Category: Knott’s Berry Farm
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Five Reasons Knott’s Merry Farm is a Great Way to Celebrate Christmas
Knott’s Berry Farm is always festive in the winter time. With great decorations and excellent entertainment you can’t go wrong. But, here are five ways to have a great time at Knott’s Merry Farm, including things to not miss. 5. See Santa Snoopy Snoopy has been a staple for Knott’s Merry Farm for a…
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Knott’s Merry Farm 2017 Brings Back Festive Favorites and New Food
Knott’s Berry Farm transforms into a winter holiday place for Knott’s Merry Farm. This year it will go from November 17, 2017 to January 7, 2018. Calico Christmas There are many returning favorites to Knott’s this year. The Christmas Craft Fair features many artisans along the streets of Ghost Town. Carolers can be found singing…
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Knott’s Scary Farm 2017… Where Nightmares Never End!
Noticing that chill in the air? Fall is upon us, which means Knott’s Scary Farm is back! Myself and some of the DAPs Magic crew got to sample the terrifying delights from this year’s haunt at the famous berry farm. To give you a bit of anticipation for your own visit (and if you like…
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Obi-Wan, Dumbo, Christopher Robin, and Theme Parks! – Great Moments with Mr. DAPs
Welcome to another week of Great Moments with Mr. DAPs. This week there is a lot of movie and theme park news to cover. In the world of movies Obi-Wan Kenobi appears to be getting his own Star Wars stand-alone movie. Christopher Robin’s cast is beginning to really take form. Alan Arkin has also joined…
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ROCK4CHOC with Krazy Kirk and the Hillbillies
ROCK4CHOC is an event to raise money for CHOC Walk in the Park! Tonight Krazy Kirk and the Hillbillies headline this special event. If you would like to donate to ROCK4CHOC, please visit chocwalk.org/rock4choc. Every dollar raised will be going to the Children’s Hospital of Orange County and helping kids in need. Please share this…
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Knott’s Berry Farm Announces Dive Roller Coaster HangTime
Knott’s Berry Farm will be getting a whole lot more exciting next summer. Knott’s Berry Farm has announced HangTime, a new dive type roller coaster, that will take riders at speeds up to 57 miles per hour. The new coaster will be opening in the summer of 2018. The announcement came at Knott’s Berry Farm…
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Summer at Knott’s Berry Farm & Disneyland – Sundays with DAPs Photo & Video Update
Summer has come to Knott’s Berry Farm and Disneyland. With this comes a host of new fun things to be done at both of these Orange County theme parks. This Sunday the DAPs Magic team divided and conquered as Mr. DAPs headed with a small team to Disneyland and Murray headed to Knott’s Berry Farm.…
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5 Reasons to Visit Knott’s Berry Farm in Summer 2017 – UPDATED WITH VIDEO
Knott’s Berry Farm has some great offerings for the summer season in 2017. Take a look at some reasons to visit this iconic park. 1. Ghost Town Alive This is the oldest part of the park, yet the newest to have something unique to offer out of any theme park. Ghost Town Alive is where…
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Summer of Heroes, Ghost Town Alive, & Space Mountain – Disneyland & Knott’s Update
Memorial Day Weekend was packed full of things to do at the Disneyland Resort and Knott’s Berry Farm. Space Mountain Anniversary On Saturday, Disneyland celebrated the 40th anniversary of Space Mountain with a special card handed out at the attraction. In Star Traders and Disneyana special “I Was There” shirts were for sale. Blue shirts…
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Knott’s Soak City – A Great Summer Value With New Slides
Knott’s Soak City has reopened for the summer city, and with 7 new slides! May 20 was the grand opening, and season opening, for The Wedge and Shore Break. Jon Storbeck, Buena Park Mayor Beth Swift, and Snoopy cut the ribbon to inaugurate the new slides. Wedge The Wedge is an open air raft…
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The Knott’s Berry Farm Boysenberry Festival – It’s All About the Food
The Boysenberry Festival at Knott’s Berry Farm is now in full swing! This year’s expanded festival includes more entertainment, more experiences, and more food! For part of the opening day coverage, DAPs Magic was given tasting cards to experience some of the foods being offered this year. With six locations, this tasting card gives guests at…
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A Bigger and Better Boysenberry Festival 2017 at Knott’s Berry Farm
One of the events of the year I always look forward to is the Boysenberry Festival at Knott’s Berry Farm. But, is each year good? Can it top itself each year? Well, let’s take a look… Food I’m actually not going to get into the food too much. It deserves a whole separate post, and…
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Knott’s VR Showdown In Ghost Town – An Incredible Immersive Game
Knott’s Berry Farm has a great new attraction custom built and placed under Voyage to the Iron Reef in the Boardwalk area of the park. The extra cost game was a collaboration between VRstudios and Cedar Fair, and features iconic characters and settings from the history of Knott’s. The game makes use of wireless Virtual…
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Expanded Menu and Days For Boysenberry Festival 2017 at Knott’s Berry Farm
Knott’s Berry Farm has previewed their expanded menu and what all is in store for this year’s Boysenberry Festival. This food festival has always been a hit with visitors, but now there are more reasons to visit the park during this event! Entertainment will have some great offerings, like a new Snoopy show, Krazy Kirk…
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Knott’s Merry Farm – A Festive Holiday Treat
Knott’s Berry Farm has a celebration of the holiday season every year called Knott’s Merry Farm. The park is decorated and full of wonderful entertainment for Christmas. This last weekend I got to experience what this year has to offer for Christmas time at Knott’s. Ghost Town The 75 year old wester town had the…
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Knott’s Merry Farm 2016 Returns In November
Knott’s Merry Farm has been a holiday delight for many years. Now returning on November 19 to Knott’s Berry Farm, this event will have new and returning classics for families to enjoy. Among the returning things to do is the Christmas Crafts Village, where guests can shop around Ghost Town for some unique gifts. Some…
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Knotts Announces New And Returning Experiences For 2017
Knott’s Berry Farm has been expanding their resort in the recent years by not only opening new attractions and experiences but revamping long time favorites. Recently they announced what is coming to both Knott’s Berry Farm and Soak City in 2017. Returning will be both the Boysenberry Festival and new favorite among guests Ghost Town…
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Knott’s Scary Farm Opens For Another Year of Scares
For the past 44 years, Knott’s Scary Farm has been inviting guests from all over Southern California to jump into the famous fog and see what awaits. On this years opening night, September 22nd, we put on the bravest face we could manage, and made our way into a park full of nightmares. After winding…
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Knott’s Spooky Farm Expanded For 2016
Knott’s Berry Farm has the well known Knott’s Scary Farm that comes around every Halloween, but the lesser known and equally as great event is Knott’s Spooky Farm. This year the family friendly themed area will be expanded. Part of the fun will be in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the television special It’s The…
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Ghost Town Alive Last Day Recap
Ghost Town Alive was the summer long event that celebrated the 75th anniversary of Knott’s Berry Farm’s Ghost Town. Guests could visit residents of Ghost Town daily, also partaking in some of the Calico town’s festivities. There was a greater story to the celebration where the Mayfield gang – a group of bandits – are…
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Knott’s Scary Farm 2016 Announces New Mazes and Different Skeleton Key Rooms
Knott’s Berry Farm has announced their new and returning mazes and scare zones for the 2016 season. In addition will be a new style of Skeleton Key rooms and brand new Scare Zone. In their grand fashion event, Knott’s Scary Farm looks to be bigger and badder this year. Several of the mazes will be…
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Little Known Patriotic Landmark- Sundays With DAPs
This last Sunday we actually took a break from Disneyland and went over to Knott’s Berry Farm to visit Independence Hall. It’s a little known free attraction (you can park for one hour free at the Knott’s Marketplace) that has a very patriotic heritage. At Disneyland, though, we caught Pluto entertaining guests on Main Street…
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Reasons Pokémon Go Players Should Get a Knott’s Pass
I know. It’s a presumptuous title. And, yes, not everyone lives near Knott’s Berry Farm. But, for those who are near the park, there are reasons to keep going by especially if you play Pokémon Go. Free Wifi While, actually, the wireless internet is more included in admission, it’s still a nice feature of the…
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A Special Celebration of Ghost Town’s 75th Anniversary at Knott’s
Knott’s Berry Farm has had a rich history in Southern California. Walter and Cordelia Knott started a farm and grew it into the first themed amusement park. How it really got to that point was through Ghost Town. This western themed area has been a mainstay since the 1940’s. Now, for the 75th anniversary of…