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A Look Back at
Knott's Boardwalk - Late 1990s
Long before Perilous Plunge, Rip Tide, or
Xcelerator, a very different Boardwalk existed. Shown below
for the first time are pictures of this part of Knott's Berry Farm,
taking in the late 1990s. |
What is now a bustling thoroughfare was once a quiet, grassy lawn.
Guests couldn't get anywhere near Boomerang the way they can now. |
With Windjammer (now Xcelerator) at our backs, here is the main
walkway of The Boardwalk. Note the absence of Perilous Plunge,
which now takes up a lot of real estate out here. |
The Pacific Pavilion, formerly home to Knott's own dolphin and sea
lion show. This is now the home to the splashdown area of
Perilous Plunge. |
The ornate entrance to the Pacific Pavilion. |
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When this area was the Roaring 20s, Headache was called Greased
Lightning. It was located next to the Pacific Pavilion. |
Whirlpool was a favorite of many Knott's fans, including myself.
An otherwise standard Scrambler attraction, this installation was
extra special because it was indoors. A great soundtrack
accompanied riders as they screamed through the dim interior.
In October, this building and the adjoining patio were converted
into what was arguably the greatest Halloween Haunt maze ever -
Dominion of the Dead. Unfortunately, Whirlpool and Dominion
saw their last days in 1999 when construction began for Perilous
Plunge. Whirlpool was moved throughout the park a few times -
sharing space under Windjammer for a few years as "Headspin", before
being moved again to the Wild Water Wilderness as the "Wilderness
Scrambler". Unfortunately, the Scrambler was permanently
shuttered in 2007 to make room for Pony Express.
Additional Boardwalk Attractions
Kingdom of the
Dinosaurs | Windjammer Surf
Racers |
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