The History of Knott's Berry Farm - "Chicken & Ghosts"
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2023
- By the middle of the Great Depression, the Knott family had been on their land for a decade and a half. They'd built a successful berry business and chicken dinner restaurant. Over the next five years, the restaurant continued to grow, but the berry farming was slowly replaced with diversions to entertain the guests waiting in line for dinner. These were the first attractions of the emerging Knott's Berry Farm theme park.
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I had visited knotts berry farm, way back on the sixties as a young boy and i always remeberd the steam train ride, and the recreated mines, i loved it and still have great memories of my visit!
Keep up ⬆️ the work by continuing the history of the theme park so I can see things added such as roller coasters 🎢, more themed area including Fiesta Village and Camp Snoopy, more attractions and entertainment and more please 🙏!
That's the plan!
I can’t imagine how scary the world around them might have seemed with these huge events like world wars and the depression but carrying on regardless. The theme park is such an awesome monument to resilience and endurance.
I think WWI must’ve been quite scary, given that they were living out in the Mojave, failing to grow anything in the desert, barely scraping by financially, AND the world seemed to be falling apart around them.
When Walter Knott later said that those years in the desert were the hardest of their lives, and that nothing after that could bother them, I believe it.
popping into the comment section here to boost the algorithm even if i've already seen it on patreon c: great video as always !
Ngl I saw “popping” as “pooping” for a brief second. 😂🤣😂 And it’s only great because of your help! 💖 Thank you, as always.
Those guys were so far ahead of their time. Just like Walt Disney was. It’s amazing what hard work and a dream can create. Thanks for the interesting story. Lots of good information. Keep up the great work!!
Your videos are amazing, both educational and entertaining.
That was very informative, but it also makes the ghosts of ghost town seem a little more alive
Do you know something? In 1934 Cordelia Knott open her chicken 🍗 dinner 🥘 restaurant and guests went there to have their chicken 🍗 dinners 🍲 right?
When’s part 4 coming?
July 28th for Patrons on Patreon. August 1st for CZcams channel members. And August 4 for the regular channel.
Question 🙋♀️, Ghost Town opened in 1940 right?
Correct. The first facades went up on Main Street in 1940, and guests could roam around the area. But there wasn't much to see. The first attractions opened in late 1941 and early 1942, and the "peek-in" attractions came after those.
Another well done video. Can't wait for the next episode. This channel has a big future ahead of it. Great work!