We visited Knott's Berry Farm on Thursday October 2 as part of our California Dreamin' Tour.

Our visit to this historic theme park started in the legendary Ghost Town, based on the real ghost town of Calico among others, and brought to life with a variety of craftsman including a blacksmith, woodcarver, glass-blower, sign cutter and spinner.

We began with a ride on the horse-drawn Butterfield Stagecoach which offered a brilliant tour of several areas of the park, this really was something special that you don't expect to see at a theme park and was a great start to our day.

Next was the Silver Bullet inverted roller coaster which is 3,125ft long, 146ft tall and features 6 inversions including a vertical loop, cobra roll, zero-g roll and 2 corkscrews.

We then passed through Camp Snoopy to ride the Sierra Sidewinder spinning roller coaster and explored Fiesta Village, a colorful Mexican and Aztec themed area of the park, and enjoyed the 2 roller coasters Jaguar and Montezooma's Revenge.

The vibrant Boardwalk area was next, with the Xcelerator launched roller coaster where riders accelerate from 0 to 82 mph in 2.3 seconds and climb 205 ft into the air, the 325 ft tall Supreme Scream drop towers and a classic Boomerang roller coaster.

We then enjoyed panoramic views of the theme park and beyond from the Sky Cabin at 250 ft.

Returning to Ghost Town, next up were the Calico Mine Ride and Timber Mountain Log Ride, both recently refurbished as they have been operating since 1960 and 1969 respectively.

We then crossed over to the other side of Ghost Town to ride the Pony Express family roller coaster and Bigfoot Rapids.

Our final ride of the day would be one of the best as the GhostRider wooden roller coaster is an incredibly wild ride that is packed with airtime, twists and tightly banked turns. It's a very long ride with 4,533 ft of track!

We would definitely recommend a visit to Knott's Berry Farm, a charming theme park with a great collection of thrill rides that really compliments the nearby Disneyland Resort.


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