Knott's Scary Farm 2022

[Freak]

I won’t be able to attend opening weekend this year, as I will be enjoying Orlando next week! I do hope to go the Thursday after opening weekend. Hopefully everything will have been ironed out by the time I go. Have fun all who are going and I look forward to hearing your reviews!

 

[Wesker69]

Personally I wouldn't read too much into their billboard art. In recent years, I've found Knott's advertising for Scary Farm is more about using some kind of eye catching key art to push dates out and less about their mazes.

Except this isn't just random keyart, it is literally the Grimoire book that the maze is based on.

And during their media preview, they specifically did say the book belonged to Sarah Marshall & is where the evils of Scary Farm were unleashed. And it is the same one from last year's show.

 

[Wesker69]

I've been lazy... and I've got A LOT of pics to post leading up to Tuesday's Employee Preview (where we'll get our first spoilers & whatnot).

Anyway, here are the other Marketplace themed display windows... first up Virginia's..






Candy Store



Bakery (next to Mrs Knott's)





^Gives me Little Shop of Horrors vibes, but also Muppets lol (had to fight the glass reflection to get these)

And lastly (for now), Sweets Revenge!



BONUS WINDOWS.... Spooky Farm





Stay tuned for another wave of pics later...

 

[Wesker69]

Knott's announced their limited edition Tiki Mug that will go on sale TOMORROW! It will be available at Cordy's & the online marketplace. It is $50 (limit 2 per person) & ONLY 2000 available.

Now onto the other merch currently available as of yesterday. Universal isn't the only haunt event to make you go broke this spooky season.







Event hoodie




Event line-up shirt

Retiring mazes & SZ pin



Shirt (above) & hoodie (below)

Shirt & hoodie

Back of tshirt/front of hoodie

The bone-letter shirt is actually a spirit jersey (top left)




Merch has had a slight price increase, however it is still about $5-10 cheaper than Universal & Disney.

I've got several updates to post, but I've got roughly 300 pics to go through from yesterday lol

 

[Brian G.]

Previewing Knott's Scary Farm 2022

If the spooky decorations in the window are any clue, Knott's is getting ready for the Halloween season! And today we'll be covering a unique look at what will be coming in just a few short weeks down on the farm. Beyond the adorable window displays, the main attraction is focused around t

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[Wesker69]

Despite being under construction for it's 2023 revamp... Fiesta Village got some spooky attention on the main ride section to the left of Jaguar.









And for a completely unrelated area update from the middle of the park at the Calico Mine Stage









Stayed tuned for more.... I wish we had a construction thread like HHN lol *sigh*

 

[Wesker69]

Here's the tiki mug AND the shirt!!


Cordy's has a big Haunt merch section. But they try to be spooky with blacklights & show off the UV lit shirts... unfortunately it just makes the area ridiculously dark & hard to actually see the merch. Very annoying.




Yea... I totally caved & got the $50 tiki mug.


The tiki button-down shirt is $65


The typical hat collection. Didn't see one for Bloodline or Grimoire (YET), but obviously they'll have one too.

Now for a retiring MAZE & SZ....

Pumpkin Eater









The Hollows...

 

[Wesker69]

NEW MERCH ALERT!!!

The retiring..







The Spirit Jersey (New for 2022)



The NEW mazes


A 2ND SHIRT FOR BLOODLINE!!





NEW ladies Origins shirt!




NEW FOR 2022 - GORE-ING 20s shirt!!


Halloween BearyTales Shirt (kids AND adult sizes)


Halloween Build-A-Bear

 

[JS610]

Beat me to it. That new Bloodline shirt is awesome. Only $25. I'm heading straight to that maze first on Thursday.

 

[Spookies n' Stuff]

Hi everyone,
I was wondering if anyone knows what the early entry mazes are for the boo-fet this year? I know usually they're the ones behind ghost rider, but I wasn't sure if it was any others besides that, (Grimoire, Origins, etc). It doesn't seem like it changes year to year but I'm not really in the know.

 

[Wesker69]

Hi everyone,
I was wondering if anyone knows what the early entry mazes are for the boo-fet this year? I know usually they're the ones behind ghost rider, but I wasn't sure if it was any others besides that, (Grimoire, Origins, etc). It doesn't seem like it changes year to year but I'm not really in the know.

It'll be the usual like previous years... Waxworks, The Depths, Bloodline (do it early or get express), Dark Entities..

Grimoire & Origins both enter from "inside" the park instead of backstage like the other 4, so those 2 will be 7pm

 

[Tobias]

Hi everyone,
I was wondering if anyone knows what the early entry mazes are for the boo-fet this year? I know usually they're the ones behind ghost rider, but I wasn't sure if it was any others besides that, (Grimoire, Origins, etc). It doesn't seem like it changes year to year but I'm not really in the know.

Yeah, the early entry mazes are just the Ghostrider mazes. Bloodline, The Depths, Dark Entities and Wax Works.

 

[Wesker69]

Prepare for photo-update vomit ....until I fall asleep or get distracted. Then I'll finish in the morning













Back to the Calico Mine Stage.....





BONUS PIC: ....the sign is up..


Okay... stay tuned for the next round of photos.
Coming up: CarnEvil, Gore-ing 20s, & Forsaken Lake, Ghost Town & more!

 

[Wesker69]

And.... I got distracted & fell asleep lol

Gore-ing 20s










CarnEvil







Forsaken Lake






All that's left is Ghost Town & Calico...

 

[Jerroddragon]

Question why is this starting so late? HHN will be on its third weekend when this opens, when I went last year it was packed so not sure if its staffing or what but while USH is adding dates Scary Farm is only going to have 5 weekends?

 

[Stryker]

Nice! They have a small Wheel of Death. I was there Saturday and was wondering what they were going to do with that area to the right of Calico Mine Stage. If they could add a Globe of Death motorcycle stunt act, that'd be awesome. Looks like Carnaval Du Grotesque will be a much bigger stage show this year. Also, curious if the magic show will be any different with the name change from Magic and Mirth to Dark Magic. Maybe a new magician with a darker theme like Dan Sperry or The Sacred Riana?

Not knocking on Jabbawockeez, but these are the types of themed entertainment HHN needs.

Question why is this starting so late? HHN will be on its third weekend when this opens, when I went last year it was packed so not sure if its staffing or what but while USH is adding dates Scary Farm is only going to have 5 weekends?

Yeah, I feel like we lost a week this year. This should've started last Thursday. The only thing I can think of is they're saving budget to go all out for next year's 50th event.

 

[Wesker69]

Question why is this starting so late? HHN will be on its third weekend when this opens, when I went last year it was packed so not sure if its staffing or what?

KSF has always started late September. One is definitely staffing nowadays, the other being the unnecessary extension of Summer Nights/Soak City. Also keep in mind that Knott's is very cheap when it comes to event operations, despite being on its 49th year.

Now onto the last photo dump (because I'm lazy)




As of yesterday, STILL no giant skeletons!


^everytime I took a pic... they'd add more, so I'd have to take another pic. It's done now. Hopefully.




^Origins facade (or lack thereof)











"LOG BUNNY"!!!!!


THE CURSE IS REAL! IMHOTEP LIVES!

Okay that's all your pre-opening pics (for now). And yes... I DO have pics of every damn skeleton around Ghost Town/Calico :look: Same for the rooftop pumpkins too. *SIGH* Just wait until I take that Behind the Scenes tour :ninja:

EMPLOYEE PREVIEW TONIGHT!
Anyone going as a guest? If not, see you in the fog this weekend!

 

[deadbydawn]

Nice! They have a small Wheel of Death. I was there Saturday and was wondering what they were going to do with that area to the right of Calico Mine Stage. If they could add a Globe of Death motorcycle stunt act, that'd be awesome. Looks like Carnaval Du Grotesque will be a much bigger stage show this year. Also, curious if the magic show will be any different with the name change from Magic and Mirth to Dark Magic. Maybe a new magician with a darker theme like Dan Sperry or The Sacred Riana?

Not knocking on Jabbawockeez, but these are the types of themed entertainment HHN needs.



Yeah, I feel like we lost a week this year. This should've started last Thursday. The only thing I can think of is they're saving budget to go all out for next year's 50th event.

The Globe of Death would be crazy! I think Knott's has found a good entertainment option for Scary Farm that other events are missing for sure. I'm hoping with the pass this year, I am able to actually check out all of the shows.

Edit: I just read the website's description of the Conjurers show and unless I'm reading too much into the copy, it seems like it will actually have some kind of storyline this year:

The fog in Calico is thick. The screams of the denizens of the night echo all around. The only safe place to take refuge is in The Bird Cage Theatre. You know the place, right next to the Undertaker. It seems that with death no longer the end, the Undertaker has nearly been run out of business. Fortunately, in all his dealings with death and the afterlife, he's got a few tricks up his sleeve. Tricks will come in handy as he crosses over to the other side to show our still-living guests what he's learned…

 

[Wesker69]

Oops... I lied. Forgot to post these lol


Bloodline facade will feature the video title entrance sign like Waxworks (honestly, not a fan)


The Depths facade shark is still wrapped in its haunt condom. Gotta spook safely!


Knott's hotel lobby has spooky flower arrangements



Over at the Knott's hotel, the Amber Waves bar has been decorated in cobwebs to become the "Haunted Lounge" (didn't bother to check for spooky menu)


Forgot to include the tumbler & mug.

BONUS CONTENT:





Like I said, I took A LOT of pics. I'll probably be done going through these in time to take pics for the 50th :thud:

 

[ghostsarejerks]

Just realizing I haven't attended the event since 2017. Worked as a monster in 2018 and 2019, COVID shutdown in 2020, and skipped last year. I'll definitely have to go considering Scary Farm was the first haunt I ever attended and holds a very special place in my life.