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    Kingdom of the Dinosaurs

    Knott's Berry Farm

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    • Category
      Dark Ride
    • Type
      Endless Chain
    • Status
      Defunct
    • Opened
      25 May 1987
    • Closed
      2004
    Park
    Knott's Berry Farm
    Description

    Kingdom of the Dinosaurs took riders on a ride through time to visit Jurassic times with the use of professor I.F. Wells time machine.

    The Endless Chain ride system used to have evenly spaced out room between the cars. In later seasons, cars were combined into 'trains'. The ride system would be stopped every time one of these trains was in the station, making the other 'trains' in the ride stop also. Because of this, Kingdom of the Dinosaurs still counts as an Endless chain ride in the database.

     

    History

    After Kingdom of the Dinosaurs was closed in 2004, the building of the ride was vacant for over 10 years, before it was reused for Voyage to the Iron Reef (2015-2020).

    Rethemed versions:

    • Knott's Bear-Y Tales (1975-1986)
    • Kingdom of the Dinosaurs (1987-2004)
    Theming by
    Lexington Scenery & Props
    Animatronics by
    Sequoia Creative
    Technical installation by
    Anitech Systems Inc.
    Statistics
    • Seats (per vehicle/theatre)
      4 seats
    • Ride duration
      7 minutes
    Video
    Location
    • Memory Lane South, Buena Park, California 90620, United States

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