Knott's Berry Farm

[Freak]

Asking on this with the verge of the new year ahead, what are the odds that SFCorp is weighing the options on MonteZOOMas future; if it might be a better idea to scrap it?

As much as I detest the idea of a quiet pulling of the rug, with the quiet closures or Anaconda, Nighthawk, and other attractions; I have to wonder if it even makes sense to continue with the project. Also doesn’t help that it looks to of been stagnated again in work.

I really hope not. I will be really mad if they do this. They already promised us this year.

 

[Jake S]

Yeah, I don’t think they can pull off a quiet closure at this point. People will be, rightfully, pissed if they don’t deliver.

 

[Freak]

I think a more likely scenario would be it’s being delayed again, but deliberately to “compete” against F&F, SFMM’s coaster, and whatever Sea World has cooked up (If that’s still on). I really hope that’s not the case as it should (and BETTER) be ready for ‘25. Either way, this project is taking egregiously too long right now. It shouldn’t take three years to open a simple coaster with two spikes, a loop, and a launch track.

 

[Tobias]

Cedar Fair would absolutely obliterate any kind of goodwill if they cancelled this project.
But it's really strange that we still don't know who's actually working on it as this point, and that concerns me a tad.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

Yeah, I don’t think they can pull off a quiet closure at this point. People will be, rightfully, pissed if they don’t deliver.

The main reason I'm kind of thinking on it much more aptly is because the fact that we have evidently seen first hand the powers of going to the lowest bidders in the terms of getting a project off the ground.

Outsourcing, especially to a company like Kumbak who has been known for delivering product that does not properly represent groups well; might be a reason to why this project might be dead in the water (as I could've sworn they have been the ones rumored since the start of this). And I genuinely--fully hope I am wrong, but I wonder if they fear a bigger risk of them failing a second time with the same exact mentality.

 

[Freak]

The main reason I'm kind of thinking on it much more aptly is because the fact that we have evidently seen first hand the powers of going to the lowest bidders in the terms of getting a project off the ground.

Outsourcing, especially to a company like Kumbak who has been known for delivering product that does not properly represent groups well; might be a reason to why this project might be dead in the water (as I could've sworn they have been the ones rumored since the start of this). And I genuinely--fully hope I am wrong, but I wonder if they fear a bigger risk of them failing a second time with the same exact mentality.

They would be freaking stupid to make the same mistake twice. They're not Disney.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

They would be freaking stupid to make the same mistake twice. They're not Disney.

I'm genuinely hoping they aren't dumb enough to do a round 2 of this scenario, but I kind of have to think at this point we are not that far off from that happening.

Would love to be proven wrong! But the silence of it compared to other projects (And even Knotts Soak City being acknowledged for 2026) feels damning.

 

[Tobias]

Did a little bit of asking around, and was able to get a few things.
The important one is the project is still slated for 2025. Probably won't hear anything from the park until parts arrive and construction kicks back in.

As for the current manufacture, things are looking pretty certain that Kumbak is no longer involved, especially considering how much they botched the initial project. On the flipside, there's nothing concrete on who's taken over the project, but the main rumor is Zamperla.

 

[JaySalahi]

They already announced its back for 2025, they wouldn't have given us a year again if they weren't sure this time. I assume the legal stuff was handeld. This is the 1 new thing the Park is getting this year. 2026 is a Waterpark refresh.

Plus they are the only park getting a "new" ride in 2025 in So Cal. Can't pass up that lay up of a marketing year.

But since Covid, Knotts has completely halted all work on "next years" investment during Haunt and Merry Farm seasons it seems. I suspect we will see visible progress again in a few weeks.