Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California

As a surprise for Father's Day, we spent the day at Knott's Berry Farm. I was pleasantly surprised how much fun we had. The park has a wide variety of rides, everything from mellow camp snoopy rides for the little kids to crazy extreme rides for the thrill seekers, and everything in between. The park wasn't too crowded, so the lines were easy (longest line I think was 30 minutes, but most were under 15). I also really liked that there were multiple places to sit down and eat lunch or dinner instead of walk up counters only. We sat and relaxed at Johnny Rockets. Good break out of the sun and off our feet. With so many amusement parks in SoCal, options are endless, and we love them all for different reasons, but we really enjoyed Knott's lighter crowds, smaller park and just slower pace. You can easily hit all the rides in one day. I also appreciated how much less the entry fee was verses other parks. With a family of five - it can be very costly to spend a day at any of this parks. My only complaint would be that the restrooms throughout the park just seemed dingy and not as kept up as some of the other parks.

This was the first visit to Knott's Berry Farms for our kids, ages 12 and 17 at the time as well as a twenty something family friend. It is a slower paced less crowded park but still enough variety to keep all ages entertained and thrilled.

Not too crowded. good food selection. kid friendly rides