Wednesday, April 28, 2021

First Look at Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair - New Ride at Knott's Berry Farm

Knott’s Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair is Jam-Packed with Family Fun!

"For those who can’t enjoy some of the more thrilling attractions at Knott’s, this could be one of the best experiences in the park. In fact, I think Bear-y Tales is a bonified slam-dunk regardless of demographic. The marriage of modern interactive elements and witty, classic dark ride creates an attraction with re-rideability that many guests will continue to enjoy for years to come. Our only question is, when can we have more Knott’s dark rides?"

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Knott’s Bear-y Tales delivers fast and furious game play in fun tribute to 1970s ride

"That’s certainly the case with the new Knott’s Bear-y Tales ride. The game play takes over and the storytelling gets lost. Even when you’re looking for the storytelling, the manic game play unfolding on the screens gets in the way.

The tale is there in Bear-y Tales — you’ll just have to look hard for it. Which will take multiple rides — the sign of a good dark ride. In your quest, you’ll have to fight your way through a never-ending army of coyotes to get to that story."

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

ALL NEW Knott’s Bear-Y Tales Return to the Fair! First Ride Through & More

New Knott’s Nostalgia Merchandise at Factory Store

Knott’s Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair Full Dark Ride POV

Knott’s Bear-y Tales Return to the Fair Queue 2021

Meet the Knott's Bear-y Tales gang! (Boysen Bear-y, Brawnie, and Moxie)


Knott's News: I love the new walk around characters!!! Moxxie and Brawny, wonderful names for the pups. They look fantastic and it warms my heart knowing Knott's is going all in with this IP. I also don't believe Crafty - the most popular character on the ride - ever had a walk around character, so this may be the first time ever he gets some in-park representation. 

 Here is a shot of the old walk around characters:

Monday, August 3, 2020

Knott's Bear-y Family Tree

Sunday, July 19, 2020

Knott’s Berry Farm Partially Opens for NEW Festival!

It’s been a while since we could actually say this, but welcome back to the Farm! As a big surprise, Knott’s announced a new festival last week, The Taste of Calico. Taking place in Ghost Town, the park is hosting a mini food festival that features more than 20 food items. While parts of the park are open for this festival, they are not operating any attractions, rides, nor large entertainment. Instead, Knott’s is operating within California’s strict business guidelines, serving food in an outdoor environment only. However, you will also find craft booths and many Ghost Town shops open as well. So there’s a surprising amount to do in the mostly closed park. Let’s take a look at the new operations and festival....

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Thursday, May 7, 2020

Cedar Fair Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

As Richard highlighted it in his opening remarks, the record pace was established in 2019 carried well into the first quarter of 2020. Prior to the disruption of our operations in mid-March, attendance was up 149,000 visits or 19%, while revenues were up more than $8 million. Both of these increases were driven by a record start to the 2020 season at Knott’s Berry Farm, our only year-round park.

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Knott's News: Sounds like Knott's was killing it this year until the pandemic hit!

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Construction walls up around Return to the Fair


Thursday, January 30, 2020

New Build-A-Bear Workshop Now Open at Knott’s Berry Farm

You can find the Build-A-Bear Workshop located behind Virginia’s Gift Shop and Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant. Bearemy, the Build-A-Bear mascot, was on hand to cut the ceremonial ribbon for the store’s grand opening. There was a sizable crowd for the grand opening, all of them eager to be the first to take a peek inside the brand new Build-A-Bear. Plus, the first 100 guests in the store received a free cream-colored Build-A-Bear.

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Sunday, January 26, 2020

Happiness Is…Knott’s Peanuts Celebration 2020

It’s that time of year again for Knott’s Peanuts Celebration! In honor of Charles Schultz’s classic Peanuts characters, Knott’s created a mini-festival that runs on the weekends from January 25th through March 1st (plus some extra dates). This is the third year for this event, and it has gotten better every time. Here’s the rundown on the Knott’s Peanuts Celebration for 2020!

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Sunday, January 19, 2020

Exterior constructions starts on Return to the Fair


Knott's News: I hope they reimagine the entire exterior. It was fine how it was for Knott's Bear-y Tales / Kingdom of the Dinosaurs but then they decided to turn it into a carnival knockoff of a Honda dealership. Its just soo cheap looking and ugly right now. Why remove the ramp? Why remove the theming on the buildings (windows, etc)? Why lazily cut holes for a poorly implemented interior queue? Bring on a new mural and how about a better implementation of the entrance gazebo. Just fix this concrete garbage Cedar Fair queue. A repaint and hanging new ornaments won't be enough.

Friday, January 17, 2020

Kingdom of the Dinosaurs photo op incoming