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An artisan was set up at the Town Hall during Nightmares Revealed working on actual new costumes for CarnEvil, Inked, and Unearthed. Also went to the makeup workshop where it was mentioned that they usually start at 3 to 5am each morning before Scary Farm to prep up to 400 scare actors (or whoever shows up that day). They also mentioned that clowns were particularly hard because of the details, and another challenge was getting prosthetics to stay adhered to very sweaty persons. Wanted to stick around longer, but I had to run to get good seats for the maze creators panel...

Noticed familiar Fright Fest props going up in different locations for this season. Trick 'r' Treat facade being built where Saw used to be and its former site next to Riddler's Revenge is being left vacant. Stuff for Plaza de la Muerte being moved to Metropolis near Justice League since the area around Looney Tunes Land is being disrupted by new coaster construction. Devil's Triangle being moved to the walkway by Revolution to make room in the entrance plaza for a new opening show featuring a sinister new "Kurvatu" character.

Construction walls are up around the building and mostly blocking off the view of Superman. I noticed lone employee(s) clearing out the place while it looks like slow demolition has started at one end. I thought it was funny that they posted a sign advising that the restroom facilities there were closed...

From left to right in pic #1: Virginia Knott (head of the gift shop), Marion Knott (head of park development), Ken Knott (head of food service), maybe Marsha Anderson? (Marion's daughter-in-law), Steve Knott (head of security), maybe Darrel Anderson? (Marion's son and head of the Cable Car Kitchen), maybe Ken Oliphant? (head of Knott's Berry Farm Foods). Similar to what had happened recently, the ride had soft-opened on May 21st, a few days before its media day on May 26th. Marion Knott had celebrity Debbie Reynolds (seen on pic #2) take the inaugural ride with her on the back row of the front car — the front seat was occupied by the camera gear. I've gleaned what information I could from the Orange County Archives, so corrections are welcome.

Kind of a surprisingly low key affair, maybe since the ride had already opened to the public. Some merch on display, but the ride wasn't running as the crew were setting up a camera for what I presume will record the official POV. Raffi (the park GM/prez) was also there for the press and vloggers.

Looks like FrightFest 2026 work kicking into gear

Time for more drunk-posting on Reddit

Looks like Magic Mountain retired the problematic accordion buses and replaced them with airport-style shuttles, in pink-purple and green-blue. They look a little smaller, but hopefully they won't break down as often…

Giant crane on site while drilling for footers

Path where the Golden Bear Theatre used to be is completely closed off now

Located back-to-back with Knott's Scary Farm with scare actors prowling both areas... the tall one is the Queen of Hearts

Got the brioche sandwich which was basically tenders in a soft bun... it was okay. Nice selection of sauces, but they were extra. Crafty's bourbon cream soda was actually interesting, and it wasn't pre-mixed and I saw it prepared with a bottle of whiskey behind the counter. The side serving of mac & cheese seemed to be smaller than what I would get at Boardwalk BBQ. Dining plans not accepted for now, but the manager mentioned that they would work on adding support for those sometime in the future. The menu seemed to be limited to what the building says... "chicken & fries" and desserts... I hope in the future that they can possibly add chicken fries (which would be popular with the kids) and waffles (which is a big hit at the Chicken Coupe at Six Flags Magic Mountain). There is limited seating inside, which is nice with AC on hot days like these. Cute wall art of pieces that I seem to recall having seen during the boysenberry festival art show.

Limited number still available for $55... https://cf-kbf.buy.sixflags.com/packageDetails/10096801/keyword/HauntAnnouncementResolution

This feels like a soft-opening / beta-testing period where the LSMs are often unable to magnetically bring the train into the station, requiring ride ops to manually push it back... what could be causing this?

...though not open yet until around Nightmares Revealed

So I last did this way back in November so I obviously missed some sales and other changes since. But here is a comparison of the 2026 and 2027 season passes.

• Silver single park passes are toast except for Knott's Berry
• Mixed changes on Gold passes
• Price increases across the board for Prestige.
• These are new only prices and not the renewal sales they have at some parks.

Sort is on the Prestige change.