After waiting in long lines, thousands of horror and Halloween fans squeezed into the Grand Ballroom of the Long Beach Convention Center on Saturday, July 29 at Midsummer Scream just to get a sneak peek at Knott’s Berry Farm’s 50th anniversary Knott’s Scary Farm event.
Although the crowd had been told that there’d be no spoilers during the presentation, the team behind Knott’s beloved scare-a-thon made several big announcements. One of those included that there will be a special preview of the 50th anniversary event for diehard fans at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24. Tickets will be available starting at $20 on Monday, July 31 at Knotts.com.
The Buena Park theme park recently announced that Knott’s Scary Farm will take place on select evenings from Sept. 21-Oct. 31 and include 10 mazes, five scare zones and four live shows.
During a panel discussion, Ted Dougherty, Knott’s Scary Farm historian, author and producer and director for seasonal events, revealed Knott’s will be publishing an updated version of his book, “Knott’s Halloween Haunt: A Picture History,” this year. This version, which updates the one he wrote for the 40th anniversary, will explore technological advances over the past decade that have elevated the live attraction and haunt experience. He’ll be on-site throughout the event, signing books and doing meet and greets inside the new Legacy Haunt Store & Museum.
That new space will be located just outside the front gates of Knott’s and will be open to the general public to explore during the day and closed to all but Scary Farm ticketholders only during the event evenings. There will be several throwback photo ops and exclusive anniversary merchandise, and much like inside the park, the set designers are going to go all out with the decor that will nod to previous mazes, scare zones and live shows.
There will also be several interactive elements incorporated into the haunt experience this year. The theme park will be selling…
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