Knott's Berry Farm Vlog January 2020
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Join me as I return to Knott's Berry Farm for the first time since 2015 in this action packed vlog! In 2020 Knott's will celebrate its 100th anniversary and in this vlog I check out all of the major rides at the park along with the various changes since my previous visit. I share my first reactions to HangTime, GhostRider and many other different experiences that I've never done before.
In this vlog I explore Ghost Town along with taking a look inside the various different buildings that make up this immersive wild west themed town. I also take a ride on a traditional stagecoach, step on board the Calico Railroad and much more as I delve into the history of this iconic theme park!
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I absolutely love this park now after my second visit a few weeks ago, it’s got to be one of the best original theme parks in America, the theming is amazing and the rides are awesome especially GhostRider which is now one of my top wooden coasters
It sure is excellent!
It makes me so happy to see you experience my home park with such enthusiasm! Cheers Shawn!!!
It was amazing and great to learn more of the history!
When I was a kid, I would come to knott's just about every weekend and on the slow days we wouldn't even get out of the train for montezuma's revenge. I think one time we went 5 times in a row... I ended up working there in the late 90's. Sad to see the knott family give it up but cedar fair seems to be doing a great job now vs when they first started.
20:36 hahaha the actors photo bombing you in the back there! Great interaction!
They were awesome!
So glad you’re a fan of Ghostrider. That was actually my 100th coaster
Great choice for your 100th
Roller Coaster
Eighties music in an amusement park; more parks should do that, it suits the atmosphere perfectly!
The 80s were the best for music such a variety xx
Yes those were fun times.. unlike all the negativity these days..
@@universalsoul7653 Totally xxx
Eighty's music is played a lot at amusement parks...well, at least the ones I've been to except for Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
You have to come back for Scary Farm. Knotts is the place where the Halloween haunt started.
And Ghostrider at about 2 am is something else entirely, lol. After a four hour line, maybe, but still.
@@gdkeen3307 It was a 4.5 hour wait the last time I went during KSF. The line was the scariest part of the entire night. Still, Ghost Rider is always worth it. I just advice anyone to get a fast lane pass for KSF.
@@AkioWasRight Yeah, I was there the saturday before halloween. What was I thinking? Still a cool event
yay! Knott's is one of my favorite parks anywhere. The history, theming, and thrills are combined into an amazing experience. Glad you enjoyed it. I always think that my love for Knott's is colored by childhood memories, but you have reassured me and your viewers that it is a stand alone amazing place worthy of a visit! I was surpised to learn that Knott's is Cedar Fair's most visited park. I have to ask though, no Mrs. Knott's chicken dinner?!!!
I'll have to check it out next time!
Thanks for going here. I used to be able to see the tall rides there from my bedroom when I was a kid.
I am so glad you went back to Knotts. Watching your video from 2015 when it was 110° and it was very obvious you guys were miserable and were unhappy being there. Knotts is literally one of my favorite parks in the world and your visit here in this video just shows how great this park really is. The only thing you missed was a meal at mrs. Knotts chicken dinner restaurant. Glad you got to experience Knotts fully.
It was great to be able to experience the park properly this time!
You definitely did this park justice excellent Vlog. You also picked a perfect day to go as this park has been getting really busy on the weekends. Ghostrider is so much smoother now since the refurb. Cheers!
Thank you, I had so much fun!
This one my favorite theme parks you can't go wrong here.
So great to see your vlog of my home park. I agree that GhostRider is incredible. GhostRider and Montezooma are really the two "gems" of the park. They are both running as well as they ever have, and they were both big "first coasters" for me growing up. Glad you had a good time. Weekdays in the offseason are the best time to go!
They are both awesome! Such a great day
I'm glad that you liked Ghost Rider. It's one of the most underrated coasters and I like when someone gives it some love.
The recollection of his joyfully enthusiastic review will sustain me in the 120 minute line on a weekend :)
I think it’s perfectly rated everyone seems to love it, including me.
Awesome. Watching these last few vids makes me realize how incredibly lucky we are to have passes to Disneyland, Six Flags, and Knotts.
The calico mine train is my 4th favorite dark ride behind haunted mansion, pirates Caribbean and rise of the resistance.
Ghostrider is the GOAT. My favorite coaster. been riding for 20 years now, since I was 8 years old. It was my first "big" ride and its still the best. Back row at night is so gooood. Love the channel! Keep it up
I'm so glad that you loved GhostRider so much!
It's one of my favorite coasters, and I'm lucky enough to have it at my home park!
I had my best ride ever on GhostRider a few months ago, at night:
I left my seatbelt really loose, only clicked the lapbar down maybe 3-4 clicks. Held my thighs up at the start so I wouldn't get stapled. I was pretty much standing on every drop, and it was unbelievable.
Edit: I remember that train robbery used to be much less PG, haha.
When I went on that as a kid with my family, the robber called my brother the red headed bastard step child of our family, haha
GhostRider was incredible!
just a little history on the train, it was a real used train on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad. Walter Knott was able to buy two locomotives and a couple of rolling stocks. He also bought a galloping goose which was used during the Great depression; It was a truck like train that was used on the tracks. So yeah very authentic ride. glad you enjoyed
Thanks for the information!
Hi shawn this park looks great lots of great coasters.Great themeing very authentic. really enjoyed the vlog. Thanks for sharing with us xxxx
This is a really nice park, real pretty! I would love to come here someday. I loved the Old West theme there and that is cool they have a museum in the park. The train ride looks amazing!!! Same with the carriage ride around the park. It would be kind of cool if Busch Gardens Williamsburg did something like that and have their Clydesdale's pull the carriage around the park. The Coast Rider looks like the clone of Apple Zapple originally called Ricochet at Kings Dominion.
I remember watching your video 7 years ago and have been waiting for you to visit. Your channel has grown quite a bit since then I’m happy for you!
I wanna go back 😭😭I went for Knotts Scary 2019 and loved it I’ve been like 5 times but still love it
Shawn in America- jacket and hoodie
Shawn in England- shorts and T-shirt
Great vlog.
The Mack spinning coaster looks great!!
Luckily, the UK will be receiving Storm Chaser in 2020, a Spinning Coaster at Paultons Park which is actually a clone of Sierra Sidewinder :D
It's an awesome ride!
One of my favorite vlogs ever. We did 2.5 days at Knotts last spring during their awesome Boysenberry Festival and loved it. The park was packed and just fantastic. I need to get there on a slow day like this sometime! This trip looks to have been epic.
Thanks for watching!
Been waiting and looking forward to this vlog. On my bucket list of theme parks!
I hope you enjoyed it!
Have loved watching all these Cali Vlog's. I went to Knotts for my first visit from the UK when I was 11. and have been going back for the past 28 years. last visits were in 2015 & 2018.( 2020 didn't happen for obvious reasons ) but back again in 2022. Such a fab park.
Thank you! It’s a great park!
Hi Shawn, Knottsberry farm looks like a great park, love all the history too. Love the lighting on Hangtime.
It was great, such an amazing atmosphere!
Awesome vlog Shawn love your tube channel been member since day one
Thanks David
Awesome that you came all the way to my home park... so glad you enjoyed it...
Haven't been to the park since 2016 used to live about 30 minutes away in Huntington beach, California. But since I left for the navy back in 2017 have only been in Virginia with my wife and kids.(Busch Gardens is cool too) And when we finally were about to go visit California the lockdowns started, trying to go back around christmas. Always love watching your videos and never thought you would've went to knott's berry farm. I love their Halloween horror nights and huge fan of the calico mine train dark ride. Literally have been watching your videos nonstop. My favorite park you have been to is phantasialand by far. Thanks for all the vlogs and time you put into these!
Thank you!
Shawn, I'm so thrilled that the So. Cal good times continued for you at Knott's! Come back soon ya hear?!
Definitely!
John Wayne was picked up in that very stagecoach along with his son Ethan on opening day of the Timber Mountain Log Ride, and now you've ridden as well, cheers my friend.
I haven't been to Knotts Berry Farm in Years!!! Lived there when I was a Kid. Monte Zuma and the Log Ride were my favorite rides. After watching this Vlog, I think I'm going to have to visit this coming Spring. A lot of New experinces to enjoy. Thanks Shawn, watching the Vlog brought back a lot of Great memories. :)
Thanks for sharing your memories with us!
AND Montezooma is such a classic, as a coaster landmark! This one is a MUST when I visit!
I love it so much!
I remember how much you enjoyed the Calico mine ride in 2015 nice to see you enjoying it again . One thing that makes me sad, you're to Young to have experienced the old mine train ride California Alex spoke about at Disneyland in 2016. You are correct , Walt spent a lot of time at Knotts and was sort of addicted to Miss's Knott's fried chicken and Boysenberry pie however, when Walt decided to include a mine train his version was truly superior in every way. It was beautiful and it breaks my heart given your love of dark rides you missed it.
Sweet! Ive been waiting for this one!
We hope you enjoyed it!
@@ThemeParkWorldwide absolutely did! I'm so glad you enjoyed ghost rider and my other main homepark so much! Next time you're out here, I won't miss it lol
The rest of my other main homepark*
Consistently great! Mav is a big fan. Cool people here. --Daddio
Great Video Shawn you would be great on the T.V has a news presenter something like that because I think you do your Video's great keep the good work up Joan Taylor number 1 fan
This park looks so much better than the last time I was there 10 years or so ago. I used to live near Knotts and always thought it was a boring sterile Cedar Fair park, I always felt that I missed the parks glory days. Looks like a really good park again now!
It is looking very good!
Back row night ride on ghostrider is absolute bliss
It was epic
Great vlog im hoping to visit Anaheim at some point so will defo check this place 🙂👍
We have booked to go to California in October and you have literally gone to all the parks we want to go to and done amazing vlogs! Enjoy all your content but the California stuff in particular has been amazing. Keep doing what you are doing mate!
Have a fantastic time!
Great park. Ghost Rider, Xcelerator, Hang Time.
Glad to see you enjoyed us Californian’s little park, Ya’ll come back now, ya’here
Love ur vids, keep it up ! 200k subs! ❤️❤️
Thanks for your support!
My home park! Thank you for this great blog on an amusement park that can sometimes be overlooked!!!!
I’m from the U.K. and was meant to have come here in August. Will be coming when we are able to. We were meant to have been staying at the Knotts Berry farm hotel as well. Thanks for the videos.
Much as I can appreciate Jaguar, I kind of dream of Knotts reprofiling/retracking it and maybe adding a launch.
I’m in the middle of moving and I had to “take a break” as soon as I saw this
I hope it was worth the break for you! Good luck with the move!
" In 2020 Knott's will celebrate its 100th anniversary"
Would've loved to experience this different dimension of 2020.
Hope you have such a rolling🎢 day shawn!210K subs!
Thank you!
I'm a fan of your channel
Looks like this park has some great history and a variety of rides. Especially like the look of the Calico attractions.
I have always thought that knotts berry farm is a real underrated park. Especially after the refurbishment of old time classics like the log ride, calico mine ride, Big Foot rapids, ghost rider and the chicken dinner restaurant...plus the addition of Hangtime which is fun and looks absolutely stunning at night. The park gets lost behind the likes of Disneyland, Magic Mountain and Universal Studios, but it really is top notch on its own and adds to the great theme park lineup in Southern California.
They have an excellent line-up with amazing history!
Behind Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, and Universal Studios Hollywood? Yes. Behind Six Flags Magic Mountain and Seaworld San Diego? No. In 2018, 4,115,000 people visited Knott's vs. 3,723,000 and 3,592,000 people for Seaworld and Magic Mountain respectively.
Sol spin was a mondial Ventura not a topscan. I don’t blame you for not knowing however because they are basically the same except the ventura is the permanent installation without the retracting floor and a different arm lifting system. Also it has 6 seats per row instead of 5. I think it was so empty because everyone is too scared about it!
I didn’t realise at the time however later looked into the fact it seemed different!
Nooo! I can't believe I wasn't there! It would be AMAZING to meet you. Great vlog as usual!
Hello Shawn!! It's been a while!!! Been super busy..have to catch up on quite a few videos you've uploaded , but I've been waiting for this 1! I think it's an absolute beauty of a park!
Thanks for watching, new vlogs every couple of days!
As usual, Excellent VLOG. Seems they've done away with most of the narration on the Calico Mine ride, not happy about that, but still classic. They use to have a Stagecoach ride complete with an authentic robbery. Online you can find footage of the first rider of the Log ride, the late great John "Duke" Wayne and his Young son. Enjoy my friend.
Thanks for the information!
Looks awesome there. Another great video. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Been looking forward to this vlog 😀😀😀
Wahaayyyy
Knotts actually has the highest attendance of any cedar fair park. Yes, even more than Cedar Point. I never understand why they spend so much money on new rides at Cedar Point and until recently they almost neglected Knotts Berry Farm with next to nothing. Finally the last 5 years has seen more major improvements and new rides and maybe they finally realize how stupid it was that they did not do more for their #1 theme park before. The park is land locked but I think the rumors are true that they are going to be doing a major expansion soon. They are better off spending more money here than any of their other parks.
It does indeed! It's a wonderful park and it definitely deserves it!
We love your reviews and we all sit round as a family watching each one . You’re polite and happy demeanour does you credit .
We are planning our next trip and decide what theme parks to visit from your visits 😊 and we watch ones to see your views on ones we’ve already visited , thanks for your efforts
Thank you!
This Park Is So Sweet ❤️❤️
Love that you learned more about KBF history, something I so enjoy about your vlogs. Off topic, will Brexit impact your European vlogging and overall freedom of movement.
Thank you, it was great to learn more! Hopefully it won't do too much!
Great vlog! Always feel like I'm there myself when watching. Really love that lighting package on Hang Time as well. 😊
It does look awesome!
Another great vlog Sean. I love how you showed the history and buildings of Calico. And through all my visits, I never rode the stagecoach, so that was nice to see. Was the log ride closed this time round? Also next time you need to eat at their fried chicken restaurant.,
It was closed for refurb at this time!
Wow, this park looks really nice! Love the western themed areas and the many animatronics. The mine ride in your video reminds me a little bit of the old Silbermine at Phantasialand.
Whoa! Xcelerator was actually open. 😳
HangTime be looking green in the thumbnail
It's cool to know that xcelerator is the exact same height and speed of Stealth at Thorpe park but its reversed and its longer. I've never tried this ride as I live in the UK but one day i will visit here
Another great vlog Shawn, looks like a great place to visit! 👍🏻
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this .I'm coming out the end of May for my first time and planning on hang time first and of course ghost rider.
Have a fantastic time!
I'm so sorry.
I love your life, I want to travel like you but scared to do it by myself. I still want to go to Ocean Park when I visit Japan.
Once you travel alone once you just get the bug for it!
Fifth! I used to visit this a lot as a side trip from Disneyland.
Such a great park with a wonderful history
This is quite a cool and chilled out vlog this time good job Shawn this park is great 👍!
It was a great day
The FARM... My first themepark gig i miss early morning "short shots" (greased wheels being too cold to make the circuit) oh yeah signature berry punch! I feel every teenager should work atleast a summer in park. Builds Character...
Allman Brothers Midnight Rider Ghost Rider at night!😀
Thanks for sharing your memories!
Great video as usual! Will you be making it to Blackpool pleasure beach open day on 15th February?
We will be indeed
I'm glad I made it to the three best amusement parks in England then SFMM and Knott's in mid-late autumn 2019, and also that you made it to Knott's in early 2020 before the shutdowns due to Covid. I rode Sierra Sidewinder four times, all in the back car. Unfortunately I only got a good spin on it the 1st time, but that 1st ride was incredible! It was a night ride too, and I literally had the spins in the end, but in a good way (as I don't get motion sickness). Hangtime was probably my 2nd favourite ride in the park after Ghostrider; like The Smiler I prefer the back car of Hangtime due to it's one or two airtime hills respectively.
Whilst Xceleratator doesn't have as fast a rate of acceleration on its launch as Stealth, the layout is better and there's only T bar lap restrains. The only other Intamin Accelerator coaster I've ridden that's better is Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point.
Ghostrider is the best wooden coaster I've ridden, trying with Coaster at Playland in Vancouver. It may even be the best coaster in all of California, possibly even beating out Twisted Colossus at SFMM. Thanks for posting this video!
Thanks for sharing!
it was 1992 the past time I was at Knott's Berry Farm. Gonna go on a trip to Cali this July with my Fiance and we are going to Disney. If finances are right and we have the spare time, We will go to Knott's.
GhostRider is my favorite too last was there September . the coaster seems to keep up speed throughout its whole track length. late afternoon early evening the speed is incredible. glad you enjoyed it too. when I went in 2013 the park price reasonable too. I showed my ca driving licence and got another 20% off not bad. oh well we will have to put up with alton towers only 12 miles from me but never go. great vlogs see you had a good trip. ps. my mum is spring cleaning may have some early 90,s merch mugs from Disney knotts and stuff like them to go in your collection I will try and see if still have them if have your welcome to have them let me know cheers, andy
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
50:58 gonna take my horse to the old town road
Just went yesterday, the lines were insanely long, I had to buy a fast pass. Ghost Rider at night is crazy!!!
Haha! Jag-you-er.... You British guys are hilarious! Over in the States we say Jag-wire
We do have a good laugh!
IO made it to England then SFMM and Knott's in late 2019 before the shutdown, looks like you make to Knott's before the shutdown too!
The Boardwalk has improved but it’s still not as great as the original Roaring 20’s theme. Twas amazing!
You never have to ride a coaster (hence , big fat chicken cat here lol ) , all you have to do is hear Shawn describe it , and you feel like you've ridden it!
Hey Shawn?
Will you and Alex be back at King's Island this year for Orion's debut?
Would love to coincide the dates , a birthday gift to my son , just me and him , and King's Island!
Hopefully so , and hopefully you will get that long awaited nighttime Beast ride!
We're unsure when our next to the USA will be!
@@ThemeParkWorldwide oh you gotta be here for Orion! I'm not riding it 😬🥺😟🤯 . .but you probably want to 😁
Another great park with fantastic rides and authentic western theme that once again you seemed to have to yourself. The steam train and stagecoach ride looked amazing. A great vlog but such a pity that you weren’t allowed to film on the coasters.
Watching lol 😂
Wow Shawn 1st coaster of the day hangtime, i was hoping for a POV on it, how many inversions are on that incredible coaster, 5 inversions that's great but i love vertical lift hills, especially the smiler also Shawn the Calico mine, is it inspirational for big thunder mountain?
Sadly no POV's are allowed on most of the rides! It was indeed!
@@ThemeParkWorldwide that's odd ive seen POV on ride footage from another RUclips vlogger channel Coaster challenge David Cantu
Big Thunder Railroad was definitely inspired by Calico Mine Ride as you can see alot of similarities in the train designs, the lit up caverns, and the TNT explosion scenes towards the end. Mr. Knott invited Mr. Disney to ride Calico Mine when it was first open and Walt Disney was especially impressed with the queue design that goes deep into the mountain which allows guests to enjoy the theming while waiting in line. Calico Mine's queue design also gives guests the impression that the line is not that long looking from the entrance and that will entice them to go on the ride. Walt Disney came back to Disneyland and applied that idea to many of Disneyland's attractions.
gOoD mOrNinG!
Since you were interested in park history did you check out the display inside Virginia's Gift Shop between the entrance and the chicken restaurant?
I did indeed!
I am going here tomorrow!
What #Mike DeRollerCoasterGuy said, I know I'm beginning to sound like a broken record Shawn but VERY WELL DONE. You know, I've gone to parks on my own before and it's just not as fun but I'm never filming a VLOG. Having viewed so many of your VLOG's I've lost count I believe I can safely say I prefer when you're on your own. You notice everything, and appreciate all the little details and history and it enhances the VLOG. Sometimes that gets' lost a bit while with a group or even one person. I love this park, it's history, and attractions and I love to see other's discover that. I was married at this park in 1984 and Terry Van Gorder who was the CEO at the time attended and on a whim decorated that very stagecoach to shuttle Shannan and I to our car. I raised four daughters and all of their firsts were in either this park or Disneyland down the road. SO many memories' . Cheers and God speed, we need to get you back to doing what you do best.
Thank you!
Great vlog glad you had a great time at one of my home parks
So they named a ride after diaria? That should be for the restaurant.
Love it! Any tips from you guys or anyone on here about the best theme parks to go to near Lourdes In France? Disneyland is too far but will be with the folks and wanna make the most of it while there! Have looked online but anyone any experience? 🙌
There's plenty of parks in France however some of the larger ones are closer to Paris!
Do you think you could be coming back sometime in the future around September and October to check out Knott's Scary Farm? I actually find Knott's Scary Farm to be better than Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights! Knott's lacks the budget and IPs that Universal has, but they absolutely make it up in my mind with loving charm. It's like just a really charming Halloween event with a lot of fun and imaginative mazes. Plus they decorate the Timber Mountain Log Ride to become the Halloween Hootenany which is just a really kooky and fun ride with a unique soundtrack that easily gets stuck in your head. Cheers! Glad to have subscribed to this channel! Hope to be seeing more videos from around the world!
We’re unsure when our next visit will be, however we hope to come back in the near future!
@@ThemeParkWorldwide Here's something to keep in mind! Bud Hurlbut had a hand in designing a lot of Knott's attractions early on, and especially had a big hand in designing and building the Calico Mine Ride and Timber Mountain Log Ride. Later on Bud Hurlbut would design and build his own amusement park, Castle Park, located in Riverside California. It's not as themed or as big as Knott's Berry Farm (You can fit all of Castle Park inside Knott's large car park) but it does have his touch. There's a barebones log flume and a train ride that uses the same vehicles as the Calico Mine Ride. And there's an absolutely massive mini golf area as well. A cute but small amusement park with standard carnival attractions and an awesome mini golf course that is tentatively connected to Knott's through its creator.
The park won't take up the whole day so if you do visit that small but quaint park there's also the California Citrus State Park as well as the historic Riverside Mission Inn and Fox Theater as well if you have time out that way to check out.
I'm going to kbf tomorrow. (1/31/20)
I'll be there
Have a great day!