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• Hi Steve-
  
  I’m hoping your readers can help me out. In the 1970’s, my parents used to take me to a wooded area that was near or part of Knott’s Berry Farm. It was similar to Tom Sawyer’s Island in that there were rope bridges over streams and rustic forts. I specifically recall a wooden alligator that kids would sit on and as they lifted its mouth, a stream of water would shoot out.
  
  Any information or pictures of this place would be helpful!
  
  Thanks!

  By  OC, at August 07, 2006 11:24 AM  

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• hi...
  it was called "jungle island"
  the aligator that spat water , and his freinds , were called "woodniks" they were all over the place on jungle island. last i remember there were two left , placed in the camp snoopy area with a little plaque explaining what the heck they were. i have tons of pictures of this place at my folks house in washington, but it'll be awhile before i could scan them and post them. in my opinion in some ways it was better than tom sawyers island, it only cost 5o cents and there was lots to do.. my favorite was the earthquake house.. take care...

  By  Anonymous, at August 07, 2006 6:31 PM  

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• Thank you so much for the information! I would love to see any pictures that you have. Next time I am at Knotts, I will have to check our the honorary plaque.

  By  OC, at August 31, 2006 10:41 AM  

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• ironicaly the plaque is near the entrance to what became the "bear'y tales funhouse" in camp snoopy when the dinosaur ride opened. i can't be too sure it's still there because now that i think about it that was almost 20 years ago, and who knows what's been removed by cedar fair.. i can answer just about ANY question about knott's (until the early 90's)i had a season pass from 86-88 ,lived a 10 minute bike ride away, and even did a school reprt about knott's in highschool..
  as much as i miss all that's been removed i'm a wooden rollercoaster FREAK, so, though it might be sacrilige to say so, making my childhood dreams come true with ghostrider absolves the new management of any guilt.... still i miss alot of stuff,

  By  Anonymous, at September 19, 2006 6:44 PM  

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• I am the City Clerk for the City of Buena Park, and I am undertaking a project to create a vintage memorabilia display for city hall of the city's amusement attractions. If you have anything you would like to donate or loan to the City on long-term basis, please contact me at sreynoso@buenapark.com.

  By  Buena Park City Clerk, at October 30, 2006 3:38 PM  

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• We moved to California in January 1961 so my dad could find work. We had no money so we visited Knott's because it was free. You could see all kinds of things, like Mott's Miniatures.
  I thought it was weird that they had all those phony looking, bright fushia paper flowers draped over all the archways. (Bouganvilla)
  We found a pond where we were given poles to fish. We caught a lot of fish. My dad was sooo excited that we were bringing home dinner. Then we went to return the poles and found out we had to pay for the fish by the inch. We ran around trying to find people to take the fish. Well, at least we ate well that night

  By  MarshaR1, at November 25, 2006 11:26 AM  

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• I remember Jungle Island very well. We would run around in there for an hour while the adults rested. We lived in Garden Grove most of my childhood. I remember when Knott's had sea lions and we could feed them. One time my brother fell in the duck pond and couldn't get out because the algae made it so slippery. Knott's boysenberry jam is still my favorite jam. I just wish I could find some around here. It is just too bad you can't wander around ghost town for free anymore. Do they still have the chickens wandering around in the parking lot?
  Bonnie

  By  Bonnie, at January 24, 2007 1:21 PM  

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• You can buy Knott's Boysenberry Jam at www.knotts.com... Believe it or not, they actually relinquished the Boysenberry plant patent rights. You can buy the plants now at Home Depot and the like. I bought several and they have produced very well the past 2 yesrs.

  By  Anonymous, at April 12, 2007 4:05 PM  

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• When did Jungle Island disappear? I absolutely loved that place when I was a little kid in the late '60s early '70s. I was down there in '03, the first time in 25 years, and noticed a water park appeared to have taken over at least part of what used to be Jungle Island.
  I'd love to see the pics mentioned in this thread as well.

  By  Anonymous, at May 19, 2007 12:41 AM  

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• Hi...
  I havent been to knotts in a while, and i just heard about these changes....
  
  -the night time water/light show thing is gone because of the Silver Bullet
  -the dinosaur ride is gone (any idea when and why it left?)
  -the petting zoo is gone
  
  
  here are some of my questions (please answer if you can)
  -i remember a roller coaster called the wind jammer. it used to be right where the Xcelerator is now... anybody know when it actually worked, and why it was shut down??
  -again, why did they decide to get rid of the Dinosaur ride??
  -what is the Catawumpus, and where can i see a picture of it??
  
  please post an answer if you can
  please and thanks!!

  By  Vanillabear, at May 24, 2007 5:02 PM  

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• I was just at knotts for the first time in years and Although it was a great time and my kids reallyenjoyed it I was super disappointed to see the soap box racers, the dinosaur ride and panning for gold was gone. I understand modernization based on what other parks are doing and kids thesse days are looking for a bigger thrill then i did as a kid but some of those things were just good ol classic fun. I was really looking forward to sharing these things and memories with my kids. it was sad to see that my lil one could hardly ride any of the good rides due to being just an inch or so too short. Sad! i will return to knotts again because of my addiction to the boysenberry punch and the boysenberry topped funnel cake,but again i am sad to see the classics go away for the big thrill seekers.=(

  By  Anonymous, at October 12, 2007 9:51 AM  

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• Does anyone know if Knotts issued 'JUNIOR' ticket books in the 1970's? I have Adult and Child tickets, but don't know about Junior tickets. I'm making a shadow box and would appreciate any info.

  By  Anonymous, at December 29, 2007 6:43 PM  

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