 This past Friday it was time for our first Holiday event of 2019, Knott's Merry Farm. After a 3 1/2 hour drive (gotta love weeknight traffic in SoCal) we made it to the park and were ready to have a merry time. Written by Gregg Condon Welcome to Knott's Merry Farm  The projection also snows  Our first stop was the ice show as there was only 1 showing for the rest of the evening when we arrived. This is always a favorite.  Shockingly enough, we actually got some decent pics of the show. We've put them in a slideshow below. Sadly no video was allowed at the show.   No more pumpkin, but lots of pretty lights on the fountain.   Absolutely love this tree above the surf shop    As well as the big bulbs at coasters  All of the ride entries got huge wreaths. And because the park was not busy at all, we literally walked on every ride we wanted to.   Feliz Navidad    Oddly, we found the decorations in Camp Snoopy to be rather minimal  Ghost Town is always one of our favorite places during Merry Farm. The Crafts fair is always fun.  And of course the ever-popular Snow and Glow is back.   If you like the smell of cookies, well, this is the place!!    Also home to the cookie shots, which are seriously amazing. Forget that other Yoda, it's all about Wooden Yoda.
During our media reception, we got to take a look at some of the amazing food and merchandise available.   One of the new shows this year for Knott's Merry Farm is "Home for the Holidays".  It's a great holiday sing-along that features all the singers at the farm.  Literally all of them. =)  Every.Single.One.  Alright everybody, that wraps it up for our coverage of the opening weekend of Knott's Merry Farm. We will most definitely be back.  You can find out more information about Knott's Merry Farm here. Related Videos:
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 Last weekend we headed back out to Knott's Merry Farm for more holiday fun, to try some more of the treats and to finally see the Snoopy on Ice Show. We of course took a look at the construction progress of Calico River Rapids. Written by Gregg Condon Welcome back to Knott's Merry Farm!!  A nice housewarming gift for some members of Team Park Journey  Let's check out what's up with Calico River Rapids  Not much over here yet  Or here  We don't think over here either  We're sure work is going on, but we can't see it yet. One thing we are hoping for are new rafts. Or at the very least, new seat belts.  Hey there HangTime  Now that's a wreath  Let's go check out the ice show. Easily the most popular show at the park.    Merry Christmas Snoopy  The show is always a favorite of ours, but for some reason about 10 minutes into the show it stopped suddenly. There was never an announcement that it was cancelled and we ended up leaving after about 15 minutes. But what we saw was fantastic of course.  Mmmm, Cookies  Mmmm, Churros  Hey Christmas Tree  Check out our video of the tree lighting ceremony from Sunday We had another great day at Knott's, we didn't get to try some of the food we wanted to. We may have to go back after Xmas to try the rest. Related Videos:
Related Updates:  The Holiday Season is here, and last night we were out at Knott's Merry Farm for our first holiday event of the season. It's another amazing year at Merry Farm, lots of great new things to see, holiday food and the parks merchandise game continues to improve. Let's head in and see!! Written by Gregg Condon Welcome to Knott's Merry Farm!! Sure, it's only November, and I'm usually a Grinch when it comes to Holiday stuff so early in the year. But as I said on our social media during the event, I didn't seem to mind this year. There's been so much bad stuff going on lately that a bit of Holiday Cheer was exactly what we needed. We hope you feel the same.   No fog, but lots of pretty lights.   And snow  No more Dark Ride for 2018. Maybe next year they should have a holiday overlay to the Dark Ride for Merry Farm? =)  Lots of great new decorations in The Boardwalk   Obligatory construction update  Really loved the decorations in Fiesta Village     Be sure to check out our video from our visit featuring Snow and Glow and more around the park. We'll cover the shows the next time we visit.  They also had a great opening night tree lighting ceremony.  The park truly does look amazing all times of the year, but especially during Merry Farm  Camp Snoopy was very colorful   These swans got stuck  Santa's Christmas Cabin is back where you can try a variety of holiday treats, and of course, hang out with the big guy.    Speaking of Santa's Cabin ... let's check out some of the food  Amazing    Elote is always awesome   This was interesting. I'm not a fan of sweet potato so I didn't enjoy it as much as others did.  If you get one treat at Knott's Merry Farm, make it this. I need this recipe.   Yule log. Not a log, I don't have a log. If I had a log not in the sense that you think I said I did.  Some awesome Merry Farm merch available this year as well. May have to expand my closet beyond Halloween shirts. =)    Thanks for checking out our Knotts Merry Farm Update. We wish you all the best.  Don't forget, if you get cold, be sure to put your lamb over your shoulders. =)  Related Videos:
Related Updates:  This past New Years Eve Matt and his lovely wife made their way to Knott's Berry Farm to kick of 2016 in style. We'll also have a few pics of the Chicken Dinner Restaurant and Pan for Gold work going on. Pictures by CoasterMatt Written by Gregg Condon Unlike some other parks in the area, parking wasn't too bad upon arrival at Knott's in the mid afternoon.  Walls up around the Chicken Dinner Restaurant which is now closed for it's big remodel.  Lots of work going on to bring the Pan For Gold back to it's rightful place.   Merry Farm is also over for the year. No more Christmas on Engine 41 for another 11 months or so.  The Boardwalk on the last night of 2015  Matt takes such good pictures he even makes Boomerang look good. ;)  Love the lights in Ghost Town, so nice and not in your face   The Reflexx rocking Calico Stage.   Getting ready to ring in the new year    Fireworks!!!      Looks like it was a great show  And we'll leave you with a great look at Ghost Town  Thanks for reading the update, we hope you enjoyed. We should have more from Knott's in the next few weeks as we start to see the changes coming to Ghostrider, Chicken Dinner Restaurant, Ghost Town and the Pan for Gold area.  Today we're back with more holiday fun, this time at Knott's Merry Farm. There is so much packed into a day at the Farm that you may even need two days just to see it all, which is amazing. Written by Gregg Condon Pictures by Matt Nelson and Gregg Condon During our visit of about 10 hours we spent time enjoying Ghost Town, a few of the shows, relaxing in Santa's Cabin and only rode 1 actual ride (Christmas on Engine 41) and we still didn't manage to see everything. There's simply that much to do. The Chicken Dinner Restaurant, which is undergoing some major changes over the next few months  Obligatory Ghostrider Construction shot ...  Engine 41 is all decked out for the holidays. Be sure to get a seat inside one of the cars, we sat on the outside and there really wasn't much that was "Christmas" about it.  Future stage location   Current stage location  The Christmas Snoopy on Ice show is back and is absolutely fantastic as always. This is always a crowd pleaser.       Sup man ...    Toy Soldiers      Snoopy!!!!  The Calico Saloon show, always a treat and great fun.  The Christmas show is pretty much a variation on the normal show, but still great fun.   Obligatory Coaster shot ...  The Tree Lighting show is a bit long, but the crowd seemed to enjoy it and we certainly aren't the target demographic for this. We kept waiting for the Hangman, err, hang person, err, Shannon to show up. =)  Knott's looks beautiful all the time, but nighttime during the holidays really brings out the beauty in this park.   Absolutely perfect shot of Ghost Town by Matt ...    Thanks once again to Knott's for an amazing day in the park, we had an unbelievable time and can't wait to head back for more Merry Farm!! |
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