This week a lot more is going on!!!! We are 6 Weeks away from opening night which is Sept.24th! Be sure to check out the season Pass preview event Aug. 26th! The 3rd annual Scary Farm preview that brings together eager fans wanting to know what’s going to be lurking in The Fog.
Not completely sure what this new maze is, but we will find out soon! Work is being done on the back side!
The Gunslingers Grave:
More of the town has been put up, you can’t see much but as soon as they close the train, the rest will be completed.
Black Magic:
The facade is looking great, also the back of the maze looks different so maybe they will chang it up a little, 6 weeks to go!
Pinocchio Unstrung: Assuming 😉
Most of the work is commencing inside the wilderness dance hall, but you can see some wood in the back!
That’s it for this week! Soon the pass holder preview will tell us all what’s rolling in with The Fog this season. Also Knott’s Scary Farm Passes are now available, get yours online then redeem at Season Pass Processing Center!
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At ScareLA I got to see “The Making Monsters Panel” which included Directors from 4 Major So-Cal Haunt attractions, hosted by Rick West.
I’m only going to talk about Fright Fest, Fright Fest is one of my favorites! I love it for many different reasons; they turn off a lot of the Roller Coaster lights which makes it very dark and creepy just the way I like it, also with all the fog it makes it even better! Additionally, unlike most major haunted attractions, they only let in a few guest at a time though the maze, making it not seem like walking through a line in the maze and getting better scares! At the panel Art Director, Mark Wing, talked about some of process of Fright Fest. He also talked about a new type of Scare Zone that will incorporate the same tech they use for “Holiday In The Park”, which is not a bad idea since it did take them some time to set up last year! Lots of other new exciting things, new shows and a new scare zone near twisted colossus! Sounds like it will be an exciting season, I can’t wait to check it out! “The Fright Zone” aka Mary Imagination will be there along with me and its also her first time. 🙂
During my weekend at ScareLA I had the chance to check out Dark Harbor and see what they are up too this season! Last year I visited for the first time and I loved it, This year I plan on going at least twice! The Panel included senior events entertainment manager Charity Hill, Executive talent director David Wally, creative director JJ Wickham, and The Ringmaster!!!!! She’s soooo funny love her!
The Mazes
Returning this season are CIRCUS, DEADRISE, SOULMATE, B340, And VOODOO VILLAGE
New Stuff
ALL NEW! LULLABY MAZE Ring around the rosey, a pocket full of nightmares. The new Lullaby maze takes the visitor on a spine tingling trip through the story of little Scary Mary. Gone, but certainly not forgotten, Mary’s looking for playmates to join her on the other side of hell. Will you succumb to the youngster’s pranks and tricks, or will you escape with your soul intact?
ALL NEW! SIDE SHOW OF FREAKS AND ODDITIES
Don’t be afraid to peek behind the curtain. Our all new Side Show of Freaks and Oddities gives you a glimpse into the secretive world of our side show circus performers. Enjoy a cocktail and take in a performance by one of our oddities as they put their highly unusual talents on display for your enjoyment.
THIS FALL, KNOTT’S BERRY FARM WILL DEBUT AN ALL-NEW, EXPANDED DAYTIME FAMILY FRIENDLY HALLOWEEN EVENT
Knott’s Spooky Farm, Open Weekends in Oct., Will Feature All-New Spooktastic Attractions Park Wide
The inaugural Knott’s Spooky Farm event, a park wide daytime, non-scare celebration for kids geared for kids ages 3-11, takes place weekends in October starting October 3 – Halloween Day. Knott’s Berry Farm invites families to join in on the Halloween fun with all new experiences in Ghost Town, Boardwalk, Fiesta Village, and Camp Snoopy. The special limited-time entertainment serves up live entertainment, hands on activities, a costume contest, and more.
Ghost Town’s Main Street will be filled with ghoulishly fun characters like Drac the Undertaker, The GhostRider Sheriff, The Werewolf Barber, and invites kids to trick-or-treat for tasty sweets by ringing whimsically themed bells at nearly a dozen themed doors. Surprise the little explorer in your pack by visiting the Creepy Crawler Cabin in the Pony Express Rangers Station, where they can observe or hold a friendly praying mantis, beetles and more.
Over in Fiesta Village, the all-new kid friendly Spooky Hollow Maze offers an enchanting experience through a spooky forest with larger-than-life jack-o-lanterns and a special visit by the legendary Headless Horsemen. At the end of the hauntingly fun maze, kids can paint and bring home their very own pumpkin head, for a nominal fee.
The Halloween fun continues in Boardwalk, where the celebration of the season comes to life at the Monster Masquerade Ball. Little ghosts and ghouls can design a masquerade mask and dance the day way while enjoying karaoke.
The spooky fun goes far beyond the sights and sounds of the ball. Weekends in October, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang will host a spooktacular costume contest in Camp Snoopy and invite families to bring their festively costumed children for some Halloween fun!
Additionally, families can head to the Camp Spooky Theatre to watch the Peanuts Gang in The Monsters Are Coming, Charlie Brown – Charlie Brown’s and his friends are throwing a Halloween Party and you’re invited!
Visit the Creepy Crawler Cabin to learn about and interact with all sorts of strange insects, reptiles and amphibians.
Pumpkin Painting, Kids can take home their very own painted pumpkin for a small additional fee!
Knott’s Spooky Farm runs weekends October 3 – Halloween Day, and is included with regular park admission. Knott’s Berry Farm Theme Park operating hours are 10:00am to 5:30pm. For more information on all the exciting things that are going on at Knott’s Berry Farm, visit https://www.knotts.com/spookyfarm
I spend the weekend at ScareLA and let me tell you so much to see and do, ill get to that on another post but for now its all about Scary Farm 😉
Its nice to finally hear something about Scary Farm this year, I think this is one of the longest times they have waiting to tell us something, but some news is here and it sounds really exciting! Infected is coming back and this time its just one long mission, also you have the ability to get better guns, The Gunslingers Gave will be back with added Werewolf’s. The Toothfarry will be back as will with an all new added KEY ROOM!!!!! Lets see….. The Haunt Season pass is coming back this year for $80.00 dollars $70.00 for pass holders plus you can add parking, if you already have parking for the regular season you are good to go. Elvira will be making her way back at the Ghoul Time Theatre for a 3rd year in a row now Also something new for the daytime and kids on the weekends at Camp Snoopy! Knott’s Spoky Farm! Games, mazes, activity’s, and Snoopy! Knott’s Scary Farm Tickets and Passes are on sale now visit https://www.knotts.com/scaryfarm/ for more info!
Timothy D.
DEAD OF WINTER
Escape the icy grasp of the chilling Snow Queen in the The Dead of Winter. Backed by a ravenous beastly army of resurrected Viking warriors, she is hellbent on avenging her beloved family’s murder, and preys upon any unsuspecting visitors who foolishly enter the borders of her icy domain.
Skeleton Key Room at this maze!
THE GUNSLINGER’S GRAVE: A BLOOD MOON RISES
“A Blood Moon Rises” continues the story of The Gunslinger. The Red hand gang has disturbed a burial ground that contained a SkinWalker relic, that has transformed them into Werewolves under the Blood Moon Curse. Return to the Old West and walk in the bloody footsteps of a betrayed and left for dead gunslinger on his path to retribution. This journey back in time takes guests on a trail of terror through abandoned gold mines, a treacherous corral, a seedy saloon and a final showdown at town hall.
NEW FOR 2015
Bloodthirsty werewolves have overrun the crime stricken town
Explore the Skinwalkers’ Lair
More Scares
TOOTH FAIRY
This twisted tooth fairy steals more than just baby teeth as he drags his victims out their bedroom window and into a world of deranged dentistry. Unbelievable special effects include a blackout room through which guests must feel their way out, a disorienting x-ray strobe light room, and a final encounter with the massive tooth fairy, himself. Say aahhh.
NEW FOR 2015
More Horrifying Finale
Skeleton Key Room
SPECIAL OPS: INFECTED – PATIENT ZERO
Survive the Zombie Apocalypse in an All-Out War!
Back by overwhelming demand, guests can enlist to fight the zombie apocalypse in an all-out war against the undead in the interactive experience, Special Ops: Infected – Patient Zero. This ambitious attraction was the first of its kind in North America. Armed with specially designed laser guns, brave groups of Knott’s Scary Farm guests will embark on missions, led by their Squad Leader – a loud mouthed, take-no-prisoners commander charged with turning guests into soldiers.
Groups must work together to fend off zombies and complete terrifying missions before time runs out. If zombies drag their bodies too close, the un-infected’s guns temporarily deactivate, compromising the safety of the entire team. Soldiers with the deadliest aim will be celebrated with a tally of the number of zombies killed on display board for other survivors to see each night in base camp.
Special Ops: Infected seamlessly integrates interactive gaming technology with an immersive mountainous landscape, delivering a breakthrough interactive haunted experience that is as terrifying as it is challenging. Missions will take guests through a variety of wilderness terrains, including the unpredictable barrel bridges across the rushing river, through the dark caverns, and through mysterious backwoods. Six acres of the beloved theme park is now home to mutinous, scream-inducing zombies, and the time has come for a harrowing Special Ops survival mission.
There is no additional charge for Special Ops: Infected.
NEW FOR 2015
New High Tech Laser Guns
Twice As Many New Challenging Missions
More Blood-Thirsty Zombies
ELVIRA’S ASYLUM
Elvira, the legendary Mistress of the Dark, returns to Knott’s Scary Farm in a spectacular all-new nightly show, Elvira’s Asylum, which transports guests to an asylum of music, dance and comedy.
ELVIRA MEET & GREET
In honor of Elvira’s return to Knott’s Scary Farm, the Nautilus merchandise shop will become Elvira’s Boo-tique, where fans can purchase stylish apparel and sinfully fun products featuring and inspired by the Legendary Mistress of the Dark.
Each night, a limited number of guests who spend at least $50 at Elvira’s Boo-tique during Knott’s Scary Farm will get a chance to meet Elvira between performances of “Elvira’s Asylum” and collect her signature on one of the purchased items.
Knott’s Scary Farm is the only place Elvira can be seen this Halloween season, and Elvira’s Boo-tique offers fans a once in a lifetime meet and greet opportunity!
BOO-FET WITH EARLY ENTRY
Knott’s Boo-fet dinner invites guests to feed the beast before Knott’s Scary Farm opens each night.
Dine on a frightfully delicious buffet meal while monsters scare and delight you throughout your meal. Meals include a collectible 2015 souvenir cup, which provides unlimited complimentary refills during the night of first use, and 99¢ refills for the rest of 2015. After dinner, enjoy early entry into select parts of Knott’s Scary Farm before it opens to other mortals.
Boo-fet dinner is $26.99 online / $32.99 at the door (plus applicable taxes and fees).
Separate Scary Farm admission is required and not included with a Boo-fet ticket.
FRIGHT LANE WITH SKELETON KEY
Fright Lane with Skeleton Key offers unlimited priority access to 10 mazes all night long. The Skeleton Key, which is included with all Fright Lane passes, unlocks a secret extra room inside of five mazes. Receive a commemorative lanyard and collectible keychain with purchase (While supplies last)!
Halloween: Michael Myers Comes Home,” Based on the Cult-Classic Horror Film,Slashes through Universal Studios Hollywood in an All-New Terrifying “Halloween Horror Nights” Maze, Beginning Friday, September 18
Michael Myers, aka “The Boogeyman,” takes a stab ata psychiatric hospital to take bloody revenge on new and unsuspecting victims.
Guests will have the sensation of stepping through the silver screen directly into unsettling and shocking film scenes as they navigate their way through Haddonfield, adorned in classic Halloween décor on a similar Halloween night in 1963. Meyer’s abandoned family home and its blood-splattered walls, where the violent murder took place, will set the stage for a new crime scene as guests attempt to evade the relentless killer–armed with his signature bloodstained knife.
“Halloween is the ultimate classic slasher film that spawned an entire horror film genre,” said John Murdy, Creative Director at Universal Studios Hollywood and Executive Producer of “Halloween Horror Nights.” “Bringing John Carpenter’s disturbing, cutting-edge vision to life as part of ‘Halloween Horror Nights’ is the ideal complement to our maze lineup as we continue to break creative ground with outstanding horror icons that raise the intensity level of our experience.”
“We are extremely excited to team up with Universal Studios Hollywood’s fantastic event, ‘Halloween Horror Nights,” said Malek Akkad, President of Trancas International Films and Compass International Pictures. “The attention to detail that the creative team gives to the Halloween maze creates a realistic and terrifying experience for guests that is truly authentic to the film. This year’s maze will be the best yet.”
“Halloween Horror Nights” 2015 at Universal Studios Hollywood kicks off on Friday, September 18 and continues on select nights through November 1. The popular event brings together the sickest minds in horror to immerse guests in a living, breathing, three-dimensional world of terror. Featuring an all-new slate of unrivaled film production quality mazes, frightful scare zones and a fully re-imagined “Terror Tram” experience uniquely themed to today’s most definitive horror properties, “Halloween Horror Nights” will taunt, terrorize and torment guests with spine-chilling haunted attractions during Southern California’s most extreme Halloween experience.
Recent maze announcements include, “Guillermo del Toro Presents Crimson Peak: Maze of Madness,” based on Legendary and Universal Pictures’ much-anticipated Crimson Peak film directed, co-written and produced by celebrated filmmaker Guillermo del Toro; “The Walking Dead: Wolves Not Far,” based on season 5 of the critically-acclaimed, Emmy Award®-winning television series, and “Insidious: Return to the Further,” based on the bone-chilling Insidious film trilogy. This year’s event will also feature the global phenomenon and multi-talented dance crew, Jabbawockeez, direct from Las Vegas in an all-new original show, performing multiple times per night throughout the run of “Halloween Horror Nights.”
We are about 6 weeks away from Knott’s Scary Farm, hard to believe its getting closer since the silence of whats happening this season, but ScareLA is sure to set some light to that darkness!Plus expect a Passholder preview with in the next few weeks later. They are working fast with more mazes popping up.
The Gunslingers Grave:
Maze under Silver Bullet and around Camp Snoopy Railroad, The train is still open for now, once the summer crowds die down, which will be soon :)))) Camp Snoopy Railroad will close down till before Thanksgiving!
Some walls are up temporary to help with the show from the train ride. 🙂
Looks like it will be Gunslingers Grave!
Black Magic:
Lots more added to the backside of Black Magic
Forevermore:
Still looks about the same from this view but I’m sure a lot more going on backstage.
Trick Or Treak:
I still have not been on Ghostrider but you can see the facade a little from under Ghostrider.
Voodoo and Dominion od the Damed
Not much to see here
Wilderness Dance hall has been cleared out since my last visit.
Trapped round 4?
We will find out soon enough if Trapped will make it back for a 4th year!
Thats it for this update, also some Halloween deco is starting to show up at The Emporium at The Market Place! I’ll be back Monday for another update! This weekend i’ll be at ScareLA follow me on Instagram and Twitter for live updates and be sure to check back for my review on the weekend 🙂 I hope to see a lot of you there and i’ll and lots of buttons stickers and patches 😉 I’ll be talking lots of photos so look spooky and have a great weekend! See you in THE FOG!!! 😉
Sunday I was able to make a fast trip into Knott’s. It was a little crowed but expect the summer crowds to die down in just a few weeks, get in those summer nights in!
Black Magic:
More framing layed out for the floor of the maze in the back and half of the facade is up!
Forevermore:
More Painting has been done!
Voodoo:
The new exit has been painted black on the outside!
Thats it for this weeks Scary Farm Build update, This Weekend we can find out a little of wants in The Fog this 2015 season at ScareLA! I’ll be there all weekend to keep you updated 🙂 If you want to visit ScareLA this weekend which you should its going to be super spooky 😉 Plus get a taste at what Drunken Devil Productions has been up too 😉
We are 9 weeks till the Fog rolls in! I got a chance to get a few build photos for Haunt 2015 😉
First look is Voodoo, It looks like the exit path will be extended. 🙂
Next up is Dominion of the Damned, Cant see much of whats going on back there but if you ride Ghostrider im sure you’ll see 😉 I will not get back on Ghostrider till off season again 😉
Took a ride on Skycabin to get a few shots of Forevermore process!
Black Magic is well under way on the inside, not completely sure if Black Magic is coming back but lets hope so 🙂
Thats it for now 🙂 as always will check back weekly can keep you all updated for Scary Farm 🙂
Additionally, families can head to the Camp Spooky Theatre to watch the Peanuts Gang in The Monsters Are Coming, Charlie Brown – Charlie Brown’s and his friends are throwing a Halloween Party and you’re invited!
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