Today is the second day of the Knott’s Peanuts Celebration and also time to check out the new piglets! The Peanuts Celebration is the first event for Knott’s Berry Farm starting off the new year. It lasts until February 25th. Following it is one of my favorites, the Boysenberry Festival which begins on March 8th. There are two photo ops, the windmill, and a gift store at the entrance. This is sort of ironic since there is currently construction going on at Camp Snoopy, but most of that area is still open! Camp Snoopy reopens in the summer with several new rides and the remodeled Camp Snoopy Theater! There are walls throughout Camp Snoopy, but rides are still open and there were a number of happy guests still walking through it.
One of the additions is the Child to Teacher Translator, a yellow booth with Peppermint Patty and Snoopy pointing to the translator, a black box with spinning reels. Push the button and the “Wah-wah-wah” sound (made by a trombone in animation) comes out! Still, the Peanuts characters are found in Ghost Town and other parts of the park. I was checking the Knott’s app and found one of the best names for a meet and greet. This was at the Livery Stable. On the barn door is the name of the area and inside is bales of hay with a statue of a pig. To the left side is the new pen with the piglets that were born five weeks ago! On the other side is the character meet and greet, Meet Pig-Pen at Pig-Pen’s Pig Pen!
Piglets Pig Pile!, author’s photo.
The piglets were named on Instagram, the white coat pig is Petunia, Bullet has a black coat, Rider has the distinctive black patch on his snout, and Calico, the best named pig, has black and white patches! The lil’ piggies just took the awwws of the guests and worth a visit. After snuffling around the pen and eating from the bowls of feed, all of the piglets gathered together for a sleep. Pigpen was new for me as a Peanuts character. It was cool to see him, messy hair, and scuffed, it was like looking in a mirror! Also at the stable was the black horse, Fury, and his stable mate, the donkey Brutus! By the way, don’t pet Brutus, he bites! A guest attempted to do so and Brutus bared his teeth reaching out to give his hand a nibble.
City Hall was changed to a meet and greet and information about Franklin! This is also a new Peanuts character for me and I hope all of the Peanuts are there for the Camp Snoopy opening. Detailed in panels around the room is background on Harriet Glickman who wrote to Peanuts creator, Charles M. Schulz about a black character. He was introduced in 1968 and was always part of the Peanuts with the holiday specials to me. He joined Charlie Brown and friends with the second special, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973). On Apple TV+ there will be a new special, Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin on February 16th. I did catch part of the Native American Dancer performance. The Bluegrass Duo plays at Fireman’s BBQ right next to Pigpen’s Pigpen! I did not catch Snoopy’s Legendary Rooftop Concert at the Calico Mine Stage, but there are always return visits! The Peanuts Celebration has just begun, don’t miss it at Knott’s Berry Farm!
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