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    Knott's Bear-Y Tales

    Knott's Berry Farm

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    • Park
      Knott's Berry Farm
    • Category
      Dark Ride
    • Type
      Omnimover
    • Opened
      1975
    • Closed
      1986
    Description

    Knott's Bear-y Tales was a dark ride that takes guests on a colorful adventure to the Country Fair. Guests start off in the Factory where the Bear-y Family is making pies and Crafty Coyote is stealing them. They then travel to Frog Forest filled with bouncing frogs and blacklight visuals. The Fortune Tellers Camp where fortunes are told through Sarah's crystal ball or Theda's deck of playing cards. The Thunder Cave where thunder is around every corner complete with fuzzy spiders. The Weird Woods which is home to an amazing collection of strange critters, nightmare-ish trees, and Crafty Coyote himself. Eventually, guests reach the home stretch by reaching the Country Fair where all the characters come together to celebrate.

    The original dark ride closed in 1975 and became the inspiration for Knott's Bear-Y Tales: Return to the Fair that opened in 2021.

    Manufacturers
    • Designed by
      Rolly Crump
    • Ride system manufacturer
      Anchor Conveyor
    • Theming manufacturer
      Design 27
    • Animatronics manufacturer
      Fantasy Fair
    • Music by
      Robert F. Brunner
    Statistics
    • Ride duration
      8 minutes
    • Number of vehicles
      50 vehicles
    • Seats (per vehicle/theatre)
      4 seats
    • Maximum speed
      3 km/h
    History

    The original attraction opened in July 1975 as part of the then new Roaring 20s area of Knott's. The ride was supposed to open in June, but due to a fire incident the attraction opened a month after the Roaring 20s made its debut.

    Some of the props of Knott's Bear-y Tales were stored and later used for the Bear-Y Tales Playhouse.

    Rethemed versions:

    • Knott's Bear-Y Tales (1975-1986)
    • Kingdom of the Dinosaurs (1987-2004)
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    Location
    • Memory Lane South, Buena Park, California 90620, United States

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