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9/20/2021

Knott's Scary Farm Opening Weekend 2021

This past week was the long awaited return of Knott's Scary Farm. With our Scary Farm Passes in hand, we headed down to Buena Park to take in the first two nights of one of our all time favorite Halloween events. 

Despite only 1 new maze, there was lots new to see. A few mazes had some entirely new scenes, new shows were to be found at every turn, and even a new scare zone. It felt amazing to be back. 

Let's head into the fog. 
Written by Gregg Condon
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If you have front of the line, you pick them up at the gates, super easy process (even though the ticket actually says Guest Services)
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After 3 hours in the car, it was nice to relax in the Haunted Lounge at Amber Waves
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Excuse me, I believe I ordered the large!
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We're ready!
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Welcome back!
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The crowd is ready for Scary Farm!
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Of course our first stop was Fog Alley
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Lots of new food on the menu this year!
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Carnevil is always a favorite!
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We LOVED the Gore'ing 20's! Think of it as Ghost Town Alive meets Knott's Scary Farm!
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Mazes

Below are our maze rankings and thoughts on each. Keep in mind, these are our first weekend rankings and are totally subject to change. 
Origins: The Curse of Calico

Our favorite maze from 2019 definitely did not disappoint. It's basically the same maze you'll remember from 2019, but we're always happy to get more walk-through's of our favorites. The talent in here was amazing from the get-go and we fully anticipate this maze remaining solid throughout the season. 
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Dark Ride

This is one of my top 10 ALL TIME Scary Farm mazes, and this year is amazing as always. 
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That said, we would LOVE to see some updates to a few scenes for 2022 as some other mazes had this year (more on that below).

Mesmer: Sideshow of the Mind

I have to be honest, we debated on even posting this video, because this maze has to be seen to believed. It's just SO good, and not AT ALL what you expect. 
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This is definitely a maze that needs to be experienced multiple times. Not really something that's going to give you "jump scares", but absolutely twisted and awesome. 

Pumpkin Eater

I love this maze. LOVE IT! Have always loved it. But this year, the entire last 1/3 of the maze has been completely reimagined and it tells the story SO MUCH better. I love when they do things like this because it gives it entirely new life. Well done! 

Wax Works

In it's second season, Wax Works is another maze that is pretty much identical to 2019, but that's not a bad thing at all. The cast in here is amazing, they play their roles perfectly and we can't wait to see this maze get even better in the weeks to come. 

The Depths

Another one of our favorite mazes, the elevator is not being used this year (although they definitely cram you into the pre-shows in Paranormal and Mesmer, so don't think it's a covid thing). There seems to be a lack of fog in the areas of the maze that need it (you know which ones) but this is still an incredibly fun maze. 

Would love to see some new scenes in 2022 though. 

Paranormal Inc

Now in it's final season, Paranormal Inc is still incredibly fun (although the host failed to tell my wife to step away from the door in the pre-show on Friday and it dinged her right in the back, hard). So beware of that. No new changes in here, still incredibly fun but it's definitely time for something new. 

Dark Entities

I'm going to start with this. This maze has the potential to be amazing. I love the theme of this SO MUCH! But for some reason the execution just wasn't there opening weekend. This is a maze that could definitely use some reimagining next year. But it's still incredibly fun, it just needs some more talent in here. 

Not included in our maze rankings is the return of Halloween Hootenanny. We all know what this is, it's super fun and is a great overlay of the amazing Timber Mountain Log Ride. 
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Invitation to Terror was ... interesting. But it's great to have lots of shows this year!
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Unlike the Log Ride, let's just be honest, the overlay of the Mine Train is just not good. It starts off with a fun "Rock Candy Mountain" song. And then takes a HARD left turn with the Green Witch. It's just not needed.
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We love The Hollows SO much
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But of course, Ghost Town is the heart of Knott's Scary Farm
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Moo!
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They should have had this open for Scary Farm TBH!
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On our second night at Scary Farm we started off with the Boo-Fet.
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Was very glad to see they weren't seating you with random strangers like multiple years. We got a nice patio table at the Chicken Dinner Restaurant for our 5:30 seating. Worked out perfectly.
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A love story in 4 pictures
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The Moon was amazing on Friday night
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We spent some time listening to live music while enjoying our late night snack. I know a lot of Knott's fans love these cover bands, and that's great, but not our thing TBH. Some bands just can't be covered.
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Some amazing photo ops at the park!
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We had a great 2 nights at Scary Farm, it's so amazing to be back in the fog. We will be back soon! 

We also have about 45 minutes of Puppet Up videos to post, we'll get those up over the next few days. 

Did you attend Scary Farm opening weekend? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. 

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