Review: Daylong ‘Ghost Town Alive’ show turns Knott’s into a Wild West improv stage

The new interactive “Ghost Town Alive” entertainment experience at Knott’s Berry Farm injects Wild West characters and improv storytelling into the original heart of the Buena Park theme park.

On a recent visit to the park, I spent a few hours wandering around Calico, the Wild West ghost town at Knott’s, as about two dozen characters in 1850s-period costumes interacted with visitors and assigned them duties to complete throughout the Wild West ghost town. The live-action role-playing adventure features an extensive backstory that develops throughout the day and changes daily.

I found the improv play to be thoroughly engaging. The daylong show drew in kids and adults, who ran around completing chores at the behest of the actors. The story was so enveloping I never left Ghost Town and at times forgot I was at a theme park with roller coasters and other rides.

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