Knott's Scary Farm
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Genre | Halloween |
Frequency | Annual |
Location(s) | Knotts Berry Farm Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Inaugurated | 1973 |
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Official website |
Knott's Scary Farm or Knott's Halloween Haunt is a seasonal Halloween event at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It is an event in which the theme park is transformed into "160 acres of horror", via a series of roaming monsters, terrifying mazes[1] and 'scare zones'.[2] It is the largest Halloween event to be held at a theme park.[3]
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History
Originally a three-night affair, beginning on October 26, 1973, the annual, month-long event celebrates its 43rd year in 2015.[4] It has become the largest event of any theme park.[5] The concept was introduced to the park's operations committee in a meeting in September 1973 by George Condos and Martha Boyd of the marketing department, and Bill Hollingshead and Gary Salisbury of the entertainment office. Bud Hurlbut, who built and operated (as a concessionaire) the Mine Ride, Log Ride and other rides, decided that having static props wasn't enough, so he put on a gorilla suit and scared guests as they rode on the Mine Ride. Halloween Haunt was an instant hit, and by the next year, the event sold out nightly.[6] Knott's Berry Farm was originally modeled after Calico, California, a ghost town that was a result of the California silver rush. Already having a dedicated Ghost Town section in the theme park,[7] this area would become the designed area for the original Halloween Haunt, eventually expanding to the entire park.[8] The 1980s would continue to be a success for the theme park, and popular culture icons were employed to represent the event. In 1981, actor and parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic joined the cast, as did Elvira in the following year.[9] Elvira was prominently featured in many Halloween Haunt events until 2001. According to postings on her Myspace page, Cassandra was released from her contract by the park's new owners due to their wanting a more family friendly appeal.[10] The 1990s would show a different approach to Halloween. Humor was added to many facets in the theme park and Knott's turned from the explicit horror to black comedy.[11] This continuing balance of horror and humor has been a key to the continuing success of Knott's Halloween Haunt.[12]
Park transformation
While Knott's Berry Farm is a year-round theme park, the entire acreage is modified to fit the Halloween motif. Rides and other attractions are converted into macabre themes. Seasonal workers are cast as "clowns and monsters", roaming the 160-acre (0.65 km2) park in terrifying scare zones, amidst haze produced by giant fog machines. Some characters have developed a special appeal, such as the legendary and infamous Sarah Rebecca Anne "The Green Witch" Morgan-Marshall. Back in 1974 Diana Kelly was chosen to don the role of the Green Witch when Haunt began. After Diana left the Haunt she passed her role to Charlene Parker in 1982, and still to this day Parker is the longest serving of all the monsters who scare the guests at this event. As of 2015, the park has constructed 11 haunted attractions, 3 scare zones, and 2 live shows. The controversial "Hanging" live show is a staple of the Haunt that lampoons celebrities and persons in the news through a series of staged hangings. The Hanging has been an annual event since the 1979 Halloween Haunt.
Current Haunted Attractions
Attraction | Opened | Location |
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Special Ops: Infected-Patient Zero | 2015 | Camp Snoopy |
My Bloody Clementine | 2015 | Calico Mine Ride |
The Dead Of Winter | 2015 | Carnevil |
Paranormal Inc. | 2015 | Ghost Town |
The Gunslinger's Grave: A Blood Moon Rises | 2015 | Ghost Town |
Voodoo: Order of the Serpent | 2014 | Ghost Town |
The Tooth Fairy | 2014 | Ghost Town |
Forevermore | 2013 | Ghost Town |
Black Magic | 2013 | Carnevil |
Pinocchio Unstrung | 2012 | Ghost Town |
Trick or Treat | 2012 | Ghost Town |
Attraction history
Year | Mazes | Scare Zones | Shows | Notes | |
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1 | 1973 | The Monster Maze Satan's Saw Mill The Ghostway Express |
Ghost Town | [4][8] | |
2 | 1974 | The Haunted Shack The Devil's Log Ride Calico Phantom's Mine Ride Transylvania Railroad Stagecoach Ride through Wolfman Country |
Ghost Town | [8] | |
3 | 1975 | Terror Mountain Knott's Scary Tales Trail of the Tortured Haunted Mine Transylvania Railroad Trail of the Headless Horseman |
Ghost Town The Gory '20s Fiesta de Fiends |
[8] | |
4 | 1976 | Trail of the Tortured Terror Mountain Haunted Mine Trail of the Headless Horseman Knott's Scary Tales Transylvania Express Gasoline Alley (Thru Sleepy Hollow) |
Ghost Town | Dead Man's Hanging | [8][13] |
5 | 1977 | Ten Chilling Chambers (first standalone walk-through maze) Terror Mountain Haunted Mine Gasoline Alley (Thru Sleepy Hollow) Transylvania Express The Ghost Coach Witch's Twist Bump the Ghoul Knott's Scary Tales |
Ghost Town | The Hanging | [8][13] |
6 | 1978 | The Trail of Terror Terror Mountain Haunted Mine Knott's Scary Tales |
Ghost Town | [8] | |
7 | 1979 | Chilling Chambers of Horrors Black Bart's Trail of Terror Terror Mountain Haunted Mine Knott's Scary Tales |
Ghost Town | Monsters' Revenge | [8][13] |
8 | 1980 | The Tomb of Terror Dr. Alucard's Chamber of Horrors Terror Mountain Haunted Mine Knott's Scary Tales |
Ghost Town | Midnight Witch Hanging | [8][13] |
9 | 1981 | The Trail of Terror Terror Mountain Haunted Mine Knott's Scary Tales |
Ghost Town | Midnight Witch Hanging | [8][13] |
10 | 1982 | The Terrifying Trail of Jack the Ripper The Mysterious Corridors Terror Mountain Haunted Mine Knott's Scary Tales |
Ghost Town | Midnight Witch Hanging | [8][13] |
11 | 1983 | The Realm of Darkness Corridors of Mystery Terror Mountain Haunted Mine Transylvania Taxi |
Ghost Town | Midnight Witch Hanging | [8][13] |
12 | 1984 | Caverns of Doom The House of Red Death Terror Mountain Haunted Mine |
Ghost Town | Midnight Witch Hanging | [8][13] |
13 | 1985 | The Terrifying House of Doom Creep House Trail of the Doomed Terror Mountain Trails of Terror Dragon's Caverns Sorcerer's Lair |
Ghost Town | Midnight Witch Hanging | [8][13] |
14 | 1986 | Mystical Maze of Madness The Best Little Horror House Conviks Haven The Last Train to Terror Nightmare Mountain The Dark Forest of the Sorcerer |
Ghost Town | Midnight Witch Hanging | [8][13] |
15 | 1987 | Curse of the Sphinx Kingdom of the Dinosaurs Metro Madness Realm of the Sorcerer The Slaughterhouse The Enemy Within The Fourth Dimension The Return of Zulu |
Ghost Town | Midnight Witch Hanging | [8][13][14] |
16 | 1988 | Bait's Motel Camp Hatchet Head Revenge of the Dead The Dark Threshold of Doom Toxic Terror Uncle Ernie's Madhouse |
Ghost Town | Midnight Witch Hanging | [8][13][15] |
17 | 1989 | Bait's Motel Camp Hatchet Head Revenge of the Dead Terror Mountain The Dark Threshold of Doom Uncle Ernie's Madhouse Which Maze |
Ghost Town | The Hanging | [8][13][16] |
18 | 1990 | Bait's Motel Encounters of Darkness The Fear Threshold of Doom Terror Mountain Revenge of the Dead Uncle Ernie's Madhouse Timothy L. Eerie Time Machine |
Ghost Town | The Hanging | [8][13][17] |
19 | 1991 | Bait's Motel Encounters of Darkness Revenge of the Dead Terror Mountain The Body The Fear Threshold of Doom Uncle Ernie's Madhouse |
Ghost Town | The Hanging | [8][13][18] |
20 | 1992 | Kingdom of the Lounge Lizards Lair of the Vampyre Mother Noose's Scary Tales Revenge of the Dead Temple of Sacrifice Terror Mountain Toxichem Uncle Ernie's Madhouse |
Ghost Town | The Hanging | [8][13][19] |
21 | 1993 | House of Maniacs Jaws of Death Lair of the Vampyre Mother Noose's Scary Tales Nightmares Santa Claws Mountain Temple of Sacrifice Toxichem |
Ghost Town | The Hanging | [8][13][20] |
22 | 1994 | Carnival of Death Cavern of Carnage House of Maniacs Industrial Evil Lair of the Vampyre Mother Noose's Scary Tales Nightmares Santa Claws Mountain Slasher of the Dark Toxichem |
Ghost Town | The Hanging | [8][13][21] |
23 | 1995 | Carnival of Death Cavern of Carnage Curse of the Werewolf Dominion of the Dead Ghost Town Dead and Breakfast House of Maniacs Industrial Evil Nightmares Santa Claws Mountain Slasher of the Dark |
Ghost Town | The Hanging | [8][13][22] |
24 | 1996 | Camp Gonnagetcha Carnival of Death Curse of the Werewolf Cavern of Carnage Dominion of the Dead Ghost Town Dead and Breakfast House of Maniacs Kingdom of the Lounge Lizards Nightmares The Underground Toon Terrortory |
Ghost Town The Gauntlet |
Cyber Insanity Day of the Dead Procession Dead Monsters of Rock Dr. Cleaver for President Laser Monster Madness The Deadly Dating Game The Hanging |
[8][13][23] |
25 | 1997 | Bigfoot's Revenge Camp Gonnagetcha Curse of the Werewolf Dominion of the Dead Ghost Town Dead and Breakfast Nightmares The Inquisition The Underground The Underworld Unearthed Toon Terrortory XXV (25) Years of Fears |
Ghost Town The Gauntlet |
Cyber Insanity III Day of the Dead Procession Ed Alonzo's Magic & Mayhem Elvira's Dead Legends of Rock Laser Monster Madness The Deadly Dating Game The Hanging |
[8][13][24] |
26 | 1998 | Alien Attack Bigfoot's Revenge Camp Gonnagetcha Deadman's Wharf Dominion of the Dead Horrorwood Hotel Nightmares: The Awakening The Inquisition The Underground The Underworld Unearthed |
Ghost Town The Gauntlet |
Day of the Dead Procession Ed Alonzo's Magic & Mayhem Electric Nightmares Elvira's Haunted House Party The Hanging The New Deadly Dating Game |
[8][13][25] |
27 | 1999 | Alien Attack Bigfoot's Revenge Camp Gonnagetcha Deadman's Wharf Dominion of the Dead Elvira's Nightmare Horrorwood Hotel Tales from the Inquisition The Underground The Underworld Unearthed |
Ghost Town The Gauntlet |
Day of the Dead Procession Ed Alonzo's Magic & Mayhem Electric Nightmares Elvira's Ghost Stories Spectacular Tony Angelo, The Haunted Hypnotist The Hanging |
[8][13][26] |
28 | 2000 | Alien Attack Army of the Underworld Camp Gonnagetcha Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns Deadman's Wharf Elvira's Nightmares Gothic Graveyard Horrorwood Hotel The Crypt Keeper's Tales from the Inquisition The Underground Voodoo Witch Project |
Backwoods CarnEVIL Ghost Town The Gauntlet The Swamp |
The Hanging | [8][13][27][28][29][30][31] |
29 | 2001 | Alien Attack Army of the Underworld Blood Bayou Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns Curse of the Spiderwoods Elvira's Red Moon Massacre Lore of the Vampire Malice in Wunderland The Cyrptkeeper's Horrorwood Fright FestEvil The Underground |
CarnEVIL Ghost Town The Gauntlet The Swamp |
The Hanging | [8][13][28][29][30] |
30 | 2002 | Alien Attack Army of the Underworld Blood Bayou Curse of the Spider Fright Festival Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns Malice in Wunderland The Underground The Inquisition Lore of the Vampire Red Moon Massacre |
CarnEVIL Ghost Town The Gauntlet The Swamp |
The Hanging | [8][13][28][30][32] |
31 | 2003 | Army of the Underworld Asylum Blood Bayou Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns Curse of the Spider Hatchet High Lore of the Vampire Malice in Wunderland Red Moon Massacre Temple of Sacrifice The Inquisition Underground |
CarnEVIL Ghost Town The Swamp |
The Hanging | [8][13][28][30][33] |
32 | 2004 | Army of the Underworld Asylum Blood Bayou Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns Curse of the Spider Hatchet High Lore of the Vampire Malice in Wunderland Red Beard's Revenge Red Moon Massacre Temple of Sacrifice Terror Vision |
Ghost Town The Swamp The Gauntlet |
Ed Alonzo's Magic and Mahem The Hanging |
[8][13][28][30][34] |
33 | 2005 | 13 Axe Murder Manor Asylum Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns Cavern of Lost Souls Curse of the Spider Feary Tales Hatchet High Lore of the Vampire Red Beard's Revenge Red Moon Massacre Temple of Sacrifice Terror Vision in 3-D |
CarnEVIL Ghost Town Silver Bullet Mining Town The Dark Realm The Gauntlet |
Hacks The Hanging |
[8][13][28][35] |
34 | 2006 | 13 Axe Murder Manor Asylum Cavern of Lost Souls Dark Realm with Lazer Rage Feary Tales in 3-D Hatchet High Lore of the Vampire Lost Vegas in 3-D Red Beard's Revenge Red Moon Massacre Terror Vision in 3-D The Grudge 2 |
CarnEVIL Ghost Town Silver Bullet Mining Town The Gauntlet |
Dead Idol Festival of Freaks Hacks Haunted Hypnochick Putz Prank Party The Hanging |
[8][13][28][36] |
35 | 2007 | 13 Axe Murder Manor Asylum Beowulf Labyrinth into Darkness Black Widow's Cavern Dark Realm Lazer Tag Doll Factory Feary Tales Killer Clown Kollege Lore of the Vampire Lost Vegas Pyromaniax Red Beard's Revenge The Grudge 2 |
CarnEVIL Ghost Town Silver Bullet Mining Town The Gauntlet |
Festival of Freaks Hacks Inferno The Chipper Lowell Experience The Death of Dr. Cleaver The Hanging The Rocketz |
[8][13][28][37] |
36 | 2008 | 13 Axe Murder Manor Alien Annihilation Asylum Black Widow's Cavern Club Blood Corn Stalkers Doll Factory Killer Clown Kollege Labyrinth Lost Vegas Pyromaniax Quarantine Slaughterhouse |
CarnEVIL Ghost Town The Gauntlet |
Dr. Cleaver's Big Election Fangs: A Vampire Show Festival of Freaks Inferno The Chipper Lowell Experience The Hanging The Hypnochick |
[1][8][13][28][38] |
37 | 2009 | Alien Annihilation Black Widow's Cavern Cornstalkers Club Blood Dias De Los Muertos Doll Factory Labyrinth Lockdown – The Asylum Pyromaniax Quarantine Slaughterhouse Terror of London Uncle Bobo's Big Top of the Bizaare |
CarnEVIL Ghost Town The Gauntlet |
Bloodlust Festival of Freaks Inferno The Chipper Lowell Experience The Hanging |
[8][13][28][39][40][41][42] |
38 | 2010 | Black Widow's Cavern Club Blood Cornstalkers Dia De Los Muertos Fallout Shelter Labyrinth Lockdown: The Asylum Slaughterhouse Sleepy Hollow Mountain Terror of London The Doll Factory Uncle Bobo's Big Top of the Bizarre Virus Z |
CarnEVIL Ghost Town Necropolis |
De' Anna the HypnoChick Ed Alonzo's Psycho Circus of Magic and Mayhem HACKS! presents Die, Die, Die! The Hanging Inferno The Chipper Lowell Experience Steel Drum Corps present Bang Zamora's Sideshow of the Bizarre |
[8][13][43][44][45][46][47] |
39 | 2011 | Cornstalkers Delirium Dia De Los Muertos Endgames: Warriors of the Apocalypse Fallout Shelter Invasion Beneath Lockdown: The Asylum Slaughterhouse Sleepy Hollow Mountain Terror of London The Doll Factory Uncle Bobo's Big Top of the Bizarre Virus Z |
CarnEVIL Ghost Town Gypsy Camp Necropolis |
The Hanging Putz' Prank Party Zamora's Side Show of Horrors Street Drum Corps Presents Bang! Haunt Wonders of Technology Ed Alonzo's Phsycho Circus of Magic and Mayhem Red Moon Dance Company Presents Cursed! |
[48] |
40 | 2012 | Delirium Dia De Los Muertos Dominion of the Dead Endgames Fallout Shelter Pinocchio: Unstrung Slaughterhouse Terror of London The Evil Dead Trapped Trick-Or-Treat Uncle Bobo's Big Top of the Bizarre Virus Z |
Ghost Town Necropolis Carnevil Gypsy Camp |
Ed Alonzo's Funhouse Tonga Tiki Terror The Hanging Games The Witching Hour Mephisto's Mechanical Mayhem Blood Drums Cursed Zamora's Sideshow of Torture Unearthed |
|
41 | 2013 | Delirium Black Magic Dominion of the Damned Endgames Forevermore Mirror Mirror Pinocchio Unstrung The Gunslinger's Grave Trick or Treat Uncle Willy's Slaughterhouse The Witch's Keep Trapped: The New Experiment |
Ghost Town Necropolis Gypsy Camp Fiesta de los Muertos CarnEvil |
The Hanging Blood Drums Carny Trash Cursed Elvira's Sinema Seance Possessed |
|
42 | 2014 | Voodoo The Tooth Fairy Dominion of the Damned Black Magic Forevermore Pinocchio Unstrung The Gunslinger's Grave Trick or Treat The Witch's Keep Trapped: Lock and Key Special Ops: Infected |
Ghost Town Gypsy Camp: The Cursed Caravan CarnEvil Fiesta de los Muertos |
The Hanging Elvira's Big Top |
See also
- Halloween Haunt, Halloween events at other Cedar Fair parks
References
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