Originally Posted By smd4 Knott's was once a true jewel in Southern California's crown of Parks, and even today it not only rivals but surpasses Disneyland in terms of their "old west" theming and several attractions. However, it is clear that since selling out, the Park has gone so far down hill that it is hard to see how it could top nearly anyone's "favorites" list today.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< I haven't been to Knott's since I was about six years old, so I never did the coaster thing there. >>> Same here - I haven't been there since it was, well, a berry farm.
Originally Posted By PirateLover My mom went to Knott's and she enjoyed it, but it was when she was young and things weren't changed. But I don't think DL is for "little kids", its for kids AND adults. I enjoy every minute of being at DL and that will never change one little bit. I love going there whenever I have a vacation. Its such a blast,there is real magic there, and I can feel Walt's spirit watching people have the time of there lives.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Knott's used to be wonderful, and then the Knott family sold it, now it is skippable. But I have to say, DLP is amazing. It is the most beautiful park Disney has ever created (except for maybe Tokyo Disney Sea). And it is definately worth the visit. I can't get over how many Europeans skip it and go to the terrible MK in Florida. DLP is far more beautiful than even the original Disneyland.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones Knott's has fallen from grace further than Disneyland ever has. The park is a bore now, a fizzling pile of crap compared to what it once was. Magic Mountain is Magic Mountain. I liked it when I was a kid but I'm not driving out there ever again.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 "My other co-worker is getting a chance to go to Paris next month. So i told her you have to try out DLP at least one day. She has never been to a disney park ever and said why would i waste my time going to stupid Disneyland?? I was so offended lol." LMAO!!! Reminds me of the bashings X and the other TDR guys give out whenever somebody says they would visit Japan just to see the TDR. Personally nothing much else interests me in Japan(please don't say, "But Tokyo's a great city!" - cities bore me), so yes, I WOULD go to Japan JUST to see the TDR! Couple the fact that Singapore airlines basically flies me home through Japan and it's a nice and convenient no brainer!
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 "A friend went to Disneyland Paris the year before last and returned saying that Dreamworld, a local theme park in Australia, was much better because she didn't like the annoying music DLP played all the time and because Dreamworld's thrill rides are better!" LOL!!!! Now THAT is a BIZARRE thing, isn't it?!? I remember when our Today Show was at WDW for one of their anniversaries for an entire week. At one point they crossed to DL and interviewed an Aussie couple out there. They ACTUALLY said, "It's not bad, but it's very similar to Dreamworld back home." I showed a friend years later, who is a MAJOR Disney fan and he STILL gets VERY mad when we mention that comment. I am not talking "has a chuckle and laughs about it", I mean, SERIOUSLY mad about it. Sometimes I'll mention it just for the show he gives me! ; ) Anyway, I have never been to DW but I know apparently in the beginning they had like a Main Street and even a country bears show but with koalas and kangaroos and so on. I guess I could understand a comparison based on some similar architecture and layout. Otherwise though, I am glad Disney has never(and probably WILL NEVER)build a theme park here. The mundane troglodytes in Australia do not deserve one!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 "DLP is far more beautiful than even the original Disneyland." I agree, but DL is more charming.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle >>"It's not bad, but it's very similar to Dreamworld back home."<< LOL! Yeah, it has a train station at the entrance (although Disneyland's actually has a working train going through it) and... stuff. Well, a lot of the layout of Dreamworld is modelled on Disneyland, so yes, I can KIND OF see the comparison, but the difference in quality is pretty obvious! >>The mundane troglodytes in Australia do not deserve one!<< I deserve one
Originally Posted By dizkid I personally love knotts berry farm. I'm 14 and love rollercoasters, but thats not the only thing that brings me to knotts. I love ghost town and mystery lodge. In my mind comparing knotts to DL is like comparing a great piece of cake to a sports car, they are two completely different things that have very little that can be compared and contrasted between the two.
Originally Posted By Hista98 WOW Dizkid for a 14 year old you sure make some great insightful points!!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "DLP is far more beautiful than even the original Disneyland." I second that emotion.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Just don't let her set foot in DSP. It's a sad state of affairs there. If it weren't for ToT and the short, but very effective, entrance you'd have no idea that you were even in a Disney theme park. <a href="http://www.dlp.info/News/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/RocknRoller-Coaster-Refurbishment-02.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.dlp.info/News/wp-co...t-02.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<I personally love knotts berry farm. I'm 14 and love rollercoasters, but thats not the only thing that brings me to knotts. I love ghost town and mystery lodge>> As I said before, when I was a kid (younger than you), my family always went to DL and KBF. I haven't been back to Knott's for many years, but it seems like less of a theme park than it was, and more an amusement park now. My recollections of the place was that it was Frontierland on steroids. Stuff I remember were the log ride, the mine train, ghost town, the model train store, the miniatures museum, the mystery lodge, the hold-ups on the train, the stagecoach ride...it was all wonderful.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "I personally love knotts berry farm. I'm 14 and love rollercoasters, but thats not the only thing that brings me to knotts. I love ghost town and mystery lodge. In my mind comparing knotts to DL is like comparing a great piece of cake to a sports car, they are two completely different things that have very little that can be compared and contrasted between the two." Probably the most insightful comment so far. As far as thrill rides are concerned, my wife and I were married inside the church at Knott's. THAT's been a 10 year plus thrill ride.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt To be fair that area of the park is supposed to look like a backlot at a studio, but the result looks just like Universal Studios in Hollywood. Not that that's bad, but it's certainly not what one would expect of Disney - especially someone who has never been to a Disney theme park. On my visit I found it really hard to believe that Disney had anything to do with it. By the way, Tasha, this is what you would see if you were facing RRC and turned around: <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3059/2558122201_d491d705ac.jpg" target="_blank">http://farm4.static.flickr.com...05ac.jpg</a> Note ToT directly behind the Armageddon attraction.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Knott's has a unique charm all its own. While Disneyland is slick and rich in detail and emotional content, there was a certain "homemade" feel to some aspects of Knotts (the rockwork in the Calico train and the forest scenes in the log ride, the old Ghost Town with its mix of humorous signage, the Bird Cage Theater, etc.) that gave a sense that Knott's was kind of the Avis of soCal theme parks: They tried harder. I haven't been in a few years, so I don't know if that still remains quite as much as it used to. As a kid, Knott's always felt like a very satisfying dessert to the more filling gourmet meal of Disneyland. Both enjoyable in their own way, both complimenting the other. The whole Roaring 20's area of Knott's when it first opened, complete with the charming "Knott's Bear-y Tales" dark ride was something really special and well done. There were a series of little treasures in Knott's that became favorites, little hidden gems like the beating heart in the Boot Hill graveyard, the guy in jail that would talk to you and mysteriously knew your name! The combination of the smell of horses and leather and railroad grease and fried chicken and berry syrup on funnel cakes that somehow worked together to be a good combo.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Oh man Kar2oon man, thank you for reminding me of the KBF I once loved.
