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Theme Parks - History of Knott's Berry Farm

Knott's Berry Farm is one of the most history that's traced back to the 1920s
famous theme parks on the west coast, it claims to be "America's first theme
alongside Disneyland and Six Flags Magic park". In 1995 the Knott's Berry jelly
Mountain. The theme park is located in and preserves business was sold to
Buena Park, CA. Unlike other theme parks ConAgra foods and in 1997 the theme park
on the west coast that are owned by movie was sold to Cedar Fair L.P., which owns
studios, Knott's Berry Farm is a an amusement park in Ohio called Cedar
manufacturer of jams and preserves. Point.Since being under the ownership of
Besides the Knott's Berry farm theme park Cedar Fair the park has added numerous
in Buena Park, the Knott's company also thrill rides and large roller coasters.
started the famous Camp Snoopy theme park Today Knott's Berry Farm includes six
in Mall of America, in Minneapolis, different themed areas including, Ghost
MN.Knott's Berry Farm got its start in town, the Boardwalk, Indian Trails, Wild
1920, when Walter Knott and his wife sold Water Wilderness, Fiesta Village and Camp
berries from a stand on the roadside. Snoopy. Ghost town is the oldest part of
During the 1930s Walter created the Knott's Berry Farm and it contains most
world's first boysenberry, which is a of the buildings that Walter had brought
combination of blackberry, loganberry and from ghost towns through out the west.
raspberry. Also during the 1930s, Fiesta Village has a Latin flavor to it
Walter's wife Cordelia began serving because of its carnival like setting and
fried chicken dinners and within a couple roller coasters, such as Montezooma
years, the restaurant became a phenomenon Revenge and the Jaguar! The Boardwalk
with enormous lines outside of it, was originally set up as a gypsy camp and
leaving customers waiting for a 20s settings. Today the Boardwalk
hours.Walter put on his thinking cap and contains most of the parks thrill rides
decided to create a ghost town in 1940 to like the Windjammer racing coaster,
entertain the people who came to get some Supreme Scream, Xcelerator and Perilous
of his wife's cooking. The ghost town Plunge.Camp Snoopy is the most advertised
was made up of buildings from old Western part of Knott's Berry Farm, it is
town such as Prescott, AZ and Calico, CA. targeted to a younger crowd with most of
In 1968 Walter decided to apply his its rides being meant for kids and the
entrepreneurial mind to his ghost town, theme is based on Charlie Brown and the
so he fenced his farm and began to charge peanut gang. Wild water wilderness is
people for admission, this is when themed after nature, with rides including
Knott's Berry Farm the amusement park was Big Foot Rapids and the mystery lodge.
born. Since Knott's Berry Farm has a




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