Originally Posted By crapshoot One of the most recognizable interactive icons of Ghost Town has been missing for well over a decade. And now it has returned! The hand pump watering faucet and horse trough next to the Pitchur Gallery. I'm telling all of you, Ghost Town is getting it's mojo back. Is the return of the Haunted Shack very far off?
Originally Posted By tashajilek Its nice to see Knotts getting some of its charm back. I will have to check it out this year.
Originally Posted By oc_dean G.E. ... err ... Matt Oimet brings good things to life! DON'T STOP! Keep going! (My big hope is reinventing the Bear Tales/Dinosaur showbuilding to new life, as well!)
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Matt Ouimet is going to be good for Cedar Fair but he is going to be great for Knott's. It is no secret that Knott's will receive a great deal of his personal attention.
Originally Posted By Manfried I am glad to hear this, but I don't want just old things brought back. I want new things with an homage to the past brought forward.
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<I am glad to hear this, but I don't want just old things brought back. I want new things with an homage to the past brought forward.>> I do believe that their "Boysenberry-Sky" planning is to open up more entertainment area by moving the warehouses off property. Either move them by the stables or tucked away behind Soak City.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Matt Ouimet is going to be good for Cedar Fair but he is going to be great for Knott's. It is no secret that Knott's will receive a great deal of his personal attention.> I sure hope so. I have very fond memories of Knott's back in the day, but it's lost something in recent years, for sure. Would LOVE to see it get its mojo back.
Originally Posted By brotherdave The other Cedar Fair parks will benefit, too. There's already rumors about Cedar Point's Disaster Transport getting a makeover in 2013 and that more family friendly attractions will be coming to other parks as well. There's also talk of new coasters too, so the mix should be good. On a down side, Kings Dominion's Treasure Cave walk-thru attraction (think the caves on Tom Sawyer's Island) was removed for the 2012 season. It was orginally themed to Yogi Bear, but then was rethemed with a pirate theme about 10 years ago or so. It was a fun diversion, but not very ADA friendly. So, not everything "old" is being kept in their parks.
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin Disaster Transport needs a lot of help. Can't believe I've been on it and know. Glad to hear about good things at Knott's. I've only been once, despite driving by it every time going to Disneyland. Maybe I'll have to check it out, one of these trips back to California.
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<<<"Boysenberry-Sky" planning>> Hilarious. I love it.>> Thanks Manfried, it was definetly an in the moment moment. I am very excited that Matt can see the value in Knott's history and understand the charm that made this a world class experience back in its heyday.
Originally Posted By Malin I feel Raffi Karprelyan deserves some of the credit for Knotts recent transformation. He's the new General Manager at Knotts Berry Farm.
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<I feel Raffi Karprelyan deserves some of the credit for Knotts recent transformation. He's the new General Manager at Knotts Berry Farm.>> Raffi deserves a great deal of the credit getting Knott's heading in the right direction again. Raffi was the intermediary between Kinzel and Matt. He came in early Fall, and started tossing junk out of the park. By the time Matt showed up to start this past January, Raffi had done an amazing job of getting the place back to basics. Matt had a blank canvas to work from which is the best way to start any project.
Originally Posted By alphabetmom I do not know anything about anything and haven't been to Knott's in many years. But I don't think the Haunted Shack will return. Once when visiting the Oregon Vortex a worker there mentioned copy right rights or some such thing and that Knotts had copied them. The Oregon Vortex is nearly identical to what Knotts Haunted Shack was.
Originally Posted By doombuggy Confusion Hill in CA opened in 1949 and still is. So the copy right thing isn't true. Cedar fair just ripped every thing out that made Knott's charming for more thrill rides. It's a mini magic mtn now I only go there for the haunt now.
Originally Posted By TMICHAEL Which is good because I hate that drive up to MM. and need my big boy coaster fix. Although, I still have to head up for Tatsu and X2 every other year or so.
Originally Posted By tashajilek ^^^ Good point. Last year i bought seasons passes just to go on the Ghostrider and a few other rides and go back to DL. I am thinking of buying another seasons pass seeing as i will probably visit DL 2-3 times in the year. "I still have to head up for Tatsu and X2 every other year or so." The x2 is worth the trip alone!
Originally Posted By crapshoot "During the early part of the century, a strange roadside phenomena occurred. Places where the geomagnetic forces appeared to be mis-aligned... places where gravity and light were distorted. Such sites were: The Mystery Shack at Calico Ghost Town, Yermo, CA The Mystery Spot, Santa Cruz, CA The Oregon Vortex House of Mystery Gold Hill, OR Confusion Hill Gravity House, Percy, CA Cosmos of the Black Hills, Rapid City, SD The Teton Mystery, Jackson, WY Confusion Hill, Ligonier, PA The Wonder Spot, Lake Delton, WI Mystery Spot, St. Ignace, MI Mystery Hill, Irish Hills, MI & Marblehead, OH Mysterious Tuttle House, North Woodstock, NH Mystery Hill, Blowing Rock, NC Mystery Shack, NC Spook Hill, Lake Wales, FL Casa Magnetica, Arlington, TX Magnetic Mine Shack, Brainerd, MN Mystery Shack, Maggie Valley, NC "
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I've been to Spook Hill in Florida. What a let down. Glad I was driving through anyway because if I went out of my way to get there I'd have been deflated.
Originally Posted By brotherdave There's also "Confusion Hill" at Idlewild Park in Ligonier, PA. That attraction reminds me a lot of the Haunted Shack at Knott's.
