Knotts’ New Ride ‘Voyage to the Iron Reef’ Is ‘Transformers’ Meets ‘Toy Story Mania’

I’ve always considered myself somewhat of a theme park and amusement park connoisseur, but at heart I’m a Disneyland fanatic. I’ve been a Disneyland annual passholder for as long as I’ve lived in Southern California. I’ve also had a Universal Hollywood annual pass a couple times, and have frequented their fantastic Halloween Horror Nights. But for whatever reason, I’ve never been to Knott’s Berry Farm, outside of eating at Mrs. Knott’s Fried Chicken Restaurant which sits right outside the park. Why? I’m not sure. Maybe its that friends have never seemed interested, and going to theme parks is for me a group experience. It might actually be that I’m a Disney snob and always looked at the park as some kind of small kiddie park. But it is also probably because I’ve never seen photos of a ride that got me interested enough to go there, until last week.

Knott’s Berry Farm’s newest attraction Voyage to the Iron Reef launched last week and the photos of the ride caught my attention. It didn’t look like another repurposed amusement attraction — it looked like a modern technologically-enhanced interactive dark ride akin to what we see from Disney and Universal. So I took a trip to Buena Park, California to encounter the Iron Reef myself. Read my Voyage to the Iron Reef review after the jump.

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Knott's News: I'm excited by the amount of good press this attraction is receiving  Yes, I'm disappointed with Iron Reef but it's success can only lead to bigger and better things in the future. Remembering that it's media base makes changing it up in the future - possibly a Kingdom of the Dinosaurs themed romp - a breeze also helps to alleviate my disappointment. 

Since it seems to be attracting an audience that usually overlooks Knott's - one that may stick with them after seeing the value they're getting - maybe we'll finally push past that 4 million visitors barrier. Congrats to Knott's on what seems to be another successful addition the park!