YoungStud Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Are they ever going to get that rumored giga? I can wait a couple years to take my next west coast trip if they get a new coaster otherwise I will go sooner than later and skip knots all together and only go to magic mountain and marine world. Granted they have xcelerator, but its not worth my time to go to the park and ride one ride and leave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofFirehawk Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 But it's Intamin!?! But I do think Knott's is going to get something soon, something big, might not be a Giga, but I would wait to drop big that chunk of change. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I'm my opinion, they don't have a lot of room for expansion, just renovation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I do knott ride there. If I can't protect my eyes with my glasses, I'll go elsewhere. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride On_17 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Keep in mind, Knotts in not a Cedar Point. Different location, different goals, different customer base. Give'em a dark ride, bring in RMC to do some work to GhostRider, and call me happy. (I'm just solely speaking off what I'd want the park to get based on other peoples' wishes. I've never been to Knotts before but by looking at its current lineup I'd say it already looks like a fun park.) But is does seem like California is in need of an airtime machine, so who knows, maybe Knotts will help fill this gap in the future. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 California has airtime machines. See California Adventure, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and even that wood coaster I am knott riding...when it opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontWantToWait42mar0 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I have always though Knott's Berry Farm is a weird name for a place with roller coasters. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungStud Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 IMO the only rides worth riding there is xcelerator and was perilous plunge, They got a forceless invert, a boomerang, shuttle coaster, and some family rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungStud Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 There has been rumors for a couple of years now about a giga. Did they ever put anything in the perilous plunge spot? they were going to use that area for the station and the coaster would dwarf everything else in the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride On_17 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 ^Actually, 3 new rides were put in this past year. A wild mouse, a Flying Eagles, and a scrambler. Plus that whole area got redone, and IMO it looks awesome. https://www.knotts.com/boardwalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr0y Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 If there was ever a giga rumor it was during the dick kinzel era, intimidator 305 and leviathan was dick kinzel... If Matt ouimet was to have a giga built it will certainly be a B&M. We wouldn't want a intamin giga it would be too thrilling, for Cedar Fairs liking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I'd say a renovated gold mine, and a new dark ride near camp snoopy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Knott's thrives at being a true theme park so I don't think adding huge thrilling coasters like Magic Mountain does a lot for the park. On the other hand, just sticking with family rides also won't help; its a gray area. When I think of Knott's and what new thrilling coasters they could add, I can only think of one thing- smaller and compact. There are a handful of thrilling coasters that would fit this criteria like freespins and sky rockets. However SFDK has those two coasters in the bay area and SWSD has a sky rocket of its own. To be honest I don't know what coaster fits the Knott's mold. Some rides that come to mind are Sandy's Blasting Bronco or Timmy's Half-Pipe Havoc but those are Intamins and I don't know how Cedar Fair feels about working with them again. With that being said however, I think they're small enough to deserve a chance- unless of course Mack could make something similar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster sally Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 1 hour ago, SonofBaconator said: Knott's thrives at being a true theme park so I don't think adding huge thrilling coasters like Magic Mountain does a lot for the park. On the other hand, just sticking with family rides also won't help; its a gray area. When I think of Knott's and what new thrilling coasters they could add, I can only think of one thing- smaller and compact. There are a handful of thrilling coasters that would fit this criteria like freespins and sky rockets. However SFDK has those two coasters in the bay area and SWSD has a sky rocket of its own. To be honest I don't know what coaster fits the Knott's mold. Some rides that come to mind are Sandy's Blasting Bronco or Timmy's Half-Pipe Havoc but those are Intamins and I don't know how Cedar Fair feels about working with them again. With that being said however, I think they're small enough to deserve a chance- unless of course Mack could make something similar. Coast Rider is one of the worst wild mice ever constructed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimParker85 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Coast Rider is BRUTAL with those shin guards. I actually don't mind Apple Zapple, which is a shame. I wish they'd replace it with another small footprint coaster. I know most options that would fit there are often-cloned coasters like freespins, sky rocket 2s, Raptors, but Coast Rider is so, so bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster sally Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Being right next to Disney thrill rides help them IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixflags82 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 8 hours ago, JimParker85 said: Coast Rider is BRUTAL with those shin guards. I actually don't mind Apple Zapple, which is a shame. I wish they'd replace it with another small footprint coaster. I know most options that would fit there are often-cloned coasters like freespins, sky rocket 2s, Raptors, but Coast Rider is so, so bad. I would love a raptor at Knotts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeastFarmer Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Knott's posted on Facebook today that Montezuma's Revenge will undergo extensive renovation and will not open at all in 2022 (except the days from now until 1-9-2022). It was under renovation when I visited in 2017 in February and wasn't expected to open until much later in 2017. Intresting that two major reno's will take place in 5 years. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenban Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Rumor is the flywheel launch on Montezuma is being replaced by either LIM or LSM. There is a similar ride in Europe that had similar work done a few years ago by Gerstlauer, they used LIM’s on that. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Well looks like I'm missing out on this one in June, honestly a little disappointed. Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 4 hours ago, PKIVortex said: Well looks like I'm missing out on this one in June, honestly a little disappointed. Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk It is a fun little ride, gets you differently in the stomach than other coasters. I rode it several times and enjoyed each ride on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster sally Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 On 9/10/2013 at 4:09 PM, YoungStud said: Are they ever going to get that rumored giga? I can wait a couple years to take my next west coast trip if they get a new coaster otherwise I will go sooner than later and skip knots all together and only go to magic mountain and marine world. Granted they have xcelerator, but its not worth my time to go to the park and ride one ride and leave. Appears they are getting a giga. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 I wonder if they’re still considering a hyper for them in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoaster Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Interesting find in Ely Nv in the Prospector hotel. Knotts berry farm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofBaconator Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Knott’s is an interesting park to look at. They have a lot of great themed attractions that are on par with Disney and Universal but then you also have great thrill attractions that surpass what you’d expect from a land locked amusement park. As the years go on and the industry changes, I wonder how their business model will evolve. Will they add a hyper or some other high thrill attraction to bring in more thrill seekers? Will they add more themed attractions to try and be a more affordable alternative to Disney/ Universal? Will it be a mixture of both? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron88stang Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Wow, a resurrected thread from YoungStud! I wonder how he is doing these days. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzarley Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Aaron88stang said: Wow, a resurrected thread from YoungStud! I wonder how he is doing these days. lol I’ve also wondered about The Interpreter and ItalianChef as well. Both were just prolific posters so long ago, but during one of my long hiatuses from the site I lost track of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron88stang Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 I am sure others know more but I think Terpy left due to his job requirements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnjniehaus Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 Hey does anyone have any information or updates on what is going on with Montezuma's Revenge? As far as I know ever since they removed some track and the loop, the park has been pretty silent other than the announcement that the project was delayed and that Monty would not open this summer as was planned... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion-XL200 Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 4 hours ago, johnjniehaus said: Hey does anyone have any information or updates on what is going on with Montezuma's Revenge? As far as I know ever since they removed some track and the loop, the park has been pretty silent other than the announcement that the project was delayed and that Monty would not open this summer as was planned... All I’ve seen is speculation that the project has been cancelled. Can’t confirm it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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