Strolling Through the (Theme) Park One Day: Founder’s Day at Ghost Town Alive!

Today was Founder’s Day at Knott’s Berry Farm for Ghost Town Alive!  Of course, it is always Founder’s Day this summer, but it was a day for my Season Pass renewal that lasts until December.  It was at the opening of the park so I was there for the ribbon cutting ceremony for Calico. Judge Roy Bean was there to preside over the ceremony. Private Barrett Hansen played the trumpet, kinda.  Abigail Dynamite was there to help some young`uns cut the ribbon.  Then, it was a walk past Judge Roy Bean and Private Hansen singing along with the jailed inmates, “My Darling Clementine.”  Very fun.  

                                                                                Ribbon cutting ceremony at Ghost Town Alive!, photo by the author. 

Next, I visited the Livery Horse Stable, no strange cloud overhead, and saw the donkey, Brutus, getting his winter coat combed.  It was nice to see the ol’ Rio Grande on the Ghost Town & Calico Railway going through Calico.  Next, was a ride on Knott’s Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair, the Berry Blaster didn’t really work, no reaction on screen.  Plus, the attraction shut down at the end.  So, it was a return to Ghost Town, I talked to Abigail Dynamite at Town Hall who told me about the ghost that haunted the place.  I went to the barber shop to talk to Dr. Carter about the ghost and he wrote down two possible deaths attached to the town hall; Elsie that may be haunting it and also Ms. Belfire from the school!  

                                                                                               The Ghost Town & Calico Railway, author’s photo. 

Mr. Nobel was helping some young’uns with the classic hoop rolling using a stick to keep them going.  Ms. Victoria Noelle was having a lesson at the school house.  Comfy little seats and desks.  She was having the students come up with a story set in Calico complete with sound effects!  Then, I talked to Chester, the deputy sheriff, and Violet Lee at Goldie’s Hotel.  The prospector, “Cannonball”, was playing the banjo at the edge of Calico.  I finished by getting free advice from Augustus French and Zeke Connelly at the Assayer’s Office.  He is still looking for a skunk in town. The nice part was having my name in the Calico Gazette!  It was a at Ghost Town Alive! and with recent controversy with the closure of the park from security concerns, I felt safe, and families had fun at the park.  There was security throughout Knott’s, but in a relaxed way.   

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