Knott's Berry Farm Revamps Bigfoot Rapids Ride by Finally Adding Bigfoot - Forbes

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Knott's Berry Farm Revamps Bigfoot Rapids Ride by Finally Adding Bigfoot  Forbes

The rapids are open for transit! 150 Trees. Over 3,000 plants, 80% California natives. 65 Tons of boulders, from a local rock quarry. 80 yards of mulch, from recycled green waste. And one big animatronic sasquatch. These are all the addition to Knott’s Berry Farm’s rapids ride, now called Calico River Rapids, which has gotten a makeover from generic water ride to themed story attraction. But don’t worry — it still soaks you good. “Theming wise, we wanted to connect it to ghost town more,” says Ken Parks, VP of entertainment at Knott’s. “It had these water effects that really had no purpose ...

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