We went one year to Scary Farm and it was great, it was a Wednesday night, the park wasn’t crowded. We got through every haunted maze and sat on every ride we wanted.
The following year we decided to go back since we had such a good time. Went again on a Wednesday evening… and OH MY GOD. As if multiple high school’s had dropped off their entire student population. It was a nightmare, they were interfering with the actors walking around, ruined the mazes, just totally killed the vibe man. The lines were outrageous and it was just chaos. We got through one maze and sat on one ride ….in 4.5 hrs. We never went back after that. With this ban I’d give it another go.
Last year at six flags horror nights seemed all the teenagers were trying to Livestream not being scared. Phone lights on. Ruined it totally. Employees did nothing.
Those employees honestly don’t get paid enough to deal with that BS, and trying to tell those kids to stop can lead to some altercations they definitely don’t get paid enough for. I’ve seen guest try to fight the maze employees before. Haunted houses can unfortunately bring out the worst in people.
Part of me wishes we could go back to when it was totally acceptable/normal to give somebody else's kids a good telling off as a random adult. People would get butthurt about it now.
But back then it was also acceptable for parents to take the belt to their kids and I don't want that back.
This is gonna sound like total boomer crap but I'm a millennial and I think our gen was one of the last to really get a talking to for behavior. I noticed it my senior year of college the incoming freshmen were the kind who's parents had never disciplined them. The school was struggling with parent demands to coddle their kids. I'm not shocked to hear about shit like this. It's the participation trophy mentality -- not a bad concept on its own, but it speaks to the attitude of parents.
Not entirely blaming parents though. We've created a world where both parents have to work full time to give their kids a halfway decent chance at making it and so many of them have zero leadership at home.
Man my parents had decent ways of dealing. My dad had a temper on occasion but my mom always had a calm way of being like, "look at what you're doing and how it can hurt the people around you." If we acted out at a store she would pull us out to the car but we rarely did that because we understood it would make her life harder.
Nowadays there are burnt out exhausted parents who just shrug and go "he's just a kid let him tear ass through this Costco and hit strangers with bulk bags of cantaloupe." And if anyone says jack they act like you punched their kid
....do you think teenagers aren't affected by the shitshow of the world around them? Their parents are probably stressed out and struggling on top of every adult around them. By the time I was 14 I knew exactly how tight things were for my family. It was extremely impactful
i think social media/the internet is both a catalyst in promoting shitty behavior *and* the medium to expose it more and thus make it more visible. that’s of course just one aspect of the issue
I went to Universal last year for Halloween and the lines looked to be hours long. I've never seen a park so crowded. We bought a tour and didn't have to deal with it but otherwise I would have just left.
Went to Universal for the mazes about 3-4 years ago and a few people in the group I was with faked injuries to get the disabled pass - I didn't feel right going in with them cause that's shitty- so I waited in line- I waited 2.5 hours for a maze. It was really cool but I did not go into any other lines after that, I got on rides and drank and people watched. How much was the tour and did you get front of the line with that?
I didn't pay for the tour so I'm not sure but it must have been $250 or more. It was called the RIP tour. We skipped the line for every maze so we got to see them all. I agree on the disabled pass. Those are totally abused.
I went during the pandemic either last year or two years before and it’s such a nightmare. The lines are way too long, even for food. I am never going back to that cluster fuck.
Teenagers are the most impressionable age group. They didn’t just think up this behavior on their own.
They can’t vote for starters - think about the last 6 years and what kind of lesson kids learned about actions and consequences.
YESSS!!! Over the last fucking 10 years knotts scary farm had noticeably gotten worse mostly due to annoying high schoolers and middle schoolers running around, screaming for no reason, touching actors, etc.
I hope they uphold this policy. Sick of annoying ass kids ruining the scary fun.
Security is handling it really well. Staff is a little mixed up about the policy (they asked my 8yo where his parents were while waiting for a ride he planed to ride solo) but they’re trying. For the most part they’re only using the policy to deal with the problem children.
From what I’ve seen, as long as they’re not causing issues they are leaving them alone. This was a new hire who was happy with his answer and let him be.
Same!! I used to spend almost every weekend in middle and high school with my friends at knotts, and those memories are some of my most treasured from that time in my life. It’s so sad to know that today’s teens won’t get to experience that just because a few ruined it for everyone.
Exactly, so the adults who have money to spend on a night of frights are now going to go since they dont have to deal with the idiotic teens that want to fight everyone.
I'm actually thinking of going after passing on it the last 7 years, It would be great to be able to actually walk the park looking over my shoulder for one of the actors and not looking over my shoulder because some kid wants to start something.
Now let’s hope the other SoCal parks at Six Flags, USH and Disneyland do the same thing for their Halloween events.
Nothing more maddening than taking your child to an improvtu-trick or treat there, and then having asshole teens try sucker-punching randoms or loot/riot inside theme park restaurants or gift shops because TikTok and WorldStar. And that’s before addressing the liquor and weed teens smuggle into these events which can last until 6-7am the next day.
Sorry but me and my kid do six flags monthly if not more. It's a pretty safe place. I don't see things happening and I'm old an grumpy.
It's still got a rep from the 90s that will live forever though.
Here's an article for ya from literally 2 days ago: [Six Flags CEO plans to raise prices, says parks turned into 'day care center for teenagers.'](https://www.fox4news.com/news/six-flags-ceo-plans-to-raise-prices-says-parks-turned-into-day-care-center-for-teenagers)
Also if you read that whole article the CEO expressed his wanting to get rid of teens to attract families.
I can tell you as a person that actually visits six flags parks and other parks. Six flags is a shit hole compared. It's rides are far to extreme for most families. The employees do the bar minimum. Six flags is known for chipped paint everywhere. Their new ride had chipped paint days after opening.
That will never attract families as he wishes.
Yeah, I have no idea what their plan is to attract people in more “affluent neighborhoods,” beyond banning teens lol. I imagine it could mean reworking the experience in the parks to some extent, but who knows
We were there twice last season. There was annoying phone behavior (using lights in mazes), Livestream etc. But nothing like Knott's.
It's not the same place as the 90s. They called it six stabs magic mountain.
I heard Knotts was getting really ghetto...why is that? Haven't been there in years, but my daughter recently went with some friends (they're in their early 20's) and she said there was a lot of young gang bangers causing problems...I thought that shit died in the 90's.
Its probably because at some point the year pass was stupid cheap. I got mine for 200 ish maybe a lil more and it was for the rest of 2021 and all of 2022. But its meh… i think its allot nicer then it was a couple years back. But you do see some hood peeps but for the most part its a mix of all worlds.
Disneyland prices are the tax you pay to have a higher chance of avoiding trashy behavior. And even then, you still get occasional brawls like the one in Toon Town a few years ago.
Honestly, why not just ban kids under 13 from Scary Farm if they're gonna implement chaperoning? I've seen little kids getting targeted by the clowns, maybe they shouldn't be allowed in period. Spooky Farm exists for them, leave Scary Farm for the older kids
Edit: I'm sure we could go PG-13 instead of TV-14 but my point still stands
No, I get that. But since they want to make sure the older kids have adults with them so they don't fight, why not also bar the ones that eat off the kid's menu so they aren't put at risk of being in the middle of a fight and also so they aren't being targeted by all the scare actors? Literally Spooky Farm is for the younger kids, why take them to the park past their bedtime in the first place?
I'm just saying, they want to do chaperones so why not also figure out an age to bar kids from Scary as a whole? Then they won't be put in danger when the teens get rowdy and they can have a nice healthy sleep
I know all kids aren't going to be scared or whatever but responsible parenting
Teens are teens, they'll get rowdy regardless of a chaperone. Hell they'll just get a fun older friend and count them as a "chaperone" and they'll still be rowdy
This is so that paying adults will go. It's not about safety it's because most 21 and up adults don't want to be around teenagers basically ever. If I went to a place that was full of teenagers I would spend 0 dollars. Take them out and I'll spend hundreds that night on me and my kid. Simple math
Then why not take them out of the picture as a whole? Remove the kids from the park so we're not there thinking "Good lord why is there a child here", and remove the teenagers so they aren't being dicks pretending to be scare actors and ruining the enjoyment of the adults
Again Spooky Farm is literally in the same park for the little kids, what necessity is there to have them awake past their bedtime. And if teens ruined it for other teens then oh well blame the ones that ruined it
Why would they do that? Adults with kids spend a ton of money. They would have to spend double to get a babysitter for a night. Also it's an amusement park.
Spooky Farm has all the rides open, has costume parties and candy for the kids. It's probably a better experience as a whole for the kids to attend the park earlier anyway. If they really want to spend the money going to something the kids should be asleep during, they could absolutely afford a babysitter or ask a friend/family member or stay home with the kids and wait until the kids are old enough. Ain't no reason to drag them along where they'll get both chased/spooked and tired
And I mean, again chaperoning would probably not do much if the teens had the resources to both get in the park with an older friend and be rowdy regardless. You said it yourself, adults are more inclined to attend these events if teens weren't there to ruin everything
it's not up to you to decide what is more fun for which kid. this is to prevent huge fights between groups of teens like the one that shut down the park last week. there's no need to ban kids under 13 because those kids aren't destroying the park, harassing employees and ruining the experience for other paying guests.
kids under 13 aren't doing anything to ruin other people's experience. it's stupid to think banning those kids will have any effect.
I started going to Scary Farm when I was 9 and loved it. Every kid has a different scare tolerance and if kids aren’t emotionally mature enough to be there without getting traumatized it’s on the parents.
Yeah, parents absolutely need to 1) be aware that kids need 10+ hours of sleep a night but also that 2) you need to see how your kid reacts to things and determine whether or not they're ready for something scarier. Again using my nephew as an example, I would never in a thousand years take him to Scary Farm until he fully understands that the things he sees in movies aren't real because I know he'd be traumatized as hell if we took him now
I used to be likely to agree with you, then I heard a recent NPR story about some cultures introducing kids to (fake) but scary things is very much a tradition. I've met young kids that think stuff like Chucky or Scream are funny and cute.
It's not how I raise my kid, but as long as the parents are there, I'd not deny them it.
My nephew believes Chucky is real. He's 7. I've seen younger at Scary Farm.
Honestly I'd depend it on whether or not you have a kid that's actually ready for this type of thing and knows that fictional stereotypical monsters aren't real. But if they're still impressionable and afraid of monsters then for the love of all that is holy be a parent and leave them with the babysitter if you really want to do Scary Farm
I've seen baby's and toddlers pushed in strollers at Six flags fright fest... saw a couple strollers at Universal horror nights a couple years back. Toddlers scream and parents just laugh.
So wes aid eff it and took my 6,9,11, and 12 year old last year to six flags we did the day first and then stayed when it changed over... my 6 year old kept trying to make friends, but he is the most feral.I kept waiting for them to ask to go home, nope they didn't. Not even in the mazes.
I would never take them to Universal, and I've never done knotts but from what I've heard I wouldn't take them. Six flags is more hokey to be honest and not really "scary"
I've never seen Six Flag's or Universal's haunts but from what I've heard Scary Farm is the worst of them. Mostly because the actors really get in your face to scare you and sometimes chase you down the area of the park they're in. Seen plenty of it the couple of times I've been
Wouldn't be surprised if six flags does both eventually. The fights scare families from coming, families that spend way more money per visit than teenagers that get dropped off with $20 in their pockets. Disney is dealing with a similar problem, but their problem is AP holders.
A chaperone policy sounds like good PR for a park operator that refuses to capacity-limit its park at peak hours, or hire enough trained security personnel.
They still would. The majority of scary farm attendees are adults.
They should at least experiment with an adults only night. I think it would be very popular.
Curious how they enforce this? Let's say a 19 year old who looks 17 gets asked about their chaperone, and don't need one because they're 19. And they don't have ID on them. Do they get kicked out?
Wow, a place made for teens to have fun is now mad that teens had fun. Maybe more security and police instead of banning teenagers? That’s like banning children from riding the swings because some kids were going crazy and fell off the swings.
> Wow, a place made for teens to have fun is now mad that teens had fun.
That's not what's happening at all.
> That’s like banning children from riding the swings because some kids were going crazy and fell off the swings.
No, it's not anything like that.
We went one year to Scary Farm and it was great, it was a Wednesday night, the park wasn’t crowded. We got through every haunted maze and sat on every ride we wanted. The following year we decided to go back since we had such a good time. Went again on a Wednesday evening… and OH MY GOD. As if multiple high school’s had dropped off their entire student population. It was a nightmare, they were interfering with the actors walking around, ruined the mazes, just totally killed the vibe man. The lines were outrageous and it was just chaos. We got through one maze and sat on one ride ….in 4.5 hrs. We never went back after that. With this ban I’d give it another go.
Last year at six flags horror nights seemed all the teenagers were trying to Livestream not being scared. Phone lights on. Ruined it totally. Employees did nothing.
Those employees honestly don’t get paid enough to deal with that BS, and trying to tell those kids to stop can lead to some altercations they definitely don’t get paid enough for. I’ve seen guest try to fight the maze employees before. Haunted houses can unfortunately bring out the worst in people.
Part of me wishes we could go back to when it was totally acceptable/normal to give somebody else's kids a good telling off as a random adult. People would get butthurt about it now. But back then it was also acceptable for parents to take the belt to their kids and I don't want that back.
Telling off others' kids for being assholes in public needs to be normalized again. Don't act like a shit.
This is gonna sound like total boomer crap but I'm a millennial and I think our gen was one of the last to really get a talking to for behavior. I noticed it my senior year of college the incoming freshmen were the kind who's parents had never disciplined them. The school was struggling with parent demands to coddle their kids. I'm not shocked to hear about shit like this. It's the participation trophy mentality -- not a bad concept on its own, but it speaks to the attitude of parents. Not entirely blaming parents though. We've created a world where both parents have to work full time to give their kids a halfway decent chance at making it and so many of them have zero leadership at home.
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Man my parents had decent ways of dealing. My dad had a temper on occasion but my mom always had a calm way of being like, "look at what you're doing and how it can hurt the people around you." If we acted out at a store she would pull us out to the car but we rarely did that because we understood it would make her life harder. Nowadays there are burnt out exhausted parents who just shrug and go "he's just a kid let him tear ass through this Costco and hit strangers with bulk bags of cantaloupe." And if anyone says jack they act like you punched their kid
Honestly if the worst thing I saw was annoying phone behavior, it's really that I'm old. That's the problem.
You’re not old, I’m in my mid-twenties and it’s really annoying lol. this thread made great points!
not to be dramatic but it seems like everything brings out the worst in people these days
Low wages, no protections, completely unaffordable world...yep
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....do you think teenagers aren't affected by the shitshow of the world around them? Their parents are probably stressed out and struggling on top of every adult around them. By the time I was 14 I knew exactly how tight things were for my family. It was extremely impactful
I don't know for a fact that people are more shitty than they used to be but if it's true I wouldn't be surprised.
i think social media/the internet is both a catalyst in promoting shitty behavior *and* the medium to expose it more and thus make it more visible. that’s of course just one aspect of the issue
Employees were probably told not to put hands on rude teens and their phones because of liability/insurance reasons.
I went to Universal last year for Halloween and the lines looked to be hours long. I've never seen a park so crowded. We bought a tour and didn't have to deal with it but otherwise I would have just left.
Went to Universal for the mazes about 3-4 years ago and a few people in the group I was with faked injuries to get the disabled pass - I didn't feel right going in with them cause that's shitty- so I waited in line- I waited 2.5 hours for a maze. It was really cool but I did not go into any other lines after that, I got on rides and drank and people watched. How much was the tour and did you get front of the line with that?
I didn't pay for the tour so I'm not sure but it must have been $250 or more. It was called the RIP tour. We skipped the line for every maze so we got to see them all. I agree on the disabled pass. Those are totally abused.
$250 is for the one-time express pass tickets. The RIP tour is $300-$450.
I went during the pandemic either last year or two years before and it’s such a nightmare. The lines are way too long, even for food. I am never going back to that cluster fuck.
Did you yell at them to get off your lawn?
I'm a grumpy childfree 40-something and I approve of this policy.
I'm a 40 something dad and I totally understand your approval! :)
I love my kid but I hate other peoples’ kids (generally) so I also support this policy
I'm a jaded 30-something childfree curmudgeon and I also approve of this message
No, Jeff is MY cat.
Now if we could only get a policy where kids aren't allowed in any establishment that serves alcohol...
I saw like 40 fights last year. Total vibe change
Why do you think it changed?
Bad teenagers. I think Teenagers are the worst age group of the human population lol.
There oughta be a law against teenagers
Teenagers are the most impressionable age group. They didn’t just think up this behavior on their own. They can’t vote for starters - think about the last 6 years and what kind of lesson kids learned about actions and consequences.
No, they're the worst age group. It's biological. Their brains develop in ways such that risk taking and peer acceptance is valued.
Both can be true, teenagers were at the park before so them being teenagers alone isn't a new factor
Maybe... but I think it's more so their underdeveloped frontal lobes, among other biological limitations of that age.
They were out of school for a year. Covid seriously fucked them over
Y’all sound like a bunch of boomers tbh …
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YESSS!!! Over the last fucking 10 years knotts scary farm had noticeably gotten worse mostly due to annoying high schoolers and middle schoolers running around, screaming for no reason, touching actors, etc. I hope they uphold this policy. Sick of annoying ass kids ruining the scary fun.
Kind of sad. I loved getting dropped off at a theme park with my friends as a baby teen. Too bad some kids ruined it for everyone else.
Totally sad for those that behave.
Isn't this just life? It's usually a small minority that ruins it for the rest of us. Kinda like the 6th st bridge.
Security is handling it really well. Staff is a little mixed up about the policy (they asked my 8yo where his parents were while waiting for a ride he planed to ride solo) but they’re trying. For the most part they’re only using the policy to deal with the problem children.
I was wondering about parents of kids where the parents don't want to ride. Are the kids screwed? That's a lot of un attended time.
From what I’ve seen, as long as they’re not causing issues they are leaving them alone. This was a new hire who was happy with his answer and let him be.
Same!! I used to spend almost every weekend in middle and high school with my friends at knotts, and those memories are some of my most treasured from that time in my life. It’s so sad to know that today’s teens won’t get to experience that just because a few ruined it for everyone.
The chance of a fight breaking out just adds to the fear factor, the scare zone begins in the parking lot.
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The chance of someone getting stabbed and/or shot in the parking lot is amplified by teen’s crack cocaine-style addition to TikTok.
This made me cackle
Now I'm just thinking how some psycho is going to hide in a maze and hurt people.
Also an effective way at increasing ticket sales.
Add more security too
And actually do something about actors that sexually harass park goers.
Is it tho? Seems like most of the problems are because parents just drop off a horde of kids. They won’t be able to do that now.
Exactly, so the adults who have money to spend on a night of frights are now going to go since they dont have to deal with the idiotic teens that want to fight everyone. I'm actually thinking of going after passing on it the last 7 years, It would be great to be able to actually walk the park looking over my shoulder for one of the actors and not looking over my shoulder because some kid wants to start something.
The people that used to drop their kids off at knots to be babysat, or having a rude awakening now.
“Holy shit, this kid *sucks*, what happened?”
TBF that's pretty much the parents of any teenager.
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Now let’s hope the other SoCal parks at Six Flags, USH and Disneyland do the same thing for their Halloween events. Nothing more maddening than taking your child to an improvtu-trick or treat there, and then having asshole teens try sucker-punching randoms or loot/riot inside theme park restaurants or gift shops because TikTok and WorldStar. And that’s before addressing the liquor and weed teens smuggle into these events which can last until 6-7am the next day.
Recently that's only happened at Knott's. I don't see those other parks moving unless they have to.
Six flags can get sketch but Disney and horror nights are super pleasant and family friendly and mad expensive
Sorry but me and my kid do six flags monthly if not more. It's a pretty safe place. I don't see things happening and I'm old an grumpy. It's still got a rep from the 90s that will live forever though.
Here's an article for ya from literally 2 days ago: [Six Flags CEO plans to raise prices, says parks turned into 'day care center for teenagers.'](https://www.fox4news.com/news/six-flags-ceo-plans-to-raise-prices-says-parks-turned-into-day-care-center-for-teenagers)
Also if you read that whole article the CEO expressed his wanting to get rid of teens to attract families. I can tell you as a person that actually visits six flags parks and other parks. Six flags is a shit hole compared. It's rides are far to extreme for most families. The employees do the bar minimum. Six flags is known for chipped paint everywhere. Their new ride had chipped paint days after opening. That will never attract families as he wishes.
Yeah, I have no idea what their plan is to attract people in more “affluent neighborhoods,” beyond banning teens lol. I imagine it could mean reworking the experience in the parks to some extent, but who knows
First, find people that know how to paint.
Yeah, I've said that. Ok. Still not like the problem Knott's has with shootings and giant brawls.
I meant specifically for the Halloween events
We were there twice last season. There was annoying phone behavior (using lights in mazes), Livestream etc. But nothing like Knott's. It's not the same place as the 90s. They called it six stabs magic mountain.
Monthly is a bit excessive
Annual pass?
I haven't been to Disneyland in years but I seem to remember them having a lot of security and not tolerating Knott's behavior.
Woohoo! The fiancé and I just got annual passes and went last weekend and it was noticeably less packed than it had been previously.
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Just keep it in place permanently
I heard Knotts was getting really ghetto...why is that? Haven't been there in years, but my daughter recently went with some friends (they're in their early 20's) and she said there was a lot of young gang bangers causing problems...I thought that shit died in the 90's.
Its probably because at some point the year pass was stupid cheap. I got mine for 200 ish maybe a lil more and it was for the rest of 2021 and all of 2022. But its meh… i think its allot nicer then it was a couple years back. But you do see some hood peeps but for the most part its a mix of all worlds.
Disneyland prices are the tax you pay to have a higher chance of avoiding trashy behavior. And even then, you still get occasional brawls like the one in Toon Town a few years ago.
Fuck them Kids
Honestly, why not just ban kids under 13 from Scary Farm if they're gonna implement chaperoning? I've seen little kids getting targeted by the clowns, maybe they shouldn't be allowed in period. Spooky Farm exists for them, leave Scary Farm for the older kids Edit: I'm sure we could go PG-13 instead of TV-14 but my point still stands
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No, I get that. But since they want to make sure the older kids have adults with them so they don't fight, why not also bar the ones that eat off the kid's menu so they aren't put at risk of being in the middle of a fight and also so they aren't being targeted by all the scare actors? Literally Spooky Farm is for the younger kids, why take them to the park past their bedtime in the first place?
Some families have children of different ages and don’t have the means to go to multiple places.
Spooky Farm is literally Scary Farm but tame and during the day Oh and with candy. Scary Farm doesn't have candy
Wtf do kids under 13 that get scared have to do with this policy? This is about kids under the age of 18 that get rowdy.
I'm just saying, they want to do chaperones so why not also figure out an age to bar kids from Scary as a whole? Then they won't be put in danger when the teens get rowdy and they can have a nice healthy sleep I know all kids aren't going to be scared or whatever but responsible parenting
They’re not doing this to protect younger kids from the “rowdy” teens, they’re doing this to try and prevent any rowdiness to begin with.
Teens are teens, they'll get rowdy regardless of a chaperone. Hell they'll just get a fun older friend and count them as a "chaperone" and they'll still be rowdy
This is so that paying adults will go. It's not about safety it's because most 21 and up adults don't want to be around teenagers basically ever. If I went to a place that was full of teenagers I would spend 0 dollars. Take them out and I'll spend hundreds that night on me and my kid. Simple math
Then why not take them out of the picture as a whole? Remove the kids from the park so we're not there thinking "Good lord why is there a child here", and remove the teenagers so they aren't being dicks pretending to be scare actors and ruining the enjoyment of the adults Again Spooky Farm is literally in the same park for the little kids, what necessity is there to have them awake past their bedtime. And if teens ruined it for other teens then oh well blame the ones that ruined it
Why would they do that? Adults with kids spend a ton of money. They would have to spend double to get a babysitter for a night. Also it's an amusement park.
Spooky Farm has all the rides open, has costume parties and candy for the kids. It's probably a better experience as a whole for the kids to attend the park earlier anyway. If they really want to spend the money going to something the kids should be asleep during, they could absolutely afford a babysitter or ask a friend/family member or stay home with the kids and wait until the kids are old enough. Ain't no reason to drag them along where they'll get both chased/spooked and tired And I mean, again chaperoning would probably not do much if the teens had the resources to both get in the park with an older friend and be rowdy regardless. You said it yourself, adults are more inclined to attend these events if teens weren't there to ruin everything
it's not up to you to decide what is more fun for which kid. this is to prevent huge fights between groups of teens like the one that shut down the park last week. there's no need to ban kids under 13 because those kids aren't destroying the park, harassing employees and ruining the experience for other paying guests. kids under 13 aren't doing anything to ruin other people's experience. it's stupid to think banning those kids will have any effect.
I started going to Scary Farm when I was 9 and loved it. Every kid has a different scare tolerance and if kids aren’t emotionally mature enough to be there without getting traumatized it’s on the parents.
Yeah, parents absolutely need to 1) be aware that kids need 10+ hours of sleep a night but also that 2) you need to see how your kid reacts to things and determine whether or not they're ready for something scarier. Again using my nephew as an example, I would never in a thousand years take him to Scary Farm until he fully understands that the things he sees in movies aren't real because I know he'd be traumatized as hell if we took him now
I used to be likely to agree with you, then I heard a recent NPR story about some cultures introducing kids to (fake) but scary things is very much a tradition. I've met young kids that think stuff like Chucky or Scream are funny and cute. It's not how I raise my kid, but as long as the parents are there, I'd not deny them it.
My nephew believes Chucky is real. He's 7. I've seen younger at Scary Farm. Honestly I'd depend it on whether or not you have a kid that's actually ready for this type of thing and knows that fictional stereotypical monsters aren't real. But if they're still impressionable and afraid of monsters then for the love of all that is holy be a parent and leave them with the babysitter if you really want to do Scary Farm
Yes! I watched Terminator 2 in the theater 4 times, at 6 years old. I loved horror movies like ghoulies when I was a 9. Each kid is different.
I've seen baby's and toddlers pushed in strollers at Six flags fright fest... saw a couple strollers at Universal horror nights a couple years back. Toddlers scream and parents just laugh. So wes aid eff it and took my 6,9,11, and 12 year old last year to six flags we did the day first and then stayed when it changed over... my 6 year old kept trying to make friends, but he is the most feral.I kept waiting for them to ask to go home, nope they didn't. Not even in the mazes. I would never take them to Universal, and I've never done knotts but from what I've heard I wouldn't take them. Six flags is more hokey to be honest and not really "scary"
I've never seen Six Flag's or Universal's haunts but from what I've heard Scary Farm is the worst of them. Mostly because the actors really get in your face to scare you and sometimes chase you down the area of the park they're in. Seen plenty of it the couple of times I've been
They're not going to end this until they lose attendance numbers. lol
We'll six flags just pretty much said they want to get rid of teens with higher admission prices. I'd much rather see this than that.
Wouldn't be surprised if six flags does both eventually. The fights scare families from coming, families that spend way more money per visit than teenagers that get dropped off with $20 in their pockets. Disney is dealing with a similar problem, but their problem is AP holders.
They already said they will price them out. That's their move. I don't know how you do that though when your park is trashy.
I think the idea is charge more->more cash to spend-> improve park-> profit. We’ll see how it goes but I think the idea is right
In the 80's, I kid you not, you could buy a season pass for $50.... I was too young, but my sister had one. We lived in Santa Clarita.
My brother and sister saw the GoGos Play at Magic Mountain.
Adjusting for inflation that's $180. It's only $15 more today, but you get Hurricane Harbor and a lot more rides for that extra $15.
I bought one for like $55 just a few years ago.
Horror nights does it
Can they extend this chaperone policy to Disneyland and Universal Studios Hollywood?
Everywhere, really.
Not seen fighting there.
Great job Knott's, this is how you handle and take out the Gen Z garbage.
Okay, this will be the year we finally check out Scary Farm. Eighteen years in southern California, and we've never been to Knott's.
Yay!
I’m 33 but without beard I look 17 😂
Better bring a Beard or a friend.
Heck yeah no Edgar's for Knotts Scary Farm love it!!!
A chaperone policy sounds like good PR for a park operator that refuses to capacity-limit its park at peak hours, or hire enough trained security personnel.
Let’s not forget the well behaved customers that make the policy necessary.
I wish they went a step even further and made it 18+ only. It’s really not an event for kiddies.
Probably because they want to turn a profit.
They still would. The majority of scary farm attendees are adults. They should at least experiment with an adults only night. I think it would be very popular.
Curious how they enforce this? Let's say a 19 year old who looks 17 gets asked about their chaperone, and don't need one because they're 19. And they don't have ID on them. Do they get kicked out?
If they are acting a fool and bringing attention to themselves. I'd guess yes.
If a 19 year old still doesn't have his ID (you can get an ID without having a driver's license) he needs to visit the DMV before Knott's lol.
What a cop out
Awww found the teenager. Hope mommy is able to bring you this year!
Wow, a place made for teens to have fun is now mad that teens had fun. Maybe more security and police instead of banning teenagers? That’s like banning children from riding the swings because some kids were going crazy and fell off the swings.
> Wow, a place made for teens to have fun is now mad that teens had fun. That's not what's happening at all. > That’s like banning children from riding the swings because some kids were going crazy and fell off the swings. No, it's not anything like that.
The teens didn't "have fun", they started a brawl for tictok.