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It's been a busy week for updates, but we've got one more for you today! Last weekend we headed over to Knott's Berry Farm to finally check out the redone Fiesta Village and have some fun in Ghost Town where Ghost Town Alive is going on right now.
Overall it was a great day at the park despite the crowds and we were very impressed with Fiesta Village. Let's head right in! 
It was a packed day at the park so we had to park in the grass on Western, so got to come in this way!
The Chaperone Policy is back since our last visit. We'll see if there are more changes before Scary Farm.
In addition to Fiesta Village and Ghost Town Alive, it's also Summer Nights season!
I was on the search for Boysenberry Beer, which was surprisingly hard to find. But this Boysenberry Seltzer thing was yummy, and I'm not even a Seltzer fan.
I did try the Hot Honey Biscuit Sandwich. It was quite messy, but very tasty.
FINALLY found one in Ghost Town Grill!
Time to head into the all new Fiesta Village, which pretty much starts out here right now due to Viva La Fiesta.
The area looks absolutely fantastic.
Kudos to the entire Knott's team for a job well done here.
These Rock gardens are fantastic and really bring some much needed vegetation to the area.
Not much going on with Montezooma's Revenge right now. We don't anticipate this opening this year.
The Fiesta Village entrance from Camp Snoopy
La Revolucion also got a new paint job and sign and it looks great!
Lots of statues around the area, apparently these were explained during media night, but I couldn't find anything about them.
Signature shot?
The longest line we saw all day. LOL!
They've got some new Jaguar and Montezooma's Revenge shirts.
I have to be honest, I thought the $35 price point was a bit much, I remember when all Knott's shirts were in the $20-$25 range. I would have purchased one if they still were.
Lots of Fiesta Village merchandise!
Let's check out Casa California!
When I saw some pictures a few weeks back I wasn't sure how this would look, but it looks much better in person!
Didn't head into the eatery, but will at some point.
Papas Mexicanas was not open, weird because apparently it was on media night.
Can't wait to try this, and I didn't notice that it was actually at Coasters until right now. LOL.
The entrance from near Silver Bullet.
Let's head into Ghost Town and check out Ghost Town Alive!
Ghost Town is looking absolutely fantastic!
We caught some of the Ghost Town Alive fun which you can see in our update video above.
He did something bad I'm sure.
She just showed her ankle so only had to hold onto the jail bars. =)
Over in the Boardwalk, Xcelerator is STILL closed. No word on when it will reopen, but hopefully soon.
And lastly, something is going on under Bear-y Tales, not sure if this is for Scary Farm or what.
This is where Trapped was previously, so perhaps a return for the 50th. We'll see.
And Lastly, Scary Farm Passes are NOW ON SALE! Quantities are extremely limited, so you'd better hurry!
See you in the Fog.
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 Yesterday we were invited out to Knott's Berry Farm for the Calico River Rapids Media Night. The latest "plussed" ride at Knott's definitely does not disappoint. And just like they did with the Mine Train, Log Ride and Peanut's Train, they've kicked up the rapids ride to the next level. Let's head in and have some fun!! Written by Gregg Condon As we usually do when there is an evening media night at Knott's, I took a half-day of work so we could at least beat "some" of the traffic down. And of course, have some fun in the park.  While we were trying to figure out what to have for a late lunch, we headed over to the ride to get some daytime pics (we ended up having a fabulous meal at Boardwalk BBQ).   The ride looks amazing!!   Hi Walter The Salmon!!! (there is a story here, but that comes later)   More on these later as well. =)  After a quick lunch we decided to ride a few things since the park was pretty empty.  We took a LOT of video during the day, the first was a slo-mo of HangTime. Because why the heck not. Hadn't done the Dragon Swing in a LOT of years, so decided to give it a spin. Great ride.  The stage is set for the opening of the ride!!    Before you even get to the ride, the queue is simply spectacular. So much to see. There were some questions about the height requirement, so here you go. 46". Not sure if this is the same as Bigfoot Rapids. Can anybody confirm?  We did a walk-through of the queue of course.  The detail is amazing, and the smell of fresh wood is everywhere.    Bear Cub  Campground   Hey little guy!!  Arooooooooooo!!!  Remember the old switchbacks from Bigfoot Rapids?   Well, this is them now.  The cabin looks amazing    So much detail to take in   How much wood could a woodchuck chuck ... oh, woodpecker!! =)   For when you need to take a nap (totally don't take a nap here)   Even the ride loading area got some love    Armed and ready to go for our POV's!!   The ride is seriously so much fun. I think it's evident by our video that it is. We've never been one for ultra super duper 5000k versions of videos, it's just not us. But we've always liked to show just how fun stuff is. And as you can see from the video, with each subsequent ride, we got a bit sillier. So the story behind Walter the Fish. The Citizens of Calico were out and about the entire night, showing off their new adventure and having fun with the media. Note, can't wait to see the interactions in this area for Ghost Town Alive. One of the interactive parts is exploding of "dynamite" (as you'll see in the video below). In talking to one of the citizens, they asked if we lost anybody on our voyage. And we of course said yes. Gabe (from Theme Park Duo) said his name was Walter and that he ended up in the mouth of a bear. And then, without missing a beat, the citizen asked if it was a Salmon. And thus, Walter The Salmon was born.  Sadly, we didn't get this interaction on video, but as you can see below, we had a great time blasting people on the ride. As I'm sure you will all have as well!!  They also had Pony Express open for us, and because it was Media Night, we were able to get a POV of this as well. Score!!  As the sun went down we were able to get some nice night shots of the ride.  As well as a quick interview with Garner Holt who talked about the ride and the other creations he's done for Knott's.       To say we were impressed and blown away with the updates to the ride would be an understatement. I think with this one, the upgrades are definitely more jarring than they were with the Log or Mine Ride (because, let's face it, those rides have always had a great story). Bigfoot Rapids was always fun, but it's story was that it was just a Rapids Ride. Now? The ride fits squarely in with the rest of Calico and has a great story and theme. And it's still the fun rapids ride you remember. Lastly, we'll leave you with our Nighttime POV. Sure it's kind of hard to see, it's night and we're using GoPro's with no lighting. But SO fun to ride at night. We seriously can't wait to ride this on those warm summer nights. Or those scorching Knott's Scary Farm nights. Thanks again to Knott's for having us out, we had a blast as usual. We can't wait for Ghost Town Alive in a couple of weeks. Make sure you head out and ride Calico River Rapids!! Related Videos:
Related Updates:  Over the weekend we headed down to Knott's Berry Farm to check out Ghost Town Alive 2018. Now in it's third year this event is bigger and better than ever. Follow along with the continuing story of this great event. Written by Gregg Condon First, let's check out some awesome video of the event! Welcome to Ghost Town  Happy Founder's Day!!  The citizens of Calico are out and about     Howdy ma'am  Roger Rabbit Yell!!!     Of course, we couldn't go to Knott's without spending some HangTime ...     This years event is really amazing yet again, we really do need to just go down on a day we don't have to work the next day and take it all in. Related Videos:
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