Author: Chris Glass

It’s now October. That means while the night at Knott’s belongs to Scary Farm, the daytime is now dominated by the little humans for Knott’s Spooky Farm. The park shares most of the decorations from the more mature night-time affair, but it’s a lot less frightful in the daylight with a different set of things to do. There are booths selling handmade goods, that you normally see during the Boysenberry Festival and Christmas. While slime is now an anytime-of-year product, it does feel right at home during the Halloween season. And right nearby, some fun characters (Including some costumed Peanuts…

Last year marked a major milestone for Knott’s Scary Farm as it celebrated 50 years. Understandably, there was a lot of excitement and they made sure it was a big celebration. We covered the event and loved it. However, the big question is, where do they go from there? It’s quite challenging to follow up on such a significant celebration, especially in a year filled with entertainment cutbacks across the industry – but we’re pleased to say that Knott’s Scary Farm’s 51st year is a great one to step into the fog. While the Green Witch has always been the…

It’s the last week of August, and it’s time for Knott’s Scary Farm to start letting the fog roll in. Over the years, they’ve evolved their announcement event into a whole theme park experience, and this year was no different. So yes, there are announcements in here and with the information you care about! Fans should remember Larry the security guard from The Hanging who made an early appearance to help get the crowd close together. And as you can see, there were a lot of people. This doesn’t even cover the online stream viewers. The monsters came out, taking…

Every year, Midsummer Scream concludes with John Murdy, Creative Director/Executive Producer of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood, doing a big reveal for Halloween Horror Nights and this year was no different. During this year’s panel, Murdy announced Texas Chainsaw Massacre will be returning in a “multiverse” haunted house and Luchadores Monstruosos will be one of the scare zones featured at the event. Known for going over time, Murdy wasted absolutely no time getting to the first of the announcements – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Legacy of Leatherface. Murdy acknowledges all the times they’ve done the property before,…

The presence of Knott’s Scary Farm at Midsummer Scream is more of a detailed exploration of the event rather than an actual reveal. This is due to the close timing of the convention with their own annual Nightmares Revealed event. Tickets for that will go on sale in a few days and will likely sell out almost immediately. There will be one lights-on walk-through of a maze, with everything else being revealed in a big spectacle. This time around the main focus was on Wax Works, which they also confirmed will finally be making its final trip to the farm…

Midsummer Scream played host for *deep breath* Six Flags Magic Mountain Fight Fest Extreme presented by Snickers. This year – it’s Extreme; which involves making it an exclusive after-hours event with seperate admission, as opposed to the traditional wristbands of years past. This brings it in line with all the other events, making it less confusing for first-time guests. Before the presentation kicked off, Billy was circling the audience… Totally not creepy at all…Something that Six Flags has leaned into in recent years has been utilizing IPs. Last year, they debuted a Saw maze, which was brought back for their…

It’s been a few years… a few long years… but the Queen Mary is ready to host Halloween again in style. After taking a break and hosting Shaqtoberfest for the last two years, the time is now right for Dark Harbor to rise from its grave. Up until now, the most recent team running Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor has been Epic Entertainment Group, and they did an awesome job turning it into a heavily-character-focused celebration of Halloween and Long Beach. But now, 13th Door is taking a stab at running the old ship and they’ve spent a lot of effort…

Midsummer Scream has wrapped yet another year down at the Long Beach Convention (And Entertainment) Center. While nothing radically changed from last year, it ran like a well-oiled machine. While tickets were available once the convention kicked off, they eventually sold out. After last year’s Friday preview night, which was a low-key event, it was much busier this time around. The secret got out! There was a constant stream of panels to attend at the stages all around. It’s easy to assume the convention is merely a show floor, a sampling of mazes and announcements from theme parks, but there’s…

Well, with the summer solstice now in our rearview mirror, we’re officially into the summer season at theme parks, and for Knott’s Berry Farm, that means Ghost Town Alive is back for its 7th full year. That leaves us in the year 1893. If you followed the events of last year, you would remember it ended with Ms. Cookie Lemon ending up in jail, and the discovery of one mighty large catfish that was nicknamed ‘The Admiral.’ If that last bit confused you, let me introduce you to Ghost Town Alive, Knott’s Berry Farm’s very own award-winning live-action role-playing event,…

Well, spring is in the air, and that means the boysenberries are in bloom at Knott’s! We recently covered their preview of the seasonal event, so this article will cover more of the entertainment side of the event. Tied Up In Knott’s is their seasonal art gallery, showing off local artists and their tribute pieces to all facets of the park’s history.The original pieces are often claimed quite quickly, but the prints are readily available. If they’re sold out, the artists usually restock when they can find the time before the end of the event. They’ve done this for a…