Knoebels: Explained 

Funny enough, my roommate and I were just talking about Knoebels the other day. XD Anyway, I absolutely adore Knoebels. I've been going there since I first learned how to walk. It may not be big and fancy like Hershey or Six Flags, but I love it regardless. It's so charming, and holds so many great memories for me. I'm so glad it's been getting more attention lately, because it's such a cute little park. I haven't been there in a couple of years, but I hope to go back soon.

The Black Diamond has many references to Centralia in Columbia County the town had an underground mine fire and the government made the residents move this place is also known to be "the real silent hill"

I’m proud to have grown up here. Even though I am a Orlando local, you’ll always find me hyping knoebels to everyone. I’m 32 & can honestly say I’ve spent a quarter of my life here....my daughter is almost 7 and misses her mommy and me Monday night at the park. I’m full of knowledge and trivia about the park if anyone ever wants to discuss or ask questions :)

Now I finally understand where the shapes of the stands in RCT come from

Twister was my first major coaster. It will always be in my heart.

Twister was built in-house by the blueprint is a modified version of Mr. Twister from Elitch Gardens.

This is my home park. My mom worked there the hear the phoenix was installed. She says her favorite ride is the bench. I think mines black diamond or the whip. Sometimes we've gone JUST for ice cream from the twist cone place. Also dogs. Lots of very good dogs. (I also forgot that impulse came in 2015. Time flies)

Yay you did knoebels finally! i am super happy

I miss the high speed thrill coaster... The roar of the engine as it shot you up the lift hill gave you a shot of adrenaline that kozmo kurves could not replicate

What an awesome video! I love this amusement park! It’s very beautiful and I love their rollercoasters and thrill rides! I think it’s awesome that Knoebels shared your video! 🎢🎠🎡

I didn't know black diamond was made 8 years ago. Wow does time fly by

Love these explained videos guys. Really informative and well put together. Enjoying going through your back editions now as only subscribed recently. Look forward to more content.

I loved the "humble" in the script!!! And two videos in one day!! Yes! Learned a lot as usual!

Wonderful video. The editing and voiceover work are top-notch as always! Nicely done.

Did not expect this! Very nice surprise coming from this channel. Thank you for explaining my hometown park!

A great example of a old-style free admission park. It also has free parking, and you can bring your own food in and picnic there. You can pay per ride, which means that you can go there for a couple of hours, ride a couple of coasters, eat a non-franchise lunch, and not spend more than $20. This is the way amusement parks used to be until corporations and their investors took over and charged expensive admission, plus parking, plus lousy corporate food. What Knoebels proves is that family parks can still be successful without emptying visitors' wallets for a one-day trip. It also means everyone can enjoy being there, even those who might not be able or want to ride much-grandparents, pregnant women, disabled, small children, etc. For me, that makes a real family park. I don't live near it, but whenever I'm driving in the area, I can stop in for a hour or two and enjoy a break. Try that at any Six Flags.

This is honestly my favorite park I've been to.

Hooray! New Coasterbot video!

I’ve been going to knoebels every summer since I was born I’m pretty sure I’ve been on every ride there over 2 times I love this park and I’m so glad you did a video on this

amazing vid loved it your video quality is amazing as always

They also have picnic tables, and you can bring your own food. Plus free parking, and a tram that takes you to the entrance. There should be more parks like this.

This park looks like Rollercoaster Tycoon in real life! I'm really much more interested in visiting after watching your video.

Went there a few times as a kid; went back in April for the first time in a LONG TIME. It's a 3 hour drive for me from Columbia, Maryland. A funny highlight for me is crossing into Pennsylvania on I-83 and the first billboard I see . . . Phantom Fireworks :) But anyhow, Phoenix kicks ass; and the food is great too (one thing they have is Alligator Bites. That is NOT a typo!)

I love your videos man keep up the good work!

Looks like a fun place to go. I love those classic flat rides, good video as always!

I live in the area so this has always been my favorite park. Ive gone nearly every year since I was born, and my husbands family camps out there every year. If you get a chance to camp there, cabin or RV or tent, do it! Its a classic summertime getaway

Another Great Explained Video

Note: Most carousels nowadays don’t have the brass ring due to safety concerns. All carousels I’ve ridden don’t have it, including my personal favourite, the Deer Lake Carousel located at the Burnaby Village Museum in Burnaby, BC, Canada

Top five coaster, top five food, top five amusement park, number 1 carousel in 2017. Congratulations, Knoebels! My family and company will be there on Saturday! Happy 2018!

Awesome video! Knoebels looks like a super fun park for families!

Great video and a fab looking park 👍🏽

I go to knoebels all the time! It's hands down my favorite park!

Nice video. It's one of my favorite parks. It's a 3 hour drive for me but I think worth it.

i love coming here every summer and camping its so fun and and a 2 hour drive

Great video and looks like a great park.

Nice review! Something I've noticed with Knoebels reviews, explanations, and trip reports...is that people never mention the bumper cars! Most don't even show them! It is one of the best rides in the park and somehow they are forgotten on the internet lol.

Beautiful park great history

I love going here every year

Damn Nice vid :)

Love this place

Ah, my childhood favorite.

Seaworld Orlando next? Great history and info!

My childhood park

Hey thanks for this! I grew up not far from Knoebels, and we'd go a couple times a summer. Best haunted ride and best wooden roller coasters of any park - The Foods great too ... If you don't have any issues with deep fried everything :)

great video but failed too mention a few things. 1. the Phoenix originally stood in texas at a Defunct Park called Playland and was originally called The Rocket. in early 1985 Knoebels bought the coaster, dismantled it and used 34 semi truck to bring it to Pennsylvania. It was the 1st modern wooden rollercoaster relocation. Since being resurrected as the Phoenix, it has remained a top 10 wooden coaster since beginning operation at Knoebels. 2. Twister, although not a relocation, it is based on the Defunct Mr. twister from Elitch garden in Denver Colorado. The layout is modified to fit int he space it sits, doing caused it to have the lift hill folded onto itself, so that means 1st part of the lift sits directly underneath 2nd part. Twister was designed and built entirely in-house by knoebels head of Maintence and Rides John Fetterman... who also designed the new Flying Turns which was also built in house. And original bolt from the defunct Mr. Twister holds together a support frame beam on the new Twister and was installed at the official 2 train operation opening in October 1999. Coaster Force and Theme Park Review have excellent pOV vids of this coaster and the original. 3. One thing not mentioned about High Speed Thrill Coaster is that the ride operator controlled the speed of the ride as the chain lift was driven by a 200hp 4cyl engine powered by Propane. The lift hill gear box was also a throttle.

This place is the second closest park to me so I went here so many times as a kid and it was so fun

Great video. My wife says you have a soothing voice.

Didn't know it was family owned! Great vid

I love Knoebels!

7:10 isn't that the same ride that woman claimed to have a relationship with? Great video. Really makes me wanna go visit the resort even having never heard of it before.

2:24 Woo footage from Finland!

I love this place we go there every year for band and chorus,

I’ve only been to knobles once and I really wanna go again

“Golf course” >Shows mini golf I mean I guess that is a golf course but it’s technically just an attraction in the theme park. There is an actual full size golf course nearby

Could you do DelGrossos Park in Tyrone, Pa please. It used to be Blands Park

I was recently on vacation there and I went on twister. It’s getting very rickety and bumpy. I think it should be redone. I don’t think they will be able to get a RMC but they need to do something!

Great place to go. Only about 45 min from my house so we go often

Great video, but I'm surprised there was no mention of Fascination. It's an old fashioned game that is an absolute highlight of the park. Also in my 7 visits over the years, I've never seen 1001 Nachts actually running! Lucky!

OMG MY HOME PARK!!!!!

you should explain flamingo land, also great video :)

Ive been going to knobeles every year ever since i was a baby. Its EE-LEES-BURG just to help btw

Have you done cedar point? If not, no rush, just a suggestion because a lot of people will like thay Edit: sorry I just saw that you did it. Maybe six flags great America or seaworld Orlando would be good

You should do lagoon next!

Phionex twiser impuls love the roller coasters!

So my girlfriend's family rents out a couple of rows of campsites for Memorial Day weekend and do a huge family gathering featuring an old fashioned ice cream machine powered by an old single piston kick motor. As for the park my kids were in Disney and looked around and said it looks great but it's not Knoebels. We love this little park I can't recommend it enough to all ages.

can you do what is saw the ride or thorpe park explained

You did not mention that Twister is based off of Mister Twister at the old Elitch Gardens and Twister 2 at Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park

Have you heard of the park called adventure island in southend

Could you maybe do videos on the Disney parks either California or Florida? If you do Walt Disney World, can you do "explained" videos for Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, or Animal Kingdom? Epcot is more educational all though it does have thrill rides like Mission: Space and the now-closed Star Tours clone, Body Wars.

I love Knoebels I wish I could go back.

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I love this place! I just don't get how it won an award for food?! The food I had there wasn't that good.

The Jest Star picture was from Finnish amusement park Särkänniemi not from Knoebels

Can you please do a lagoon: explained video?

Knobles was the one thing exciting during the summers of the childhood

What about The Cozmotron?

I went there the hole 10 years of my life its super fun...

When are you going to make Efteling: Explained? ; )

Looper is the best ride & they need to put that ride in more parks. Also, I feel like you should have talked about how this place constantly floods but they've never moved the park & they just clean it up and move on. Like how thooooo?

I always wanted to go here

Does Black Diamond count as a credit?

Now I finally know how to pronounce Knoebels right

Fun fact: knoebels themed and used tracks from the famous gold nugget on the wildwood boardwalk in New Jersey

I think that Knoebels will get a new coaster in 2020.

Didnt explain jack about the RIDE TICKET BOOK System...lol care to share?

I go there every year. AMAZING. I love it. Edit: idk how, but I typed week instead of year I feel incredibly dumb now

I got thier every summer for a we camp thier in the the summer for a week and always go to the amusment park Knowbles was built in 1926 just so ya know

Black Diamond was built in 2011? Did I hear that right? I thought it was much, much, much older.

Do valley fair! No one talks about it!

We actually have a Knoebel's bear at Carowinds as an error that we were sent.

EEE-LEEs-BERG That is how you pronounce it.

Forgot the golden ticket bumper cars

Andy forgot about the new honking horn effect from the truck in the Haunted Mansion it's kind of annoys me

The bumber cars are the best

Can you make a top 20 Coasters. Please Harry😬

You forgot to mention they have the world's only standing Allen Herschel Looper ride.

I work at Knoebels every summer so if you have any questions feel free to ask!

Are the European parks going to be explained too.?

lol you showed mini golf to show the golf coarse. Its a proper and large scale golf coarse.

Waiiiiiittttt, is THAT a Zierer? Looks like a Gerstlauer copy to me!