Knoebels Review + Park Overview, One of the World's Best Amusement Parks 

Such a good park. You can tell by how clean and well maintained it is, the family is REALLY proud of it.

I just got home from visiting Knoebels, still one of my favorite places on earth! I honestly struggle to think of other places I'd rather be, amusement parks or otherwise.

There couldn’t be a more thorough Knoebels review!!! 👍🏼🤓

I just visited for my first time yesterday, in the cold rain with limited time at the park, and I must say this is hands down one of the best places on Earth! Such an incredible atmosphere in a beautiful setting, I would give an arm to own one of the houses in the middle of Knoebels! This place is as special as they get, I hope it stays around forever! It's that good!!

One of the nice things about the park is that it is family owned! No big corporate to mess it up with! And I am pretty sure everyone binges on Phoenix!! I love this park and it is my childhood! Glad to see some love on it!

It's my favorite park, without question, for all of the reasons you discuss in the video. Such a special place with a really great vibe

One thing that cannot be overstated is how good their customer service is. Last year, my family went to use the pool, but due to rain the night before it was closed. The slides, however, were not only open but also free for the whole day. Needless to say, we definitely came back for the pool

10:48 That snapping is unreal.

Howdy! I used to work here, and yes! there actually is a road that runs through the park but it is not used by cars It is simply a paved road that runs the main length of the park but allows for staff parking near the lumber yard. It's walked for the most part and the trams take people up there too sometimes if both of them are running. I had a wild summer working here but thank you for capturing the nostalgia of working at this beautiful family owned park.

ive been here every single summer of my life 26 years straight! My family goes camping for a week so i grew up on these rides including Whirlwind (what flying turns used to be) and the bumper boats (now Impulse) and the rides never get old! I even wrote a song called Phoenix Falls lol

Have you seen the nice deaf man that is always collecting tickets at the twister? See him every year he’s so sweet!

I absolutely ❤ Knoebels! I've been going since I was little back in the 70s. Flyer is my all-time favorite flat ride. This place is simply perfection. It's only drawback is that it's a 2 1/2 hour ride for my from Central Jersey.

Went with my daughter yesterday for the first time, and wow what an experience. The park has a hard to describe charm to it and we both just smiled the whole time we were there. Will for sure make it a point to go back. And Phoenix lived up to the hype.

Thanks for the great review! Can't wait to go there this summer!

It's a shame that the ride prices have gone up so much, but that's life. To be honest it's still not terrible. This is BY FAR one of my favorite places in the world. Thank you for the wonderful review!

I love how in-depth you went with this review! I will be watching this again before my next visit there, since my first visit this year was always going to be just a quick credit-grab stop. The huge crowds that day confirmed that I should just get the credits. I look forward to spending a full day here, when it's not busy, and being able to check out everything.

After hearing this, I'd love to hear your review on more independently owned amusement parks such as Holiday World, Mt. Olympus and Silverwood to name a few.

This park looks so cool. Excellent review

this is my favorite video of yours. I show it to all my friends

I love all of your videos! This one is my favorite. This has the "Kennywood Memories" feel. Well done! Keep making great content, you are one of the best

This review was spot on and really informative! l have always loved going to this park

Best review I've seen for Knobels

Looks like a charming little place! Definitely on my US bucket list

Phoenix Phall Phun Phest is the bomb!!! Great ride time on the Phoenix and Halloween costumes to boot! A MUST do!!!!! (I love snapping!)

I was there just recently. It’s always my favorite amusement park to go to.

Excellent . One of the best overviews of Knoebels yet . They only things I can think you missed were the 3 museums & the rental cottages . I always emphasize that for first timers it is a big mistake not to make Knoebels a full day park. Ridding all those awesome rare rides and getting re-rides on the coasters is essential for all enthusiasts .

This is my second home park. There is so much to love here. Phoenix and Twister are excellent wood coasters, and the 42 inch height requirement is very generous. There's also so much for the whole family. The flats are very fun, and I really appreciate Knoebels preserving some rarities. I read on Screamscape that Knoebels is putting in a Rock-o-plane for 2024. The train ride into the woods should not be missed. The last time I rode it, I saw deer and squirrels eating off the feeders. The food is solid here, so much so that I have a hard time deciding what to get.

excluding the coaster collection, this park seems nearly as good as it gets

You're making me want to drive up there this weekend

I’ve always wanted to go to this park! It looks incredible!

So lucky to live just a few hours away. I can't help but have fun here.

This Park is on my Bucket List for sure.

Pronouncing Eleyesburg is hard. I can't even spell it. I'm just really glad you pronounced Knoebels right. And this is my home park! I live less than 45 minutes from it and grew up here. There are paved pathways, but theres the true main routes and then not the main paths. Knoebels also is very affordable food wise in comparison. Things have risen with inflation, but they've avoided price gorging. They also have had a ton of staffing issues but still do their best. There's also so many free shows and entertainment! The pavilions are also 100% free to rent, you just have to call amd reserve, and they have options for catering, but we don't usually get that. We even had my graduation party there, and that was very nice to have. And yeah! People can really get through at any time, but security will come give you the boot if they see you there well past closing, or get you back up to the campsites if you are staying there and got lost.

I love this park!

I haven’t been to the Pennsylvania parks for 15 years. Hopefully next year my family and I are planning to do Knoebels and either Dorney or Kennywood.

i had so much fun here, my first ever rollercoaster was the flying turns ride and the phoenix

This is my dream park. I’m a sucker for classic rides, I’d happily take a classic scrambler or wood coaster over modern stuff. Too bad it’s the off season or I’d be in the car and halfway there by now

I grew up going to knoebles we love it there. They also have a campground attached to the park that is reasonably priced

I have been going since I was six years old. My wife and I took our boys. now that they are young adults they take friends that have never been to the park. The Begleys of Aston PA love this place and go at least 3 times a year and some time a lot more. The best in the WORLD IMHO.

Our family has a summer cottage very close by. We've been going for decades, although most of us live elsewhere. This was an excellent ride focused review. Totally agree on all points. Would like to add a couple of things. Dick Knoebel is very keen on winning Best Park Food, which he has nearly every year for a decade. My south Alabama brother in law says the fried chicken at the Alamo is the best he's ever had! I tend to eat the french fries - made from raw potato right before your eyes- with vinegar, of course. And ice cream. (Side note) - just down the road from the entrance is the J & D ice cream spot - all products, including burgers and such - very tasty! Knoebels also has free entertainment every night. We never miss the Mahoney Brothers, possibly the best Beatles cover band. As far as a nice close by place to stay, make reservations with the Beagles B & B. Very nice people, with a killer breakfast! Final thought - back on Route 61 towards Shamokin is Masser's Farm Market. Do yourself a favor and take home a few pounds of the world's best bacon. All for now.

This year I'm going for my 3rd time, and I'm soooooo excited! I haven't rode Impulse yet, because the last 2 times I was still too chicken to go Upside down, but this year, I'll marathon it.

I thought it was nice that this park allowed pets and I interacted with them a little

Damn do you sell this park! It makes me all the more bummed I couldn't make it this year. I need to get here ASAP!

Have boom going to the park since I was a child and now we camp there every year as well. One note the gasoline alley ride originally came from A defined park up near Scranton Pa called rocky Glenn which shut down in 1986. The whipper cane from Coney Island. Just two I know of. Grey review.

I'm someone who lives relatively close to Knoebels in PA and I go there at the very least once a year lol. Lots of great fun to be had but one tradition I made for myself was as I make my way through the park after going on the front park rides like Skloosh, Merry Mixer, Impulse and Downdraft, I make my way over to where the Flyer is. But more specifically the fudge shop they have there. I always order myself a chocolate whirzzle from there and sip it as I enjoy more rides before getting some tri-taters at the food stand in between the Haunted Mansion and the Paratrooper. Lol it's always such a fun time. I also wanna give mention to the arcades, over time and with more additions they've become a lot of fun to spend hours in at the many games and coin pushers they have. Also about the Haunted Mansion, lol the whole thing used to scare me and make me cry when I was small. Furthest I could go before covering my face and wanting off was the toppling bookcase at the very beginning. Now I love it. Fantastic dark ride for such a simple little family fun park.

Having grown up in Pennsylvania, I sadly regret never going there before this year. I live nearby Hersheypark, which has gotten so expensive that most locals avoid it. The trip to the middle of nowhere leaves you somewhat unprepared for the Knoebels experience. Everything is reasonably priced and the food is the best I've ever had at an amusement park. As a first-timer, I found it difficult to navigate the park but the staff was very helpful. The variety of rides is quite decent, but coming at the end of summer was a bad choice -- especially on a weekend. The park was so full and lines so long, that in the future I'd go on a mid-week day instead. Overall, I now understand why it gets such rave reviews from visitors. As MacArthur said: "I shall return."

I live close to KNOEBLES and I love to go their ride all of the rides and eat the food.

Looks like the best real world version of RCT game

My favorite park in the world!

Amazing food

Best traditional amusement park in the world!

I need to get out to Knoebels. Hopefully 2021 and the ACE event will be the time.

This park mailed my phone back to me when it was lost on one of the Rollercoasters lol I live in South Carolina. Best park 10/10

Love this park, it might be a four hour drive for us and a hotel stay ( anyone who lives in PA knows that Deer are a problem at night in that area ), but its completely worth it. Its the gold standard.

Phoenix is great but I was marathoning Twister this past weekend because it doesn't get as much attention and never has a wait more than 15 or 20 minutes on a busy day as this past labor day weekend......such a wild ride with non stop pacing and hand chopper elements throughout!

I’m camping their now it’s amazing I camped here in 2019 too

We love Knoebels. We try to do it a few times a year.

I'm also glad you mentioned the food, its all good, even impresses my lovely lady who normally watches what she eats, but not at this place. Also even she likes the food, and shes French, so shes got kinda high standards lol

At knoebels while watching this review

I love the Phoenix

I need to get to this park

Go to this park in October awesome😊

The other thing to with this park is, we were there last Sat all day 2-10pm. The operations on Twister and Phoenix are completely insane, not only did I not see ONE instance of staging. They had trains ready to go and ready to dispatch in 30 seconds or less. The lines moved SUPER fast

Sylvan Beach in NY has the Bomber which still rotates horizontally

Once you have the rings on the grand carousal, isnt there a lion head you can throw them in? Also, I go almost every year and love the atmosphere, the rides are great, but the atmosphere is AMAZING. Also, if you want food advice, the Alamo's dutch chicken and waffles is soooo good. 😋

best amusement park in the states

There was a night in 2019 when an OP let me have a 5 minute cycle where I snapped like crazy. Next day he tells me that four of the cars were damaged(was snapping all day), and they checked the cameras and would have to be more strict. I really wish it was allowed because it's so fun but I guess if the ride can't take it it is what it is. There's one just a few hours away you can snap anyway, so I'll usually spend a night there now and then go to Knoebels. Really hoping they have staffing figured out next year.

What a great, thorough, and well thought out review of this wonderful amusement park. I love the park for its wonderful mix of classic and modern amusement rides. Their food choices don't disappoint either. I live in Northern Maryland, and I feel the park is well worth the 2 1/2 hour drive!

This place was once my home park. We went back here in June and even though about 10 of the rides were closed, we still had an awesome time riding rides and running around. P.S: Next time you go here, try the potato cakes. You will thank me later :D

Used to work there Probably one of the most enjoyable work experiences except for the heat

cool place

Oh I also camp in the campground right next to the twister

I always wanted this family to expand their business model to other parks.

The flood video is crazy. And that has happened multiple times?

The vertical loop on Impulse has very powerful g forces

my family used to go here many years ago for a vacation staying in the campsite. i used to love the phoenix, and i even remember when the flying turns was under construction. while ill love to go there again i can't because i live too far away now. however something i said many years ago was even tho the phoenix is a fun ride it seems dangerous to me. The reason for that was from a bad experience me, my brother and sister had on it.

Since I haven't seen anyone else mention it, Elysburg is pronounced like eel-ees-burg

Oh how I wish that you would review lagoon

Best place for a snack are the pizza rolls at potato cakes by impulse

Have you ever gone early in the year? I'm considering a trip in about a month and I'm a little worried that the coasters might run slow

As far as the Rollo Plane goes, Kennywood had one that did the entire cycle for years. But its been removed.

One time while riding flyers I was a small kid and accidentally snapped and hit a branch on a tree and heard *SNAP* and almost made it go sideways

Me and my friends won the costume contest. We dressed up as the bumper cars

I always have to do the math if its cheaper to go with tickets or a POP at this park.

9:38 were you referring to the car horn

Hmmmmmm On My Bucket List

Just be forewarned! Call the park before you go to see what company picnics they are hosting the day you go. Last time we went they had Giant food store company picnic with 20,000 guests! We got to ride 4 rides that day! I will never go again without calling.

I am going to Koon bels today

The old cars on the cosmatron were better, they were smaller, smoother, quieter, and they had a grate floor and there was a fan that blew air up into the car as it passed over. Think it was changed in the late 90s or early 2000s. But I still really like the cosmatron as it runs now.

Great review but it needed more food photos.

Was there yesterday’s and the big 4 ride costs are at 4.50

Prices have gone up a bit since this video was made ... Phoenix is now $3.50 per ride, for example ... but the value is still top-notch. I went with my family on Saturday, June 12, and a number of rides were down for the day, possibly due to staffing shortages (though all the main attractions ... the coasters, bumper cars, log flume, and a few others ... were running). My first visit was last year, and now I regret not going sooner. This is now a regular spot for us, well worth the 2 1/2-hour drive. Looking forward to our next trip.

I've seen squirrels and deer while the pineer train

Knoebels pricing is so cheap. The local annual funfair here in my town in Belgium charges €6 (roughly $7) for 2 minutes on a trampoline, while one of the best wooden coasters in the world costs less than half that.

I disagree about the impulse, dude i went on that thing 4 times in one day it was insane. probably the best roller coaster ive ever been on

at little a-merrick-a the rollo plane rotates sideways

One time me and my uncle went to knoebles I think I was like 18 or 19 we rode the flying turns ride and my uncle gets yelled at by the person working the ride for doing that snap method

I'm late to this video, but I think you'd enjoy some insights from someone who lives 15 minutes away from Knoebels and used to work there. Elysburg is pronounced EE-Lee's-berg. It's hard to tell just by the name. The parking lot isn't actually owned by the Knoebels' family. It's actually a farmer's field and he gets paid $0.75 per car that parks in it. You'll even see the staff showing people where to park holding counters to click in their hands to count. I'm not sure if this changed in recent years, but that was the deal for decades. The creek flooding the first time is the main reason why the park got famous. When they first opened up there was another amusement park less than an hour away that was very popular until a major flood ruined it and forced them to close where as Knoebels survived. They mark every major flood on some of the bridges which is interesting to see. The pricing really is fair and the only downside for the Phoenix is the line to ride it. (The park is PACKED normally, minus pandemics.) The closing time is more of a suggestion to slowly leave the park so things can wind down. Flying Turns was joked about for each year it wasn't completed, but people do love it. The Haunted Mansion is at its best during the Covered Bridge Festival and Halloween events during October. The motor boats will never drive well. It's more fun that way. The antique cars are hilarious if you let a kid drive them. Locals do in fact go there just to eat. The kettle corn is probably the best you'll find in the country. Cesari's pronunciation was close, the 'ar' is pronounced as 'air'. I could go into how the park operates behind the scenes but that'll ruin the fun for everyone.

I must've went on a really sucky day

UPDATE. 2022 Phoenix and Twister both $4.00