Knott's Berry Farm - Attraction/capital Timeline

Attraction/capital Timeline

• 1920: Ten acres of berry farm land leased by Walter and Cordelia Knott
• 1927: Ten leased acres of berry farm purchased, named Knott's Berry Place
• 1929: Ten more acres purchased
• 1932: Rudolf Boysen gives Walter his last six crossbreed berry plants, as yet unnamed
• 1934: Tea room opens and Cordelia serves the first chicken dinner
• 1940: Living Ghost Town tribute started with free entertainment.
• 1941: 100 more acres totals 120.
• 1946: Steakhouse
• 1947: Name change from Knott's Berry Place to Knott's Berry Farm.
• 1948: Bottle House and Music Hall
• 1949: Stagecoach
• 1951: Calico Saloon
• 1952: Ghost Town & Calico Railway.
• 1954: Haunted Shack, Bird Cage Theater
• 1955: Dentzel Carousel, Merry-Go-Round Auto Ride(later the Tijuana Taxi), Hunter's Paradise Shootin' Gallery, Model 'T' Children's Ride, Cable Cars
• 1958: Mott's Miniatures
• 1960: Calico Mine Ride.
• 1966: Independence Hall
• 1968: Fence surrounds the park, and admission charged.
• 1969: Timber Mountain Log Ride; Fiesta Village themed area; Tijuana Taxi(re-themed from Auto Ride); Mexican Whip; Fiesta Wheel; Happy Sombrero.
• 1971: John Wayne Theater (later the Good Time Theater, then the Charles M. Shultz Theater)
• 1973: First annual Knott's Scary Farm Halloween event
• 1974: Wild West Stunt Show replaces Wagon Camp shows.
• 1975: Corkscrew; Bear-y Tales.
• 1976: Motorcycle Chase; Sky Jump; Sky Cabin; Propeller Spin; Loop Trainer Flying Machine; Whirlpool; Gasoline Alley; Whirlwind.
• 1978: Montezooma's Revenge Old MacDonald's Farm removed, Cable Cars removed
• 1983: Barn Dance featured Bobbi & Clyde Country Western Dancing; Camp Snoopy themed area built, forcing removal of Knott's Lagoon and its attractions around a lake which had been built north of Independence Hall, so that a parking area could be relocated.
• 1984: Studio K debuts. The most successful teen dance facility in the nation. Opened with a Dick Clark Special "Rock Rolls On".
• 1986: Bear-y Tales removed; Tijuana Taxi removed; Fiesta Wheel removed; Mexican Whip removed.
• 1987: Kingdom of the Dinosaurs; Tampico Tumbler; Gran Slammer; Dragon Swing; Slingshot; Happy Sombrero renamed Mexican Hat Dance.
• 1988: Bigfoot Rapids; Bear-y Tales Funhouse.
• 1989: Corkscrew removed; Propeller Spin removed; Loop Trainer Flying Machine removed.
• 1990: Boomerang; XK-1; Whirlwind renamed Greased Lightning.
• 1991: Studio K closed.
• 1992: Indian Trails themed area.
• 1994: Mystery Lodge.
• 1995: Jaguar!
• 1996: The Boardwalk themed area (retheme of Roaring 20's); HammerHead; Greased Lightning renamed HeadAche; Whirlpool renamed Headspin; Wacky Soap Box Racers with Gasoline Alley removed.
• 1997: Windjammer Surf Racers; Cedar Fair Acquires Knott's; Bear-y Tales Funhouse removed.
• 1998: GhostRider; XK-1 removed; Supreme Scream; Woodstock's Airmail; Slingshot renamed Wave Swinger; Mexican Hat Dance renamed Hat Dance.
• 1999: Wipeout; Coasters restaurant; Charlie Brown Speedway; Sky Jump removed; HeadAche removed and renamed The Blue Thunder at Miracle Strip Amusement Park; Pacific Pavilion removed; Radisson Resort Knott's Berry Farm.
• 2000: Windjammer Surf Racers closes; Perilous Plunge; Knott's Soak City U.S.A. water park; Haunted Shack removed.
• 2001: VertiGo; Windjammer Surf Racers removed; Wipeout relocated; Headspin relocated and renamed Wilderness Scrambler.
• 2002: Xcelerator added; VertiGo removed
• 2003: Tampico Tumbler removed; Gran Slammer removed; La Revolución; Joe Cool's Gr8 Sk8; HammerHead removed.
• 2004: Silver Bullet; Lucy's Tugboat; Rip Tide and Screamin' Swing opened. Kingdom of the Dinosaurs closed; Church of Reflections relocated to outside of park; Radisson Resort Knott's Berry Farm renamed Knott's Berry Farm Resort Hotel. Grand Sierra Railroad shortened to accommodate Silver Bullet.
• 2005: T.G.I. Fridays restaurant (California Marketplace).
• 2006: Pacific Spin (Soak City U.S.A.); Johnny Rockets restaurant; New Perilous Plunge boats put into operation; Walter K Steamboat removed; Woodstock's Airmail relocated.
• 2007: Sierra Sidewinder; Peanut's Playhouse removed.
• 2008: The Pony Express, Wilderness Scrambler removed.
• 2009: Pink's, Remodel and rebrand of Viva La Coasters in the California Marketplace.
• 2010: Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular added/Snoopy's Christmas Spectacular.
• 2011: WindSeeker
• 2012: Park improvements — replacing area theme music, removing boardwalks and pouring concrete replacements, rebuilding rotted wood structures, keeping open until park closing attractions, restaurants & shops which had previously closed early. More aggressive youth marketing & advertising.; Perilous Plunge closes
• 2013: Coast Rider; Surfside Glider; Pacific Scrambler (all replacing Perilous Plunge)