMTA}}</ref>

==Attendance==
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|-
!2008 || 2009 || 2010 || 2011 || 2012 || 2013 || 2014 || 2015 || 2016|| 2017|| 2018|| 2019|| 2020
!2021
!2022
|-
| 3,565,000<ref name="2008 attendance">{{cite web|title=TEA/AECOM 2008 Global Attractions Report|url=http://www.org.id.tue.nl/ifip-tc14/documents/TEAreportThemeparks-2008.pdf|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]|access-date=June 25, 2014|year=2008}}</ref>
|| 3,333,000<ref name="2009 attendance">{{cite web|title=TEA/AECOM 2009 Global Attractions Report|url=http://www.themeit.com/etea/2009report.pdf|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]|access-date=June 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602032710/http://www.themeit.com/etea/2009report.pdf|archive-date=June 2, 2010|year=2009}}</ref>
|| 3,600,000<ref name="2011 Report">{{cite web|url=http://www.aecom.com/deployedfiles/Internet/Capabilities/Economics/_documents/Theme%20Index%202011.pdf |publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]] |access-date=June 25, 2014 |year=2011 |title=TEA/AECOM 2011 Global Attractions Report |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018203544/http://www.aecom.com/deployedfiles/Internet/Capabilities/Economics/_documents/Theme%20Index%202011.pdf |archive-date=October 18, 2015 }}</ref>
|| 3,654,000<ref name="2011 Report"/>
|| 3,508,000<ref name="2013 attendance"/>
|| 3,683,000<ref name="2013 attendance">{{cite web|title=TEA/AECOM 2013 Global Attractions Report |url=http://www.teaconnect.org/pdf/TEAAECOM2013.pdf |publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]] |access-date=June 25, 2014 |year=2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606220440/http://www.teaconnect.org/pdf/TEAAECOM2013.pdf |archive-date=June 6, 2014 }}</ref>
|| 3,683,000<ref name="2014 attendance">{{cite web|title=TEA/AECOM 2014 Global Attractions Attendance Report Report|url=http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_103_49736_150603.pdf|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]|access-date=June 4, 2015|year=2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102318/http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_103_49736_150603.pdf|archive-date=June 26, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|| 3,867,000<ref name="2015 attendance">{{cite web|title=TEA/AECOM 2015 Global Attractions Attendance Report Report|url=http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_160_611852_160525.pdf|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]|access-date=May 29, 2016|year=2016|archive-date=June 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618050155/http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_160_611852_160525.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|| 4,014,000<ref>{{cite web|title=TEA/AECOM 2017 Global Attractions Attendance Report Report|url=http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_268_653730_180517.pdf|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]|access-date=February 26, 2017|year=2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602201150/http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_268_653730_180517.pdf|archive-date=June 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|| 4,034,000<ref>{{cite web|title=TEA/AECOM 2017 Global Attractions Attendance Report Report|url=https://www.aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2017-Theme-Museum-Index.pdf|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]|access-date=November 28, 2019|year=2018}}</ref>
|| 4,115,000<ref name=" attendance">{{cite web|title=TEA/AECOM 2018 Global Attractions Attendance Report Report|url=https://www.aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Theme-Index-2018-5-1.pdf|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]|access-date=November 28, 2019|year=2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102318/http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_103_49736_150603.pdf|archive-date=June 26, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|| 4,238,000<ref>{{cite web|title=TEA/AECOM 2019 Global Attractions Attendance Report|url=https://www.aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Theme-Index-2018-5-1.pdf|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]|access-date=October 22, 2021|year=2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102318/http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_103_49736_150603.pdf|archive-date=June 26, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
||811,000<ref>{{cite web|title=TEA/AECOM 2020 Global Attractions Attendance Report|url=https://aecom.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/reports/AECOM-Theme-Index-2020.pdf|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]|access-date=October 22, 2021|year=2021}}</ref>
|3,681,000<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palicki |first=Martin |year=2021 |title=TEA/AECOM 2021 Theme Index and Museum Index: The Global Attractions Attendance Report |url=https://aecom.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/reports/AECOM-Theme-Index-2021.pdf|website=AECOM}}</ref>
|3,899,000<ref name=":1" />
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Old Maizeland School]] a [[California Historic Landmark]] (no. 729) at Knott's Berry Farm
* [[Incidents at Six Flags parks#Knott's Berry Farm|Incidents at Knott's Berry Farm]]
{{Portal|Trains|Greater Los Angeles}}
* [[Disneyland]]
* [[Walt Disney World]]
* [[SeaWorld]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.knotts.com/ Official website]
* {{RCDB|4546}}

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