Porkins no cedar point was!!!!!! Cedar point is far more superior than its brother/sister/cousin parks!!!!!!! Ugh fan boy rage!!!! Ha just kidding I loved knotts as a kid and I still love it!!! That was like the syrup on the pancake
Porkins I was a teenager in the 80s, and for us there was only one real park to go to regularly: Magic Mountain. Knott’s was an occasional thing, and Disney was a family thing. And Universal Studios was quite hokey back then and only something we did when family visiting from out of the country wanted to go.
I went to California for the first time back in September and visited Magic Mountain, Knott's and Disneyland. Of all of them I think I'll remember Knott's most fondly. SFMM had the impressive rides and Disney was Disney, but something about Knotts felt really genuine and welcoming. It helped that it was the quietest of the parks, as Disney was absolutely heaving and I ended up going to SFMM on Labour Day so I really got to savour the atmosphere of Knott's and it left the biggest impression on me.
TurboJUK I agree. my friend from work toke his family to Disneyland and the kids were so disappointed that they only got to get on 4 rides the whole day. I told him take Beach boulevard West and you can't miss it. (Knott's). they went the following year and his kids sent me a thank you card for recommending Knotts. Now that's where they want to go all the time for vacation.
Those are the big 3 in Socal. I enjoy MAGIC the most however you have to go on a day that's not crowed to be able to get on all the coasters. However I could see why Knotts would be your favorite it's smaller and youre able to get on everything without rushing like you would at Disney or Magic. It also has decent rides and there's something about Ghost Town. I find myself taking my time and being able to enjoy the park.
Good to hear! Knott’s is my favorite theme park. It saddens me that all family likes Disneyland and sfmm more than Knott’s. Im the only one that likes Knott’s more than anyone else in my whole family. And I’m glad I do.
Miles Campbell mm tends to just use their fame for being near Hollywood and not care about what they have. They need more family rides. The only ones I can think of a buccaneer and swashbuckler
I rode Corkscrew back in its first year. The inversion was a big deal then, but the ride was ridiculously short. I used to love Wacky Soap Box Racers, though. And a dark ride called Knott’s Beary Tales.
StamfordBridge - the whole thing was just a bunch of illusions and perception warps (I watched a video of it a while back, it's actually before my time), but it was interesting to watch and that's what counts (still better the most stuff these days -.-).
Dooble Don't worry, the rides they made in Japan are miles better than the ones they made in the states. It had to do with their steel manufacturer for the states.
The Corkscrew was the first real rollercaoster I ever rode. I worked at Knott's the year ut closed and rode it the very last night it operated at Knott's. It will always be my favorite coaster!
My favorite memory of Soapbox Racers was the teeth shattering brake check that the ride started with. Sad to see Boomerang is gone. Sadder to see it not colored blue
I love these videos that you do!!! I wanted to ask you to please do other rides that are gone as well. I know there’s gotta be more at Knotts, I even saw a petition to bring back the dinosaur ride. That ride, the Soap Box and the sideways haunted house (can’t remember the name, I’m not sure if it’s gone or not) were my childhood!
I feel SO old! Went on Corkscrew the week it opened at Knott's. Flash forward 43 years. Rode it again at Silverwood. It totally did not live up to my childhood memories. I forgot how short it is. Back in its final years at Knott's, they used to run it through twice, if there was no line. Aftershock was a blast though, and Timber Terror was fun, if a bit dated and pretty tame, by today's standards.
As a young teen. Wind jammer was my ride. Plus knotts was the theme park in the late 90s to the early 00s. I have great great memories and had alot of fun, going to knotts as a teen
I just love how I see Knott's related things, whether it be a video, an advertisement, or a simple photo, yet I'm currently working there as I speak. Lmao I can't escape. It's all cool tho XD Aside from my five cents, good video recapping these coasters. I can say that Hangtime was definitely a good decision on the park's part to have added to the coasters we got. It's fun, looks nice, and everyone's been desperate to ride it, myself included!
It is good to see mentioned Soap Box Racers, tho I only remember it with the motorcycles. Given the changeover likely happened around the time when we moved away from the area, I never got to ride the Soap Box version. :(
My favorite Knotts coaster? Hmm. The coasters are good, but is it weird that I actually prefer some of their other rides like The Parachutes, Mine Cart, Robbed Train, Stage Coach and Kingdom of the Dinosaurs? I guess Ghost Rider. I love a good wooden.
Unfortunately I was one of the people who went on that mechanical nightmare roller coaster or Windjammer back in 1998 to celebrate my 18th birthday and when I went on it I noticed what people were taking about as the car on the yellow coaster track wasn't working so I rode the car on the red coaster track and thought maybe I was imagining things when my back was hurting some after going on that ride but I did also go on 5 other coasters that day too, guess I wasn't imagining things wish I could have known that ride would be gone just two years later.
Never got to ride Xcelorator cause it was closed that day :( that was my highlighted attraction, I also didn't get to ride the mouse one, which closed when we got to the front of the line, we also didn't get to ride Mamboza's Revenge (Something like that), or the log flume that we waited hours to ride.
Memory lane . . . ah, those Soapbox Racers were really something special, though it's hard to explain why. It was especially wonderful when all of the theme elements were present, all the cartoonish figures and doors that would pop around . . .
I remember Cyclechase. Almost scared the poo out of me (I was about 15 at the time). No seat belts, straps, or anything. I literally thought I was hanging on for my life; I constantly thought I was just barely hanging on and felt lucky to not have fallen off when it was finally over. And I was a very tough and adventurous kid! Certainly one of the most dangerous things I've ever done--and I'm a rock climber, scuba diver, caver, and sky diver. And yes, I have been riding motorcycles (dirt bikes) since I was 9.
Knott's had a pass holder opening last week for Hangtime. I was very impressed. Much better then Boomerang. The lights at night are awesome. The whole track is lit up and changes colors.
Boomerang was relocated to a park in Indonesia. And where is that dinosaur ride, hammerhead, the original knott's berry tales, perilous plunge, and riptide? Also knott's removed the camp bus, Rocky Mountain trucking ride, the Ferris wheel, huff n puff, and timberline twister.
we always thought knotts was hauntingly cursed through the 70s and 80s between all the suicide jumpers off the parachute ride and the corkscrew’s incidents . the corkscrew in my time seemed always having maintenance issues, injuries and a couple of deaths . i recall the coaster many times not going fast enough to wear when you went through the second loop you would fall against the restraints due to lack of g force .
3:52 I would love to see this coaster as a dueling S&S El Loco. With all of the inverting elements and especially the cantilever turns that you see on most El Loco coasters. In fact I’ll try and make this once I get no limits or planet coaster.
there's only 1 boomerang coaster in the netherlands. i am waiting for knott's berry farm's boomerang to come to drievliet. hopefully they will get rubber restraints on it
i actually have very fond memories of wind jammer. always thought it was a fun and silly ride. though I will say I do like accelerator, i do miss wind jammer quite a bit, especially the color scheme.
Silver wood is my local theme park (15 minutes away) and Corkscrew may be a rough ride, but it is fun. Corkscrew is usually peoples first upside down ride. (Including me) if you ever visit I suggest sitting in the front for a somewhat smooth ride. Or in the back for a rough but really fun ride!(if sitting in back try your hardest to hold your head still because you usually hit your head a lot).
Dude, totally envy you. I have lived in Pullman for almost 20 years, and JUST this August finally got up there. Growing up right near Magic Mountain, having an annual passport for Disneyland (and of course Knott's, being right near Disneyland) I got really spoiled. I seriously miss just hoping in the car and picking one.
I remember riding windjammer, theyd have these bumpers on each side of your head and going on it would cause your head to bounce between the two. youd leave with a headache. It really sucked
I loved the soapbox racer ride, would repeatedly ride that when I was a kid :) Do they still have the parachute ride? u should talk about that scary ass ride lol. Or the spacecraft ride the goes in a circle but you control it up and down and upside down, I never controlled it to go upside down cuz it scares the shit outta me.
From what I know if u want to get a smooth ride on Arrow Corkscrews besides Tennessee Tornado because that ride is fantastic, ride in the magic seat (second to back row) I did that on Corkscrew at CP when I first rode this past August
I've been on the corkscrew at Silverwood in Idaho. It's fun, but the head brace slammed the backings of my stud earrings into my neck on the loops. Ouch!
I remember sometime in 2006ish I was standing in line about to board Boomering. Two adults were talking next to me, one was about to chicken out so the other guy said “hey kid how old are you” and I told him I was 11 (ridiculously tall for that age, so I went on every coaster no problem) and he said “you’re gonna let an 11 year old show you up?”
Can please do a "Former Coasters at Dorney Park" ? There were 7 (sadly including Stinger) Roller coasters that used to operate at the park. I would love to one.
Ryan Lane Same say the land Sol Spin is on is cursed. We had WindSeeker there, and I think it only lasted a season. Sol Spin opened early this year, and has been down for weeks, with a TBD reopen date.
I went there in 2014 when the Boomerang was around. That was my least favorite ride. Not because it was tough (I didn't think it was that bad) but because it almost made me throw up. I certainly hope Montezooma's Revenge doesn't end up on the list as its my favorite ride in the park.
