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1955

Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant-1955 Photo Courtesy Wikipedia

1959

The one-room school was donated to Knott's in 1959.

1960

In 1960, however, the berry farm in Buena Park ended, overtaken by the theme park, and the Knott family acquired extensive acreage near Modesto, in central California, for growing berries.

1971

With the exception of a few wineries, the creamery was the first industry in the city, according to Chamberlain's 1971 book.

1974

April 23, 1974, Buena Park, California). Knott, the son of a farmer, grew up in Pomona, California, where he met and married his high-school friend Cordelia.

1981

Walter Knott died on December 3, 1981, 7 years after his wife Cordelia Knott passed away.

1986

Medieval Times is a “family dinner theater” that features “staged medieval-style games, sword fighting, and jousting.” Medieval Times in Buena Park (the second location that was created) officially opened in 1986.

1997

In December of 1997, after 78 years of ownership by the Knott family, Knott’s Berry Farm was acquired by Cedar Fair, L.P., owners and operators of family-oriented entertainment park brands coast to coast.

2000

In June of 2000 Buena Park welcomed Knott’s Soak City, a separately gated, 13-acre water park featuring 21 water rides and attractions colorfully themed to California surf towns of the 50’s and 60’s.

2004

In 2004, the hotel was renamed The Knott’s Berry Farm Resort Hotel.

2020

The 2020 Knott’s Boysenberry Festival will present more than “75 unique boysenberry-inspired creations” all created by the Knott’s Culinary Team.

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