Talk:Knott's Berry Farm

Posted by User:Feedle on 28 September 2003

I consider this page to be partially incomplete -- I have a bunch more information to add, but it's getting late and I'm getting tired. Specifically, the fact that Knott's is actually now two seperate companies may require that some disamb-ing is probably in order here.

Yes, I was once a "Knottzi". -- Feedle 08:36, 28 Sep 2003 (UTC)

Channel 4 (UK) Channel Ident

The ride Jaguar has been used in an ident for the UK TV station Channel 4. The ident in question can be seen here: http://www.tvforum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26685&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=12.

Not sure if anyone wants to include this on the page, or how to reference it really. Dosxuk (talk) 18:52, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

corkscrew

The corkscrew at knott's was, to my knowledge, the first ever looping steel coaster. Could someone who knows a bit about it put at least some reference to that fact in, if not a complete article about the corkscrew. I would but my knowledge of the ride is minimal. wimbledon andy 14:22, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

As the name itself states, it was a "corkscrew" rollercoaster, and not a "looping" rollercoaster. It was the first steel rollercoaster that went inverted, but it did it with a corkscrew, not a looping movement. The first "looper" would be "Revolution" at Magic Mountain in 1976. Mushrom 15:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Independance Hall

Is Knott's replica of Independance Hall built at 100% scale? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bill Cousert (talk • contribs) 15:19, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Hey, I believe it is, I looked it up on the site and here is the quoted text

"Independence Hall

Walter Knott's dream to to build the park's replica of Independence Hall came alive on July 4, 1966, complete with a 2,075-pound Liberty Bell, weighing only five pounds less than the original. The building is so exact, one can even see fingerprints in the bricks, just like in the original in Philadelphia. Independence Hall is located adjacent to the main park area."

So yes, it is a replica, but it was built at 3/4 scale.

Yours truly -Azzamination220

The tour has always stated that it is a brick for brick duplicate. Disneywizard (talk) 00:45, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

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Calico Mine Train attraction is a Roller Coaster!

I see that Sixflags2008 added to the count of current "roller coasters" and listed the "Calico Mine Ride" as the missing current Roller Coaster. I don't think you can count that ride as a roller coaster since it is a powered train ride using many actual mine car trains... it is not a Roller Coaster. I believe that to be considered a "roller coaster" it is not to be a self powered train but a gravity and inertia driven train assisted by drives on the track to take it up some hills (such as the initial one) I'm not sure if this is something that should be discussed and clarified or just removed.

also... if you incrimented the count of coasters... should also the count of attractions be incrimented (unless the mine ride is already counted in the 40 attractions). OChistory (talk) 08:19, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

The American Coaster Enthusiasts settled this discussion years ago... Technically it is a power assisted gravity coaster. Yes, ACE classifies it as a rollercoaster.

At Disneyland, the Casey Jr. Circus Train is also a power assisted gravity coaster, and is classified as a roller coaster as well. OChistory, your belief is incorrect, do not remove Calico Mine Train (not Calico Mine Ride) from the coasters box. Disneywizard (talk) 00:42, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

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The Present

Much of this section appears to be either non-npov or original research. Putting it out there for discussion, but if there are no major objections, a rewrite of the section could be useful. Zharmad (talk) 19:47, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

See 'Pardon our gold dust' below. Disneywizard (talk) 00:36, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

A very small box?

"At some point in the late 50’s or early 60’s, the push button was replaced by a mechanical contraption encased in a 2”x2” glass-fronted wooden box. Inside the box one would see a small winged devil turning a crank, every few turns causing the volcano to hiss and steam." Could someone confirm it is/was a 2”x2” glass-fronted wooden box? 2'x2' would seem more likely. MurfleMan (talk) 04:34, 22 September 2009 (UTC) Paragraph corrected, picture reference added. Yes it was two feet wide, two feet deep and four feet high. Disneywizard (talk) 00:36, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Pardon our Gold Dust

as we Knottxi a new page.

The theme of a development timeline has gotten out of hand - with new park changes attached to element of the history section and the present cluttered with history.

The page may look like a caterpillar mess this weekend, with legs sticking out all over and tiny black ends, but will emerge as a shiny new, comprehensible, article! Disneywizard (talk) 00:54, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

It seems to me History permits describing the relocation and/or name change, but Present Day should have little history. It's O.K. to have identical titles in both main sections.

I'm done for now. I ran out of steam between Knott's Berry Farm#Enclosure and Knott's Berry Farm#New Owners, a section which needs work and expansion.

Paragraph layout cleaned up, subject highligted in bold and moved to start of paragraph.
History expanded, arranged chronologicaly and referenced with photos.
Spelling corrected.

Present Day still needs more work, but much History has been moved out. Disneywizard (talk) 19:41, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Chapel by the Lake ???

Could someone add the Chapel by the Lake that was at the east end of the lagoon and now has been moved across the street to hide between the shops and the main parking lot? Used to be used for weddings and special services. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.106.104.239 (talk) 20:57, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

It doesn't need fixing. Your first two confusions are Knott's Lagoon and Reflection Lake. Reflection Lake is now footing for Silver Bullet, Knott's Lagoon is now the main parking lot - as mentioned in the article.

Confusion between Church of Reflections which has been relocated and The Little Chapel by the Lake which has been bulldozed.

The article does mention that Church of Reflections continues to offer services between the parking lot and Picnic Grounds.

The Little Chapel by the Lake was an adobe structure just east, behind the Church of Reflections. It offered a free inspirational 15 minute show but now has been broken up and hauled away. The article contains a line drawing of Little Chapel by the Lake in the history section.Disneywizard (talk) 23:19, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Too Much

There seems to be too much information in some of the sections on the article, most of which seem to be partially-disguised personal experiences. Full paragraphs of these appear on almost every section, and many words and names are bolded in a way not evident on other pages. Some of these paragraphs seem to be tacked on to the ends of some sections and do not seem relevant. I really do like the little "a few steps this way"'s and the "can recall a time when"'s, but this is not the place for them.

This article may need to be cleaned up a bit. Hauntedclipp (talk) 06:31, 18 April 2011 (UTC)