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ADMISSION PRICES & OPER ATING HOURS
Admission to the par k, including
unlimited access to all rides, shows, and attractions, is $52 for “Regular” (48 in. or taller),
$23 for those Junior (under 48 in.) and seniors 62 and older, and free for children 2 and
under. Admission after 4pm (on any day the par k is open past 6pm) is $26 for R egular
and $23 for J unior. Parking is $12. Tickets can also be pur chased at many S outhern
California hotels, where discount coupons are sometimes available.
Like Disneyland, Knott's offers discounted admission—$42—for Southern California
residents with zip codes 90000 through 93599, so if you're bringing local friends or fam-
ily members along, tr y to take adv antage of the bargain. Also like D isneyland, Knott's
Berry Farm's hours vary from week to week, so call ahead. The park generally opens daily
at 10am and closes at 6 or 7pm, except Saturdays, when it stays open until 10pm. Oper-
ating hours and prices often change with seasonal pr omotions, so it's always a good idea
to call Knott's Info at
&
714/220-5200
for specific hours on the day y ou plan to visit.
Stage shows and special activities ar e scheduled throughout the day; pick up a schedule
at the ticket booth.
TOURING THE PARK
Despite all the high-tech multimillion-dollar rides, Knott 's Berry Farm maintains much
of its original Old West motif and also features the Peanuts gang: Snoopy, Charlie Brown,
Woodstock, and pals are the official costumed characters of Knott's. The park is divided
into six themed areas, each one of which featur es at least one of the thrill r oller coasters
that are the Knott's claim to fame. The California MarketPlace is located adjacent to, but
outside of, the theme park, and features 14 unique shops and r estaurants, including the
original favorite, Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant, and a TGI Friday's.
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Ghost Town
The park's original attraction is a collection of authentic 19th-century buildings relocated
from deserted Old West towns in Arizona and California. You can pan for gold, ride an
authentic stagecoach, take rickety train cars thr ough the Calico M ine, and get held up
aboard the Calico Railr oad. If you love wooden r oller coasters, don 't miss the clackity
GhostRider.
CALICO RAILROAD
Board this 1881 narrow-gauge steam-engine train—once part of
the D enver and Rio G rande S outhern Line—for a r ound-trip tour of half the theme
park, interrupted by “bandit” holdups.
GHOST TOWN ARTISANS
Finds
An enter taining holdover fr om the earliest
days of the par k, these living-histor y booths pr esent old-time crafts and tall tales pr e-
sented by costumed blacksmiths, woodcarvers, a spinner, and storytellers who help bring
Ghost Town to life for curious kids and histor y buffs.
GHOSTRIDER
Looming 118 feet high, this coaster is the par k's single largest
attraction and one of the longest and tallest wooden r oller coasters in the world. Riders
enter through a replica mine and are strapped into gold, silver, or copper mining cars for
an adv enture that twists and car eens thr ough sudden dips, banked turns, and cheek-
flattening G-forces. The ride isn't nearly as smooth and quiet as the steel r oller coasters,
and that's part of the thrill. Coaster enthusiasts worldwide worship this classic.
SILVER BULLET
This inverted coaster dangles riders fr om the steel track that
weaves its way through the center of the park. Flying over Reflection Lake from the edge
of the stagecoach stop to the top of the Log Ride mountain at a height of 146 feet, this
