The EPIC Roller Coasters of Knott's Berry Farm! A Busy Day Riding Xcelerator, Ghostrider, & More!

We're back at Knott's Berry Farm, about a year and a half since our last visit, this time to experience Xcelerator now that it is finally back open! We'll also get back on one of the worlds best roller coasters, Ghostrider, along with other big winners like Hangtime and Silver Bullet. It did happen to be a SUPER busy day though- but luckily, we had fast lane! If you're coming this summer, prepare yourself for long waits!
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[@Seabass764]

A three hour wait for ghost rider and an over 2 hour wait for silver bullet is absolute insanity.

[@Onoitsbroko]

The operations for Knott's have been soooooo bad! Especially over the last couple of years. Most of my visits this year have been miserable, even on weekdays.

[@bludreams3301]

It is truly Just the Knott’s Experience

[@TrthWrld]

​@@Onoitsbrokothat's because all the kids wanna be youtubers not ride ops 😂 much more fun to ride coasters and vlog then deal with moron guests who cannot buckle a seat belt on ghostrider 😂

[@NicoliRides]

ghostrider is always on a 3 hour wait during the summer.

[@aprilparpart244]

I would not wait 2 hours for silver bullet, and that’s coming from a guy who accidentally waited 90 mins for jaguar

[@jtbowman132]

Wow the cinematography in the opening montage was incredible. The quality of your content continues to blow me away

[@markylon]

Just needs to talk to the lens not the screen

[@iRunfastXC]

@@markylonSERIOUSLY

[@jtbowman132]

@@markylon I’ve never noticed that tbh lol it doesn’t bother me

[@markylon]

@@iRunfastXC Yes, it's really off putting, it makes a huge difference when you're watching on a big screen, they look like they're talking to someone behind you. A good youtube/broadcaster will look into the lens as it engages with the viewer and looks like they're talking to you. Imagine how off putting it is if you're talking face to face and they're not looking at you. Their content is so good.

[@markylon]

@@jtbowman132 Yes, it's really off putting, it makes a huge difference when you're watching on a big screen, they look like they're talking to someone behind you. A good youtube/broadcaster will look into the lens as it engages with the viewer and looks like they're talking to you. Imagine how off putting it is if you're talking face to face and they're not looking at you. Their content is so good.

[@thedalekditto15]

Fantastic theme park. As a LA native this is my personal favorite park in the whole region, and a park so good that I want it to improve so much. This is a park with an incredible history and atmosphere, and one always moving forward.

[@thedalekditto15]

Defenitley a super busy park though. This park I want to improve because it’s good, magic mountain I want to improve because it could be incredible, but now it’s worse than the ride lineup. Also silver bullet is so super underrated. Not best invert, but best I have ridden(only Batman clones other than that, later this week I’ll ride banshee and raptor) but pure fun and a ride I feel everyone can enjoy

[@tahjo7]

Thank you for showcasing & blessing our little 'ol charmer of a park with that legendary, crispy 4k/24fps Coaster Studios quality 👌 🔥 Putting the local KZbinrs to shame, because they've NEVER shot our park as beautifully as you guys have. Also, thank you for focusing on the coasters. The local KZbinrs tend to primarily focus on food, it's awesome to see the Knotts coaster line-up get some love & attention. I'm team Giga-Coaster for Knotts by the way...🤞 🤞 🤞 ... It COULD happen 😔 🙏

[@CoasterStudios]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@tahjo7]

​​@@CoasterStudios anytime, it's WELL deserved and long overdue. This channel is the OG & still the best. Enjoy the flowers 💐

[@jasonharary6652]

Ghost Rider is back on 2 train operations!! we just got our 2nd train back the other day and we are VERY thankful for it. and i’m happy that our guests don’t have to wait as long! glad you guys had fun! and of course amazing videography in the beginning👍🏻

[@TylerPCoyne]

I just bought my tickets for Knott’s for July 24! I’m really excited to visit this park for the first time!

[@Pretparkfan]

Have a great time!😊

[@theperfectburger9892]

I actually live just a few blocks away and here are some rides you should go on: 1, silver bullet 2, hang time 3, xecelorator 4, ghostrider

[@MrNgMichael]

If you're going with a friend, split the food pass. Every 90 minutes = a new meal or snack, and every 15 minutes is a drink for the upgraded one. The food is pretty decent too. My favorites are the turkey leg from fireman's BBQ near Ghostrider, brisket from Boardwalk BBQ across from Xcelerator, also the loaded fries in Fiesta Village

[@Skycurtain405]

THAT DRONE FOOTAGE!!!! Spectacular! As a UAS pilot myself, I am very impressed. One of my dreams is to (legally) film roller coasters with my drone.

[@CoasterStudios]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@halesej]

That opening montage!! 😍

[@Calfornia_Coasters]

I'm glad this is my home park!

[@riparianlife97701]

Lucky!

[@bradymcisaac1647]

Same, I absolutely love this park

[@emilybreneman2140]

Same, as much as I complain about operations I love this place

[@DHN669]

This place is awesome, but I’m grateful to have Fiesta Texas as my home park.

[@Kennywood_Fanatic]

THE AIREAL SHOTS ARE SO GOOD!!!!!

[@declank9132]

I was at knott’s literally yesterday. I had my first night ride on Ghostrider in row 8. It was so good

[@tahjo7]

How long was the infamous wait and bad load times?

[@declank9132]

@@tahjo7they were running two trains, the wait for the night ride was just over an hour in standby

[@declank9132]

@@tahjo7But they were stacking heavily, as always

[@NicoliRides]

this is a perfect home park for me because of the small park charm and standout coaster with great supporting coasters.

[@Johnnyiswhere]

Sarah is such a sweetie. Love her

[@Coastersforchrist]

I am glad that this is my home park. This is truly a great mix of theme and thrill!

[@davidnevolo4402]

Xcelerator is so gorgeous and that launch is insaaaaane

[@josephortiz7821]

I love drone shots like these. It makes the vids so much cleaner and better. Start doing more of them because you got an approval right here🔥

[@CoasterStudios]

We do them when the parks allow us to! We definitely hope to do many more in the future🙌🏼

[@mig4868]

Aside from a giga, a good hyper would help divvy up those crowds nicely. A Candymonium or Mako with three trains is a no-brainer for a busy park.

[@tahjo7]

This sounds too logical, therefore, as a result it won't happen 🤦‍♂️ 😂

[@r.c.ekingston]

I would love to see a hyper mainly because there is 0 floater airtime focused rides anywhere in the LA area! It would be the perfect 1-2 punch next to Ghostrider!

[@FWDijk]

What great camerawork and montage! Thumbs up!

[@DavidKudellMusic]

Really great video and love the opening drone montage. Knotts is special and it’s my home park, although I will say my last experience at the park was like yours. My last visit was a couple years ago and I had the feeling that the operations are intentionally kept slow in order to make it almost mandatory to buy Fast Lane. The existence of Fast Lane creates a scenario in which the park actually does better when the experience gets worse. Unless people stop going to the park it won’t change.

[@michaelknopp9388]

Ah, yes the intro piece of music. I recognize the track. Techno Grandma with Strings. A classic.

[@danielgudinojuarez6729]

Knott's is now a six flags park

[@Hellow41361]

This is how we roll is amazing 🤩

[@erikhuska7809]

I am a Ride-Op in Fiesta Village and Scare Actor during Scary Farm! Glad You ALL had a "Berry" Fun Time at the Park! Since "Jaguar!" has been down, I had been occasionally Guest Greeting in front of "Ghostrider" when it was operating with 1 Train for a 3 hr Wait (Just got 2 Trains running a few days ago)!! "See You in the Fog". ^_^

[@matthewrobertson95]

Tis a shame that This Is How We Roll still isn't on Spotify. It's an awesome song and I'd love to have it on my personal playlist!

[@GPK1075]

school groups are like the one thing that "ruin" your day at a park. I get that they wanna have a good time, but one part of a school group can make a line 10-20 minutes longer and they're really loud also. Idk if you guys have the same feeling

[@AirtimeAxolotl]

I have the same feeling about them, they are way to loud and obnoxious. And they are the most gp people ever

[@Cosmicgaming11]

@@AirtimeAxolotl”i wanna ride the swinging spin roller coaster!”- talking about Delirium at Kings Island…. A Huss Frisbee 😭😭

[@Contamiply]

It’s also a nightmare for us. Our school had a trip there for promotion and we thought that we were the only school but there were like 20 other schools. We had to wait in an HOUR line just to get into the park. Each coaster was minimum 2.5 hours and I was only able to get on 1 coaster and a flat ride that day due to certain times we had to check in to our teachers. Ghost rider and accelerator both had one train so it was a nightmare

[@alimatorstudios2692]

Yall really did my home park justice with that opening cinimatic

[@patrickdixey]

Thanks for vlogging this awesome park!

[@merkerb]

Their fountain is still up and running. Disney, TAKE HEED!!!

[@skycreeper0173]

That was super fun to watch! I really enjoyed seeing this video.

[@joemarquez9789]

I was just there this past Saturday. Waited 2 hours for GhostRider. Was on 1 train which sucked. We'll worth it. Such an awesome ride. Also rode Hangtime, Silver Bullet, Xcelerator, Sierra Sidewinder, Calico River Rapids, Coast Rider & Timber Mountain Log Ride.

[@HeatherC1212]

This park is on my list of parks in CA that I have LONG wanted to visit and this vlog only increased my hope to get there someday. Thanks for the great vlog! =)

[@unabashedlyanne4527]

I was just in CA but unfortunately didn’t get to Knott’s, I had to choose Knott’s or Magic Mountain and Tatsu was something I’d been wanting to ride for years

[@thesteveterryproject9611]

1 train on Ghost rider! Have a six flags day

[@BadCarDesigner]

Knott's Might Genuinely be my one of my favorite theme parks ever. The theming in Ghost town and Fiesta village is really quite amazing. Even though I haven't ridden Xcellerator (It ran twice the whole day😭), I am definitely going to head back to Knott's to ride it, and see the new Camp Snoopy. Maybe next year I will try to get to Montezooma and Possibly Epic Universe.

[@slimydog8946]

All the parks in SoCal legit require the premium fast pass - Knott's, Magic Mountain and even Sea World San Diego. The quality of the dispatches and running on one train ops is inexcusable during the summer, and I bet that with the recent Six Flags merger, the prices for everything will likely go up as well - without any improvement to service.

[@LyfeWithJoy]

Please say that again, the lines get sooo long and these parks do nothing to improve operations but continue to raise prices.

[@persianking44]

4:10 It does my heart good to hear some love for Silver Bullet. Never understood why some felt it's disappointing. Like, yeah the first drop isn't all that steep, but the ride is still fun overall.

[@davidnevolo4402]

Park needs 5 more coasters, one of which a parking lot giga. Having montezooma down this long is nuts. Fix it or replace it with a next gen boomerang w a dual load station

[@user-cj3in6vf9k]

Wow looks like lots of fun!

[@arcanev1xzy183]

Wow! I have never seen silver bullet more than a 30 minute wait. I go to knotts maybe 5 times a year. That’s crazy that it was as long as most days for ghost rider

[@alphawinnergx9127]

The cedar fair lore is now six flags lore

[@seriomarkj]

That fuji-q shirt is the coolest thing ever...i want all parks to have rad dino merch now

[@ahmedizamazingcuzheiz4862]

I LOVE THIS PARK IT’S SO CUTE💜

[@shanedigby]

Last time I went to Knotts was back in 2006. Brings back memories. Those wait times are terrible though. I don't remember it being that bad then , but it would depend on the time of year one goes, I guess.

[@petermboh4470]

Everytime we go to Knotts its like this now. Its to the point unless they combine magic mountain and Knotts we will not renew our passes.

[@greggseiter1412]

Sorry the park was that crowded that day, but your video was enjoyable. You two are awesome and meeting up with your friends. Come to my home park Kings Island again. Would like to meet you guys ! Keep up the great videos !

[@oreopharaoh3748]

I grew up at Knotts and got a season pass never waited more than 15 mins for sliver bullet,

[@fabulousk9014]

What I would love to see in the future would be a park map in the beginning of the blog to get little overview :) especially on your trips through other countries!

[@superario345]

Looks great 👍

[@dth2brny121]

One of my home parks, and the one that's the closest to me. A California treasure 💯

[@thenewgray]

Nobody ever said you're bad with a darn camera. Good stuff yo.

[@ROWAN707online]

thanks for this video i watch it as preparation because i am planning to go in may 2025 and i come from the netherlands so it is quite an trip.

[@rickycontreras2766]

Okay epic drone shots !?

[@gilbertceballos8674]

I love knotts so much. It's my home park. I've only been once this year and it makes me sad :( haha.

[@LucyLoud2002]

This is my home park!

[@riparianlife97701]

My favorite park.

[@998877asdfghjkl]

I was just there last friday. Lots of kids that day too 😅

[@TylerPCoyne]

The Cedar fair parks are going to hit different now that they have officially merged with Six Flags!

[@Boring_shortie]

I’m going on July 14th and I’m sooo excited anyone else going that day?👀

[@StadiumofLOLMAPS]

I've only ever gone during Knotts Scary Farm, but it was on par with HHN.

[@cbr9nmr]

Ghostrider lost %15 capacity per train with the switch to GCI, and if they only got two they don't have a spare during refurbs and thus more frequent single-train ops.

[@mariofrias2227]

Word is that the delay with Montezooma’s Revenge is due to the contractor removing the loop by mistake. I grew up a mile from the park so it’s nice to see the park is doing so well. The crowds have significantly increased over the past 2-3 years. This is mostly due to locals letting their Disneyland passes lapse and purchasing passes for Knotts as Disney keeps raising the cost of their passes. Definitely come out for the Halloween Haunt if you’re able to.

[@Tarantula7Tom]

Xcelerator may have a bigger layout, but Stealth has THE FASTEST launch of any coaster in the world! 🥳😁🇬🇧

[@duck7077]

I was in the row behind you on Silver bullet I did not want to disturb your video though or you

[@AmusementProductions.]

Saw you guys leaving the berry tales arcade!

[@troyvsc]

SInce your visit, Montezooma's has started work. THey covered the entire launch track and station with tarps. I think they are sandblasting 50 years and several layers of paint off. Scaffolding is going up the front spike asume for painting,

[@Thatshowicook]

What are you talking about? They are demolishing it

[@troyvsc]

@@Thatshowicook No, park stated the project wasn’t dead. The removed most of the track going up the spikes about 2 months ago. In the last two weeks scaffolding went up and they are sandblasting/power washing the length of the launch track and station area. Glad to finally see movement on this after 1 year of idleness and two years of SBNO.

[@PumpkinBear]

i'm going to cedar point, kings island, and sf magic mountain for the first time this summer. do you have any tips for KI or sfmm?

[@austinmckeon9836]

Knott's operations are horrendous. The park has so much potential when being run optimally but it's usually overcrowded on weekends, summer, and holidays and they seem to not be able to keep up. Ghostrider is still one of the best woodies in the world, especially pre-GCI

[@guillaumecourchesne8684]

with the Taylor Swift theme song and everything :P great video

[@EPiche09]

Sarah flaunting that fast lane

[@chasemeyer5994]

I love my childhood park🥹

[@maxhagenauer24]

At one of the 4 six flags parks in California lol.

[@TrthWrld]

Xcelerator has the best launch of any US coaster. Including original top thrill, kingda ka and Maxx Force

[@kryn1030]

I went on a weekday in May - worst experience I've ever had at a theme park. Operations were terrible (5 min dispatches on Xcelerator). Queue times were never updated, they all stayed at 90 - 130 minutes all day regardless of how long the queue actually was. Most of the rides were on one train, and the rides on two trains should have been on three. And to top things off, Ghostrider was closed all day. Extremely depressing atmosphere as well.

[@lasher5520]

Question.... I've never been to Kings Island. I saw online that daily admission is about $50.00, but couldn't find parking ect. About how much do you think you spend for a day at Kings Island? I'm kinda wanting to go to the Halloween Haunt

[@monovision566]

I was born in the 80s and I feel like there was still farmland across from Knott's when I was little. At least on one side. Does anyone know what that strange plot of land is shown here? There's like a dirt path weaving around and through grass?

[@KetoOrkyy]

that california heat getting to you huh

[@JDcowboy1978]

Did you ever ride perilous plunge? That water ride with a vertical drop?

[@CoasterStudios]

We did not unfortunately

[@JDcowboy1978]

@@CoasterStudios it was terrifying and you felt like the boat was about to leave the trough. Imagine oblivion as a water ride

[@bilderkin4799]

what day did you guys go on. I'm planning on going on a Sunday in August and was wondering if huge crowds would be a problem.

[@CoasterStudios]

It was a Wednesday I believe

[@bilderkin4799]

@@CoasterStudios okay, thanks

[@lanceflx63]

It would be cool if Knotts brought back a new version of Soapbox Derby racer ride themed to Peanuts characters

[@KetoOrkyy]

45 MINUTES AT THE GHOSTRIDER FAST LANE IS THAT A SRAHCSOFFICL REFENECE

[@lightninlarry8936]

I’ve been to Knott’s on a slow day and they run 2 trains for Ghostrider. Idk what they’re doing.

[@maxhagenauer24]

How much did you guys spend on fast passes?

[@CancelHappiness]

I miss living in California

[@DARKKNIGHT_69]

What’s the song in the intro called? It’s beautiful

[@drdewott9154]

Man those are some absurd wait times. Parks like Knotts either need to A: Massively expand capacity and rides, or B: You need more amusement/theme parks in the LA area. Its a huge metro area and the fact they've only really gotten Knotts, Magic Mountain, Universal Studios and I guess technically Disneyland is quite absurd. All 3 parks are of pretty high quality, perhaps in different departments while lacking in others, but they are defintiely not enough to serve a metro area this huge and make it so everyone has access to amusement thrills. Doesnt even have to be huge parks but like, maybe a few new or expanded parks with like 3-4 coasters and at least one major thrill coaster each. Like something in between Knotts and like Adventure City in scale.

[@SoCalCoasters]

I have season passes I went three times in June

[@guillaumecourchesne8684]

there should have been a count when they are saying nuts (knott's) , at least 3 or 4 times :P

[@eastonchristensen3601]

Did you notice the potholes on hangtime? When I rode it a few years ago it instantly gave me a headache and it was enough for me, I’m wondering if it’s better!

[@bludreams3301]

I actually went To Knotts like a week ago, It seems like It’s gotten a bit better!!

[@theperfectburger9892]

Huh I never get headaches on rides but my friends and family always get massive headaches on the rides.

[@wavesinthe5112]

Is that johan Lenox!?

[@CoasterStudios]

Indeed it is!

[@nfcoasterferg]

Ghostrider is such a long ride, it’s criminal that it should ever run with one train.

[@Rivensdusk]

First Thank You for all of the informative, creative, badass content like always. Been wanting to ride Silver Bullet for a very long time now. But my thick thighs said I couldn’t fit in the restraints. Believe it or not my 6’4” 320 pound self needs the weight loss. But my thighs have no fat on them to loose. There’s always six flags magic mountain. Or maybe it’s literally just me, and don’t put it past me how not to use the restraints properly. It’s not the end of times, but am I the only one with this problem?

[@coastarider]

I don't have a yt channel, but can anyone else, with credit, use the drone footage at the beginning in their videos?

[@CoasterStudios]

Anyone wishing to use any of our content for their own personal use must contact the channel using the email address in the description to request permission.

[@coastarider]

@@CoasterStudios Ok. Thanks!

[@logicn.reasoning9744]

School groups?! How long ago was this visit?

[@barriosmichael81]

Where in the park did you guys order the boysenberry coffee

[@CoasterStudios]

It was at a stand next to the Beary Tales dark ride

[@ultrajasonultra7703]

Yo am 10 and I have gone on ghost Rider hang time silver bullet and xccelerator the g’s are very good at the end of. Silver bullet.

[@Thatshowicook]

Did you know you can get into the park for free? Edgars do it all the time

[@davidnevolo4402]

@3:38 135 minute wait and I counted probably 10 empty seats. Come on... songle rider lines are necessary

[@Pretparkfan]

I’ve seen yesterday a review from dutch people who were there but they didn’t had a good day, so it was a pretty negative review

[@charlydallas2035]

do you have their channel?

[@Pretparkfan]

@@charlydallas2035 yes, I’m a subscriber: Theme Park Late Night(TPLN), are you Dutch?

[@charlydallas2035]

@@Pretparkfan no but just interested

[@kamsavart]

Unfortunately, Knotts Berry Farm is a Fast Lane park, if you want to get on multiple rides in 1 day.

[@A_A610]

if you want to see the park nearly dead, try going during the daytime during Haunt season. Since most people wait to go at night, it leaves the park really quiet during the day.

[@iRunfastXC]

I always forget how inferior Xcelerator is to Stormrunner.

[@reshardturner2369]

I'll never understand why the B&M invert is called "Silver Bullet" and literally nothing on the train, track or supports are silver 🤷🏽‍♂️