Shane's Amusement Attic

[montezooma"Can I get clamshells out of this ATM?"]

SHANE!!!

You are going to post updates every day????

How is The Big Mike Road Show ever going to pass you when you show this much dedication???

Grrrrrr!


Peace, Big Mike

Oh Big Mike...this is not a competition...it is all about sharing the love.

Yes everyday this week I will be sharing a treasure trove of goodies from Knott's. This will be a big week for the Attic, you may want to hold off on your updates until next week when I will be running something from Intamin. Oh wait, that may be huge too!

Anyways, Good Luck! -GAME ON!

[HoltskeeThis B&M donkey is so smooth!]

I love this old Knott's stuff. In a way it seems like the park use to be the west coast equivalent of Silver Dollar City.

[RIP PsycloneBanned]

Yes, I will repost that as well as another video that includes XK-1 and a POV of Wacky Soap Box Racers.

Awesome! Guessing from your avatar, I'm looking forward to anything you may have on Knott's Berry Tales. And on the subject of extinct dark rides, if you had anything on Adventure Thru Inner Space I haven't seen, I'd just die!

[Big MikeTPR's Friendliest Guy]

I am looking forward to the Soap Box Derby!!!


Peace, Big Mike

[dinoWhen I grow up, I want to breed donkeys!]

Holtskee wrote:
I love this old Knott's stuff. In a way it seems like the park use to be the west coast equivalent of Silver Dollar City.

Thats just what I thought when I read a TR of Silver Dollar City a while back.

Anyway great update Shane, one of my favorites.

[knottslover77TPR's Movie Freak]

Wow! I wish I could go back in time for a day.

--Jay

[larrygatorObsessive Overlord of the TPR Park Index]

Shane - do you know the exact year for those maps that you posted?

[monkeyoverlord71I eat 10,000 rancid testicles for breakfast.]

All this old stuff is awesome!
It's really interesting to see how parks progress through time.
In the second brochure the guy on the front looks like santa, but on holiday in the wild west.
On the third one it looks like they are selling children for $9.95 (much like disney do with lost children )

Can't wait to see more.

EDIT: Post #100

[ElecterikPermanent Tourist]

Thanks for all the Knott's stuff. I have, or had, a lot of that myself. I grew up in Southern California, and I worked at KBF during the time Cedar Fair came in. It saddens me to think of how much Knott's has lost under their regime.

If I don't have to limit myself temporally, then Knott's would still easily be my favorite park. (Of course, it would be a Knott's with the Haunted Shack, the Tampico Tumbler, the Sky Jump, etc.)

[BeatleBenDo my sideburns make you horny?]

The Park Californians Call Home, The Friendliest Place In the West...oh the good ol' days of Knott's. I'm really enjoying this look back at what used to be one of my favorite theme parks in the world.