Talk:Knott's Berry Farm
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I consider this page to be partially incomplete -- I have a bunch more information to add, but it's getting late and I'm getting tired. Specifically, the fact that Knott's is actually now two seperate companies may require that some disamb-ing is probably in order here.
Yes, I was once a "Knottzi". -- Feedle 08:36, 28 Sep 2003 (UTC)
I worked at Knott's Berry Farm for two years before the corporate entity Cedar Fair took over. It's a shame they cut wages and benefits after the acquisition. The Knott family provided profit-sharing and they really made you feel proud of working there thus resulting in lower employee turnover. Now the park has high turnover and the place looks like a dump. You just gotta love capitalism.
J. 172.196.217.120 21:25, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)
[edit] corkscrew
The corkscrew at knott's was, to my knowledge, the first ever looping steel coaster. Could someone who knows a bit about it put at least some reference to that fact in, if not a complete article about the corkscrew. I would but my knowledge of the ride is minimal. wimbledon andy 14:22, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
As the name itself states, it was a "corkscrew" rollercoaster, and not a "looping" rollercoaster. It was the first steel rollercoaster that went inverted, but it did it with a corkscrew, not a looping movement. The first "looper" would be "Revolution" at Magic Mountain in 1976. Mushrom 15:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Early Knotts
Knotts began to lose its folksy charm in the 1970s, as each new attraction strayed from the Old West motif. Worse, the once-famous chicken dinners began to taste like your standard Swanson's TV dinner fare.
I recall a skinny Steve Martin who followed the vaudeville plays at the Bird Cage Theater. He played the banjo, cracked inane jokes, and sometimes fired a water pistol at kids in the audience.
