Negative-G - Knott's Berry Farm 2019 - American Coaster Enthusiasts Coaster Con 42

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Knott's Ghost Town - The American Coaster Enthusiasts Coaster Con 42 at Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California

Drawing on not only Hollywood for actors but real cowboys and Indians to populate Calico is what made the Ghost Town such a memorable experience for people like my father.

The Knott's Berry Farm of today continues that tradition with a cast of characters who will welcome you to their town like the Mayor here. We all signed the register as new citizens of Calico. What I absolutely loved is that you could spend a whole day in the Ghost Town talking and interacting with its residents.

You literally are immersed in a giant old west live action role playing experience in the Ghost Town. If you want to go and have a drink with the types of ladies who worked in a saloon you can. I ended up sitting on down and playing a few hands of poker with them. The Mayor asked that we go and help out round up a outlaw and had we decided to take him up we had people to go to in order to find out where to get him. It is just completely immersive and amazing.

The Calico Saloon has a wonderful selection of drinks. Looking back I am kicking myself for not trying the Boysenberry Draft.

In the corner of the Ghost Town is the legendary Bird Cage Theatre. The theater modeled after the original theater in Tombstone, AZ has been a home for Melodramas at Knott's Berry Farm since 1954. There have been many actors who have graced the stage here from my friend Dink O'Neal (Cheers, Psych, Monk, Wrecked and many other small roles) to Steve Martin who started here when he was eighteen and stayed for the next four years.