The drumbeats echoed through Ghost Town on President’s Day at Knott’s Berry Farm.
Beating the drums was the Mountain Fifes and Drums from Lake Arrowhead, making one of their twice-a-year appearances at the farm. They also march into Knott’s for the Fourth of July.
But elsewhere at America’s oldest theme park, it was construction time.
Crews working on the addition of new water slides at Soak City were wasting no time in erecting supports for the new slides once the rain abated. Sections of the new slides could be seen sitting in Knott’s parking lot along the fence near Stanton Avenue.
Construction on the new Sol Spin ride in the Fiesta Village and the new Boardwalk Restaurant inside the park had been all but halted by the recent rain storms. One worker was seen at the restaurant location pumping out water from the construction site.
All the new rides and restaurant are supposed to open this summer.
The Calico Railroad was closed as workers replace major sections of track on the long operating rail line.
The Sky Cabin is still closed, with investigators still working to determine the cause of the accident in December that left riders stuck in the cabin nearly 200 feet up on the ride.
Pink lights and colors were also seen on many of the park’s rides at night as Knott’s partnered with Susan G. Komen Orange County to raise awareness of breast cancer and funding for breast cancer research.
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