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{{Short description|Seasonal Halloween event}}
Knotts Halloween Haunt is one of the largest and most popular [[Halloween]] events in the U.S. The event has been presented annually at [[Knotts Berry Farm]] in Buena Park, California since 1973.
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| years_active = 1973–2019, 2021–
| first = {{start date and age|1973}}
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| genre = [[Halloween]]
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| website = {{Official website|https://www.knotts.com/play/scary-farm}}
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'''Knott's Scary Farm''' or '''Knott's Halloween Haunt''' is a seasonal [[Halloween]] event at [[Knott's Berry Farm]] in [[Buena Park, California]]. It is an event in which the theme park is transformed into "160 acres of horror", via a series of roaming monsters, terrifying [[maze]]s<ref name="MacDonald">{{cite news|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/halloween-haunt-2008-2200/|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2008 mazes|last=MacDonald|first=Brady |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2008-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212065636/http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/halloween-haunt-2008-2200/|archive-date=12 December 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 'scare zones'.<ref name="Register">{{cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2007/09/25/knotts-prepares-for-halloween-haunt/|title=Knott's prepares for Halloween Haunt|last=Pak|first=Ellyn|date=2007-09-25|publisher=Orange County Register|access-date=2023-10-29}}</ref> As of 2010, it was said to be the first, largest and longest-running [[Haunted attraction (simulated)|Halloween event]] to be held at a theme park.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201009/2094/|title= Halloween update: A look at the world's first, largest and longest-running theme park halloween event|last= Jost|first= Domenik|date= September 11, 2010|publisher= Theme Park Insider|access-date= September 18, 2017}}</ref>
== History ==
The idea for this event was presented at one of the regularly scheduled round table meetings for managers by Patricia Pawson. The actual event was created by Bill Hollingshead, Gary Salisbury, Martha Boyd and Gene Witham, along with other members of the Knott's Berry Farm Entertainment Department as documented in the DVD Season of Screams. During this special ticketed event, the entire park (or major portions of it) re-themes itself into a "haunted house" style attraction in the form of "mazes" and "scare zones" in the evening. Over a thousand specially employed monsters are also scattered - often hidden out of view - throughout the park at this time. Several attractions are decorated for the event including the Timber Mountain Log Ride and Calico Mine Train and there are 10 or more mazes of various themes from aliens to spiders to clowns from outer-space.


== 1987 ==
==Haunted attractions==
*Wax Works
1987 was Knotts 15th annual haunt.
*Origins: The Curse Of Calico
*Mesmer: Sideshow Of The Mind
*Bloodline 1842
*The Grimoire
*Cinema Slasher
*Room 13
*The Chilling Chambers


==Attraction history==
'''Mazes'''
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" width="100%"
* The Fourth Dimension
|-
* The Enemy Within
! !! Year !! Mazes !! Scare Zones !! Shows !! Notes <!--Refs-->
* Curse of the Sphinx
|- valign="top"
* Return of the Sorcerer
| 1 || 1973
* Metro Madness
| The Monster Maze<br />Satan's Saw Mill<br />The Ghostway Express
* The Return of Zulu
| Ghost Town
* The Slaughterhouse
|
|<ref name="Coasterglobe Theme Park and Coaster News"/><ref name="UH Ghost Town"/>
|- valign="top"
| 2 || 1974
| The Haunted Shack<br />The Devil's Log Ride<br />Calico Phantom's Mine Ride<br />Transylvania Railroad<br />Stagecoach Ride through Wolfman Country
| Ghost Town
|
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/>
|- valign="top"
| 3 || 1975
| Terror Mountain<br />Knott's Scary Tales<br />Trail of the Tortured<br />Haunted Mine<br />Transylvania Railroad<br />Trail of the Headless Horseman
| Ghost Town<br />The Gory '20s<br />Fiesta de Fiends
| The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/>
|- valign="top"
| 4 || 1976
| Trail of the Tortured<br />Terror Mountain<br />Haunted Mine<br />Trail of the Headless Horseman<br />Knott's Scary Tales<br />Transylvania Express<br />Gasoline Alley (Thru Sleepy Hollow)
| Ghost Town
| Dead Man's Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History">{{cite web|title=Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt History|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/legacy/darkhives/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010|author=Ultimate Haunt}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 5 || 1977
| Ten Chilling Chambers (first standalone walk-through maze)<br />Terror Mountain<br />Haunted Mine<br />Gasoline Alley (Thru Sleepy Hollow)<br />Transylvania Express<br />The Ghost Coach<br />Witch's Twist<br />Bump the Ghoul<br />Knott's Scary Tales
| Ghost Town
| The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/>
|- valign="top"
| 6 || 1978
| The Trail of Terror<br />Terror Mountain<br />Haunted Mine<br />Knott's Scary Tales
| Ghost Town
|
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/>
|- valign="top"
| 7 || 1979
| Chilling Chambers of Horrors<br />Black Bart's Trail of Terror<br />Terror Mountain<br />Haunted Mine<br />Knott's Scary Tales
| Ghost Town
| Monsters' Revenge
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/>
|- valign="top"
| 8 || 1980
| The Tomb of Terror<br />Dr. Alucard's Chamber of Horrors<br />Terror Mountain<br />Haunted Mine<br />Knott's Scary Tales
| Ghost Town
| Midnight Witch Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/>
|- valign="top"
| 9 || 1981
| The Trail of Terror<br />Terror Mountain<br />Haunted Mine<br />Knott's Scary Tales
| Ghost Town
| Midnight Witch Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/>
|- valign="top"
| 10 || 1982
| The Terrifying Trail of Jack the Ripper<br />The Mysterious Corridors<br />Terror Mountain<br />Haunted Mine<br />Knott's Scary Tales
| Ghost Town
| Midnight Witch Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/>
|- valign="top"
| 11 || 1983
| The Realm of Darkness<br />Corridors of Mystery<br />Terror Mountain<br />Haunted Mine<br />Transylvania Taxi
| Ghost Town
| Midnight Witch Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/>
|- valign="top"
| 12 || 1984
| Caverns of Doom<br />The House of Red Death<br />Terror Mountain<br />Haunted Mine
| Ghost Town
| Midnight Witch Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/>
|- valign="top"
| 13 || 1985
| The Terrifying House of Doom<br />Creep House<br />Trail of the Doomed<br />Terror Mountain<br />Trails of Terror<br />Dragon's Caverns<br />Sorcerer's Lair
| Ghost Town
| Midnight Witch Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/>
|- valign="top"
| 14 || 1986
| Mystical Maze of Madness<br />The Best Little Horror House<br />Conviks Haven<br />The Last Train to Terror<br />Nightmare Mountain<br />The Dark Forest of the Sorcerer
| Ghost Town
| Midnight Witch Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/>
|- valign="top"
| 15 || 1987
| Curse of the Sphinx <br/>Kingdom of the Dinosaurs <br/>Metro Madness <br/>Realm of the Sorcerer <br/>The Slaughterhouse <br/>The Enemy Within <br/>The Fourth Dimension <br/>The Return of Zulu
| Ghost Town
| Midnight Witch Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH 1987">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1987 15TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1987/map-87.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 16 || 1988
| Bait's Motel <br/>Camp Hatchet Head <br/>Revenge of the Dead <br/>The Dark <br/>Threshold of Doom <br/>Toxic Terror <br/>Uncle Ernie's Madhouse
| Ghost Town
| Midnight Witch Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH 1988">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1988 16TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1988/map-88.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 17 || 1989
| Bait's Motel <br/>Camp Hatchet Head <br/>Revenge of the Dead <br/>Terror Mountain <br/>The Dark <br/>Threshold of Doom <br/>Uncle Ernie's Madhouse <br/>Which Maze
| Ghost Town
| The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH 1989">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1989 17TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1989/map-89.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 18 || 1990
| Bait's Motel <br/>Encounters of Darkness <br/>The Fear <br/>Threshold of Doom <br/>Terror Mountain <br/>Revenge of the Dead <br/>Uncle Ernie's Madhouse <br/>Timothy L. Eerie Time Machine
| Ghost Town
| The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH 1990">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1990 18TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1990/map-90.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 19 || 1991
| Bait's Motel <br/>Encounters of Darkness <br/>Revenge of the Dead <br/>Terror Mountain <br/>The Body <br/>The Fear <br/>Threshold of Doom <br/>Uncle Ernie's Madhouse
| Ghost Town
| The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH 1991">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1991 19TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1991/map-91.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 20 || 1992
| Kingdom of the Lounge Lizards <br/>Lair of the Vampyre <br/>Mother Noose's Scary Tales <br/>Revenge of the Dead <br/>Temple of Sacrifice <br/>Terror Mountain <br/>Toxichem <br/>Uncle Ernie's Madhouse
| Ghost Town
| The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH 1992">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1992 20TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1992/map-92.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 21 || 1993
| House of Maniacs <br/>Jaws of Death <br/>Lair of the Vampyre <br/>Mother Noose's Scary Tales <br/>Nightmares <br/>Santa Claws Mountain <br/>Temple of Sacrifice <br/>Toxichem
| Ghost Town
| The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH 1993">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1993 21TH ''(sic)'' ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1993/map-93.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 22 || 1994
| Carnival of Death <br/>Cavern of Carnage <br/>House of Maniacs <br/>Industrial Evil <br/>Lair of the Vampyre <br/>Mother Noose's Scary Tales <br/>Nightmares <br/>Santa Claws Mountain <br/>Slasher of the Dark <br/>Toxichem
| Ghost Town
| The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH 1994">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1994 22ND ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1994/map-94.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 23 || 1995
| Carnival of Death <br/>Cavern of Carnage <br/>Curse of the Werewolf <br/>Dominion of the Dead <br/>Ghost Town Dead and Breakfast <br/>House of Maniacs <br/>Industrial Evil <br/>Nightmares <br/>Santa Claws Mountain <br/>Slasher of the Dark
| Ghost Town
| The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH 1995">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1995 23RD ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1995/map-95.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 24 || 1996
| Camp Gonnagetcha <br/>Carnival of Death <br/>Curse of the Werewolf <br/>Cavern of Carnage <br/>Dominion of the Dead <br/>Ghost Town Dead and Breakfast <br/>House of Maniacs <br/>Kingdom of the Lounge Lizards <br/>Nightmares <br/>The Underground <br/>Toon Terrortory
| Ghost Town <br/>The Gauntlet
| Cyber Insanity <br/>Day of the Dead Procession <br/>Dead Monsters of Rock <br/>Dr. Cleaver for President <br/>Laser Monster Madness <br/>The Deadly Dating Game <br/>The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH 1996">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1996 24TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1996/map-96.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 25 || 1997
| Bigfoot's Revenge <br/>Camp Gonnagetcha <br/>Curse of the Werewolf <br/>Dominion of the Dead <br/>Ghost Town Dead and Breakfast <br/>Nightmares <br/>The Inquisition <br/>The Underground <br/>The Underworld Unearthed <br/>Toon Terrortory <br/>XXV (25) Years of Fears
| Ghost Town <br/>The Gauntlet
| Cyber Insanity III <br/>Day of the Dead Procession <br/>[[Ed Alonzo]]'s Magic & Mayhem <br/>[[Elvira, Mistress of the Dark|Elvira]]'s Dead Legends of Rock <br/>Laser Monster Madness <br/>The Deadly Dating Game <br/>The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH 1997">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1997 25TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1997/map-97.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 26 || 1998
| Alien Attack <br/>Bigfoot's Revenge <br/>Camp Gonnagetcha <br/>Deadman's Wharf <br/>Dominion of the Dead <br/>Horrorwood Hotel <br/>Nightmares: The Awakening <br/>The Inquisition <br/>The Underground <br/>The Underworld Unearthed
| Ghost Town <br/>The Gauntlet
| Day of the Dead Procession <br/>[[Ed Alonzo]]'s Magic & Mayhem <br/>Electric Nightmares <br/>[[Elvira, Mistress of the Dark|Elvira]]'s Haunted House Party <br/>The Hanging <br/>The New Deadly Dating Game
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH 1998">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1998 26TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1998/map-98.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 27 || 1999
| Alien Attack <br/>Bigfoot's Revenge <br/>Camp Gonnagetcha <br/>Deadman's Wharf <br/>Dominion of the Dead <br/>[[Elvira, Mistress of the Dark|Elvira]]'s Nightmare <br/>Horrorwood Hotel <br/>Tales from the Inquisition <br/>The Underground <br/>The Underworld Unearthed
| Ghost Town <br/>The Gauntlet
| Day of the Dead Procession <br/>[[Ed Alonzo]]'s Magic & Mayhem <br/>Electric Nightmares <br/>[[Elvira, Mistress of the Dark|Elvira]]'s Ghost Stories Spectacular <br/>Tony Angelo, The Haunted Hypnotist <br/>The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH 1999">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1999 27TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1999/map-99.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 28 || 2000
| Alien Attack <br/>Army of the Underworld <br/>Camp Gonnagetcha <br/>Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns <br/>Deadman's Wharf <br/>[[Elvira, Mistress of the Dark|Elvira]]'s Nightmares <br/>Gothic Graveyard <br/>Horrorwood Hotel <br/>The Crypt Keeper's Tales from the Inquisition <br/>The Underground <br/>Voodoo Witch Project
| Backwoods <br/>CarnEVIL <br/>Ghost Town <br/>The Gauntlet <br/>The Swamp
| The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH 2000">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=2000 Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2000/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="UH CarnEVIL">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=CarnEVIL – Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/monsters2/carnevil/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="UH 2001"/><ref name="UH Haunt101 4">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=Knott's Scary Farm History|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/haunt101/course4.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="UH 2000 Descriptions">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=THE RETURN OF ZULU|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/2000/descriptions-00.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 29 || 2001
| Alien Attack <br/>Army of the Underworld <br/>Blood Bayou <br/>Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns <br/>Curse of the Spiderwoods <br/>[[Elvira, Mistress of the Dark|Elvira]]'s Red Moon Massacre <br/>Lore of the Vampire <br/>Malice in Wunderland <br/>The Cryptkeeper's Horrorwood Fright FestEvil <br/>The Underground
| CarnEVIL <br/>Ghost Town <br/>The Gauntlet <br/>The Swamp
| The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH CarnEVIL"/><ref name="UH 2001">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=2001 Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2001/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="UH Haunt101 4"/>
|- valign="top"
| 30 || 2002
| Alien Attack <br/>Army of the Underworld <br/>Blood Bayou <br/>Curse of the Spider <br/>Fright Festival <br/>Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns <br/>Malice in Wunderland <br/>The Underground <br/>The Inquisition <br/>Lore of the Vampire <br/>Red Moon Massacre
| CarnEVIL <br/>Ghost Town <br/>The Gauntlet <br/>The Swamp
| The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH CarnEVIL"/><ref name="UH Haunt101 4"/><ref name="UH 2002">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2002|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2002/2002update.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 31 || 2003
| Army of the Underworld <br/>Asylum <br/>Blood Bayou <br/>Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns <br/>Curse of the Spider <br/>Hatchet High <br/>Lore of the Vampire <br/>Malice in Wunderland <br/>Red Moon Massacre <br/>Temple of Sacrifice <br/>The Inquisition <br/>Underground
| CarnEVIL <br/>Ghost Town <br/>The Swamp
| The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH CarnEVIL"/><ref name="UH Haunt101 4"/><ref name="UH 2003">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2003|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/news2/2003haunt/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 32 || 2004
| Army of the Underworld <br/>Asylum <br/>Blood Bayou <br/>Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns <br/>Curse of the Spider <br/>Hatchet High <br/>Lore of the Vampire <br/>Malice in Wunderland <br/>Red Beard's Revenge <br/>Red Moon Massacre <br/>Temple of Sacrifice <br/>Terror Vision
| Ghost Town <br/>The Swamp <br/>The Gauntlet
| [[Ed Alonzo]]'s Magic and Mayhem <br/>The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH CarnEVIL"/><ref name="UH Haunt101 4"/><ref name="UH 2004">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt 2004|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2004/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 33 || 2005
| 13 Axe Murder Manor <br/>Asylum <br/>Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns <br/>Cavern of Lost Souls <br/>Curse of the Spider <br/>Feary Tales <br/>Hatchet High <br/>Lore of the Vampire <br/>Red Beard's Revenge <br/>Red Moon Massacre <br/>Temple of Sacrifice <br/>Terror Vision in 3-D
| CarnEVIL <br/>Ghost Town <br/>Silver Bullet Mining Town <br/>The Dark Realm <br/>The Gauntlet
| Hacks <br/>The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH CarnEVIL"/><ref name="UH 2005">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=2005 Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2006/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 34 || 2006
| 13 Axe Murder Manor <br/>Asylum <br/>Cavern of Lost Souls <br/>Dark Realm with Lazer Rage <br/>Feary Tales in 3-D <br/>Hatchet High <br/>Lore of the Vampire <br/>Lost Vegas in 3-D <br/>Red Beard's Revenge <br/>Red Moon Massacre <br/>Terror Vision in 3-D <br/>[[The Grudge 2]]
| CarnEVIL <br/>Ghost Town <br/>Silver Bullet Mining Town <br/>The Gauntlet
| Dead Idol <br/>Festival of Freaks <br/>Hacks <br/>Haunted Hypnochick <br/>Putz Prank Party <br/>The Hanging
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH CarnEVIL"/><ref name="UH 2006">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2006|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2006/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 35 || 2007
| 13 Axe Murder Manor <br/>[[Beowulf (2007 film)|Beowulf: Labyrinth into Darkness]] <br/>Black Widow's Cavern <br/>Dark Realm Lazer Tag <br/>Feary Tales <br/>Killer Clown Kollege <br/>Lore of the Vampire <br/>Lost Vegas <br/>Pyromaniax <br/>Red Beard's Revenge <br/>The Asylum <br/>The Doll Factory <br/>[[The Grudge 2]]
| CarnEVIL <br/>Ghost Town <br/>Silver Bullet Mining Town <br/>The Gauntlet
| Festival of Freaks <br/>Hacks <br/>Inferno <br/>The [[Chipper Lowell]] Experience <br/>The Death of Dr. Cleaver <br/>The Hanging <br/>The Rocketz
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH CarnEVIL"/><ref name="UH 2007">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2007|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2007/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 36 || 2008
| 13 Axe Murder Manor <br/>Alien Annihilation <br/>Black Widow's Cavern <br/>Club Blood <br/>Corn Stalkers <br/>Killer Clown Kollege <br/>Labyrinth <br/>Lost Vegas <br/>Pyromaniax <br/>[[Quarantine (2008 film)|Quarantine]] <br/>The Asylum <br/>The Doll Factory <br/>The Slaughterhouse
| CarnEVIL <br/>Ghost Town <br/>The Gauntlet
| Dr. Cleaver's Big Election <br/>Fangs: A Vampire Show <br/>Festival of Freaks <br/>Inferno <br/>The [[Chipper Lowell]] Experience <br/>The Hanging <br/>The Hypnochick
|<ref name="MacDonald"/><ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH CarnEVIL"/><ref name="UH 2008">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2008|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2008/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
|- valign="top"
| 37 || 2009
| Alien Annihilation <br/>Black Widow's Cavern <br/>Cornstalkers <br/>Club Blood <br/>Dia De Los Muertos <br/>Labyrinth <br/>Lockdown: The Asylum <br/>Pyromaniax <br/>[[Quarantine (2008 film)|Quarantine]] <br/>Terror of London <br/>The Doll Factory <br/>The Slaughterhouse <br/>Uncle Bobo's Big Top of the Bizarre <br/>[[The Stepfather (2009 film)| The Stepfather]] "Scare Scene"<ref name='2009 The Stepfather "Scare Scene" Video 2'>{{cite web |last1=The DigitalSnakeBandit |title=KSF 2009 Ghost Town - The Stepfather Box |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teQNydCDL9I |website=YouTube |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref><ref name='2009 Stepfather "Scare Scene" Video'>{{cite web |last1=fyw321 |title=Stepfather Scare Scene and Heading To Asylum Lockdown |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vndWgzr68Zg |website=YouTube |access-date=28 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="2009 Map" />
| CarnEVIL <br/>Ghost Town <br/> The Gauntlet
| Bloodlust <br/>Festival of Freaks <br/>Inferno <br/>The [[Chipper Lowell]] Experience <br/>The Hanging <br/>
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="UH CarnEVIL"/><ref name='2009 The Stepfather "Scare Scene" Video 2'>{{cite web |last1=The DigitalSnakeBandit |title=KSF 2009 Ghost Town - The Stepfather Box |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teQNydCDL9I |website=YouTube |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref><ref name='2009 Stepfather "Scare Scene" Video'>{{cite web |last1=fyw321 |title=Stepfather Scare Scene and Heading To Asylum Lockdown |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vndWgzr68Zg |website=YouTube |access-date=28 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="2009 Map">{{cite web|title=Knotts Scary Farm Survival Guide|url=http://creepyla.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/knottsmap.jpg|work=Park Map|publisher=Creepy L.A.|access-date=5 July 2010|author=Knotts Berry Farm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103204049/http://creepyla.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/knottsmap.jpg|archive-date=3 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="2009 LA Times">{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2009 mazes|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/halloween-haunt-2009-4863/|access-date=5 July 2010|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=8 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715011631/http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/halloween-haunt-2009-4863/|archive-date=15 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Hollywood Gothique 2009">{{cite web|last=Hollywood Gothique|title=Knott's Berry Farm's 2009 Halloween Haunt|url=http://www.hollywoodgothique.com/halloween-haunts/theme-park-haunts/knotts-scary-farm/|publisher=Hollywood Gothique|access-date=4 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020011227/http://www.hollywoodgothique.com/halloween-haunts/theme-park-haunts/knotts-scary-farm/|archive-date=20 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="UH 2009 Reviews">{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt 2009|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2009/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref>
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| 38 || 2010
| Black Widow's Cavern<br/>Club Blood<br/>Cornstalkers<br/>Dia De Los Muertos<br/>Fallout Shelter<br/>Labyrinth<br/>Lockdown: The Asylum<br/>Sleepy Hollow Mountain<br/>Terror of London<br/>The Doll Factory<br/>The Slaughterhouse<br/>Uncle Bobo's Big Top of the Bizarre<br/>Virus Z
| CarnEVIL <br>Ghost Town <br>Necropolis: City of the Dead
| De' Anna the HypnoChick<br/>[[Ed Alonzo]]'s Psycho Circus of Magic and Mayhem<br/>HACKS! presents Die, Die, Die!<br/>The Hanging<br/>Inferno<br/>The [[Chipper Lowell]] Experience <br/>Steel Drum Corps present Bang<br/>[[Zamora the Torture King|Zamora]]'s Sideshow of the Bizarre
|<ref name="UH Ghost Town"/><ref name="UH History"/><ref name="Official Facebook">{{cite web|last=Knott's Scary Farm|title=Knott's Scary Farm – Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/KnottsScaryFarm/|work=Facebook page.|publisher=Facebook|access-date=29 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="2010 scare zones">{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Berry Farm already preparing for Halloween Haunt 2010|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/halloween-haunt-knot-6687/|access-date=5 July 2010|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=30 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029125105/http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/halloween-haunt-knot-6687/|archive-date=29 October 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="2010 shows">{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2010 shows|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-berry-farm-un-7365/|access-date=21 August 2010|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=12 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821014423/http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-berry-farm-un-7365/|archive-date=21 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="2010 mazes">{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2010 mazes|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-berry-farm-un-7229/|access-date=21 August 2010|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=16 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="Official 2010">{{cite web|title=Knott's Berry Farm Haunt|url=http://haunt.knotts.com|publisher=Knott's Berry Farm|access-date=21 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720003324/http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-berry-farm-un-7229/|archive-date=20 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| 39 || 2011
| Cornstalkers<br/>Delirium<br/>Dia De Los Muertos<br/>Endgames: Warriors of the Apocalypse<br/>Fallout Shelter<br/>Invasion Beneath<br/>Lockdown: The Asylum<br/>Sleepy Hollow Mountain<br/>Terror of London<br/>The Doll Factory<br/>The Slaughterhouse<br/>Uncle Bobo's Big Top of the Bizarre<br/>Virus Z
| CarnEVIL<br/>Ghost Town<br/>Gypsy Camp<br/>Necropolis: City of the Dead
| The Hanging<br/>Putz' Prank Party<br/>[[Zamora the Torture King|Zamora]]'s Side Show of Horrors<br/>Street Drum Corps Presents Bang!<br/>Haunt Wonders of Technology<br/>[[Ed Alonzo]]'s Psycho Circus of Magic and Mayhem<br/>Red Moon Dance Company Presents Cursed!
|<ref name="Official 2011">{{cite web|title=Halloween Haunt|url=http://www.knotts.com/public/park/haunt/halloween_haunt.cfm|publisher=Knott's Berry Farm|access-date=14 May 2011|date=May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926220937/http://www.knotts.com/public/park/haunt/halloween_haunt.cfm|archive-date=26 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| 40 || 2012
| Delirium<br/>Dia De Los Muertos<br/>Dominion of the Dead<br/>Endgames: Warriors of the Apocalypse<br/>Fallout Shelter<br/>Pinocchio Unstrung<br/>Slaughterhouse<br/>Terror of London<br/>[[Evil Dead (2013 film)|The Evil Dead]]<br/>Trapped<br/>Trick or Treat<br/>Uncle Bobo's Big Top of the Bizarre<br/>Virus Z
| Ghost Town<br/>Necropolis<br/>Carnevil<br/>Gypsy Camp
| [[Ed Alonzo]]'s Funhouse<br/> Tonga Tiki Terror<br/> The Hanging Games<br/> The Witching Hour<br/> Mephisto's Mechanical Mayhem<br/> Blood Drums<br/> Cursed<br/> [[Zamora the Torture King|Zamora]]'s Sideshow of Torture<br/> Unearthed
|<ref name="2012 mazes">{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2012 mazes|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/01/news/la-trb-halloween-haunt-2012-knotts-scary-farm-08201201/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802211530/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/01/news/la-trb-halloween-haunt-2012-knotts-scary-farm-08201201|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 August 2012|access-date=31 August 2018|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=1 August 2012}}</ref>
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| 41 || 2013
| Delirium<br/>Black Magic<br/>Dominion of the Damned<br/>Endgames: Warriors of the Apocalypse<br/>Forevermore<br/>Mirror Mirror<br/>Pinocchio Unstrung<br/>The Gunslinger's Grave<br/>Trick or Treat<br/>Uncle Willy's Slaughterhouse<br/>The Witch's Keep<br/>Trapped: The New Experiment
|Ghost Town<br/>Necropolis<br/>Gypsy Camp<br/>Fiesta de los Muertos<br/>CarnEvil
| The Hanging<br/>Blood Drums<br/>Carny Trash<br/>Cursed<br/>[[Elvira, Mistress of the Dark|Elvira]]'s Sinema Seance<br/>Possessed
|<ref name="2013 event info">{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2013: Six new mazes and the return of Elvira|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jul/11/news/la-trb-halloween-haunt-2013-knotts-berry-farm-07201311/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809222512/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jul/11/news/la-trb-halloween-haunt-2013-knotts-berry-farm-07201311|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 August 2013|access-date=31 August 2018|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=11 July 2013}}</ref>
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| 42 || 2014
|Voodoo<br/>The Tooth Fairy<br/>Dominion of the Damned<br/>Black Magic<br/>Forevermore<br/>Pinocchio Unstrung<br/>The Gunslinger's Grave<br/>Trick or Treat<br/>The Witch's Keep<br/>Trapped: Lock and Key<br/>Special Ops: Infected
|Ghost Town<br/>Gypsy Camp: The Cursed Caravan<br/>CarnEvil<br/>Fiesta de los Muertos
|The Hanging<br/>[[Elvira, Mistress of the Dark|Elvira]]'s Big Top
|<ref name="2014 event info">{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2014 mazes|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-trb-halloween-haunt-2014-knotts-berry-farm-20140807-story.html#/|access-date=31 August 2018|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=7 August 2014}}</ref>
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| 43 || 2015
|Voodoo: Order of the Serpent<br/>The Tooth Fairy<br/>Paranormal Inc.<br/>Black Magic<br/>Forevermore<br/>Pinocchio Unstrung<br/>The Gunslinger's Grave: A Blood Moon Rises<br/>Trick or Treat<br/>My Bloody Clementine<br/>The Dead of Winter<br/>Special Ops: Infected - Patient Zero
|Ghost Town<br/>CarnEvil<br/>Fiesta de los Muertos
|The Hanging: Straight Outta Calico<br/>[[Elvira, Mistress of the Dark|Elvira]]'s Asylum
|<ref name="2015 event info">{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Halloween '15: A new haunted maze ruled by an evil queen, plus lots of zombie-killing ops|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-trb-knotts-halloween-haunt-2015-20150810-story.html/|access-date=31 August 2018|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=27 August 2015}}</ref>
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| 44 || 2016
|Voodoo: Order of the Serpent<br/>The Tooth Fairy<br/>Paranormal Inc.<br/>The Gunslinger's Grave: A Blood Moon Rises<br/>Trick or Treat<br/>The Dead of Winter: Revenge of the Wendigo <br/>The Red Barn<br/>Shadow Lands<br/>Black Ops: Infected<br/>Skeleton Key Rooms: Prey, Slasher, Visions, Zozo
|Ghost Town<br/>CarnEvil<br/>Fiesta de los Muertos<br/>The Hollow
|The Hanging<br/>[[Elvira, Mistress of the Dark|Elvira]]'s Danse Macabre
|<ref name="2016 event info">{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Berry Farm returns to the fog for Halloween Haunt 2016|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-tr-knotts-halloween-haunt-2016-20160826-snap-story.html/|access-date=31 August 2018|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=26 August 2016}}</ref>
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| 45 || 2017
||Voodoo: Order of the Serpent<br/>The Tooth Fairy<br/>Paranormal Inc.<br/>Dark Ride<br/>Pumpkin Eater<br/>Trick or Treat: Lights Out<br/>The Red Barn<br/>Shadow Lands<br/> Special Ops: Infected<br/>Halloween Hootenanny
|Ghost Town<br/>CarnEvil<br/>Fiesta de los Muertos<br/>The Hollow
|The Hanging<br/>[[Elvira, Mistress of the Dark|Elvira]] - Mistress of the Dark
|<ref name="2017 event info">{{cite news|last=Lam|first=Albert|title=Knott's Scary Farm 2017 Announcement Event|url=https://www.westcoaster.net/home/2017/9/1/knotts-scary-farm-2017-announcement-event/|access-date=31 August 2018|website=Westcoaster|date=1 September 2017}}</ref>
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| 46 ||2018
||Special Ops: Infected<br/>Shadow Lands<br/>Paranormal Inc.<br/>Trick or Treat: Lights Out<br/>Pumpkin Eater<br/>The Red Barn<br/>Dark Ride<br/>The Depths<br/>Dark Entities<br/>Halloween Hootenanny
|Ghost Town<br/>CarnEvil<br/>The Hollow<br/>Forsaken Lake
|Conjurers - Magic and Mirth at the Birdcage Theatre<br/>Hacks! Cutting Room Floor<br/>The Hanging: Shhh... It Happens
|<ref name="2018 event info">{{cite news|last=Niles|first=Robert|title=Knott's Scary Farm reveals its 2018 line-up|url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201808/6255/|access-date=31 August 2018|website=Theme Park Insider|date=30 August 2018}}</ref>
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| 47 || 2019
||Dark Entities<br/>Dark Ride<br/>Halloween Hootenanny<br/>Origins: The Curse of Calico<br/>Paranormal Inc.<br/>Pumpkin Eater<br/>Shadow Lands<br/>Special Ops: Infected<br/>The Depths<br/>Wax Works
|CarnEVIL<br/>Forsaken Lake<br/>Ghost Town<br/>The Hollow
|Conjurers - Magic and Mirth at the Birdcage Theatre<br/>The Hanging: Witches' Revenge<br/>[[Puppet Up!]] Uncensored
|<ref name="2019 event info">{{cite news|last=Tuttle|first=Brittani|title=Full lineup for Knott's Scary Farm 2019, featuring new maze 'Wax Works'|url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/full-lineup-for-knotts-scary-farm-2019-featuring-new-maze-wax-works/|access-date=11 September 2019|website=Theme Park Insider|date=30 August 2019}}</ref>
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|||2020
|'''Canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic'''
|
|
|
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| 48 || 2021
||Dark Entities<br/>Dark Ride: Castle of Chaos<br/> Halloween Hootenanny<br/>Mesmer: Sideshow of the Mind<br/>Origins: The Curse of Calico<br/>Paranormal Inc.<br/>Pumpkin Eater<br/>The Depths<br/>Wax Works
|CarnEVIL<br/>Forsaken Lake<br/>Ghost Town<br/>Gore-ing '20s<br/>The Hollow
|Carnival du Grotesque<br/>Doce de La Noche<br/>Into The Fog<br/>Invitation to Terror<br/>[[Puppet Up!]] Uncensored<br/>Wicked Drums<br/>Conjurers - Magic and Mirth at the Birdcage Theatre
|<ref name="2021 scare zones">{{cite news|last=Niles|first=Robert|title=Knott's Scary Farm Confirms 2021 Scare Zone Line-Up|url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202107/8373/|access-date=22 July 2021|website=Theme Park Insider|date=22 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="2021 Full Event Details">{{cite news|last=Niles|first=Robert|title=Knott's Reveals Full 2021 Scary Farm Line-Up|url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202108/8423/|access-date=14 September 2021|website=Theme Park Insider|date=16 August 2021}}</ref>
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| 49 || 2022
| |Bloodline 1842<br/>Dark Entities<br/>Dark Ride<br/>Mesmer: Sideshow of the Mind<br/>Origins: The Curse of Calico<br/>Pumpkin Eater<br/>The Depths<br/>The Grimoire<br/>Wax Works<br/>
| The Hollow<br/>Gore-ing '20s<br/>Forsaken Lake<br/>CarnEVIL<br/>Ghost Town Streets
||Carnival du Grotesque<br/>Conjurers: Dark Magic<br/>[[Puppet Up!]] Uncensored
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| 50|| 2023
||Bloodline 1842<br/>Cinema Slasher<br/>Dark Entities<br/>Mesmer: Sideshow of the Mind<br/>Origins: The Curse of Calico<br/>Room 13<br/>The Chilling Chambers<br/>The Depths<br/>The Grimoire<br/>Wax Works<br/>
||Gore-ing'20s<br/>Forsaken Lake<br/>CarnEVIL<br/>Ghost Town Streets<br/>The Gauntlet
|Carnival du Grotesque<br/>Dr. Cleaver Returns<br/>Music, Monsters, and Mayhem<br/>The Hanging: Uncancelled
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| 51|| 2024
||Wax Works<br/>
||TBD
||TBD
|<ref>FIVE FIRES. Knott's Scary Farm Panel Midsummer Scream 2024 Livestream.(July 28, 2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU_r1S4hQTw</ref>
|}


== 1988 ==
==History==
[[File:clowncrew13.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Two street monsters posing by the Ghost Town Coffin.]]
1988 was Knotts 16th annual haunt.
The concept was introduced to the park's operations committee in a meeting in September 1973 by George Condos and Martha Boyd of the marketing department, and Bill Hollingshead and Gary Salisbury of the entertainment office. [[Bud Hurlbut]], who built and operated (as a concessionaire) the Calico Mine Ride, the [[Timber Mountain Log Ride]] and other rides, decided that having static props wasn't enough, so he put on a gorilla suit and scared guests as they rode on the Mine Ride. Originally a three-night affair, running October 26–28, 1973, Halloween Haunt was an instant hit, and by the next year, the event sold out nightly.<ref>Merritt, Christopher, and Lynxwiler, J. Eric. ''Knott's Preserved: From Boysenberry to Theme Park, the History of Knott's Berry Farm,'' pp. 126-9, Angel City Press, Santa Monica, CA, 2010. {{ISBN|978-1-883318-97-0}}.</ref> Knott's Berry Farm was originally modeled after [[Calico Ghost Town|Calico, California]], a [[ghost town]] that was a result of the California [[silver rush]]. Already having a dedicated ''Ghost Town'' section in the theme park,<ref name="Gothique">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodgothique.com/halloween-haunts/theme-park-haunts/knotts-scary-farm/|title= Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt|publisher= Hollywood |access-date=2008-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020011227/http://www.hollywoodgothique.com/halloween-haunts/theme-park-haunts/knotts-scary-farm/|archive-date=20 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> this area would become the designed area for the original Halloween Haunt, eventually expanding to the entire park.<ref name="UH Ghost Town">{{cite web|title=Ghost Town – Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/monsters2/ghosttown/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010|author=Ultimate Haunt}}</ref>


The 1980s would continue to be a success for the theme park, and [[popular culture]] icons were employed to represent the event. In 1981, actor and singer [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] joined the cast, as did [[Cassandra Peterson|Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson]] in the following year.<ref name="c1980">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/haunt101/course2.htm|title=COURSE 2: the 1980s |publisher=ultimatehaunt.com|access-date=2008-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905101326/http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/haunt101/course2.htm|archive-date=5 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Elvira was prominently featured in many Halloween Haunt events until 2001. According to postings on her [[Myspace]] page, Cassandra was released from her contract by the park's new owners due to their wanting a more family friendly appeal.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061210103443/http://www.myspace.com/2macabre Cassandra Peterson's] MySpace page</ref> The 1990s would show a different approach to Halloween. Humor was added to many facets in the theme park and Knott's turned from the explicit horror to [[black comedy]].<ref name="d1980">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/haunt101/course3.htm|title=COURSE 3: THE 1990S |publisher=ultimatehaunt.com|access-date=2008-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822151021/http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/haunt101/course3.htm|archive-date=22 August 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> This continuing balance of horror and humor has been a key to the continuing success of Knott's Halloween Haunt.<ref name="Mills">{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2006/oct/12/news/wk-coverparks12|title=Getting into their costumes|last=Mills|first=Thomas |access-date=2008-10-23 | work=Los Angeles Times | date=2006-10-12}}</ref>
'''Mazes'''
* Baits Motel
* Camp Hatchet Head
* The Dark
* Threshold of Doom
* Toxic Terror
* Revenge of the Dead
* Uncle Ernie's Madhouse


On August 4, 2020, Knott's announced that the 48th Scary Farm season would be cancelled in response to the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]] which caused the closure of theme parks in California in March at the request of [[California Governor]] [[Gavin Newsom]] and was deferred to 2021. The theme park was not open at the time of the announcement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.knotts.com/park-update|title = Knott's Berry Farm Amusement Park &#124; Coronavirus Update}}</ref>
== 1989 ==
1989 was Knotts 17th annual haunt


By the time the annual six-week-long event celebrated its 50th year in 2023,<ref name="Coasterglobe Theme Park and Coaster News">{{cite web|url=http://coasterglobe.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/knotts-scary-farm-haunt-walk-in-freak-out/|title=Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt- "Walk In, Freak Out"|access-date=2008-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005204057/https://coasterglobe.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/knotts-scary-farm-haunt-walk-in-freak-out/|archive-date=5 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> it has become the largest event of any theme park.<ref name="FAQ">{{cite web|url=https://www.knotts.com/events/scary-farm/plan-a-trip|title=Plan A Trip|publisher=Knott's Berry Farm|access-date=2023-10-29}}</ref>
'''Mazes'''
* Which Maze [New for 1989]
* Terror Mountain [New for 1989]
* Baits Motel
* Revenge of the Dead
* Camp Hatchet Head
* The Dark
* Threshold of Doom
* Uncle Ernie's Madhouse


== 1990 ==
==Park transformation==
[[File:Charlene Parker, green witch.jpg|thumb|right|Charlene Parker as the Green Witch.]]
1990 was Knotts 18th annual haunt
While Knott's Berry Farm is a year-round [[theme park]], the entire acreage is modified to fit the Halloween motif. Rides and other attractions are converted into [[macabre]] themes. Seasonal workers are cast as a variety of monsters, roaming the {{convert|160|acre|km2|adj=on}} park in terrifying scare zones, amidst haze produced by giant [[fog machine]]s.


The controversial "Hanging" live show was a staple of the Haunt that lampoons celebrities and people in the news through a series of staged [[hanging]]s. The Hanging had been an annual event since the 1979 Halloween Haunt, but went on a brief hiatus after the 2019 season until it returned in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-25 |title=Uncensored ‘Hanging’ returns to Knott’s Scary Farm – ‘If you don’t like it, don’t watch’ |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2023/08/25/uncensored-hanging-returns-to-knotts-scary-farm-if-you-dont-like-it-dont-watch/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Mazes'''
As of 2023, the park has 10 mazes, 5 scare zones, and 4 live shows.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-22 |title=Knott’s Scary Farm 2023 Guide – 50 Years of Nostalgic Nightmares! |url=https://www.micechat.com/365380-knotts-scary-farm-guide-2023/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=www.micechat.com}}</ref>
* Encounters of Darkness [New for 1990]
* The Fear [New for 1990]
* Timothy L. Eerie Time Machine [New for 1990]
* Threshold of Doom
* Baits Motel
* Terror Mountain
* Revenge of the Dead
* Uncle Ernie's Madhouse


== 1991 ==
===The Green Witch===
[[File:Charlene Parker, spinner.jpg|thumb|left|Charlene Parker no longer portrays the Green Witch but continues to serve as a spinner and shift lead in Ghost Town at Knott's.]]
1991 was Knotts 19th annual haunt.
Some characters have developed a special appeal, such as the legendary, iconic, and infamous villainess herself Sarah Rebecca Anne "The Green Witch Of Calico" Morgan-Marshall.


Back in 1973, Diana Kirchen-Kelly was chosen to don the role of the first Green Witch under the name of Spooky Sarah when Haunt began. After Diana left the Haunt in 1976, the Green Witch role was passed to Barb Best Becka, then to Karen Aikman, and then to Charlene Parker in 1982.<ref>{{cite news|author=Pardes, Arielle|title=The Long, Spooky History of America's First Amusement-Park Witch|work= Vice.com|date=October 25, 2015|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/kwxkaz/the-long-spooky-history-of-americas-oldest-amusement-park-witch-511|access-date= September 16, 2023}}</ref>
'''Mazes'''
* Encounters of Darkness [New for 1991]
* The Body [New for 1991]
* Revenge of the Dead
* Baits Motel
* The Fear
* Threshold of Doom
* Terror Mountain
* Uncle Ernie's Madhouse


The Green Witch character became the most famous of the 1,000 "monsters" at Knott's Scary Farm, and Charlene Parker served in that role for over three decades (1983-2017). Tall and thin, she had a reputation for "gliding" rather than walking, and was continually able to catch guests by surprise. Some would fall over backwards onto the ground, and leave a wet spot on the pavement where they fell... This ability gave her "serious street cred" among her fellow "monsters." Sweepers at Knott's would just sit and wait near her, knowing that it would not be long before she would scare a group of guests so much that they would toss their food up into the air. In the age before cell phones, Knott's Guest Relations referred to her as "the Number 1 cause of separated parties." People would come to the Guest Relations office because their group had scattered after being "scared by a green witch." Parker was the subject of two feature articles about her in the ''Orange County Register,'' as well as the travel blog of the ''Los Angeles Times,'' and other publications, as well as appearing in Knott's commercials.<ref>{{cite news|author=Kheel, Rebecca|title=Who does that job? Knott's Scary Farm witch delights in frightening you|work= Orange County Register|date=September 24, 2015|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2015/09/24/who-does-that-job-knotts-scary-farm-witch-delights-in-frightening-you/|access-date= September 7, 2023}}</ref><ref name=creeping>{{cite news|author=Pak, Ellyn|title=A love for creeping people out|work= [[Orange County Register]]|page= 1|date=October 22, 2007|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/parker-102103-park-monsters.html|access-date= July 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=MacDonald, Brady|title=Knott's green witch scares because she cares|work= [[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 5, 2007|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-green-witch-s-820/|access-date= July 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718043310/http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-green-witch-s-820/|archive-date=18 July 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>"Adventures in Education," Knott's Berry Farm, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.</ref><ref>''The Scary Vine,'' Knott's Berry Farm, Vol. 14, No. 10, October 9, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbfK9iSUbWo| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/dbfK9iSUbWo| archive-date=2021-11-18 | url-status=live|title=Scare School|access-date=31 January 2019|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>Forsyth, Jessica. "Bewitched," ''Coast'' magazine, Oct. 2008, pp. 42-3, Newport Beach, CA.</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Owens, Jana|title=Halloween Haunt brings thrills and chills to Knott's|work=Daily 49er|date= October 19, 2007|url=http://www.daily49er.com/uncategorized/2007/10/19/halloween-haunt-brings-thrills-and-chills-to-knotts/|access-date=July 13, 2014}}</ref>
== 1992 ==
1992 was Knotts 20th annual haunt.


In September 2021, Sarah was replaced by The Conductor as the new face of Knott's Scary Farm.
'''Mazes'''
* Mother Noose's Scary Tales [New for 1992]
* Lair of the Vampyre [New for 1992]
* Kingdom of the Lounge Lizards [New for 1992]
* Toxichem
* Temple of Sacrifice
* Terror Mountain
* Revenge of the Dead
* Uncle Ernie's Madhouse


== 1993 ==
==Awards==
Knott's Scary Farm has won [[Amusement Today]]'s [[Golden Ticket Award]] for Best Halloween Event twice, in 2005 and 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goldenticketawards.com/all-time-winners-by-category/#20|title=All-time Winners By Category – The Golden Ticket Awards - Presented by Amusement Today|website=goldenticketawards.com|date=8 January 2014}}</ref>
1993 was Knotts 21st annual haunt.


==See also==
'''Mazes'''
*[[Halloween Haunt (disambiguation)|Halloween Haunt]], Halloween events at other [[Cedar Fair]] parks
* Santa Claws Mountain [New for 1993]
*[[Six Flags Fright Fest]], Halloween events at Six Flags parks
* Nightmares [New for 1993]
*[[Universal's Halloween Horror Nights]], Halloween event at Universal parks
* House of Maniacs [New for 1993]
*[[Howl-O-Scream]], Halloween event at Busch Gardens
* Mother Noose's Scary Tales
* Toxichem
* Temple of Sacrifice
* Jaws of Death
* Lair of the Vampyre
* Industrial Evil


== 1994 ==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
1994 was Knotts 22nd annual haunt.


* [https://buckingtrends.me/2011/09/30/knott%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cscary%e2%80%9d-farm-2011-here%e2%80%99s-a-cheer-for-38-years-of-fears Knott's Scary Farm 2011: Here's A Cheer For 38 Years Of Fears, Leo Buck Buck-ing Trends November 30, 2011]
'''Mazes'''
* Slasher of the Dark [New for 1994]
* Carnival of Death [New for 1994]
* Cavern of Carnage [New for 1994]
* Mother Noose's Scary Tales
* Toxichem
* Santa Claws Mountain
* Industrial Evil
* House of Maniacs
* Lair of the Vampyre
* Nightmares


== 1995 ==
== External links ==
*{{official website|url=https://www.knotts.com/play/scary-farm}}
1995 was Knotts 23rd annual haunt.
* [http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/ Comprehensive tribute site]
* [http://themeparkadventure.com/ Halloween Haunt reviews, photos, and video]


{{Knott's Berry Farm rides}}
'''Mazes'''
{{Halloween events}}
* Curse of the Werewolf [New for 1995]
* Ghost Town's Dead and Breakfast [New for 1995]
* Dominion of the Dead [New for 1995]
* Industrial Evil
* Nightmares
* Slasher of the Dark
* Cavern of Carnage
* Santa Claws Mountain
* House of Maniacs
* Carnival of Death


[[Category:Six Flags]]
== 1996 ==
[[Category:Knott's Berry Farm]]
1996 was Knotts 24th annual haunt.
[[Category:Halloween events in the United States]]

[[Category:Haunted attractions (simulated)]]
'''Mazes'''
[[Category:Recurring events established in 1973]]
* Toon TERRORtory [New for 1996]
[[Category:1973 establishments in California]]
* Camp Gonnagetcha [New for 1996]
* The Underground [New for 1996]
* Nightmares
* Kingdom of the Lounge Lizards
* Ghost Town's Dead and Breakfast
* Curse of the Werewolf
* Dominion of the Dead
* Cavern of Carnage
* Carnival of Death
* House of Maniacs

'''Shows'''
* The Hanging "Horray for Hollywood?"
* Dead Monsters of Rock- Live!
* Dr. Cleaver for President
* Day of the Dead Procession
* The Deadly Dating Game
* Cyber Insanity
* Laser Monster Madness
* The Gauntlet: Festival of Freaks

== 1997 ==
1997 was Knotts 25th annual haunt.

'''Mazes'''
* XXV (25) Years of Fears [New for 1997]
* The Underworld Unearthed [New for 1997]
* The Inquisition [New for 1997]
* Bigfoot's Revenge [New for 1997]
* Nightmares
* Ghost Town's Dead and Breakfast
* Curse of the Werewolf
* Toon TERRORtory
* Dominion of the Dead
* Camp Gonnagetcha
* The Underground

'''Shows'''
* The Hanging
* Elvira's Dead Legends of Rock- Live!
* Ed Alonzo's Magic & Mayhem
* Day of the Dead Procession
* The Deadly Dating Game
* Cyber Insanity III
* Laser Monster Madness
* The Gauntlet: Festival of Freaks

== 1998 ==
1998 was Knotts 26th annual haunt.

'''Mazes'''
* Horrorwood Hotel [New for 1998]
* Deadman's Wharf [New for 1998]
* Alien Attack! [New for 1998]
* Nightmares: The Awakening
* Bigfoot's Revenge
* Dominion of the Dead
* The Underworld Unearthed
* Camp Gonnagetcha
* The Underground
* The Inquisition

'''Shows'''
* The Hanging
* Elvira's Haunted House Party
* Ed Alonzo's Magic & Mayhem
* Day of the Dead Procession
* The New Deadly Dating Game
* Electric Nightmares
* The Gauntlet: Festival of Freaks

== 1999 ==
1999 was Knotts 27th annual haunt.

'''Mazes'''
* Tales from the Inquisition Starring the Cryptkeeper [New for 1999]
* Elvira's Nightmare [New for 1999]
* Bigfoot's Revenge
* Horrorwood Hotel
* Deadman's Wharf
* Dominion of the Dead
* The Underworld Unearthed
* Camp Gonnagetcha
* Alien Attack!
* The Underground

'''Shows'''
* The Hanging Starring the Cryptkeeper
* Elvira's Ghost Stories Spooktacular
* Ed Alonzo's Magic & Mayhem
* Day of the Dead Procession
* Tony Angelo, The Haunted Hypnotist
* Electric Nightmares
* The Gauntlet: Festival of Freaks

== 2000 ==
2000 was Knotts 28th annual haunt.

'''Mazes'''
* Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns in 3D [New for 2000]
* VooDoo Witch Project [New for 2000]
* Gothic Graveyard [New for 2000]
* Alien Attack!
* Army of the Underworld
* Camp Gonnagetcha
* The Crypt Keeper's Tales from the Inquisition
* Deadman's Wharf
* Horrorwood Hotel
* Elvira's Nightmare
* The Underground

'''Shows'''
* Elvira's Shock and Rock Revue
* The Hanging Starring the Cryptkeeper
* The Gauntlet: Festival of Freaks
* Tony Angelo Haunted Hypnotist
* Ed Alonzo's Magic & Mayhem
* Day of the Dead Procession

== 2001 ==
2001 was Knotts 29th annual haunt.

'''Mazes'''
* Malice in Wunderland in 3D [New for 2001]
* Elvira Presents Red Moon Massacre [New for 2001]
* The Cryptkeeper Presents Horrorwood Fright FestEVIL [New for 2001]
* Lore of the Vampire [New for 2001]
* Blood Bayou [New for 2001]
* Curse of the Spider Woods [New for 2001]
* Alien Attack!
* Army of the Underworld
* Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns in 3D
* The Inquisition
* The Underground


'''Shows'''
* Elvira at 20, Almost Legal!
* The Hanging Starring the Cryptkeeper
* Ed Alonzo's Magic & Mayhem
* The Gauntlet: Festival of Freaks
* Tony Angelo Haunted Hypnotist
* Dr. Cleaver Returns

== 2002 ==
2002 was Knotts 30th annual haunt.

'''Mazes'''
* Jaguar Temple of Sacrifice [New for 2002]
* Curse of the Spider [New for 2002]
* Alien Attack
* Fright FestEVIL
* Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns in 3D
* Blood Bayou
* Malice in Wunderland in 3D
* The Underground
* The Inquisition
* Lore of the Vampire
* Red Moon Massacre
* Army of the Underworld

'''Shows'''
* The Hanging
* Ed Alonzo's Ghouls Gone Wild
* Zamora's Sideshow of the Bizarre
* Beyond Bizarre Starring the Enigma and Katzen
* Putz's Prank Party
* Dr. Cleaver Returns

== 2003 ==
2003 was Knotts 31st annual haunt.

'''Mazes'''
* The Asylum [New for 2003]
* Hatchet High [New for 2003]
* Jaguar Temple of Sacrifice
* Lore of the Vampire
* The Inquisition
* The Underground
* Malice in Wunderland in 3D
* Army of the Underworld
* Red Moon Massacre
* Blood Bayou
* Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns in 3D
* Curse of the Spider

'''Shows'''
* The Hanging

== 2004 ==
2004 was Knotts 32nd annual haunt.

'''Mazes'''
* Terrorvision in 3D [New for 2004]
* Red Beard's Revenge [New for 2004]
* Malice in Wunderland in 3D
* Red Moon Massacre
* Lore of the Vampire
* Blood Bayou
* Hatchet High
* Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns in 3D
* Army of the Underworld
* The Asylum
* Curse of the Spider
* Jaguar Temple of Sacrifice

'''Scarezones'''
* Ghost Town
* The Gauntlet
* The Swamp
* CarnEVIL

'''Shows'''
* The Hanging
* Dr. Cleaver's Psycho Circus
* Tommy Tomb in Terror Tiki Lounge

== 2005 ==
2005 was Knotts 33rd annual haunt.

'''Mazes'''
* 13 Axe Murder Manor [New for 2005]
* Feary Tales in 3D [New for 2005]
* Cavern of Lost Souls [New for 2005]
* Red Moon Massacre
* Lore of the Vampire
* Hatchet High
* Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns in 3D
* Red Beards Revenge
* Terrorvision in 3D
* The Asylum
* Curse of the Spider
* Jaguar Temple of Sacrifice

'''Scarezones'''
* Ghost Town
* Silver Bullet Mining Town
* The Gauntlet
* The Dark Realm
* CarnEVIL

'''Shows'''
* The Hanging
* Hacks! Side Splitting Improv

== 2006 ==
2006 was Knotts 34th annual haunt.

'''Mazes'''
* The Grudge 2 [New for 2006] (Fiesta Plaza)- Pass through the threshold of the house that is determined to possess any soul that enters. What horrific crimes have been committed here that would give rise to such a grudge? Visitors to this dwelling of the damned will come face to face with the tortured spirits and will find themselves,much like characters in the movie, fighting for both their sanity and their lives!
* Lost Vegas in 3D [New for 2006] (Bumper Cars)- Make your way through a dilapidated “kill-cino” type maze enhanced in 3-D!
* Dark Realm Laser Rage [New for 2006] (Stagecoach Trail)- Arm yourself with a lazer gun (additional fee applies) as you try to survive through a post-apocalyptic nuclear holocaust!
* Red Moon Massacre (Log Ride)- A "Little Red Riding Hood" experience where the big, bad werewolf rules the night. Visits to Grandma's house are never a walk in the woods.
* Lore of the Vampire (Balloon Race)- Follow the undead as they lurk through catacombs and terrorize night clubs. Watch your neck or you'll be next!
* Hatchet High (Wilderness Dance Hall)- "The Faculty" meets "Carrie" at this horrible high school, where detention can be a death sentence and football games are played to death.
* The Asylum (Ghostrider 1)- In this home for the demented, the inmates pale in comparison to the bizarre behavior of the guards and doctors. Who is running this Asylum?
* Red Beard's Revenge (Main Gate)- Hidden deep in the Gauntlet scare zone lies the cursed pirate ship, the Scarlet Scabbard. If you dare to board the bloody bilge, you'll set sail on a gory-ghost voyage to the Isle of the Dead and ports beyond.
* Terrorvision in 3D (Dry Lake Bed Under Jaguar)- Kitchy TV shows have come back from TV land to terrorize your plasma screens. An enhanced 3-D opportunity.
* Feary Tales in 3D (Ghostrider 2)- Aesop and Grimm would run for their lives were they to venture into this twisted telling of famous tales . . . or should we say infamous tale of woe. An enhanced 3-D opportunity.
* 13 Axe Murder Manor (Mystery Lodge)- A once grand Victorian mansion now lies condemned and fenced off from the eyes of civilization. The gruesome axe murders have left the house filled with angry spirits, designed to seek vengeance on the living.
* Cavern of Lost Souls (Calico Mine Ride)- The poor miners in this abandoned silver shaft tapped into an eerie cavern that was possessed by a strange and ominous presence. Spend too much time here and the same may happen to you.

'''Scarezones'''
* Ghost Town (Ghost Town)- The original Haunt scare zone returns! You’re never safe from our infamous ghouls, ghosts, goblins and other hideous beasts lurking in Ghost Town’s hundreds of nooks and crannies. Beware of Goblin, Vampire, Grim Reaper, half-faced Miss Purdy, The Bride, the notorious Sliders and the hundreds of other “gruesomes” whose sole intent is to make your visit with us as entirely unpleasant as possible.
* Silver Bullet Mining Town (Silver Bullet Throat)- When the Silver Bullet Cowboy came to Calico his heart was pure, but the Halloween season brings out the monster in our resident gunslinger. As night falls our champion undergoes a hideous transformation and roams the “ Silver Bullet Mine Town” with a posse of evil miners and other creatures of the night.
* CarnEVIL (The Boardwalk)- The living dead roam the Boardwalk to cause misery in this eerie zone featuring entertainment more easily defined as surreal and sinister rather than scary. Watch your back as the grotesque, zombie revelers are always looking for victims to add to their gruesome party.
* The Gauntlet (Camp Snoopy)- A tranquil kingdom swept by a terrible plague,its inhabitants doomed to eternal suffering. Seeking revenge, the tortured, scarred souls search for the one responsible – unleashing their fury on anyone who dares to run the Gauntlet!

'''Shows'''
* The Hanging (Calico Square)- An irreverent look back at the year's pop culture is killer comedy. Notorious for its special effects, pyrotechnics and high-flying stunts for a no-holds-barred show of monsters and madness. A must see parody!
* Putz Prank Party (Wagon Camp)- Starring Marty Putz, the chubby bunny returns. A different kind of comedy with a different kind of attitude, Marty takes "prop comedy" to new heights as he sharpens his head, inflates himself and demonstrates his latest "inventions". One word - Hilarious!
* Hacks! Side Splitting Improv (Bird Cage Theater)- Comedy improv at its best! A laugh-a-minute show where you never know what will happen next!
* Dead Idol... LIVE! (Ghoul Time Theater)- Deceased legends of rock and roll come back for some stunning final performances at “Dead Idol . . . LIVE!”. They may be departed, but these rockers can still put on one wicked performance. Come get down before they go back in the ground.
* Festival of Freaks (The Gauntlet Theater)- Starring Zamora the Torture King and Miss Electra. Eating light bulbs, sticking fingers in light sockets and swallowing needles are just a few of the things we all learned not to do when we were tots, but not these freaks! These living human oddities will amuse you, amaze you, and make your skin crawl.
* Haunted Hypnochick (The Boardwalk Ballroom)- You’re getting sleepy…Knott’s “Haunted Hypnochick” rocks Haunt with real hypnosis and hysterical scenarios. Just wait and see what she makes her unsuspecting audiences try in this hilarious quick-moving show!

== 2007 ==
2007 was Knotts 35th annual haunt.

'''Mazes'''
* The Doll Factory [New for 2007] (Wilderness Dance Hall)- In an old, abandoned toy factory, the Marionette Murderer, a psychotic serial killer turns his beautiful victims into life-size porcelain dolls for his personal collection. Tour his twisted museum of death and disfigurement, and hope to escape his mechanical lair.
* Pyromaniax [New for 2007] (Log Ride)- A fire bursts out on the mountain due to a tragic accident at the resident Moonshine Factory. It seems the locals have been using toxic waste to make their libation, and now the lethal fumes are turning everyone (including the Fire Fighters) into murderous mutants.
* Beowulf Labyrinth Into Darkness [New for 2007] (The Lake)- Darkness has a legacy. Every legend has a king. Every man has a demon. Paramount Pictures film, Beowulf, follows the epic poem, set in 5th century Denmark, of the great hero, Beowulf who defends King Hrothgar and his people in three great battles against the monsterous Grendal, Grendal’s vengeful mother, and a fire-breathing dragon.
* Killer Clown Kollege [New for 2007] (Xcelerator)- Welcome Freshmen, to your initiation into Clown U and it’s fearsome Fraternity.
* Black Widow's Cavern [New for 2007] (Calico Mine Ride)- Enter the old, abandoned mine, now overrun by deadly spiders. Get caught in the web of the horrific arachnids as you travel on the old miner’s path of doom.
* Lore of the Vampire (Balloon Race)- Follow the undead as they lurk through catacombs and terrorize night clubs. Watch your neck or you’ll be next.
* The Asylum (Ghostrider 1)- In this home for the demented, the inmates pale in comparison to the bizarre behavior of the guards and doctors. Who is running this Asylum?
* Red Beard's Revenge (Main Gate)- Hidden deep in the Gauntlet scare zone lies the cursed pirate ship, the Scarlet Scabbard. If you dare to board the bloody bilge, you’ll set sail on a gory-ghost voyage to the Isle of the Dead and ports beyond.
* Feary Tales in 3D (Ghostrider 2)- Aesop and Grimm would run for their lives were they to venture into this twisted telling of famous tales . . . or should we say infamous tales of woe.
* 13 Axe Murder Manor (Mystery Lodge)- A once grand Victorian mansion now lies condemned and fenced off from the eyes of civilization. The gruesome axe murders have left the house filled with angry spirits, designed to seek vengeance on the living.
* The Grudge 2 (Fiesta Plaza)- When someone dies in a grip of a powerful rage… a curse is born. Straight from Sony Pictures’ The Grudge 2, Kayako and Toshio haunt an abandoned, Japanese house, bringing their unique brand of creepy terror to guests who dare venture across the doomed threshold.
* Lost Vegas in 3D (Bumper Cars)- This casino is ready for the wrecking ball, or did that already happen, where the only thing more frightening than the cocktail servers is the constant refrain of “Seven Out!”
* Dark Realm Laser Rage (Stagecoach Trail)- The maze experience truly becomes interactive when the Haunters are armed with laser tag guns, but run the risk of being shot by our monsters. Up-charge for laser tag but can enjoy the maze without it.

'''Scarezones'''
* Ghost Town (Ghost Town)- You’re never safe from our infamous ghouls, ghosts, goblins and other hideous beasts lurking in Ghost Town’s hundreds of nooks and crannies. Beware of Werewolf, Grim Reaper, half-faced Miss Purdy, The Bride, the notorious Sliders and the hundreds of other “gruesomes” whose sole intent is to make your visit with us utterly unpleasant. You can also visit the Gypsy Camp for palm and tarot card readings.
* The Gauntlet (Camp Snoopy)- A tranquil kingdom swept by a terrible plague, its inhabitants doomed to eternal suffering. Seeking revenge, the tortured, scarred souls search for the one responsible – unleashing their fury on anyone who dares to run the Gauntlet!
* CarnEVIL (The Boardwalk)- The living dead roam the Boardwalk to cause misery in this eerie zone featuring entertainment more easily defined as surreal and sinister rather than scary. Watch your back as the grotesque, zombie revelers are always looking for victims to add to their gruesome party.
* Silver Bullet Mining Town (Silver Bullet Throat)- When the Silver Bullet Cowboy came to Calico his heart was pure, but the Halloween season brings out the monster in our resident gunslinger. As night falls our champion undergoes a hideous transformation and roams the “Silver Bullet Mine Town” with a posse of evil miners and other creatures of the night.

'''Shows'''
* The Hanging "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Max World!" (Calico Square)- An irreverent look back at the year's pop culture is killer comedy. Notorious for its special effects, pyrotechnics and high-flying stunts for a no-holds-barred show of monsters and madness. A must see parody!
* Hacks "Trick or Treat" (Knotts Ghoul Time Theater)- You never know what will happen next with this group of crazy comedians as they deliver a dangerous dose of improv entertainment complete with audience participation and some new eye-popping dancers.
* The Death of Dr. Cleaver (Bird Cage Theater)- Join the demented doctor and his sinister sidekick for a mind-bending journey into oblivion ... and beyond.
* The Chipper Lowell Experience (Boardwalk Ballroom)- Where comedy and magic collide. Always a crowd-pleaser, Chip Lowell takes to the stage with comedic prop magic for all ages.
* Festival of Freaks (Gauntlet Theater)- Starring Zamora the Torture King and Miss Electra. Eating light bulbs, sticking fingers in light sockets and swallowing needles are just a few of the things we all learned not to do when we were tots, but not these freaks! These living human oddities will amuse you, amaze you, and make your skin crawl.
* The Rocketz (Wagon Camp)- It’s a round up of the undead rock and shock complete with psychobilly sounds and Go-Go Ghoul dancers.
* Inferno (Between Coasters and Perilous Plunge)- Lethal combinations of fire, dance and pulsating music come together to create one of Haunt’s “hottest” shows. Get ready for fire spinning, eating, throwing, as well as hoops, martial arts and more!

== 2008 ==
2008 will be Knotts 36th annual Haunt.

'''Mazes'''
* Quarantine Movie Tie-In [New for 2008]
* Slaughterhouse [New for 2008]
* Cornfield [New for 2008]
* The Labyrinth [New for 2008]
* Alien Annihilation 3-D Laser Tag [New for 2008]
* Club Blood [New for 2008]
* The Doll Factory
* Killer Clown Kollege
* Pyromaniax
* Black Widow's Cavern
* The Asylum
* 13 Axe Murder Manor
* Lost Vegas in 3D<br /><br />

'''External Links'''<br />
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http://www.themeparkadventure.com<br />
http://www.ultimatehaunt.com

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Knott's Scary Farm
GenreHalloween
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Knotts Berry Farm
33°50′39″N 118°00′01″W / 33.844178°N 118.000267°W / 33.844178; -118.000267
Years active1973–2019, 2021–
Inaugurated1973; 51 years ago (1973)
WebsiteOfficial website

Knott's Scary Farm or Knott's Halloween Haunt is a seasonal Halloween event at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It is an event in which the theme park is transformed into "160 acres of horror", via a series of roaming monsters, terrifying mazes[1] and 'scare zones'.[2] As of 2010, it was said to be the first, largest and longest-running Halloween event to be held at a theme park.[3]

Haunted attractions

  • Wax Works
  • Origins: The Curse Of Calico
  • Mesmer: Sideshow Of The Mind
  • Bloodline 1842
  • The Grimoire
  • Cinema Slasher
  • Room 13
  • The Chilling Chambers

Attraction history

History

Two street monsters posing by the Ghost Town Coffin.

The concept was introduced to the park's operations committee in a meeting in September 1973 by George Condos and Martha Boyd of the marketing department, and Bill Hollingshead and Gary Salisbury of the entertainment office. Bud Hurlbut, who built and operated (as a concessionaire) the Calico Mine Ride, the Timber Mountain Log Ride and other rides, decided that having static props wasn't enough, so he put on a gorilla suit and scared guests as they rode on the Mine Ride. Originally a three-night affair, running October 26–28, 1973, Halloween Haunt was an instant hit, and by the next year, the event sold out nightly.[55] Knott's Berry Farm was originally modeled after Calico, California, a ghost town that was a result of the California silver rush. Already having a dedicated Ghost Town section in the theme park,[56] this area would become the designed area for the original Halloween Haunt, eventually expanding to the entire park.[5]

The 1980s would continue to be a success for the theme park, and popular culture icons were employed to represent the event. In 1981, actor and singer "Weird Al" Yankovic joined the cast, as did Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson in the following year.[57] Elvira was prominently featured in many Halloween Haunt events until 2001. According to postings on her Myspace page, Cassandra was released from her contract by the park's new owners due to their wanting a more family friendly appeal.[58] The 1990s would show a different approach to Halloween. Humor was added to many facets in the theme park and Knott's turned from the explicit horror to black comedy.[59] This continuing balance of horror and humor has been a key to the continuing success of Knott's Halloween Haunt.[60]

On August 4, 2020, Knott's announced that the 48th Scary Farm season would be cancelled in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which caused the closure of theme parks in California in March at the request of California Governor Gavin Newsom and was deferred to 2021. The theme park was not open at the time of the announcement.[61]

By the time the annual six-week-long event celebrated its 50th year in 2023,[4] it has become the largest event of any theme park.[62]

Park transformation

Charlene Parker as the Green Witch.

While Knott's Berry Farm is a year-round theme park, the entire acreage is modified to fit the Halloween motif. Rides and other attractions are converted into macabre themes. Seasonal workers are cast as a variety of monsters, roaming the 160-acre (0.65 km2) park in terrifying scare zones, amidst haze produced by giant fog machines.

The controversial "Hanging" live show was a staple of the Haunt that lampoons celebrities and people in the news through a series of staged hangings. The Hanging had been an annual event since the 1979 Halloween Haunt, but went on a brief hiatus after the 2019 season until it returned in 2023.[63] As of 2023, the park has 10 mazes, 5 scare zones, and 4 live shows.[64]

The Green Witch

Charlene Parker no longer portrays the Green Witch but continues to serve as a spinner and shift lead in Ghost Town at Knott's.

Some characters have developed a special appeal, such as the legendary, iconic, and infamous villainess herself Sarah Rebecca Anne "The Green Witch Of Calico" Morgan-Marshall.

Back in 1973, Diana Kirchen-Kelly was chosen to don the role of the first Green Witch under the name of Spooky Sarah when Haunt began. After Diana left the Haunt in 1976, the Green Witch role was passed to Barb Best Becka, then to Karen Aikman, and then to Charlene Parker in 1982.[65]

The Green Witch character became the most famous of the 1,000 "monsters" at Knott's Scary Farm, and Charlene Parker served in that role for over three decades (1983-2017). Tall and thin, she had a reputation for "gliding" rather than walking, and was continually able to catch guests by surprise. Some would fall over backwards onto the ground, and leave a wet spot on the pavement where they fell... This ability gave her "serious street cred" among her fellow "monsters." Sweepers at Knott's would just sit and wait near her, knowing that it would not be long before she would scare a group of guests so much that they would toss their food up into the air. In the age before cell phones, Knott's Guest Relations referred to her as "the Number 1 cause of separated parties." People would come to the Guest Relations office because their group had scattered after being "scared by a green witch." Parker was the subject of two feature articles about her in the Orange County Register, as well as the travel blog of the Los Angeles Times, and other publications, as well as appearing in Knott's commercials.[66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73]

In September 2021, Sarah was replaced by The Conductor as the new face of Knott's Scary Farm.

Awards

Knott's Scary Farm has won Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Award for Best Halloween Event twice, in 2005 and 2007.[74]

See also

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