Knott’s Berry Farm has the Fall-O-Ween event which is five food items that you can find all around the park! It has started on September 25th and it ends on November 1st. This seems to be the only theme park, besides SeaWorld, in the Southern California area that is open. I was excited looking at the park gates because I knew they are not closed! The procedure was going through the gift shop for the security check. It was a fever check cannon.
Then, it is a queue that was short and then the security check. Afterwards, it is the gate, they give you an Adult Tasting Card that you scan and take your picture. You buy the card in advance, $35, it looks like many dates are selling out now! You get five food items with the card. Once you enter the park there is a pumpkin Fall-O-Ween sign! There was one downside, at night, the Boothill Cemetery, was crowded. It is a small area without room to social distance, I avoided it. I also want to stress that I saw two cast members go out of their way to inform guests to put their masks over their noses properly which is the first time I've seen this action.
I also bought the t-shirt & pin, after months without going to a theme park, I have almost zero sales resistance. I then went to Ghost Town, I really liked the dressed-up skeletons, and my absolute favorite is a scare actor. He was dressed like the mayor, dark coat and hat, plus he had a pet vulture. The scare actor asked passer bys their name, had them flap their “wings”, squawk, and then thanked them!
I really hope everyone has a chance to flap their wings. I saw other scare actors, but mostly in passing. I went to the Calico Saloon and picked up a boysenberry smoothie. Very refreshing with the heat! I went to the Ghost Town Candy Store to get a Sarsaparilla, it wasn’t at the saloon, and then got hungry. Ghost Town has the fog and lighting at night. I went to the Roaring 20’s area to get a sausage and chicken jambalya at the Charleston Circle Booth. It was tasty, not too spicy, with big pieces of sausage and chicken.
Later, I got Sweet Chili Chicken Drumsticks from the Spurs Booth next to Ghostrider. Knott's is known for chicken, this is not fried, but it is covered with sweet chili sauce that is sticky like caramel, and afterwards there is a little heat, not great when you are wearing a mask! At the Roaring 20’s is Knott’s Bear-y Tales! It will be open when the park officially opens. When I was a kid, it was the best ride, a dark ride through the world of Knott’s bears. The best part was the smell of boysenberry pies!
I was told by a cast member that the ride has guns so you can protect the boysenberry pies! This is from the previous ride, Voyage to the Iron Reef, it closed in January, a fair 3D shooting ride with some steampunk. The best part is that the steampunk continues in Bear-y Tales. Next to it is the store, Into the Fog: A Scary Farm Tribute, there is a bit of a wait. There are vintage posters of the first Halloween Haunt before it took off to other theme parks. The walls have various artworks, my favorite is “`Til Death Do Us Part”, by Brandon Starr, a lenticular print of a bride who transforms into a spooky look. I saw a section on Elvira merchandise because she entertained at Scary Farm for years. I was not familiar with the recent mazes.
Then, I went to Log Ride Mix-up right next to the Timber Mountain Log Ride. The booth features the Orange Creamscicle ICEE float. This ranks as one of the top refreshing and delicous drinks! An ICEE with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Lastly, I went to the Camp Snoopy Trick-or-Treat Trail. This was $8 for adults, but worth it. Simply because there is no Halloween for Angelinos. The funny part is that the closed rides has skeletons having fun on them!
There were also wagons with skeleton drivers and horses. Woodstock has invaded with some alien friends in a flying saucer! Also, an animated band of a werewolf, alien, Yeti, and vampire, the Calico Coffin Creepers! The best was an animated rock troll! There was a scare actor, playing a fun scarecrow, I noticed he was doing a Ed Wynn-voice. This is the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Uncle Albert in Mary Poppins (1964). I sensed this more than Ray Bolger from The Wizard of Oz (1939). There is still occasions for fun that is safe and Knotts Fall-O-Ween is one of them with some great food and drinks!
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