With all the excitement over Cars Land, we’ve let Knott’s Berry Farm coverage slip for a couple of weeks.  But there has been a lot happening on the farm and lots and lots of fun to share. Let’s catch up!

 SUMMER BEGINS

SNOOPY ICE SHOW: HAPPINESS IS…
One thing that Knott’s Berry Farm is known for is the charming ice show spectaculars that are staged in the Charles Schulz theatre.  The charming “Happiness Is…” runs every day but Wednesday and plays several times a day.

Happiness is…Snoopy! on ice – Celebrate everything happy in this fantastic ice show featuring Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy and some amazing ice athletes at Charles Schulz Theatre!
Mon., Tues., Thur. & Fri.: 2:00, 4:00 & 6:00
Sat.: 2:00, 4:00, 6:00 & 7:30
Sun.: 2:00, 4:00 & 6:00

This returning presentation is a lot of fun to watch.  It is also a welcome respite from the hot Summer sun.

SNOOPY’S STARLIGHT SPECTACULAR

The infectiously fun and kinetic Snoopy’s Starlight Spectacular returns this Summer and is running every night through September. If you haven’t seen it, pick a nice summer evening and take the family to the park for a stroll. It’s infectious upbeat fun.

NEW LIVE ENTERTAINMENT THROUGHOUT THE PARK
Knott’s has installed small stages throughout the park, one near Ghost Rider, one near Charleston Circle, and another in Fiesta Village, to feature live musical entertainment. This stage has been installed near the Ghostrider queue, facing the bakery and lockers.  Here is a listing of the many live entertainment offerings happening in the park this weekend.

Ghost Town Miners – The energetic, toe-tapping sounds of this interactive country, bluegrass quartet called the Ghost Town Miners will entertain folks of all ages. Mon. & Fri.: 6:30, 7:30 & 8:30
Sat. & Sun.: 6:30, 7:30 & 8:30

Firehouse Doors Stage
The MoonRays – Rest your feet and enjoy the sights and sounds of the MoonRays Doo Wop Quartet at the Firehouse Doors Stage. Mon. – Wed.: 6:30, 7:30 &8:30

Undercover Girls – Sing along to your favorite tunes with cover band Undercover Girls at the Firehouse Doors Stage. Sun.: 6:30, 7:30 & 8:30

Rockers Almanac

Add some fun to your summer evenings with cover band Rockers Almanac! Find them at the Firehouse Doors Stage. Thur. & Fri.: 6:30, 7:30 & 8:30, Sat.: 6:30, 7:30 & 8:30

CALICO SQUARE
All Wheels Extreme – An action driven production featuring BMX bikers, in line skaters, acrobats, tumblers, high flying cheerleaders, and parkour athletes will be showing in the Calico Square!

Wed. – Fri.: 7:00 & 9:00, Sat. & Sun.: 7:00 & 9:00

Britain’s Finest – Delight in the sounds of the Fab Four with Beatles tribute band Britain’s Finest over at Calico Square. Mon.: 7:00 & 9:00

FIESTA VILLAGE
Fiesta Folklorico – Watch beautifully costumed dancers as they present culturally-rich performances filled with intricate choreography at Fiesta Plaza stage. Mon. – Thur.: 5:30, 6:30 & 8:00

Raices Perunas – Relax and listen to the wind and percussion instruments of this 4 piece band featuring Peru’s Andean, Spanish and African roots. Fri.: 6:30, 8;00 & 9:30, Sat. & Sun.: 6:30, 8:00 & 9:30

GHOSTRIDER GOING DOWN FOR REFURB:
Ghostrider, will be going down for refurbishment Monday Morning, June 25th.  It will return on July 13th.  Get there now if you want to take a ride that will make your chiropractor smile.

GAMES REFURB DONE
We also noticed that the lockers near Ghostrider have just come out of refurbishment along with one of the games.  It all looks nice and snazzy.

STORE CLOSED
Sadly, though,  the Toy Store in Ghost Town has been shuttered.  It has been this way for a good month now.  Let’s hope that a new store opens soon.

XCELERATOR
Xcelerator is planned to be opened, today, June 22nd after a month long refurbishment.

STREETMOSPHERE, the Juggling Unicyclist
While strolling through the park one day, we noticed some streetmosphere near Charleston Circle.

This brightly dressed, engaging juggler was entertaining guests.  She was very funny, and a lot of fun.  It’s nice to see Knott’s continuing to make the effort to bring the level of entertainment value up even more.  It’s a little generic and could be worked into the area a little more elegantly.  But the fact is that the effort is genuine fun.

THE CROWDS
With the price increase and massive crowds over at Disneyland, affordably priced Knott’s is seeing a bump in traffic as well.  Knott’s has been preparing for these crowds all year with projects to clean the place up and really offer value for the money they charge.

 The Stage Coach is commanding a half hour wait.

See?  It doesn’t have to be a coaster to be popular.  It can be about the experience too.

 

SPECIAL PROMOTIONS
Knott’s has a number of ways for you to enjoy the park at a discounted rate.  Here are a few of them.

Bring-a-Friend and Season Pass Promotion June 28-29
Season Pass holders can bring a friend to the park on June 28th (Thurs) or 29th (Fri) for only $24.99.  But what is even cooler is that, if your friend has a good enough time, they can upgrade from the ticket to a Season Pass of their own for $40.00 more.

EASY PAY SEASON PASS OFFER
The easy way to get your Season Pass at Knott’s is Easy Pay.  This allows guests to buy a pass and make 3 separate payments on it of around $20.00 a month.  If you want to take advantage of this you need to too it soon.  The offer ends July 1st. 

Military Discounts
Special Savings! Show your Military I.D. card and save on Knott’s Berry Farm Regular admission tickets & Knott’s Soak City water parks! Show your ID and Knott’s Berry Farm Regular admission tickets for only $32.99 and Knott’s Soak City water park Regular admission for just $25.99 (offer does not apply to Junior or Senior tickets or to Special Ticketed Events, i.e. Halloween Haunt).

AAA Members Show your card and save!
Show your USA AAA membership card and save 30% on Knott’s Berry Farm Regular admission tickets & save 20% on Regular admission tickets at Knott’s Soak City water parks! (offer does not apply to Junior or Senior tickets or to Special Ticketed Events, i.e., Halloween Haunt or New Year’s Eve) – Plus get 10% off at select shopping locations in the Knott’s MarketPlace

We want to make sure that you are saving the date!  MiceChat Nights of Horror return this year, kicking off the Halloween Season at Knott’s Scary Farm on Saturday, September 22nd.  Join the MiceChat gang for the scariest, zaniest good time you can have all season. While details are still being worked out, we plan to begin the day with behind the scenes tours, follow it with an all you can eat buffet and meet and greet with Haunt Makers, then a night of fun at Haunt with front of the line access to the mazes.

So Far, Knott’s Berry Farm has been playing it very close to the vest with details on what they have in store for their 40th year of frights.  But this is what we know so far…

Per the Knotts Scary Farm Facebook page the following mazes will be at Haunt this year

Returning mazes
Endgames – Warriors of the Apocalypse [New location]
Slaughterhouse [Main Gate]
Fallout Shelter [Reflection Lake]
Uncle Bobo’s Big Top of the Bizarre [Xcelerator warehouse]
Delirium [Warehouse 2]
Terror of London [Mystery Lodge backstage]
Dia De Los Muertos [Bumper Cars]
Virus Z [Fiesta Village]

New Mazes
Dominion of the Dead [Warehouse 1]
Pinnochio Unstrung [Wilderness Dance Hall]

MAZE MONSTER OPEN HIRE 
If you wanted to actually WORK Haunt this year, open hire is on MONDAY, AUGUST 6th, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

You can also keep up with Knott’s Scary Farm on their Facebook page here
And that is all that we have for Knott’s this week.  Return next week for the beginning of our coverage of So Cal Water Parks with Knott’s Soak City!

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