Wednesday, August 6, 2014

[Haunts] Knott's Scary Farm 2014 Details Emerge!


Knott's Berry Farm held their annual pass holder event to announce the details of 2014's Knott's Scary Farm tonight. After a few issues with the stream, we all got to see the event led by Elvira first hand. Leading up to the event, they've been teasing fans with a mysterious metal briefcase that was finally opened to reveal the secrets this for this year.

Missed the event? Well they have the entire thing up on YouTube now!


Tickets are now on sale, like right now. One of the biggest additions? Scary Farm Season Passes! They're limited and only available for current Knott's Berry Farm season pass holders, so ya better act fast on them as they're only $65 and have no black out dates at all.

Additionally, the Skeleton Key will be returning for this year as well as an upgrade to the Fright Lane package and this year all of the Skeleton Key rooms are 100% different. If you missed them last year? Tough luck, they're never coming back. 

So, without further mucking about, let's get on with the all the details for this year's Knott's Scary Farm. First up? All the new stuff that's coming for 2014. Before we get too far, can't not talk about the fact that Elvira will be returning to this year's Knott's Scary Farm!

Elvira's Big Top

Back by overwhelming demand for 2014 is Elvira – the legendary Mistress of the Dark. Elvira will headline her all new show "Elvira’s Big Top", in the 1,800 seat Charles M. Schultz Theatre twice nightly for the entire run of Knott’s Scary Farm. In her new show, Elvira becomes the Ring-Mistress of the Park as she hosts a circus carnival of macabre freaks and sinister side show acts.

The show also features explosive dance performances by The Academy of Villains, who return to the stage in 2014 fresh off their appearance on Fox’s "So You Think You Can Dance?"

It's been known for a while now that she'd be back for this year, and here's the announcement video posted up back in June.


Now, onto the rest!
First stop? The new houses and other events that will be coming to this year's Scary Farm, some of them being really damn twisted, but we like twisted. Oh yes...yes we do.


Voodoo

Beware the cursed swamps of New Orleans, where mindless zombies trudge through the murky bogs in search of bloody sacrifices and demons use Voodoo curses to possess innocent souls. Choose your path carefully children, for one wrong turn and you will be hexed forever.


The Tooth Fairy

This twisted tooth fairy steals more than just baby teeth as he drags his victims out their bedroom window and into a world of deranged dentistry. Unbelievable special effects include a blackout room through which guests must feel their way out, a disorienting x-ray strobe light room, and a final encounter with the massive tooth fairy, himself. Say aahhh.


Seriously, the drill sounds during the trailer were unnerving and absolutely love the twisted take on the Tooth Fairy that they're bringing to the table with this one this year!


This year Trapped returns with more rooms, more intricate puzzles and a shocking finale more extreme than any experience ever presented at Knott’s Scary Farm. You become part of the terror and are forced to face your darkest fears, confront your inner terrors and descend into the madness of a maze with no way out. Trapped is not for the squeamish as the challenges are darker and more terrifying than any that have come before.

Reservations and an additional fee are required for this exclusive maze, which requires guests to interact with their surroundings and is not recommended for guests under 18 years old. Admission is $60.00 for groups of up to six (plus applicable taxes and fees) and can be purchased online [embed link] or at the Boardwalk Ballroom on the night of event, while supplies last. Separate Knott's Scary Farm admission is required and not included with the purchase of Trapped.


Special Ops: Infected

This ambitious new attraction is the first of its kind in North America and will challenge guests to exterminate the infestation of zombies who threaten mankind’s existence. Armed with specially designed laser guns, brave groups of Knott’s Scary Farm guests will embark on missions, led by their Squad Leader – a loud mouthed, take-no-prisoners commander charged with turning guests into soldiers. Groups must work together to fend off zombies and complete various missions before time runs out. If zombies drag their bodies too close, the un-infected’s guns temporarily deactivate, compromising the safety of the entire team. Soldiers with the deadliest aim will be celebrated with a tally of the number of zombies killed on a display board for other survivors to see each night in base camp.

Special Ops: Infected seamlessly integrates interactive gaming technology with an immersive mountainous landscape, delivering a breakthrough interactive haunted experience that is as terrifying as it is challenging. Missions will take guests through a variety of wilderness terrains, including the unpredictable barrel bridges across the rushing river, through the dark caverns, and through mysterious backwoods. Six acres of the beloved theme park is now home to mutinous, scream-inducing zombies, and the time has come for a harrowing Special Ops survival mission.

The best part about all this is? It's totally free for everyone that attends Scary Farm at Knott's Berry Farm this year. Yeah...that's right. No upcharge at all here!

Now, as if that wasn't enough, here's the rundown of everything that's making a return for this year's Scary Farm...some of which have an all new twist to them!

The Gunslinger's Grave

Return to the Old West and walk in the bloody footsteps of a betrayed and left for dead gunslinger on his path to retribution against a corrupt township. This journey back in time takes guests on a trail of terror through abandoned gold mines, a treacherous corral, a seedy saloon and a final showdown at town hall.

However, there's a new spin for 2014 as there will be an all new Skeleton Key Room (Requires Fright Lane with Skeleton Key Additional Fee Pass) and new scares in the abandoned mine. One of those scares? The Town Hall Gun Fight!

Black Magic

The veil between the living and the dead is severed when Houdini’s ghost materializes during a séance and ushers a host of demonic illusions to play tricks on anyone who intrudes on his theatre. From the prop room to the main stage this dilapidated theatre will make visitors skin crawl. Will you be part of the disappearing act?

Again, there's all new stuff in here for 2014 as well. This year there will be a new Skeleton Key room, an all new layout with even more places for monsters to hide and an all new mirror maze as well!

Pinocchio Unstrung

Years have passed since the blue fairy denied him his final wish, but Pinocchio has returned with an army of murderous marionettes intent on killing his former masters. The purpose of his killing spree – human flesh to cover his twisted wooden body. Revenge comes with no strings attached.

New for 2014 with this one is yet another all new Skeleton Key room as well as an entirely redesigned finale to the maze as well!

Trick or Treat

Trick or treat, which will it be? Step forward and ring the witch’s doorbell. Oh, she is home, but where? You are not quite sure. Don’t be afraid, her minions will guide you. You can come away with a treat, but is it worth it?


This year will feature all new scares in the dining room scene as well, no Skeleton Key room with this one but that's alright. There's plenty of those to go around!

Dominion of the Damned

The Blood Queen’s reign has ended, but the seductive vampires continue to lure unsuspecting guests into this gothic lair of terror. Ancient vampire lore decrees there shall always be one to rule the damned... Long live the King!


New for 2014 are an all new Skeleton Key room and a completely revamped finale that they say will blow you away.

Forevermore

The twisted mind of Edgar Allen Poe comes alive as the “Forevermore Killer” works his way through one haunting tale after another. All the victims unwittingly find themselves a part of “The Raven,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” The Masque of Red Death” among other horrific stories. Guests will want to catch up on their reading to stay a chapter ahead of their demise.

2014 will feature even more live murder scenes, all new costumes and a new layout with even more places for monsters to hide!

The Witch's Keep

Many years ago, The Green Witch uncovered a wicked source of power in the depths of the Calico Mine, and now she’s hell-bent on using this mysterious energy to capture and corrupt all who dare enter! With newly enhanced show scenes, lighting, and special effects, this not-too-scary mine train adventure is perfect Halloween fun.

The Hanging

A live stage show in Calico Square that irreverently looks back at the year's pop culture with some killer comedy. Notorious for its special effects and high-flying stunts, The Hanging® is a no-holds-barred assault on pop culture’s most infamous moments of the past year. A must see parody!

The Hanging runs nightly at 8:00 pm, 9:30 pm, 11:00 pm. You can even vote for who you want to see killed during this year's show as well on the Knott's Scary Farm website right here. And yes...Justin Beiber is one of the choices!

Now, for the scarezones. You're still with me right? Yeah, I know...lots to get through, but what else would you expect from Knott's? Though, there are some new mazes, all of the scare zones are ones that we've seen before, well outside of Special Ops: Infected of course.

CarnEVIL 

Yep, the clowns are back and they're set to take over The Boardwalk section of the park once again for 2014!

Can you survive the freak show run amuck through the park?

Ghost Town Streets

Ghost Town Streets is the original and still most terrifying scare zone that started it all. Bands of half-human, half-animal monsters prowl the streets and inhabit the fog. Beware the notoriously startling sliders, who lunge from in every fog-filled corner of the land.

Fiesta de los Muertos

Fiesta De Los Muertos fuses dance music, colorful costumes, and larger than life stilt walkers in a dance party scare zone with even more characters than last year. It’s the ultimate late night celebration of Dia de los Muertos.


Gypsy Camp

Just beyond the streets of Ghost Town lies the mysterious outcropping known as Gypsy Camp, where fortune tellers prognosticate future terrors, and ravenous werewolves howl in the light of the moon.


And there ya have it. Everything old, everything new and a few other surprises from Knott's Berry Farm for this year's Scary Farm. You can find out more on the official Knott's Scary Farm website!

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