Danise-When we were young Knott’s Berry Farm was a gold mining town, not for real. For me the best fun was mining for gold.
In the seventies, in order to keep out the hippies, there was a small entrance fee. The eating area & gift shops were outside the paid entrance area, they weren’t total idiots.
If people had to pay to get in they wanted something more exciting. Most of the original rides were fairly tame. Eventually the park added more exciting rides.
One of the original rides was the log ride, a fairly tame log ride with a fun drop at the end. I remember I had to sneak on it when I was pregnant with Bryan. I was sick that day, nothing new, so I didn’t mind I wasn’t permitted on many of the rides, except my favorite log ride..