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Knott's Berry Farm [1] is a 160-acre amusement park located in the city of Buena Park in Orange County, CA. It is the anchor of Buena Park's E-Zone, which also includes the sister water park Knott's Soak City, two dinner theaters, and a Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum.

[edit] History

Knott's Berry Farm is North America's oldest operating themed amusement park. It first started as a berry stand founded by Walter Knott, who unknowingly laid foundation for what was to become one of America's oldest and most revered amusement parks. The first ride attraction, the Ghost Town & Calico Railroad opened in 1952. Knott's Berry Farm remained a family-owned venue until late 1997, when Ohio-based theme park operator Cedar Fair, L.P. acquired it for $275 million from the Knott family (Walter's descendants).

Knott's Berry Farm has accomplished and set many technological milestones in the amusement industry with its unique ride and attractions. The Calico Mine Ride, introduced in 1960, is commonly recognized as the first themed amusement park attraction in the world. The Timber Mountain Logging Co. (now Timber Mountain Log Ride) was the first log flume with thematic elements, which was the inspiration Walt Disney modeled his Splash Mountain flume concept after for his Disneyland Park in Anaheim, CA (10 miles from Knott's Berry Farm) even though he had been dead for 23 years when Splash Mountain opened. National media was brought to the park in 1975 with the introduction of Corkscrew, the first modern roller coaster to successfully turn riders upside-down.

Other ride and attraction records and milestones:

• Ghost Town & Calico Railroad; only remaining narrow-guage steam engine still in operation. (1952).

• Supreme Scream; world's tallest free-fall-type attraction (312-feet tall). (1998).

• Perilous Plunge; world's tallest and steepest water chute ride (121-feet tall; 77.8-degrees). (2000).

• Xcelerator; world's first hydraulically-launched roller coaster. (2002).

[edit] Get in

The park is located in Buena Park's E-Zone district along Beach Boulevard.

[edit] Fees/Permits

See the official website. [2]

[edit] Get around

There is no transportation within the park, and the only way around is by walking. But the whole park can be covered in just one day.

[edit][add listing] See

• Mystery Lodge
• Wild West Stunt Show

[edit][add listing] Do

[edit] Roller Coasters

• Timberline Twister
• Xcelerator
• Boomerang
• GhostRider
• Silver Bullet
• Montezooma's Revenge
• Jaguar!
• Pony Express

[edit] Water Rides

• Perilous Plunge
• Bigfoot Rapids
• Timber Mountain Log Ride

[edit] Other Rides

• Supreme Scream
• Wipeout
• La Revolucion
• Ghost Town & Calico Railroad
• Wave Swinger
• Hat Dance
• Calico Mine Ride
• Merry-Go-Round
• Screamin' Swing
• High Sierra Ferris Wheel
• High Sierra Railroad
• Stagecoach Ride
• Walter K Steamboat
• Rip Tide
• Sky Cabin
• Wilderness Scrambler
• Charlie Brown Speedway
• Woodstock's Airmail
• Lucy's Tugboat
• Red Baron
• Joe Cool's Gr8 Sk8

[edit] Past Rides

• Windjammer Surf Racers
• Propeller Spin
• Kingdom of the Dinosaurs
• HammerHead
• Corkscrew
• Tijuana Taxi
• Bear-y Tales
• Wacky Soap Box Racers
• VertiGo
• Tampico Tumbler
• HeadAche
• Mexican Whip
• XK-1
• Gran Slammer
• Sky Jump
• Loop Trainer Flying Machine

[edit][add listing] Buy

• Snoopy's Boutique

[edit][add listing] Eat

• Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant
• Johnny Rockets
• Coasters Diner

[edit][add listing] Drink

[edit][add listing] Sleep

• Knott's Berry Farm Resort Hotel

[edit] Stay safe

[edit] Get out

• Disneyland Travel south on Beach Boulevard then east on Katella Avenue.
• Soak City Just across Beach Boulevard.

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