Here's a great early photo (1952) showing the load area for Stagecoach and a Conestoga Wagon ride. I didn't know Knott's had a covered wagon ride, but there it is, three years before Disneyland opened. You can see the Music Hall and the Bottle House as well.
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Here's Maxine, Patty, and LaVerne (not their real names!) having a swell time in a different covered wagon (circa 1962); this one didn't go anywhere. Instead, it was part of a circle of wagons that surrounded the faux rock amphitheater where musicians performed. Lucky people could get a seat in one of the wagons.
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Speaking of not going anywhere, this Indian remained floating in that pond for many years. He wasn't a "people person". I believe that this lovely reflecting pond is long gone, since reflecting ponds don't generate any money.
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It's amazing that the buildings in that first pic are still standing. I believe the pond is now a rollercoaster.....it may actually be two rollercoasters (Silver Bullet and Jaguar?) I wonder if the figure in the boat was saved or tossed out?
ReplyDeleteYup - they paved paradise and put up a rollercoaster. :(
ReplyDeleteFantastic Knott's photos today. The top photo is particularly wonderful with its open grassy area and eucalyptus trees.
ReplyDeleteLove it.
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