Stunt show
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Knott's Berry Farm's Wild West Stunt show debuted on October 8, 1974. The show was written by Gary Salisbury and was only scheduled to run Monday through Friday during the Winter season in the Wagon Camp Theatre. The show was so popular that by the end of the first 7 months it was scheduled everyday, and night shows were added in the evening during the Summer months.
Some notable names that came out of The Wild West Stunt show include the following:
Mic Rodgers - Mel Gibson's Double, John Casino - Kurt Russell's Double, Keith Tellez - Dustin Hoffman's Double, Bob Elmore - John Candy's Double, Carl Ciarfalio - The whole 10 yards, Bruce Almighty, Far and away, plus many more, Merritt Yonka - Stuntman Nash Bridges, Ray Gabriel - Baywatch, Bob Hoskins double in Hook. Other names would include Jim Poslof, Bob Rochelle, Terry Jackson, Bob Stambaugh and Robert Shook.
On opening day the cast included Mic Rodgers and Carl Ciarfalio, two of the performers mentioned above. On October 8, 2004 the Wild West Stunt Show turned 30 years old and became the most successful and longest running in-house produced show in Amusement Park History.
One of Europe's leading stunt show producers 2MA have produced for Warner Brothers, Tussauds, and Phantasialand and directed for Six Flags, Qdos etc.
