Your not wrong I’m almost 12 I have been going since I was 1 I missed 2 years because of covid it is the best theme park in my opinion I want to go on phinox this year 😊
Easily... Outside of Disney, I would say Knobles is the best amusement park in America. And certainly the best of the traditional style parks. I first heard of the park either in the late 90s or in 2000. It was through a Discovery Channel TV special on Dark Rides. This is before the days of UA-cam. My Dad taped it for me. I didn't get to visit until 2006, but I've been back a number of times since. The park is over 300 miles from me, but worth traveling from anywhere to visit. The park also offers free admission, free parking, reasonable prices on individual tickets or ride all day, reasonable prices on food and places to cook & bring your own food. It's like walking into a time machine visiting the park, but they also offer some newer attractions, two free museums and free shows. This place is by far the best value of any park in America. We usually visit for 2 or 3 days at a time and come and go as we please and visit some other things in the general area too. My wife and I spent some of our Honeymoon time in 2000 visiting the park, but had been a few times before. I hope we're able to go back this year.
I found this park through a friend of mine. I thought Knobels was fantastic. Food was very good, great prices and a course free parking and admission for the folks they just want to relive their life as their youth. The only drawback is they won’t let me ride the little hand cars 😂
As someone who drives a tow truck and handles a lot of equipment and tractors, I've noticed an uncanny ability of mine developing where I go hunting for grease fittings and other moving parts that need lubricant. The whipper alone scares me and I hate to think the sheer amount of money they spend on grease alone. Literally everything on that thing moves, has a zerk, and needs to be lubricated. For such a simple ride, it's surprisingly complicated and the fact that they've kept this running since it was originally built for Coney Island is astounding
Having knoebels 30 mins from me is the reason I love amusement parks to this day! Sometimes I just have a free evening and will pop in for the 2 wooden coasters and maybe the bumper cars, grab some bangin food and head back home 😁 nothing I’ve been on has giving me so much fun as the air time on the phoenix it’s a can’t beat
Also, because there is no entry fee, my grandparents would often join us for just a train ride and some food and just be able to hang with the family for the day. Dogs are welcome too which always makes me happy. Sorry for the long rant I just have so many good memories here
Fun Fact: The Grand Carrousel holds a Golden Ticket Legend Award. Awarded in 2019 after it won all 14 times the Best Carousel award was given and retired the award as a result.
As someone that lives within 10 miles of Knoebels, I must say this review is one of the best reviews I've ever seen it will actually give you the feeling as if you're in the park. I very rarely Carmen on stuff let alone give a thumbs up but I could not resist.
My Knoebels experience was the same throughout my entire child-hood. We'd get there about an hour before opening, ending up near the front of the parking lot. The park would open 1 attraction at a time, so we'd get something to eat first, then onto the Pioneer train. Feels like a different world now.
This being my home park feels illegal, everything about this place is awesome. from the affordable delicious food to the incredible lineup of woodies. This park quite literally has something for everyone and is one of my favorite amusement parks ever
As someone who goes to Knoebels every summer, almost all my favorites are on this list. The Giant Wheel, Flying Turns, the Skloosh, the Pioneer Train, the Impulse, the Skyway, you picked a really good list. I used to go on Kosmo's Kurves a lot when I was little, but I've outgrown it. I also really like the motor boats.
The part that confused you in _Black Diamond_ is my favorite part, because it references Centralia. In short: decades ago a crew decided to burn a large amount of trash in an old pit, and they didn't know it was over top of exposed coal veins. (That's the burning trash pit.) The smouldering coal has been burning ever since and has driven out the residents as it destroyed the land underneath. (The spinning tube is the underground fire.) Thrre were sinkholes, but a house never fell through for real; that's an embellishment XD Centralia is only a few miles from the park and is popular with urban explorers to this day. If you want more information, _Fascinating Horror_ did a good video on it.
My family and I go every year in July and it's always fun. A little tip to viewers that aren't familiar with knoebels is that you are allowed to bring your own food and drinks with you into the park and if you want to reserve a table at one of the pavilions it's free to do so. Knoebels is an awesome park that we have gone to for many years and hope our kids continue the tradition.
I honestly had more fun at Knoebels than at Hershey Park (and that was with fast pass). Its just a very charming and relaxing park to be in. It was almost therapeutic.
My family went to Disney World years ago, and while I had fun, I wouldn't want to go again. Knoebels, though -- LOVE IT! A friend and I go twice a year.
Hershey is small enough to be welcoming but big enough to be intimidating. The quality of the rides varies like mad and it has changed so much in the last twenty years or so. We used to go once a year and I think right about the time Fahrenheit was built was when the feel started to change. Fahrenheit itself wasn't the issue, but it was around that time when Hershey started updating and the whole ticket process and entrance got more tedious and the prices started going up again and when the 4D show or whatever it was opened, that was about the last few times we went Hell we spent most of the time in the water park anyways
@@towcat From my visit, the quality inconsistency was noticeable. It's sorta all over the place. Parts of the experience are top quality. Legitimately comparable to Disney or Universal. The chocolatier and surrounding restaurants are high quality. Chocolate World is an experience onto itself, and has the best theming at Hershey. And the fast lane system is both modern but simple. However, the park is mostly run well below its current attendance. The park is getting Cedar Point, Kings Island, and Magic Mountain level attendance, but it still operates like they are still like a medium sized park. The ops are bad to terrible, except for Wildcat's Revenge. The ride quality is inconsistent. It's cartoonish that wild mouse and a fair traveling Tornado ride is in this park. The prices are also more overpriced than Disney in many areas. The layout is also terrible, but that really can't be fixed. Hershey needs to focus on quality consistency and crowd management more than new rides for the next few years.
The layout used to get me lost every time we went. I always focused on the weird little cut-through-like path that goes past Coal Cracker and SideWinder and that got my bearings. Some of meh ride quality I think also comes from it's location. Namely, Great Bear. There's some interesting science and story behind it's construction and why it starts strong and then just sorta fizzles out. I didn't care as an child but I think something that would really bother me now as am adult would be how the rides were named behind a theme and then very few rides backed up that theme, if that makes sense A few of them don't really need theming or story telling, such as the classics like Super Duper Looper and Comet, or "newer" rides with a gimmick, like Great Bear (grumbly track) or Sidewinder (reversing and inversions), or Stormrunner (wicked fast), but so many just sort of...exist I haven't been there since at least 2013 or earlier and I'm told evenore has changed since then. I look forward to but also dread my future return, when which I'll probably go "oh cool wow I don't know my way around anymore" and then go spend all day in the water park like old times
As someone who grew up visiting Knoebels once every year, the seagull edit riding The Phoenix gave me a good laugh. 😂 That coaster truly packs a punch!
I love this park. Every other year I'll drive the 12 hours from Chicago to get my fix of Phoenix and bumper cars.....the best bumper cars in the world.
This is one of my favorite places in the world! My friend and I usually go up twice a year, once in spring and once in fall. We both love going. We love the mix of old and new throughout the park, we love the food and the atmosphere and the crazy layout and everything. One thing that wasn't mentioned is the food. Knoebels routinely wins awards for. Best Park Food, and it is reasonably priced too. If anyone is even thinking about going and gets the chance, MAKE SURE YOU GO!
Knoebels is certainly a quality park, stuffed with classic charm. It might not be the best spot for thrill seekers on a coasters only diet, but Phoenix is certainly among the best woodies in the world, with ludicrous airtime with only a buzz bar. It genuinely feels illegal at times, and is an experience you'll be hard pressed to find anywhere else.
I love the Phoenix! Being able to ride the world's best wooden coaster at a park that's less than a 2 hr drive from my home ... that's really special! I also think the _Impulse_ is very thrilling, because it only uses a lap bar. There's nothing like staring straight down at the ground from 90' up with only a lap bar. One thing I'll say for the park, though: it's VERY safe. I always trust the rides and attendants.
@wutmagna7222 Those coasters only diet people never allow themselves enough time there to ride and explore the many other "must do" to attractions they have there. Big mistake for first timers.
I used to go every year as a kid. We had our family reunion there for my mom's side of the family. One of my favorite rides there is called the Cosmotron, it's like a spinning concert with music and lights. It's kind of like The Music Express at some other parks but inside a building located behind the Teacup ride.
always good to see my home park get some love! it's a gem like no other. and black diamond makes a lot more sense when you know the local coal mining history of floods, eternal fires, and ghost stories.
Having this as my home park us a great compensation for feeling like I live in the twilight zone. There isn't much to do around here so it's like a beacon of fun lmao
I have been going for many years, although I live further south in PA and can't go ALL the time :) I've been going so long that I'm used to seeing its classic rides, and it seems downright strange to me to think that MOST parks don't have rides like the Satellite, Flying Turns, or the Looper. Knoebels is truly a special gem.
You forgot to mention the food.. Affordable and some of the best park food you will ever eat.. So happy being just over an hour away. In the fall before they close the pool they host a doggie dive. Its insane! Good vid
Fantastic video! However, just one correction. The Phoenix was not constructed at Knoebels. It originated in San Antonio, Texas and was originally called, The Rocket.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach used to have this... Free entry and you could take your kids on any ride they wanted while you waited outside. Its been downhill ever since they changed it.
This reminds me a lot of Utah’s Lagoon! I would love to see you do a review on it. I believe it’s the largest family owned amusement park in the US. Cannibal is a crazy cool ride! And Rattlesnake Rapids is a classic.
Actually......the ride Knoebels is best known for is their traditional Bill Tracy style Haunted Mansion. It's won all kinds of awards over the decades including best haunted house in America many, many times. Even beating out Walt Disney World at times. The Knobles Haunted House is one of the best surviving examples of what great amusement park haunted houses were like 50 years ago. The Flying Turns is a good ride too, but not known in the world of amusement parks today the way their Haunted Mansion is. The Flying Turns is actually a newer ride there based on an old fashion design.
I'd love to see some more free-entry amusement parks along with some free-entry indoor amusement parks as well as some oceanfront boardwalk amusement parks with free entry!
Not only that, but non-Disney parks can also have Dole Whip (one of many fantastic food offerings at Knoebels). Most people associate that with Disney only!
For anyone here who has been to Knoebels (and it seems like there are a lot!), what is the "feel" of Flying Turns? I've never been on a bobsled coaster but in concept in looks like it would be such a nifty, free, barely-in-control kind of feel. :)
The _Flying Turns_ is a very fast, smooth ride that feels a little bit like a log flume without the water. Imagine a big fat marble in a curved marble roller. There is very little noise in comparison with most roller coasters. All you hear while gliding down is the rolling of the little wheels on wood. You must be weighed so that the carts aren't overloaded, and that makes each ride a little different. It does often feel wild and out of control. Sometimes you go almost sideways and feel like you're going to fly out of the carts. It's great fun, especially if you ride with a friend!
@@daffers2345 Thanks very much for that very detailed and cool response! Reading it, I can sort of "feel" the sense of flying around a turn in a marble-roller and falling back into my seat.
Knoebels runs seasonally due to the weather in Pennsylvania. They start with weekends only in May and move to being open all week by June. They close after Hallo-Fun in October. :)
Maybe Knobels should include another carousel ride, but with various rideable animals including some horses along with donkeys, goats, pigs, rabbits, roosters, camels, ostriches, giraffes, lions, zebras, tigers, deer, and other animals!
That was popular many years ago. You can see many "menagerie animal" carousel animals in Knoebels' Carousel Horse museum. There's a lion, a goat, a camel, even a pig.
It's called the S&G Carousel. It is much smaller than the Grand Carousel and has only "jumpers" in matched pairs. The S&G Carousel is in the kiddie area, right by the smaller train called Ole Smokey.
I guess if you just wanted a day at the park you could go and walk around, take photos, chill, for free. That would be kind of nice. And grandparents could come along for free even if they didn’t want to ride anything but spend the day with their families.
Honestly at best this amusement park look... quaint. Great for locals. (Which is probably why its over 100 years old and no major attractions) but i think i'd rather take the kids (if i had them) to ceader point (a few extra hours away). Or find a local 6 flags kids would have way more fun there
I'm always excited to see Knoebels get covered by news, social media, etc. But at the same time I hate it....because for years it was PA's best kept secret. Now the park is getting a little busier than how I like it. Good for the Knoebel family and staff, bad for me lol.
Yes, then it's not my imagination that it's been getting busier. My friend and I are going a week earlier than usual for our spring trip; it's been insane the past couple of years because we kept going on Armed Forces Day. Hopefully all us fans will be able to find some times when it is not so busy.
This brings back some awesome childhood memories. The very first ride I rode with my uncle was the Flyer in "72" I was 8 . The Merry-go-round has always been a popular ride , always stayed packed . I caught the brass ring one time in all the time we rode it 😂. The haunted house was a blast , it has changed over the years . We didn't have all those big roller coaster rides like they do today but we still had a blast . Roller skating(no longer there) on a Saturday night was great fun . We loved the hand stamp nights - for one low price you got a stamp on your hand then you could ride any ride as many times as you want , except the Haunted House. I so miss this park .
Knoebels is definitely a charming park. Very old school type feel, with new school type aspects. And the free parking/admission is unique these days. NO places will do this anymore. Top 5 parks to visit in the NE, US for that matter.
Yes, both parking and entrance are free. You may also bring your own food. Of course you must pay for rides, games, and any purchases, but no one will charge you for just hanging around.
It's great that you don't have to pay to get in, just for rides. Parents or grandparents that don't want to ride can just hang around. The food is great too, not to mention you can bring your own to save even more money. My friend and I love the place, even though we're both almost 40. We go every year now. :)
@daffers2345 Any other channel I would agree, but this channel is built on providing research and details into parks around the world and I would assume a channel like this would at least do some research into why themeing is "weird" and leaving it as such. If they were as serious as their other videos it would not be hard to do a quick search when editing the video on the story of the ride they are "reviewing"
It is indeed strange. I had to learn it as a kid, myself, when our folks took us there. Last names in the area have strange pronunciations sometimes ^.^ Who is strongest in The Force when it comes to family-owned amusement parks? Obi-Wan Knoebel, of course ;)
My favorite wooden Rollercoaster ever and best park for fresh air and Award winning food with a bonus that you can bring people who don't ride for free
I love Knoebels so much! Best food, too! Black Diamond was formally my childhood fave called the Golden Nugget on the Wildwood Boardwalk (Hunts Pier). Check out videos of it from back in the day because it was awesome!! Black Diamond is now based on a Centrailia, PA theme with the fires burning under ground. Kinda dark but I love that my fave ride lives on! 🎉
It's so cool that you were a fan of the _Golden Nugget_ ... sometimes I wonder if old fans ever get to enjoy rebuilt rides at the new parks. The Centralia section of the _Black Diamond_ is my favorite. And I'm glad Knoebels is in the business of saving and keeping older rides too. They just got a Rock-O-Plane in 2023.
This park really reminds me of Blackpool Pleasure Beach here in the UK; plenty old school vibes and history which has just been added too over the years
Usually we don't, but in this case the K sound is indeed part of the name. Look up an audio ad for the park and you will see that they pronounce it that way too. :)
It's funny that you folks put this video out now; as the park is temporary closed until the end of April. They had a date for they Grand Opening, but still. No one can visit this park at current
I’m not kidding when I say this is the best theme park in the whole Northeast. Nicest people, best food, and amazing dark rides
No kidding, making this video had me craving Knoebels food something fierce.
@@ReviewTyme superb video as always. Thank you so much for what you do ReviewTyme
Your not wrong I’m almost 12 I have been going since I was 1 I missed 2 years because of covid it is the best theme park in my opinion I want to go on phinox this year 😊
Easily...
Outside of Disney, I would say Knobles is the best amusement park in America. And certainly the best of the traditional style parks.
I first heard of the park either in the late 90s or in 2000. It was through a Discovery Channel TV special on Dark Rides. This is before the days of UA-cam. My Dad taped it for me. I didn't get to visit until 2006, but I've been back a number of times since. The park is over 300 miles from me, but worth traveling from anywhere to visit.
The park also offers free admission, free parking, reasonable prices on individual tickets or ride all day, reasonable prices on food and places to cook & bring your own food. It's like walking into a time machine visiting the park, but they also offer some newer attractions, two free museums and free shows. This place is by far the best value of any park in America. We usually visit for 2 or 3 days at a time and come and go as we please and visit some other things in the general area too. My wife and I spent some of our Honeymoon time in 2000 visiting the park, but had been a few times before. I hope we're able to go back this year.
I found this park through a friend of mine. I thought Knobels was fantastic. Food was very good, great prices and a course free parking and admission for the folks they just want to relive their life as their youth. The only drawback is they won’t let me ride the little hand cars 😂
As someone who drives a tow truck and handles a lot of equipment and tractors, I've noticed an uncanny ability of mine developing where I go hunting for grease fittings and other moving parts that need lubricant.
The whipper alone scares me and I hate to think the sheer amount of money they spend on grease alone. Literally everything on that thing moves, has a zerk, and needs to be lubricated.
For such a simple ride, it's surprisingly complicated and the fact that they've kept this running since it was originally built for Coney Island is astounding
Having knoebels 30 mins from me is the reason I love amusement parks to this day! Sometimes I just have a free evening and will pop in for the 2 wooden coasters and maybe the bumper cars, grab some bangin food and head back home 😁 nothing I’ve been on has giving me so much fun as the air time on the phoenix it’s a can’t beat
Also, because there is no entry fee, my grandparents would often join us for just a train ride and some food and just be able to hang with the family for the day. Dogs are welcome too which always makes me happy. Sorry for the long rant I just have so many good memories here
Ride Phantom’s Revenge. Best ejector P E R I O D.
Fun Fact: The Grand Carrousel holds a Golden Ticket Legend Award. Awarded in 2019 after it won all 14 times the Best Carousel award was given and retired the award as a result.
I worked here in college as a waitress in one of the restaurants and it was the BEST job I ever had. They treated us so good!
7:23 “Screaming like seagulls” has to be an exaggeration
7:33 Nope, quite accurate!
As someone that lives within 10 miles of Knoebels, I must say this review is one of the best reviews I've ever seen it will actually give you the feeling as if you're in the park. I very rarely Carmen on stuff let alone give a thumbs up but I could not resist.
My Knoebels experience was the same throughout my entire child-hood. We'd get there about an hour before opening, ending up near the front of the parking lot. The park would open 1 attraction at a time, so we'd get something to eat first, then onto the Pioneer train.
Feels like a different world now.
If you're having Déjà vu its because we had a rendering problem in the last upload meaning this video needed a reupload!
I definitely thought my ps4 was just lagging when I watched the first upload haha. Glad y'all got it sorted though!
I have a knobles vhs tape that has really old footage of the park and a little bit of history.
This being my home park feels illegal, everything about this place is awesome. from the affordable delicious food to the incredible lineup of woodies. This park quite literally has something for everyone and is one of my favorite amusement parks ever
We always joke about in our reviews that most parks have something for everybody, but Knoebels definitely does!
I'm so jealous, the trash idlewild is my home park 😂
As someone who goes to Knoebels every summer, almost all my favorites are on this list. The Giant Wheel, Flying Turns, the Skloosh, the Pioneer Train, the Impulse, the Skyway, you picked a really good list. I used to go on Kosmo's Kurves a lot when I was little, but I've outgrown it. I also really like the motor boats.
We are headed here at the end of May! Learned about Knobels from UA-cam.
The part that confused you in _Black Diamond_ is my favorite part, because it references Centralia. In short: decades ago a crew decided to burn a large amount of trash in an old pit, and they didn't know it was over top of exposed coal veins. (That's the burning trash pit.) The smouldering coal has been burning ever since and has driven out the residents as it destroyed the land underneath. (The spinning tube is the underground fire.) Thrre were sinkholes, but a house never fell through for real; that's an embellishment XD
Centralia is only a few miles from the park and is popular with urban explorers to this day. If you want more information, _Fascinating Horror_ did a good video on it.
You saved me the trouble of detailing Centralia's significance to those aspects of Black Diamond. A nice nod to the infamous mine fire town.
My family and I go every year in July and it's always fun. A little tip to viewers that aren't familiar with knoebels is that you are allowed to bring your own food and drinks with you into the park and if you want to reserve a table at one of the pavilions it's free to do so. Knoebels is an awesome park that we have gone to for many years and hope our kids continue the tradition.
I honestly had more fun at Knoebels than at Hershey Park (and that was with fast pass). Its just a very charming and relaxing park to be in. It was almost therapeutic.
My family went to Disney World years ago, and while I had fun, I wouldn't want to go again. Knoebels, though -- LOVE IT! A friend and I go twice a year.
Hershey is small enough to be welcoming but big enough to be intimidating. The quality of the rides varies like mad and it has changed so much in the last twenty years or so.
We used to go once a year and I think right about the time Fahrenheit was built was when the feel started to change. Fahrenheit itself wasn't the issue, but it was around that time when Hershey started updating and the whole ticket process and entrance got more tedious and the prices started going up again and when the 4D show or whatever it was opened, that was about the last few times we went
Hell we spent most of the time in the water park anyways
@@towcat
From my visit, the quality inconsistency was noticeable. It's sorta all over the place.
Parts of the experience are top quality. Legitimately comparable to Disney or Universal. The chocolatier and surrounding restaurants are high quality. Chocolate World is an experience onto itself, and has the best theming at Hershey. And the fast lane system is both modern but simple.
However, the park is mostly run well below its current attendance. The park is getting Cedar Point, Kings Island, and Magic Mountain level attendance, but it still operates like they are still like a medium sized park. The ops are bad to terrible, except for Wildcat's Revenge. The ride quality is inconsistent. It's cartoonish that wild mouse and a fair traveling Tornado ride is in this park. The prices are also more overpriced than Disney in many areas.
The layout is also terrible, but that really can't be fixed.
Hershey needs to focus on quality consistency and crowd management more than new rides for the next few years.
The layout used to get me lost every time we went. I always focused on the weird little cut-through-like path that goes past Coal Cracker and SideWinder and that got my bearings.
Some of meh ride quality I think also comes from it's location. Namely, Great Bear. There's some interesting science and story behind it's construction and why it starts strong and then just sorta fizzles out.
I didn't care as an child but I think something that would really bother me now as am adult would be how the rides were named behind a theme and then very few rides backed up that theme, if that makes sense
A few of them don't really need theming or story telling, such as the classics like Super Duper Looper and Comet, or "newer" rides with a gimmick, like Great Bear (grumbly track) or Sidewinder (reversing and inversions), or Stormrunner (wicked fast), but so many just sort of...exist
I haven't been there since at least 2013 or earlier and I'm told evenore has changed since then. I look forward to but also dread my future return, when which I'll probably go "oh cool wow I don't know my way around anymore" and then go spend all day in the water park like old times
As someone who grew up visiting Knoebels once every year, the seagull edit riding The Phoenix gave me a good laugh. 😂 That coaster truly packs a punch!
I love this park. Every other year I'll drive the 12 hours from Chicago to get my fix of Phoenix and bumper cars.....the best bumper cars in the world.
This is one of my favorite places in the world! My friend and I usually go up twice a year, once in spring and once in fall. We both love going. We love the mix of old and new throughout the park, we love the food and the atmosphere and the crazy layout and everything.
One thing that wasn't mentioned is the food. Knoebels routinely wins awards for. Best Park Food, and it is reasonably priced too. If anyone is even thinking about going and gets the chance, MAKE SURE YOU GO!
I went there for the first time last year I had a blast it really exceeded my expectations!
It blew ours as well! Fingers crossed we can get back some time in the future.
This is my dream amusement park destination thanks to this channel! Love y’all and I hope you reach your well deserved 100K
Knoebels is certainly a quality park, stuffed with classic charm. It might not be the best spot for thrill seekers on a coasters only diet, but Phoenix is certainly among the best woodies in the world, with ludicrous airtime with only a buzz bar. It genuinely feels illegal at times, and is an experience you'll be hard pressed to find anywhere else.
I love the Phoenix! Being able to ride the world's best wooden coaster at a park that's less than a 2 hr drive from my home ... that's really special!
I also think the _Impulse_ is very thrilling, because it only uses a lap bar. There's nothing like staring straight down at the ground from 90' up with only a lap bar.
One thing I'll say for the park, though: it's VERY safe. I always trust the rides and attendants.
@wutmagna7222 Those coasters only diet people never allow themselves enough time there to ride and explore the many other "must do" to attractions they have there. Big mistake for first timers.
I used to go every year as a kid. We had our family reunion there for my mom's side of the family. One of my favorite rides there is called the Cosmotron, it's like a spinning concert with music and lights. It's kind of like The Music Express at some other parks but inside a building located behind the Teacup ride.
Cosmotron rocks! (No pun intended.) It's one of my favorites!
always good to see my home park get some love! it's a gem like no other. and black diamond makes a lot more sense when you know the local coal mining history of floods, eternal fires, and ghost stories.
It’s a great park!
Having this as my home park us a great compensation for feeling like I live in the twilight zone. There isn't much to do around here so it's like a beacon of fun lmao
I have been going for many years, although I live further south in PA and can't go ALL the time :)
I've been going so long that I'm used to seeing its classic rides, and it seems downright strange to me to think that MOST parks don't have rides like the Satellite, Flying Turns, or the Looper. Knoebels is truly a special gem.
I have a tape that goes in depth about there carresoul and the people who work on them.
The seagull edit was BRILLIANT 😂😂 yalls screams got me ready to finally visit Knoebels hahaha
Thanks team .. this is like a must visit and have to say it looks beautiful and ..seagulls !
i spent 5 summers as a rides op so many memories
meeting people from all over the world
been going to this park from a young age
side note you also have a chance to spot mick foley of wwe
You had me questioning my eyesight for a few moments with those screaming birds!! Cheeky.
Excellent video, as usual.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it
You forgot to mention the food.. Affordable and some of the best park food you will ever eat.. So happy being just over an hour away. In the fall before they close the pool they host a doggie dive. Its insane! Good vid
Love this place!
I went last summer with my mom and we both had fun
I used to got there and camp every summer when I was a kid. No joke, theyve got the best Philly cheesesteaks I’ve ever had
The brass ring reward on the carousel is the real deal, sorry you missed it!
First time I ever went to Knoebles was when I first moved to Pennsylvania when I was 11 years old (I went in August/2011)
Fantastic video! However, just one correction. The Phoenix was not constructed at Knoebels. It originated in San Antonio, Texas and was originally called, The Rocket.
Blackpool Pleasure Beach used to have this... Free entry and you could take your kids on any ride they wanted while you waited outside. Its been downhill ever since they changed it.
That's a shame to hear. It would have been great to check it out when it was free admission.
This reminds me a lot of Utah’s Lagoon! I would love to see you do a review on it. I believe it’s the largest family owned amusement park in the US. Cannibal is a crazy cool ride! And Rattlesnake Rapids is a classic.
Knoebels is also family owned….
I’m still trying to get over the fact that the parking is free. Listen up, Cedar Fair and Six Flags!!!
I just spent the day building the Knoebels Haunted Mansion 50th mini building block set and just saw this pop up lol...finished it like 30 minutes ago
100% My Favorite Park ;3
This park is 2 hours from me, i only go for twister its the best coaster ive ever gone on in my opinion
Actually......the ride Knoebels is best known for is their traditional Bill Tracy style Haunted Mansion. It's won all kinds of awards over the decades including best haunted house in America many, many times. Even beating out Walt Disney World at times. The Knobles Haunted House is one of the best surviving examples of what great amusement park haunted houses were like 50 years ago.
The Flying Turns is a good ride too, but not known in the world of amusement parks today the way their Haunted Mansion is. The Flying Turns is actually a newer ride there based on an old fashion design.
Like many things at Knoebels, the _Flying Turns_ is unique to the park.
"We hit a tree"
Well well well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions
I want to go there 🤩
I'd love to see some more free-entry amusement parks along with some free-entry indoor amusement parks as well as some oceanfront boardwalk amusement parks with free entry!
At least 4 times a year I visit Knoebels
Wonderful place
Are non-Disney companies allowed to do theme parks?
Not only that, but non-Disney parks can also have Dole Whip (one of many fantastic food offerings at Knoebels). Most people associate that with Disney only!
I so want to go to konbels
I so hope you can visit someday :)
For anyone here who has been to Knoebels (and it seems like there are a lot!), what is the "feel" of Flying Turns? I've never been on a bobsled coaster but in concept in looks like it would be such a nifty, free, barely-in-control kind of feel. :)
The _Flying Turns_ is a very fast, smooth ride that feels a little bit like a log flume without the water. Imagine a big fat marble in a curved marble roller. There is very little noise in comparison with most roller coasters. All you hear while gliding down is the rolling of the little wheels on wood.
You must be weighed so that the carts aren't overloaded, and that makes each ride a little different. It does often feel wild and out of control. Sometimes you go almost sideways and feel like you're going to fly out of the carts. It's great fun, especially if you ride with a friend!
@@daffers2345 Thanks very much for that very detailed and cool response! Reading it, I can sort of "feel" the sense of flying around a turn in a marble-roller and falling back into my seat.
So when.does your park open?
Knoebels runs seasonally due to the weather in Pennsylvania. They start with weekends only in May and move to being open all week by June. They close after Hallo-Fun in October. :)
I wonder if Jack Frost fought any of the Knights at Knoebels?
Just came across this. Where is this place
Pennsylvania
Elysburg, Pennsylvania (United States if you are not from here) :) I hope you can visit someday!
Maybe Knobels should include another carousel ride, but with various rideable animals including some horses along with donkeys, goats, pigs, rabbits, roosters, camels, ostriches, giraffes, lions, zebras, tigers, deer, and other animals!
That was popular many years ago. You can see many "menagerie animal" carousel animals in Knoebels' Carousel Horse museum. There's a lion, a goat, a camel, even a pig.
@@daffers2345 I know, but another carousel could be perfect!
They already have 2 and their Grand Carousel is a real winner and one of the only ones left with the brass rings. How many do you want in one park?
@@AlbredaWelde What’s the other carousel?
It's called the S&G Carousel. It is much smaller than the Grand Carousel and has only "jumpers" in matched pairs. The S&G Carousel is in the kiddie area, right by the smaller train called Ole Smokey.
It's free but you have to pay for the rides... so it's not free 😂😂😂
I guess if you just wanted a day at the park you could go and walk around, take photos, chill, for free. That would be kind of nice. And grandparents could come along for free even if they didn’t want to ride anything but spend the day with their families.
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Honestly at best this amusement park look... quaint. Great for locals. (Which is probably why its over 100 years old and no major attractions) but i think i'd rather take the kids (if i had them) to ceader point (a few extra hours away). Or find a local 6 flags kids would have way more fun there
This was the most budget friendly amusement for me growing up, my family goes there every year
I'm always excited to see Knoebels get covered by news, social media, etc. But at the same time I hate it....because for years it was PA's best kept secret. Now the park is getting a little busier than how I like it. Good for the Knoebel family and staff, bad for me lol.
Yes, then it's not my imagination that it's been getting busier. My friend and I are going a week earlier than usual for our spring trip; it's been insane the past couple of years because we kept going on Armed Forces Day. Hopefully all us fans will be able to find some times when it is not so busy.
This brings back some awesome childhood memories. The very first ride I rode with my uncle was the Flyer in "72" I was 8 . The Merry-go-round has always been a popular ride , always stayed packed . I caught the brass ring one time in all the time we rode it 😂. The haunted house was a blast , it has changed over the years . We didn't have all those big roller coaster rides like they do today but we still had a blast . Roller skating(no longer there) on a Saturday night was great fun . We loved the hand stamp nights - for one low price you got a stamp on your hand then you could ride any ride as many times as you want , except the Haunted House. I so miss this park .
Knoebels is definitely a charming park. Very old school type feel, with new school type aspects.
And the free parking/admission is unique these days. NO places will do this anymore.
Top 5 parks to visit in the NE, US for that matter.
So you can go to the park for free
Yes, both parking and entrance are free. You may also bring your own food. Of course you must pay for rides, games, and any purchases, but no one will charge you for just hanging around.
Probably my favorite park outside of Disney/Universal. Classic rides, good food and affordable. Also a 3 hour drive from my area so not too bad.
Eastern PA has 3 great parks each uniquely different. Knoebels is excellent.
I love Knobles, I've beengoi g there since I was 5 and now I'm 55. Brought all my kids and grandkids, it is literally the best ever park!!!!
It's great that you don't have to pay to get in, just for rides. Parents or grandparents that don't want to ride can just hang around. The food is great too, not to mention you can bring your own to save even more money. My friend and I love the place, even though we're both almost 40. We go every year now. :)
They didn't even mention that black diamond is themed after the centralia fire/disaster which is down the road from knoebels
We actually had no idea! Thank you for letting us know.
I would hardly expect someone from across 2 oceans to understand local lore. XD I'm glad he enjoyed it anyway :)
@daffers2345 Any other channel I would agree, but this channel is built on providing research and details into parks around the world and I would assume a channel like this would at least do some research into why themeing is "weird" and leaving it as such.
If they were as serious as their other videos it would not be hard to do a quick search when editing the video on the story of the ride they are "reviewing"
I had to look up if the pronunciation was correct, strange way to say it, but well done!
It is indeed strange. I had to learn it as a kid, myself, when our folks took us there. Last names in the area have strange pronunciations sometimes ^.^
Who is strongest in The Force when it comes to family-owned amusement parks? Obi-Wan Knoebel, of course ;)
My favorite wooden Rollercoaster ever and best park for fresh air and Award winning food with a bonus that you can bring people who don't ride for free
I love Knoebels so much! Best food, too!
Black Diamond was formally my childhood fave called the Golden Nugget on the Wildwood Boardwalk (Hunts Pier). Check out videos of it from back in the day because it was awesome!!
Black Diamond is now based on a Centrailia, PA theme with the fires burning under ground. Kinda dark but I love that my fave ride lives on! 🎉
It's so cool that you were a fan of the _Golden Nugget_ ... sometimes I wonder if old fans ever get to enjoy rebuilt rides at the new parks. The Centralia section of the _Black Diamond_ is my favorite. And I'm glad Knoebels is in the business of saving and keeping older rides too. They just got a Rock-O-Plane in 2023.
@@daffers2345 Golden Nugget was everything to me until they closed it. 😭 When I heard Knoebels was restoring it, I cried happy tears! Lol
I'm visiting Knoebels in June. Very excited. This video was helpful.
Have a great time!
This park really reminds me of Blackpool Pleasure Beach here in the UK; plenty old school vibes and history which has just been added too over the years
It's a fantastic park!
We try to go to Knoebels every year. It's great and the food is awesome.
The food really is great!
Wonderful place
Wonderful place
Can't wait to see you guys get 100k subscribers! This channel definitely deserves it! Always great content ❤
Thank you!
The seagulls 🤣
Those screams! How does a male voice do that?? (yes I've tried)
fyi, we don't pronounce the K
🙄99.9% pronounce it Kuh no bulls including the owners.
Usually we don't, but in this case the K sound is indeed part of the name. Look up an audio ad for the park and you will see that they pronounce it that way too. :)
It's funny that you folks put this video out now; as the park is temporary closed until the end of April. They had a date for they Grand Opening, but still. No one can visit this park at current
They close seasonally.
This past weekend, April 20, 2024 was opening weekend.