I don’t know how you manage to make me nostalgic for rides I’ve never even been on, but god do these videos bring a smile to my face.

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy them! thanks

@LoveStallion

4 жыл бұрын

Kingdom of the Dinosaurs was tons of fun. I'm sad it's gone. It was especially useful during Scary Farm each year, as cast members would stalk ride vehicles.

@MsDisneylandlover

4 жыл бұрын

I was so scared as a kid I remember the big bugs

@maxsommers6843

2 жыл бұрын

I feel the same watching all these videos haha! I've been to very few theme parks IRL but I get strong notsalgia vibes from this stuff ragrdless.

@johnboy4025

Жыл бұрын

I rode this ride a lot as a kid. From 87 to 93 it was groundbreaking… then Jurassic Park came out and outdated the ride instantly. Last time I went to Knotts I was sad to see it was gone.

You could easily get off the ride and walk around but there were employees that would sit on the ride to catch people doing that. They were always in the same places though so once you knew where they were you could get on and off and not get caught or so I hear. I also know someone that did get caught and pretended they were German and did not know any better and the CM let them off with a warning in slow loud English. Totally miss this ride and Berry Tales.

@JonDGAF

4 жыл бұрын

Soooo true. This ride was legendary. I can still remember the exact spots where the workers would hide.

@johnboy4025

3 жыл бұрын

Beaty Tales is back for a ride that is similar to Toy Story Midway Mania in DCA. Looks charming, and it’ll be good to see Knotts utilize original characters

@booboo4ever24

2 жыл бұрын

Why would u want to get off tho?

@bbwfw

2 жыл бұрын

@@booboo4ever24 To pet dinosaurs I suppose. Would have to ask my friends who did.

Hey man, I really appreciate how you tell the stories from theme parks that aren't just Disney or Universal. I never really thought that videos on Knott's or Alton Towers or others could be as interesting as the "big two," but your videos really changed my mind. Keep doing what you're doing!

@kaitlynreynolds5192

3 жыл бұрын

Knott's has a very interesting history! It goes back a little bit farther than Disneyland. Not sure about Universal.

@booboo4ever24

2 жыл бұрын

Knotts is the BIG 2 where im from‼️

I adored Kingdom of the Dinosaurs! It was AMAZING and deserved better.

@rh5563

4 ай бұрын

Me too. Bring it back!

Dinosaur: Am I a joke to you Kingdom of the Dinosaurs: Yes

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

Haha

Hearing the sounds of the dinosaurs again after so many years sent a chill up my spine in the best way. My parents got us Knotts passes every year and I LOVED this ride. While I was young and had no idea what was going on behind the scenes, I very much remember the change of the ride suddenly having to stop for long periods and the boring narration coming over. I was heartbroken when the ride was taken out. I am so glad to have found this video so I can relive some of the nostalgia of this ride. To this day, my family and I will reference that wacky voice of the scientist on the ride saying "Turn back! Turn back!"

Bob Gurr! Leota Toombs! "I love steggies!" "Brontosaurus forever" (oh the irony!) How did dinosaurs go extinct? Mystery solved.... COASTERS! Great episode!

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

Did you have this saved in notes? Thanksss

@SuperEnthused

4 жыл бұрын

@@ExpeditionThemePark Gmail draft! What do I look like, a noob? ;) ...DON'T ANSWER THAT! 😜

@TheNightmareRider

4 жыл бұрын

Brontosaurus IS forever! It's back, as it's own genus apart from Apatosaurus!

@SuperEnthused

4 жыл бұрын

Mystic Mind Analysis MIND BLOWN!

@vikingshelm

4 жыл бұрын

This was a great ride at one point, but it slowly fell into decay. Perhaps with Knott's stepping up its game well someday see a new version of this ride, but hopefully not just a 4D attraction. I have high Hope's fod Knott's here lately, and I would love to see more themed and animatronic attractions. That would be something.

Just so you know, snippets of this tour were pulled from a old 80's Dinosaur Doco titled, "Son of Dinosaurs" hosted by actors Eric Boardman and the late Gary Owens (Voice Actor for Space Ghost, Blue Falcon, and other cartoons shows). That show has since been released on DVD if anyone wants to see the full tour in completion. DVD is titled "Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Dinosaurs" and distributed by Midwich Ent.

Yes!!!! I’ve been waiting for this video. This ride was my childhood favorite (I was obsessed with dinosaurs). It would be great to see a video on Knott’s Beary Tales and the Timber Log ride at Knott’s.

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. We will cover them in the future!

@GabrielTheMagolorMain

4 жыл бұрын

Krista Motta I just wrote a similar comment. I loved this ride so much as a kid and have always missed it. I’ve also missed the Soap Box racers and the Sideways Shack. So happy for a video about this rides history, as I’ve only been able to find short videos here and there as an adult. 😊

@rociomartinez3069

4 жыл бұрын

Krista Motta Ninol

I miss this ride so much!! I used to ride it everytime I went to Knotts berry with my parents! The dinosaurs scared me a lot as a kid and I was looking forward to seeing it again as an adult but it was already closed :’( this ride will forever be remembered in my heart!

This attraction is one of my favorite things that has ever existed on the planet! 🦖🦕 I shared your video with the producer of Son of Dinosaurs (the special with Gary Owens and Eric Boardman) and the co-author of Knott’s Preserved as I’m sure they’ll appreciate it. Great retrospective! 👍🏻

This attraction is right up my alley. I miss this attraction

I has a pass to Knotts from when I was maybe 9 till I was 15. This was one of my favorite rides at the park growing up. I never realized it was over 7 minutes long! So funny I always thought they ruined it by stopping the continuous motion too.

Omg “Spill the Beans” is what used to be said before “spoilers” Also, I still remember that blast of refreshingly cold air on that dinosaur ride as a relief from the harsh Orange County summer sun

Grate video The old LA Mural is underneath the new iron reef background. The iron reef background is made of vinyl like a billboard. It has been glued over the old Los Angeles mural with a water based adhesive for removal at a later date. The art work is more protected than covered. If you would like a video of the vinyl peeling away I can shoot that for you as there is a small spot where the Miral has been revealed.

@GTMGUNN

4 жыл бұрын

Knotts berry tales heck yes, post that peeling vinyl pic!

@Bryansberrytales

4 жыл бұрын

You got it

@Tempusverum

4 жыл бұрын

That mural was a piece of art. I always liked looking at it

I miss this attraction. I can't believe it laid dormant for over a decade.

Now you need to go further back in time and do a video on Knott's Beary Tales.

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

:D

That Silver Bullet commercial is surprisingly really good.

Another great video! I am one of the few people who was saddened to see Beary Tales go back then - but KOD was very timely and well received. Especially to the younger kids, which it felt like Knotts was targeting more back at that time (read: Camp Snoopy). The highlight of that ride was definitely the T-Rex reveal. To share a funny (and kind of stupid memory): as a teen (14?) on Beary Tales, a friend in the car dated me to reach up and grab one of the leaves hanging down on the last hill. I did grab one, though didn't break it off, and the ride was promptly stopped and we were escorted off the ride and told if we did something like that again, we'd be banned from Knotts. Stupid teens don't realize there are low light cameras on even dark rides.

@GTMGUNN

4 жыл бұрын

Andrea Joki that’s a better reason for being booted then spitting at Timber Mountain Log Ride (don’t ask how I know).

I've been on this ride before, and I still miss it to this day (I enjoy dinosaur-themed dark rides). Cedar Fair had no idea how omnimovers worked (the fact that they're designed to make lines move faster).

As a 6-7 year old in 1988-89 I drove my parents crazy riding this over and over. Living in Carlsbad about 45 min drive. This was my sole reason to beg to go to Knotts. I still remember the electricity room at the beginning and that voice from the professor. Thank you for the flash back!

This was, by far, my most favorite ride at Knotts as a kid. Thank you so much for doing this video!

Always wanted to ride it + Knott's Beary Tales. Yes! Knott's is a (special park) You can't "cookie cutter" it like the other properties. It's like the original Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, TX) While I love roller coaster, there has to be a balance to make the themed park experience work. Your video had the best "in ride" footage I've ever seen. Thanks so much!

I’m glad someone was brought in to stop the complete dismantling of Knott’s.

@MissMegzie

3 жыл бұрын

They were late, so many good ones GONE!

I loved this ride. When I was really little it was one of the only rides I could get on in the park. Fine with me though because I have always loved dinosaurs and those coasters seemed so intimidating and scary at the time. My dad took me on it and after it was over I got a T-Rex plush from the gift shop. I still have that plush till this day. Little did I know at the time (being like 6) that it was within the rides last years of operation and when I next came back it was gone. Thanks for this video if only for recording this rides existence and bringing me back to my youth.

An Expedition Extinct all about a Dinosaur Themed Ride.......I see what you did there!!!

I loved this ride so very much! It was cheesy but was So much more fun than Countdown to Extinction/Dinosaur!...

Thank you so much for doing this video! THIS is what I’ve been waiting for!

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@zcanime5997

4 жыл бұрын

Expedition Theme Park DO THE BARNEY AND TWEENIES THEATRES AND CBEEBIESLAND AT ALTON TOWERS PLEASE!

It is really cool to see Bob Gerr on different projects. What a legend

I love all the Knotts vids! They’re my favs!

I remember this ride an loved every second of it. My parents would take me on it multiple times in a since day. In my mind I thought the ride would be at Knotts Berry Farm forever.....boy was I wrong. To the shock of me an my family we couldn't believe they would close it after decades. To this day I can still invision the track layout, sounds, smells an over all experience of the ride. If only it was possible for someone to build a updated version of this beloved attraction.

I miss this goofy ride, but I miss even more the Scary Farm overlay “Kingdom of the Lounge Lizards”. So campy, so great.

This was my all time favorite ride growing up. I miss this ride so much.

@MsDisneylandlover

4 жыл бұрын

it scared me so much but i always wanted to get on

I rode this once in my lifetime... but I loved it as a kid!

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

Such a great attraction!

They should have just revamped this and called it Return to the Kingdom of the Dinosaurs instead of the ill-conceived Iron Reef.

@knightofarkronia9968

4 жыл бұрын

TheMonsterGroovy Apparently Iron Reef is closing down.

@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved

4 жыл бұрын

Well, Bear-y Tales coming back. But it would be fantastic if Kingdom comes back as another ride. I think having both Kingdom of The Dinosaurs and Bear-y Tales together would be a win-win situation. Maybe one day...

@TheOriginalPoon

3 жыл бұрын

I honestly think there’s a market for it now after the Jurassic World redesign at Universal. I know I’d love to see an older, grungier dinosaur based ride that doesn’t look like an Apple store and makes use of screens. I don’t hate the new Jurassic ride, but I vastly prefer the Jurassic Park aesthetic over the Jurassic World one.

Cedar Fair! Do the right thing and bring this attraction back!

@thecoastergnome8603

3 жыл бұрын

They are bringing Berry tails back

Omg, Gary Owens and Eric!! I watched that Dinosaurs special hundreds of times as a kid. I wanted to ride this so badly lol.

I was 11 years old and was at Knotts on KODs opening day. I also worked as a ride operator from 1995 to 1997. Raffi was a ride supervisor at that time. He was well know for asking female employees for favors to keep their jobs.

You were a legend if you managed to make-out with someone on this ride while on a school trip to Knotts.

This is my Boysenberry jam. I remember thinking the new ride had to do with Disneyland renovating Fantasyland around the same time. In a parallel to today, Disney's big move caused ripples throughout the other theme parks. The strongest memory of the attraction was the Hollywoodland on the mural and a caveman half frozen in the Ice Age night. It must've freaked me out as a kid, but not the sharpest thing I remember. I also suspected the ADA helped hasten the decision to close the attraction. Many attractions built for fully able patrons were inaccessible. That and increase cost of maintaining older had a hand in shutter KoD, the Skyway and Submarine Voyage. One question: how was Cedar Fair a novice? hadn't it been running Cedar Point and King's Island for years up until that point?

Really glad you made a video about this! Could you make a video about Pacific Ocean Park in Venice California? I find it fascinating that it had more visitors than Disneyland one year.

I really think you put out the best theme park content on KZread. I get so bloody excited when your videos come out. Can you do a big thunder mountain one and if possible one on the Steam trains at PortAventura that go around the park, I think that could be cool because they are no longer steam powered they have diesel tenders but I can’t find out why they were changed from steam to diesel.

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Big Thunder will for sure be in the future at some point. I will at least cover PortAventura eventually!

I've been trying to remember what this ride was called FOREVER. I only got to ride it once when I was very young in the 90s and always remembered it as "the time travel" ride without much specifics. The most memorable part for me was the lab and the transitional archways between scenes but it ended up being my favorite ride at the park.

This is the video I’ve been waiting for!! Please please please do more Expedition Knotts-especially this Halloween with Scary Farm history! ❤️

This was the ride of my life. I can still hear "you're going too far back" anytime I want to.

Every time I'm sad or bored I watch this channel and I've nearly watched all the videos of alton towers and I forgot. Your ride videos are amazing and it gives me a smile. I am ve|y confused how you got all this but, after doing Rita I saw this I was amazed and I was fascinated.

As a dinosaur fan I loved this video!

Man I have been asking for someone to do a video on this for a LONG time! Thank you!

I can't really give a fair comment since I only rode this while it was new and i was probably 5-8 years old ... but it was by far my favorite ride out of the entire park.

Also a big thank you for putting links to all the source videos.

I have such fond memories of this ride. Thank you for the video and I agree - long live Kingdom of the Dinosaurs!

In the summer of 1988, my family took a vacation that included Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, and Arizona. We spent several days in the LA area, including a couple at Disneyland. But THIS ride was the thing little six year old me was the most excited about.

this was my all-time favorite as a kid, even when the dinosaurs started getting a little plump around the seams it was a fun ride to go through, that blast of cool air in the ice age always made it seem so realistic. it made me mad that they closed it just to abandon it, never put anything in the space, and seeing that the animatronics were just left to rot makes it that much worse. thanks for doing this one, absolutely awesome

Timber mountain log ride plz favorite ride when I was younger! Would be a banger vid

Oh this made my heart sad 😔 I miss this ride so much. Thanks for the lovely memories 💚

Brilliant. I loved it as a kid and then was underwhelmed when I finally could go back to see it later. Many memories and still have a few of those flattened dinosaur pennies.

Thank you so much for this episode. Right back to my childhood!

This was the first ride I ever experienced as a child. I remember after walking off the ride, and getting a trex sipper cup, lol. Good times. :)

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

A great first ride!

@thetoondevil

4 жыл бұрын

It was :3

Can you do a video on The Timber mountain log ride next on expedition Knottsberry farm.

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

Can't give away all the secrets of what's coming!

My first year going to Knotts Scary Farm they had people hiding around corners on this ride to jump out and scare you, it was pretty awesome.

Love your work. I stumbled on this chanel when I was getting ready for a trip to Carowinds. When I when there this.year its was sad to see my all time favorite rollercoaser Thunderoad gone. Hopefully you will cover that history.😊

Went to Knott's on my honeymoon in 1994 and rode this over and over. Loved it. Alas, as with all rides I really love, they disappear. It was a wonderful, detailed, atmospheric experience with great music and effects. I miss it dearly along with the Soap Box Racers.

This is the best video you have done! This was my favorite ride at Knott’s and I was always so excited for this ride when I was a kid. I saw the finesse and deterioration of this ride, but it will always live on in my heart and my memory as one of the best rides that has ever lived. Tbh, this video made me cry as I remember this being a ride my entire family went on every year.

I absolutely loved KotD. I was four when it debuted and I wenr that first year it opened. Most fun I ever had waiting in line. Good times.

Finally someone talks about this ride! I remember during summer camp with the Salvation Army, they would take us to Knotts when I was little. This was always my favorite ride and I was devastated when it was gone.

I rememberws this ride, loved it as a little kid in the 90s. I never remembered which park it was at though, so now I know where it was.

I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MY WHOLE LIFE

As a kid I liked the ride but after a while it became an excuse to cool off in A/C and I looked forward to the exit that went straight downstairs into the arcade where I begged my mom for money to play in.

Even as the park was gradually moving towards faster steel rides I still enjoyed this the most. Still loved dinosaurs and the campy feel of it in my teen years but as a 10 year old? Get out of here.. it was my favorite! I can feel the chill from the transition from Professor Welle's office to the ice age right now.

This was my favorite theme park ride. Thanks for the awesome video.

I remember going on this with my mom and sister every summer during our annual California vacation. There was one point where there was one of the emergency exits, my mom would always point it out as a prehistoric exit sign! Lol.

My brother was the last rider on it. He misses it. I now work at the park. Some people remember it others remember berry tails

My mum and I used to love this, was about the only ride she would go on in the park.

I remember in that insect infested lift hill- they had little strings hanging that would ticlkle the passing guests

I remember always getting on this ride every week because My family lived down the street from Knots!!

Aww! I didn’t know that ride was gone. I remember it was my favorite ride when I was little. I wouldn’t leave unless I went on that ride. I’m so sad to hear it is gone and I’ll never be able to take my kids on it. The last time I went on it the carts were still separated. I remember thinking it needed an update because some of the figures stopped moving.

Wow this video was awesome Sam! It was very informational and interesting! Keep up the incredible work!

This is amazing, man! I've been clamoring for this for months! Thank you for this awesome trip through my childhood!

I used to love this ride as a kid, and actually vaguely recall seeing the Knott's Beary Tales figures in the funhouse they had for them. Also, apparently Knott's used KotD for their Halloween haunt one year, also? I heard a rumor that it had went pretty awful...with the T-Rex dressed up as Elvis. -.-;

@pinball541

3 жыл бұрын

It was called "Kingdom of the Lounge Lizards", During Knott's Scary Farm.

I loved this ride. 90s kids and Dino’s just went together perfectly.

KOTD was one of my favorite KBF rides (second only to the Calico Mine Train) and by far my wife's favorite. Thanks so much for this behind-the-scenes look at a Knotts classic attraction.

Another great episode! REALLY loving the Knott's stuff in particular. Keep it up!

I was there for the opening of this ride. I was teeny-tiny and the line was long and arduous, the ride was scary as all heck. And I loved it to pieces. Thank you.

It would appear to be time for an Expedition “Knott’s Bear-y tales.” Hold on... I mean, I can’t wait to see your KBT episode.😁

@Bryansberrytales

4 жыл бұрын

We also didn’t realize that Matt coming to the fair would bring Jon and his 20+ years of running Disneyland. To have been a fly on a wall during either of those meetings at the fair.

I adore your channel, and just when I think it couldn’t get better you cover my favorite ride as a kid, and something that just has so much nostalgia for me I’m always bummed when I think about it being gone. I’ve looked for videos on KZread through the years and have found small videos here and there, but NOTHING with all this history. THANK YOU SO MUCH! 👏👏👏👏😊😊😊

So excited to watch this! Grew up in SoCal in the 80s so I remember how much $ they put into advertising this ride. More fun than (but less pleasant smelling) than Knott's Bear-y Tales.

Late to the party on this video. Wow. I was 5 years old in 1988. I've only been to this park once, since I live on the East Coast. I remember waiting what seemed like forever to get on this ride, and being board and generally a pain. I was 5, what do you expect? I very vividly remember the lightning tunnel entrance for the time machine. I also think the scientist had a German accent and said "Ve are going back und time" but could be totally wrong. Yes, I purposely spelled it that way. Again, I was very young. Then I remember being completely terrified of the dinosaurs. I remember having horrible nightmares about dinosaurs for months afterwards. I've even had those nightmares reoccur in my adult years. I wouldn't say I'm scared of dinosaurs, but I certainly don't seek out dinosaur themed rides or movies. Seeing this video, the on ride footage, totally brought me back. It's amazing how the mind of a child is so much sharper and memory so much more vivid than that of an adult. Thanks for the video, and thanks to anyone who's cared to read this far!

For the 100th anniversary for the park I think I'd be cool if they resurrected an old dark ride like Knotts Berry tales and put it in a pretty empty building in the boardwalk area, cause they seem to be focused on good theming for the past few years

@ExpeditionThemePark

4 жыл бұрын

that would be great

@SalivatingSteve

4 жыл бұрын

The ongoing rumor is that Knott's is planning a major ghost town expansion in the backstage area past Ghostrider sometime in the next few years. During their ghost town alive event this summer, they've been teasing that a "new fort" is coming to ghost town. I hear it will be a major roller coaster, but it would be cool if they added a small dark ride to ghost town!

@thecoastergnome8603

3 жыл бұрын

Your wish is there command

As a kid growing up in the 80's Kingdom of the Dinosaurs was an awe inspiring and exciting ride. As a young teenager, it later became the hangout, goof around and be obnoxious ride. As an older teenager, it became the make out ride. I'll always have fond memories of that ride. The music Brian Eno style music and sound effects were super moody and I especially loved that part of it.

I was an entertainment tech at Knotts in 1987 and helped install all the speakers and sound equipment into kingdom of the dinosaurs. We all loved the ride and spent many hours working to make it a great experience. It's wonder and entertainment will never be forgotten

5:40 "Credit - Liquid Snake" I didn't know that members of the Les Enfant Terribles project were fans of behind the scenes videos on dinosaur animatronics.

Used to have been my favorite ride at Knott's Berry Farm. Went on it three times when I was young.

I still remember the music, atmosphere, and dinosaurs. It was a great ride, and great memories.

What a great way to pass time, as usual so well researched and presented, one of my favorite channel on youtube

My favorite memories at knotts came from this ride. I was almost in tears when I went there one day and found out they tore it out :(

I honestly hope one of the higher ups from Cedar fair watches this video. Knott's has really been slacking with their dark rides over the past couple of decades. It would be nice to get a brand new dark ride with animatronics. Either a Snoopy/Peanuts theme or a ride similar to Pirates of the Caribbean but retheme with Cowboys and the old west!

I remember going on this ride when I was a kid

I appreciate that you have videos about Knott’s history so much

I used to go when I was a kid in the 1970s. Now when I went Knott's Berry Farm looks so small on a small lot. It looked gigantic when I was little.

I gotta applaud Knott's on probably the best, most accurate dinosaur-ride ever made! But that being said; I hope they keep bringing in more cool Steampunk-themed rides like this and 'Iron Reef'! What they lack in scale, they always make up for in quality! =)