Knott's Scary Farm

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| location = Knotts Berry Farm
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| years_active = 1973–2019, 2021–

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Knott's Scary Farm or Knott's Halloween Haunt is a seasonal Halloween event at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It is an event in which the theme park is transformed into "160 acres of horror", via a series of roaming monsters, terrifying haunted houses{{cite news|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/halloween-haunt-2008-2200/|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2008 mazes|last=MacDonald|first=Brady |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2008-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212065636/http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/halloween-haunt-2008-2200/|archive-date=12 December 2009|url-status=dead}} and 'scare zones'.{{cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2007/09/25/knotts-prepares-for-halloween-haunt/|title=Knott's prepares for Halloween Haunt|last=Pak|first=Ellyn|date=2007-09-25|publisher=Orange County Register|access-date=2023-10-29}} As of 2010, it was said to be the first, largest and longest-running Halloween event to be held at a theme park.{{cite web |url= http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201009/2094/|title= Halloween update: A look at the world's first, largest and longest-running theme park halloween event|last= Jost|first= Domenik|date= September 11, 2010|publisher= Theme Park Insider|access-date= September 18, 2017}}

Haunted attractions

Origins: The Curse Of Calico
Mesmer: Sideshow Of The Mind
The Grimoire
Cinema Slasher
Room 13
The Chilling Chambers
Eight Fingers Nine: The Boogeyman
Widows

Attraction history

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	Year	Mazes	Scare Zones	Shows	Notes
valign="top" \| 1	1973 \| The Monster Maze Satan's Saw Mill The Ghostway Express \| Ghost Town \| \|
valign="top" \| 2	1974 \| The Haunted Shack The Devil's Log Ride Calico Phantom's Mine Ride Transylvania Railroad Stagecoach Ride through Wolfman Country \| Ghost Town \| \|
valign="top" \| 3	1975 \| Terror Mountain Knott's Scary Tales Trail of the Tortured Haunted Mine Transylvania Railroad Trail of the Headless Horseman \| Ghost Town The Gory '20s Fiesta de Fiends \| The Hanging \|
valign="top" \| 4	1976 \| Trail of the Tortured Terror Mountain Haunted Mine Trail of the Headless Horseman Knott's Scary Tales Transylvania Express Gasoline Alley (Thru Sleepy Hollow) \| Ghost Town \| Dead Man's Hanging \|{{cite web\|title=Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt History\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/legacy/darkhives/main.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010\|author=Ultimate Haunt}}
valign="top" \| 5	1977 \| Ten Chilling Chambers (first standalone walk-through maze) Terror Mountain Haunted Mine Gasoline Alley (Thru Sleepy Hollow) Transylvania Express The Ghost Coach Witch's Twist Bump the Ghoul Knott's Scary Tales \| Ghost Town \| The Hanging \|
valign="top" \| 6	1978 \| The Trail of Terror Terror Mountain Haunted Mine Knott's Scary Tales \| Ghost Town \| \|
valign="top" \| 7	1979 \| Chilling Chambers of Horrors Black Bart's Trail of Terror Terror Mountain Haunted Mine Knott's Scary Tales \| Ghost Town \| Monsters' Revenge \|
valign="top" \| 8	1980 \| The Tomb of Terror Dr. Alucard's Chamber of Horrors Terror Mountain Haunted Mine Knott's Scary Tales \| Ghost Town \| Midnight Witch Hanging \|
valign="top" \| 9	1981 \| The Trail of Terror Terror Mountain Haunted Mine Knott's Scary Tales \| Ghost Town \| Midnight Witch Hanging \|
valign="top" \| 10	1982 \| The Terrifying Trail of Jack the Ripper The Mysterious Corridors Terror Mountain Haunted Mine Knott's Scary Tales \| Ghost Town \| Midnight Witch Hanging Elvira, Mistress of the Dark \|
valign="top" \| 11	1983 \| The Realm of Darkness Corridors of Mystery Terror Mountain Haunted Mine Transylvania Taxi \| Ghost Town \| Midnight Witch Hanging Elvira's Second Year, New Show! \|
valign="top" \| 12	1984 \| Caverns of Doom The House of Red Death Terror Mountain Haunted Mine \| Ghost Town \| Midnight Witch Hanging Elvira's Ghoul Review \|
valign="top" \| 13	1985 \| The Terrifying House of Doom Creep House Trail of the Doomed Terror Mountain Trails of Terror Dragon's Caverns Sorcerer's Lair \| Ghost Town \| Midnight Witch Hanging \|
valign="top" \| 14	1986 \| Mystical Maze of Madness The Best Little Horror House Conviks Haven The Last Train to Terror Nightmare Mountain The Dark Forest of the Sorcerer \| Ghost Town \| Midnight Witch Hanging Elvira's Shock & Rock Spooktacular \|
valign="top" \| 15	1987 \| Curse of the Sphinx Kingdom of the Dinosaurs Metro Madness Realm of the Sorcerer The Slaughterhouse The Enemy Within The Fourth Dimension The Return of Zulu \| Ghost Town \| Midnight Witch Hanging \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1987 15TH ANNUAL\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1987/map-87.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 16	1988 \| Bait's Motel Camp Hatchet Head Revenge of the Dead The Dark Threshold of Doom Toxic Terror Uncle Ernie's Madhouse \| Ghost Town \| Midnight Witch Hanging Elvira's Shock & Rock Revue \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1988 16TH ANNUAL\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1988/map-88.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 17	1989 \| Bait's Motel Camp Hatchet Head Revenge of the Dead Terror Mountain The Dark Threshold of Doom Uncle Ernie's Madhouse Which Maze \| Ghost Town \| The Hanging Elvira's Rock'n Horror Show \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1989 17TH ANNUAL\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1989/map-89.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 18	1990 \| Bait's Motel Encounters of Darkness The Fear Threshold of Doom Terror Mountain Revenge of the Dead Uncle Ernie's Madhouse Timothy L. Eerie Time Machine \| Ghost Town \| The Hanging Elvira's Rock'n Horror Show \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1990 18TH ANNUAL\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1990/map-90.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 19	1991 \| Bait's Motel Encounters of Darkness Revenge of the Dead Terror Mountain The Body The Fear Threshold of Doom Uncle Ernie's Madhouse \| Ghost Town \| The Hanging Elvira's Truth or Scare \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1991 19TH ANNUAL\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1991/map-91.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 20	1992 \| Kingdom of the Lounge Lizards Lair of the Vampyre Mother Noose's Scary Tales Revenge of the Dead Temple of Sacrifice Terror Mountain Toxichem Uncle Ernie's Madhouse \| Ghost Town \| The Hanging Elvira Dead, White & Blue \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1992 20TH ANNUAL\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1992/map-92.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 21	1993 \| House of Maniacs Jaws of Death Lair of the Vampyre Mother Noose's Scary Tales Nightmares Santa Claws Mountain Temple of Sacrifice Toxichem \| Ghost Town \| The Hanging Elvira's Shock N' Rock Revue \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1993 21TH (sic) ANNUAL\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1993/map-93.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 22	1994 \| Carnival of Death Cavern of Carnage House of Maniacs Industrial Evil Lair of the Vampyre Mother Noose's Scary Tales Nightmares Santa Claws Mountain Slasher of the Dark Toxichem \| Ghost Town \| The Hanging \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1994 22ND ANNUAL\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1994/map-94.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 23	1995 \| Carnival of Death Cavern of Carnage Curse of the Werewolf Dominion of the Dead Ghost Town Dead and Breakfast House of Maniacs Industrial Evil Nightmares Santa Claws Mountain Slasher of the Dark \| Ghost Town \| The Hanging \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1995 23RD ANNUAL\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1995/map-95.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 24	1996 \| Camp Gonnagetcha Carnival of Death Curse of the Werewolf Cavern of Carnage Dominion of the Dead Ghost Town Dead and Breakfast House of Maniacs Kingdom of the Lounge Lizards Nightmares The Underground Toon Terrortory \| Ghost Town The Gauntlet \| Cyber Insanity Day of the Dead Procession Dead Monsters of Rock Dr. Cleaver for President Laser Monster Madness The Deadly Dating Game The Hanging \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1996 24TH ANNUAL\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1996/map-96.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 25	1997 \| Bigfoot's Revenge Camp Gonnagetcha Curse of the Werewolf Dominion of the Dead Ghost Town Dead and Breakfast Nightmares The Inquisition The Underground The Underworld Unearthed Toon Terrortory XXV (25) Years of Fears \| Ghost Town The Gauntlet \| Cyber Insanity III Day of the Dead Procession Ed Alonzo's Magic & Mayhem Elvira's Dead Legends of Rock - Live! Laser Monster Madness The Deadly Dating Game The Hanging \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1997 25TH ANNUAL\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1997/map-97.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 26	1998 \| Alien Attack Bigfoot's Revenge Camp Gonnagetcha Deadman's Wharf Dominion of the Dead Horrorwood Hotel Nightmares: The Awakening The Inquisition The Underground The Underworld Unearthed \| Ghost Town The Gauntlet \| Day of the Dead Procession Ed Alonzo's Magic & Mayhem Electric Nightmares Elvira's Haunted House Party" The Hanging The New Deadly Dating Game \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1998 26TH ANNUAL\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1998/map-98.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 27	1999 \| Alien Attack Bigfoot's Revenge Camp Gonnagetcha Deadman's Wharf Dominion of the Dead Elvira's Nightmare Horrorwood Hotel Tales from the Inquisition The Underground The Underworld Unearthed \| Ghost Town The Gauntlet \| Day of the Dead Procession Ed Alonzo's Magic & Mayhem Electric Nightmares Elvira's Ghost Stories Spooktacular Tony Angelo, The Haunted Hypnotist The Hanging \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1999 27TH ANNUAL\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1999/map-99.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 28	2000 \| Alien Attack Army of the Underworld Camp Gonnagetcha Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns Deadman's Wharf Elvira's Nightmares Gothic Graveyard Horrorwood Hotel The Crypt Keeper's Tales from the Inquisition The Underground Voodoo Witch Project \| Backwoods CarnEVIL Ghost Town The Gauntlet The Swamp \| The Hanging Elvira's Shock N' Rock Revue \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=2000 Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2000/main.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=CarnEVIL – Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/monsters2/carnevil/main.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=Knott's Scary Farm History\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/haunt101/course4.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=THE RETURN OF ZULU\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/2000/descriptions-00.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 29	2001 \| Alien Attack Army of the Underworld Blood Bayou Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns Curse of the Spiderwoods Elvira's Red Moon Massacre Lore of the Vampire Malice in Wunderland The Cryptkeeper's Horrorwood Fright FestEvil The Underground \| CarnEVIL Ghost Town The Gauntlet The Swamp \| The Hanging Elvira at 20, Almost Legal \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=2001 Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2001/main.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 30	2002 \| Alien Attack Army of the Underworld Blood Bayou Curse of the Spider Fright Festival Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns Malice in Wunderland The Underground The Inquisition Lore of the Vampire Red Moon Massacre \| CarnEVIL Ghost Town The Gauntlet The Swamp \| The Hanging \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2002\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2002/2002update.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 31	2003 \| Army of the Underworld Asylum Blood Bayou Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns Curse of the Spider Hatchet High Lore of the Vampire Malice in Wunderland Red Moon Massacre Temple of Sacrifice The Inquisition Underground \| CarnEVIL Ghost Town The Swamp \| The Hanging \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2003\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/news2/2003haunt/main.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 32	2004 \| Army of the Underworld Asylum Blood Bayou Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns Curse of the Spider Hatchet High Lore of the Vampire Malice in Wunderland Red Beard's Revenge Red Moon Massacre Temple of Sacrifice Terror Vision \| Ghost Town The Swamp The Gauntlet \| Ed Alonzo's Magic and Mayhem The Hanging \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt 2004\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2004/main.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 33	2005 \| 13 Axe Murder Manor Asylum Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns Cavern of Lost Souls Curse of the Spider Feary Tales Hatchet High Lore of the Vampire Red Beard's Revenge Red Moon Massacre Temple of Sacrifice Terror Vision in 3-D \| CarnEVIL Ghost Town Silver Bullet Mining Town The Dark Realm The Gauntlet \| Hacks The Hanging \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=2005 Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2006/main.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 34	2006 \| 13 Axe Murder Manor Asylum Cavern of Lost Souls Dark Realm with Lazer Rage Feary Tales in 3-D Hatchet High Lore of the Vampire Lost Vegas in 3-D Red Beard's Revenge Red Moon Massacre Terror Vision in 3-D The Grudge 2 \| CarnEVIL Ghost Town Silver Bullet Mining Town The Gauntlet \| Dead Idol Festival of Freaks Hacks Haunted Hypnochick Putz Prank Party The Hanging \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2006\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2006/main.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 35	2007 \| 13 Axe Murder Manor Beowulf: Labyrinth into Darkness Black Widow's Cavern Dark Realm Lazer Tag Feary Tales Killer Clown Kollege Lore of the Vampire Lost Vegas Pyromaniax Red Beard's Revenge The Asylum The Doll Factory The Grudge 2 \| CarnEVIL Ghost Town Silver Bullet Mining Town The Gauntlet \| Festival of Freaks Hacks Inferno The Chipper Lowell Experience The Death of Dr. Cleaver The Hanging The Rocketz \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2007\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2007/main.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 36	2008 \| 13 Axe Murder Manor Alien Annihilation Black Widow's Cavern Club Blood Corn Stalkers Killer Clown Kollege Labyrinth Lost Vegas Pyromaniax Quarantine The Asylum The Doll Factory The Slaughterhouse \| CarnEVIL Ghost Town The Gauntlet \| Dr. Cleaver's Big Election Fangs: A Vampire Show Festival of Freaks Inferno The Chipper Lowell Experience The Hanging The Hypnochick \|{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2008\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2008/main.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 37	2009 \| Alien Annihilation Black Widow's Cavern Cornstalkers Club Blood Dia De Los Muertos Labyrinth Lockdown: The Asylum Pyromaniax Quarantine Terror of London The Doll Factory The Slaughterhouse Uncle Bobo's Big Top of the Bizarre The Stepfather Scare Scene \| CarnEVIL Ghost Town The Gauntlet \| Bloodlust Festival of Freaks Inferno The Chipper Lowell Experience The Hanging \|{{cite web \|last1=The DigitalSnakeBandit \|title=KSF 2009 Ghost Town - The Stepfather Box \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teQNydCDL9I \|website=YouTube \|date=31 January 2013 \|access-date=28 March 2024}}{{cite web\|title=Knotts Scary Farm Survival Guide\|url=http://creepyla.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/knottsmap.jpg\|work=Park Map\|publisher=Creepy L.A.\|access-date=5 July 2010\|author=Knotts Berry Farm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103204049/http://creepyla.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/knottsmap.jpg\|archive-date=3 January 2010\|url-status=dead}}{{cite news\|last=MacDonald\|first=Brady\|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2009 mazes\|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/halloween-haunt-2009-4863/\|access-date=5 July 2010\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|date=8 July 2009\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715011631/http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/halloween-haunt-2009-4863/\|archive-date=15 July 2009\|url-status=dead}}{{cite web\|last=Hollywood Gothique\|title=Knott's Berry Farm's 2009 Halloween Haunt\|url=http://www.hollywoodgothique.com/halloween-haunts/theme-park-haunts/knotts-scary-farm/\|publisher=Hollywood Gothique\|access-date=4 July 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020011227/http://www.hollywoodgothique.com/halloween-haunts/theme-park-haunts/knotts-scary-farm/\|archive-date=20 October 2008\|url-status=dead}}{{cite web\|author=Ultimate Haunt\|title=Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt 2009\|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2009/main.htm\|publisher=Ultimate Haunt\|access-date=4 July 2010}}
valign="top" \| 38	2010 \| Black Widow's Cavern Club Blood Cornstalkers Dia De Los Muertos Fallout Shelter Labyrinth Lockdown: The Asylum Sleepy Hollow Mountain Terror of London The Doll Factory The Slaughterhouse Uncle Bobo's Big Top of the Bizarre Virus Z \| CarnEVIL Ghost Town Necropolis: City of the Dead \| De' Anna the HypnoChick Ed Alonzo's Psycho Circus of Magic and Mayhem HACKS! presents Die, Die, Die! The Hanging Inferno The Chipper Lowell Experience Steel Drum Corps present Bang Zamora's Sideshow of the Bizarre \|{{cite web\|last=Knott's Scary Farm\|title=Knott's Scary Farm – Facebook\|url=https://www.facebook.com/KnottsScaryFarm/\|work=Facebook page.\|publisher=Facebook\|access-date=29 October 2023}}{{cite news\|last=MacDonald\|first=Brady\|title=Knott's Berry Farm already preparing for Halloween Haunt 2010\|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/halloween-haunt-knot-6687/\|access-date=5 July 2010\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|date=30 March 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029125105/http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/halloween-haunt-knot-6687/\|archive-date=29 October 2010\|url-status=dead}}{{cite news\|last=MacDonald\|first=Brady\|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2010 shows\|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-berry-farm-un-7365/\|access-date=21 August 2010\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|date=12 August 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821014423/http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-berry-farm-un-7365/\|archive-date=21 August 2010\|url-status=dead}}{{cite news\|last=MacDonald\|first=Brady\|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2010 mazes\|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-berry-farm-un-7229/\|access-date=21 August 2010\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|date=16 July 2010}}{{cite web\|title=Knott's Berry Farm Haunt\|url=http://haunt.knotts.com\|publisher=Knott's Berry Farm\|access-date=21 August 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720003324/http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-berry-farm-un-7229/\|archive-date=20 July 2010\|url-status=dead}}
valign="top" \| 39	2011 \| Cornstalkers Delirium Dia De Los Muertos Endgames: Warriors of the Apocalypse Fallout Shelter Invasion Beneath Lockdown: The Asylum Sleepy Hollow Mountain Terror of London The Doll Factory The Slaughterhouse Uncle Bobo's Big Top of the Bizarre Virus Z \| CarnEVIL Ghost Town Gypsy Camp Necropolis: City of the Dead \| The Hanging: Calico and Aliens Putz' Prank Party Zamora's Side Show of Horrors Street Drum Corps Presents Bang! Haunt Wonders of Technology Ed Alonzo's Psycho Circus of Magic and Mayhem Red Moon Dance Company Presents Cursed! \|{{cite web\|title=Halloween Haunt\|url=http://www.knotts.com/public/park/haunt/halloween_haunt.cfm\|publisher=Knott's Berry Farm\|access-date=14 May 2011\|date=May 2011\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926220937/http://www.knotts.com/public/park/haunt/halloween_haunt.cfm\|archive-date=26 September 2011\|url-status=dead}}
valign="top" \| 40	2012 \| Delirium Dia De Los Muertos Dominion of the Dead Endgames: Warriors of the Apocalypse Fallout Shelter Pinocchio Unstrung Slaughterhouse Terror of London The Evil Dead Trapped Trick or Treat Uncle Bobo's Big Top of the Bizarre Virus Z \| Ghost Town Necropolis Carnevil Gypsy Camp \| Ed Alonzo's Funhouse Elvira Visits the Haunt Museum (Autographs) Tonga Tiki Terror The Hanging Games The Witching Hour Mephisto's Mechanical Mayhem Blood Drums Cursed Zamora's Sideshow of Torture Unearthed \|{{cite news\|last=MacDonald\|first=Brady\|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2012 mazes\|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/01/news/la-trb-halloween-haunt-2012-knotts-scary-farm-08201201/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802211530/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/01/news/la-trb-halloween-haunt-2012-knotts-scary-farm-08201201\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2 August 2012\|access-date=31 August 2018\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|date=1 August 2012}}
valign="top" \| 41	2013 \| Delirium Black Magic Dominion of the Damned Endgames: Warriors of the Apocalypse Forevermore Mirror Mirror Pinocchio Unstrung The Gunslinger's Grave Trick or Treat Uncle Willy's Slaughterhouse The Witch's Keep Trapped: The New Experiment \|Ghost Town Necropolis Gypsy Camp Fiesta de los Muertos CarnEvil \| The Hanging: It Stinks Blood Drums Carny Trash Cursed Elvira's Sinema Seance Possessed \|{{cite news\|last=MacDonald\|first=Brady\|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2013: Six new mazes and the return of Elvira\|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jul/11/news/la-trb-halloween-haunt-2013-knotts-berry-farm-07201311/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809222512/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jul/11/news/la-trb-halloween-haunt-2013-knotts-berry-farm-07201311\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=9 August 2013\|access-date=31 August 2018\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|date=11 July 2013}}
valign="top" \| 42	2014 \|Voodoo The Tooth Fairy Dominion of the Damned Black Magic Forevermore Pinocchio Unstrung The Gunslinger's Grave Trick or Treat The Witch's Keep Trapped: Lock and Key Special Ops: Infected \|Ghost Town Gypsy Camp: The Cursed Caravan CarnEvil Fiesta de los Muertos \|The Hanging: Everything is Gruesome Elvira's Big Top \|{{cite news\|last=MacDonald\|first=Brady\|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2014 mazes\|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-trb-halloween-haunt-2014-knotts-berry-farm-20140807-story.html#/\|access-date=31 August 2018\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|date=7 August 2014}}
valign="top" \| 43	2015 \|Voodoo: Order of the Serpent The Tooth Fairy Paranormal Inc. Black Magic Forevermore Pinocchio Unstrung The Gunslinger's Grave: A Blood Moon Rises Trick or Treat My Bloody Clementine The Dead of Winter Special Ops: Infected - Patient Zero \|Ghost Town CarnEvil Fiesta de los Muertos \|The Hanging: Straight Outta Calico Elvira's Asylum \|{{cite news\|last=MacDonald\|first=Brady\|title=Knott's Halloween '15: A new haunted maze ruled by an evil queen, plus lots of zombie-killing ops\|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-trb-knotts-halloween-haunt-2015-20150810-story.html/\|access-date=31 August 2018\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|date=27 August 2015}}
valign="top" \| 44	2016 \|Voodoo: Order of the Serpent The Tooth Fairy Paranormal Inc The Gunslinger's Grave: A Blood Moon Rises Trick or Treat The Dead of Winter: Revenge of the Wendigo The Red Barn Shadow Lands Black Ops: Infected Skeleton Key Rooms: Prey, Slasher, Visions, Zozo \|Ghost Town CarnEvil Fiesta de los Muertos The Hollow \|The Hanging: Finding Gory Elvira's Danse Macabre \|{{cite news\|last=MacDonald\|first=Brady\|title=Knott's Berry Farm returns to the fog for Halloween Haunt 2016\|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-tr-knotts-halloween-haunt-2016-20160826-snap-story.html/\|access-date=31 August 2018\|newspaper=Los Angeles Times\|date=26 August 2016}}
valign="top" \| 45	2017	Voodoo: Order of the Serpent The Tooth Fairy Paranormal Inc. Dark Ride Pumpkin Eater Trick or Treat: Lights Out The Red Barn Shadow Lands Special Ops: Infected Halloween Hootenanny \|Ghost Town CarnEvil Fiesta de los Muertos The Hollow \|The Hanging: Fake Noose Elvira, Mistress of the Dark \|{{cite news\|last=Lam\|first=Albert\|title=Knott's Scary Farm 2017 Announcement Event\|url=https://www.westcoaster.net/home/2017/9/1/knotts-scary-farm-2017-announcement-event/\|access-date=31 August 2018\|website=Westcoaster\|date=1 September 2017}}
valign="top" \| 46	2018	Special Ops: Infected Shadow Lands Paranormal Inc. Trick or Treat: Lights Out Pumpkin Eater The Red Barn Dark Ride The Depths Dark Entities Halloween Hootenanny \|Ghost Town CarnEvil The Hollow Forsaken Lake \|Awaken the Dead Conjure Hacks! Cutting Room Floor The Hanging: Shhh... It Happens \|{{cite news\|last=Niles\|first=Robert\|title=Knott's Scary Farm reveals its 2018 line-up\|url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201808/6255/\|access-date=31 August 2018\|website=Theme Park Insider\|date=30 August 2018}}
valign="top" \| 47	2019	Dark Entities Dark Ride Halloween Hootenanny Origins: The Curse of Calico Paranormal Inc. Pumpkin Eater Shadow Lands Special Ops: Infected The Depths Wax Works \|CarnEVIL Forsaken Lake Ghost Town The Hollow \|Awaken the Dead Conjurers The Hanging: Witches' Revenge Puppet Up! Uncensored \|{{cite news\|last=Tuttle\|first=Brittani\|title=Full lineup for Knott's Scary Farm 2019, featuring new maze 'Wax Works'\|url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/full-lineup-for-knotts-scary-farm-2019-featuring-new-maze-wax-works/\|access-date=11 September 2019\|website=Theme Park Insider\|date=30 August 2019}}
valign="top"	\|2020 \|Canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic \| colspan="4" {{NA\|—}}
valign="top" \| 48	2021	Dark Entities Dark Ride: Castle of Chaos Halloween Hootenanny Mesmer: Sideshow of the Mind Origins: The Curse of Calico Paranormal Inc. - Case #13 - The Haunting of Hayden Hill Pumpkin Eater The Depths Wax Works \|CarnEVIL Forsaken Lake Ghost Town Gore-ing 20s The Hollow \|Le Magnifique Carnaval du Grotesque Doce de La Noche Into The Fog Invitation to Terror Puppet Up! Uncensored Wicked Drums Conjurers - Magic and Mirth at the Birdcage Theatre \|{{cite news\|last=Niles\|first=Robert\|title=Knott's Scary Farm Confirms 2021 Scare Zone Line-Up\|url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202107/8373/\|access-date=22 July 2021\|website=Theme Park Insider\|date=22 July 2021}}{{cite news\|last=Niles\|first=Robert\|title=Knott's Reveals Full 2021 Scary Farm Line-Up\|url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202108/8423/\|access-date=14 September 2021\|website=Theme Park Insider\|date=16 August 2021}}
valign="top" \| 49	2022 \| \|Bloodline 1842 Dark Entities Dark Ride Mesmer: Sideshow of the Mind Origins: The Curse of Calico Pumpkin Eater The Depths The Grimoire Wax Works \| The Hollow Gore-ing 20s Forsaken Lake CarnEVIL Ghost Town Streets	Le Magnifique Carnaval du Grotesque Conjurers: Dark Magic Puppet Up! Uncensored \|
valign="top" \| 50	2023	Bloodline 1842 Cinema Slasher Dark Entities Mesmer: Sideshow of the Mind Origins: The Curse of Calico Room 13 The Chilling Chambers The Depths The Grimoire Wax Works	Gore-ing 20s Forsaken Lake CarnEVIL Ghost Town Streets The Gauntlet \|Le Magnifique Carnaval du Grotesque Dr. Cleaver Returns Music, Monsters, and Mayhem The Hanging: Uncancelled
valign="top" \| 51	2024	Bloodline 1842 Cinema Slasher Eight Fingers Nine: The Boogeyman Mesmer: Sideshow of the Mind Origins: The Curse of Calico Room 13 The Chilling Chambers The Grimoire Wax Works Widows	Gore-ing 20s Forsaken Lake CarnEVIL Ghost Town Streets The Gauntlet	Conjurers Le Magnifique Carnaval du Grotesque The Hanging: The Errors Tour Yours Cruelly, Elvira XXperience \|FIVE FIRES. Knott's Scary Farm Panel Midsummer Scream 2024 Livestream.(July 28, 2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU_r1S4hQTw Knott's Berry Farm. Knott's Scary Farm: Nightmares Revealed 2024.(August 22, 2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUstPZEqEm8
valign="top" \| 52	2025	TBD	TBD	TBD

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Year

Mazes

Scare Zones

Shows

Notes

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| 1

1973

| The Monster Maze
Satan's Saw Mill
The Ghostway Express

| Ghost Town

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| 2

1974

| The Haunted Shack
The Devil's Log Ride
Calico Phantom's Mine Ride
Transylvania Railroad
Stagecoach Ride through Wolfman Country

| Ghost Town

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| 3

1975

| Terror Mountain
Knott's Scary Tales
Trail of the Tortured
Haunted Mine
Transylvania Railroad
Trail of the Headless Horseman

| Ghost Town
The Gory '20s
Fiesta de Fiends

| The Hanging

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| 4

1976

| Trail of the Tortured
Terror Mountain
Haunted Mine
Trail of the Headless Horseman
Knott's Scary Tales
Transylvania Express
Gasoline Alley (Thru Sleepy Hollow)

| Ghost Town

| Dead Man's Hanging

|{{cite web|title=Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt History|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/legacy/darkhives/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010|author=Ultimate Haunt}}

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| 5

1977

| Ten Chilling Chambers (first standalone walk-through maze)
Terror Mountain
Haunted Mine
Gasoline Alley (Thru Sleepy Hollow)
Transylvania Express
The Ghost Coach
Witch's Twist
Bump the Ghoul
Knott's Scary Tales

| Ghost Town

| The Hanging

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| 6

1978

| The Trail of Terror
Terror Mountain
Haunted Mine
Knott's Scary Tales

| Ghost Town

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| 7

1979

| Chilling Chambers of Horrors
Black Bart's Trail of Terror
Terror Mountain
Haunted Mine
Knott's Scary Tales

| Ghost Town

| Monsters' Revenge

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| 8

1980

| The Tomb of Terror
Dr. Alucard's Chamber of Horrors
Terror Mountain
Haunted Mine
Knott's Scary Tales

| Ghost Town

| Midnight Witch Hanging

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| 9

1981

| The Trail of Terror
Terror Mountain
Haunted Mine
Knott's Scary Tales

| Ghost Town

| Midnight Witch Hanging

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| 10

1982

| The Terrifying Trail of Jack the Ripper
The Mysterious Corridors
Terror Mountain
Haunted Mine
Knott's Scary Tales

| Ghost Town

| Midnight Witch Hanging
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

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| 11

1983

| The Realm of Darkness
Corridors of Mystery
Terror Mountain
Haunted Mine
Transylvania Taxi

| Ghost Town

| Midnight Witch Hanging
Elvira's Second Year, New Show!

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| 12

1984

| Caverns of Doom
The House of Red Death
Terror Mountain
Haunted Mine

| Ghost Town

| Midnight Witch Hanging
Elvira's Ghoul Review

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| 13

1985

| The Terrifying House of Doom
Creep House
Trail of the Doomed
Terror Mountain
Trails of Terror
Dragon's Caverns
Sorcerer's Lair

| Ghost Town

| Midnight Witch Hanging

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| 14

1986

| Mystical Maze of Madness
The Best Little Horror House
Conviks Haven
The Last Train to Terror
Nightmare Mountain
The Dark Forest of the Sorcerer

| Ghost Town

| Midnight Witch Hanging
Elvira's Shock & Rock Spooktacular

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| 15

1987

| Curse of the Sphinx
Kingdom of the Dinosaurs
Metro Madness
Realm of the Sorcerer
The Slaughterhouse
The Enemy Within
The Fourth Dimension
The Return of Zulu

| Ghost Town

| Midnight Witch Hanging

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1987 15TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1987/map-87.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 16

1988

| Bait's Motel
Camp Hatchet Head
Revenge of the Dead
The Dark
Threshold of Doom
Toxic Terror
Uncle Ernie's Madhouse

| Ghost Town

| Midnight Witch Hanging
Elvira's Shock & Rock Revue

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1988 16TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1988/map-88.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 17

1989

| Bait's Motel
Camp Hatchet Head
Revenge of the Dead
Terror Mountain
The Dark
Threshold of Doom
Uncle Ernie's Madhouse
Which Maze

| Ghost Town

| The Hanging
Elvira's Rock'n Horror Show

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1989 17TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1989/map-89.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 18

1990

| Bait's Motel
Encounters of Darkness
The Fear
Threshold of Doom
Terror Mountain
Revenge of the Dead
Uncle Ernie's Madhouse
Timothy L. Eerie Time Machine

| Ghost Town

| The Hanging
Elvira's Rock'n Horror Show

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1990 18TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1990/map-90.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 19

1991

| Bait's Motel
Encounters of Darkness
Revenge of the Dead
Terror Mountain
The Body
The Fear
Threshold of Doom
Uncle Ernie's Madhouse

| Ghost Town

| The Hanging
Elvira's Truth or Scare

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1991 19TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1991/map-91.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 20

1992

| Kingdom of the Lounge Lizards
Lair of the Vampyre
Mother Noose's Scary Tales
Revenge of the Dead
Temple of Sacrifice
Terror Mountain
Toxichem
Uncle Ernie's Madhouse

| Ghost Town

| The Hanging
Elvira Dead, White & Blue

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1992 20TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1992/map-92.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 21

1993

| House of Maniacs
Jaws of Death
Lair of the Vampyre
Mother Noose's Scary Tales
Nightmares
Santa Claws Mountain
Temple of Sacrifice
Toxichem

| Ghost Town

| The Hanging
Elvira's Shock N' Rock Revue

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1993 21TH (sic) ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1993/map-93.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 22

1994

| Carnival of Death
Cavern of Carnage
House of Maniacs
Industrial Evil
Lair of the Vampyre
Mother Noose's Scary Tales
Nightmares
Santa Claws Mountain
Slasher of the Dark
Toxichem

| Ghost Town

| The Hanging

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1994 22ND ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1994/map-94.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 23

1995

| Carnival of Death
Cavern of Carnage
Curse of the Werewolf
Dominion of the Dead
Ghost Town Dead and Breakfast
House of Maniacs
Industrial Evil
Nightmares
Santa Claws Mountain
Slasher of the Dark

| Ghost Town

| The Hanging

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1995 23RD ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1995/map-95.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 24

1996

| Camp Gonnagetcha
Carnival of Death
Curse of the Werewolf
Cavern of Carnage
Dominion of the Dead
Ghost Town Dead and Breakfast
House of Maniacs
Kingdom of the Lounge Lizards
Nightmares
The Underground
Toon Terrortory

| Ghost Town
The Gauntlet

| Cyber Insanity
Day of the Dead Procession
Dead Monsters of Rock
Dr. Cleaver for President
Laser Monster Madness
The Deadly Dating Game
The Hanging

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1996 24TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1996/map-96.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 25

1997

| Bigfoot's Revenge
Camp Gonnagetcha
Curse of the Werewolf
Dominion of the Dead
Ghost Town Dead and Breakfast
Nightmares
The Inquisition
The Underground
The Underworld Unearthed
Toon Terrortory
XXV (25) Years of Fears

| Ghost Town
The Gauntlet

| Cyber Insanity III
Day of the Dead Procession
Ed Alonzo's Magic & Mayhem
Elvira's Dead Legends of Rock - Live!
Laser Monster Madness
The Deadly Dating Game
The Hanging

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1997 25TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1997/map-97.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 26

1998

| Alien Attack
Bigfoot's Revenge
Camp Gonnagetcha
Deadman's Wharf
Dominion of the Dead
Horrorwood Hotel
Nightmares: The Awakening
The Inquisition
The Underground
The Underworld Unearthed

| Ghost Town
The Gauntlet

| Day of the Dead Procession
Ed Alonzo's Magic & Mayhem
Electric Nightmares
Elvira's Haunted House Party"
The Hanging
The New Deadly Dating Game

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1998 26TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1998/map-98.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 27

1999

| Alien Attack
Bigfoot's Revenge
Camp Gonnagetcha
Deadman's Wharf
Dominion of the Dead
Elvira's Nightmare
Horrorwood Hotel
Tales from the Inquisition
The Underground
The Underworld Unearthed

| Ghost Town
The Gauntlet

| Day of the Dead Procession
Ed Alonzo's Magic & Mayhem
Electric Nightmares
Elvira's Ghost Stories Spooktacular
Tony Angelo, The Haunted Hypnotist
The Hanging

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=HALLOWEEN HAUNT 1999 27TH ANNUAL|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/1999/map-99.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 28

2000

| Alien Attack
Army of the Underworld
Camp Gonnagetcha
Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns
Deadman's Wharf
Elvira's Nightmares
Gothic Graveyard
Horrorwood Hotel
The Crypt Keeper's Tales from the Inquisition
The Underground
Voodoo Witch Project

| Backwoods
CarnEVIL
Ghost Town
The Gauntlet
The Swamp

| The Hanging
Elvira's Shock N' Rock Revue

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=2000 Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2000/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=CarnEVIL – Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/monsters2/carnevil/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=Knott's Scary Farm History|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/haunt101/course4.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=THE RETURN OF ZULU|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/years/2000/descriptions-00.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 29

2001

| Alien Attack
Army of the Underworld
Blood Bayou
Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns
Curse of the Spiderwoods
Elvira's Red Moon Massacre
Lore of the Vampire
Malice in Wunderland
The Cryptkeeper's Horrorwood Fright FestEvil
The Underground

| CarnEVIL
Ghost Town
The Gauntlet
The Swamp

| The Hanging
Elvira at 20, Almost Legal

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=2001 Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2001/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 30

2002

| Alien Attack
Army of the Underworld
Blood Bayou
Curse of the Spider
Fright Festival
Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns
Malice in Wunderland
The Underground
The Inquisition
Lore of the Vampire
Red Moon Massacre

| CarnEVIL
Ghost Town
The Gauntlet
The Swamp

| The Hanging

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2002|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2002/2002update.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 31

2003

| Army of the Underworld
Asylum
Blood Bayou
Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns
Curse of the Spider
Hatchet High
Lore of the Vampire
Malice in Wunderland
Red Moon Massacre
Temple of Sacrifice
The Inquisition
Underground

| CarnEVIL
Ghost Town
The Swamp

| The Hanging

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2003|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/news2/2003haunt/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 32

2004

| Army of the Underworld
Asylum
Blood Bayou
Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns
Curse of the Spider
Hatchet High
Lore of the Vampire
Malice in Wunderland
Red Beard's Revenge
Red Moon Massacre
Temple of Sacrifice
Terror Vision

| Ghost Town
The Swamp
The Gauntlet

| Ed Alonzo's Magic and Mayhem
The Hanging

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt 2004|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2004/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 33

2005

| 13 Axe Murder Manor
Asylum
Carnival of Carnivorous Clowns
Cavern of Lost Souls
Curse of the Spider
Feary Tales
Hatchet High
Lore of the Vampire
Red Beard's Revenge
Red Moon Massacre
Temple of Sacrifice
Terror Vision in 3-D

| CarnEVIL
Ghost Town
Silver Bullet Mining Town
The Dark Realm
The Gauntlet

| Hacks
The Hanging

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=2005 Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2006/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 34

2006

| 13 Axe Murder Manor
Asylum
Cavern of Lost Souls
Dark Realm with Lazer Rage
Feary Tales in 3-D
Hatchet High
Lore of the Vampire
Lost Vegas in 3-D
Red Beard's Revenge
Red Moon Massacre
Terror Vision in 3-D
The Grudge 2

| CarnEVIL
Ghost Town
Silver Bullet Mining Town
The Gauntlet

| Dead Idol
Festival of Freaks
Hacks
Haunted Hypnochick
Putz Prank Party
The Hanging

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2006|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2006/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 35

2007

| 13 Axe Murder Manor
Beowulf: Labyrinth into Darkness
Black Widow's Cavern
Dark Realm Lazer Tag
Feary Tales
Killer Clown Kollege
Lore of the Vampire
Lost Vegas
Pyromaniax
Red Beard's Revenge
The Asylum
The Doll Factory
The Grudge 2

| CarnEVIL
Ghost Town
Silver Bullet Mining Town
The Gauntlet

| Festival of Freaks
Hacks
Inferno
The Chipper Lowell Experience
The Death of Dr. Cleaver
The Hanging
The Rocketz

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2007|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2007/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 36

2008

| 13 Axe Murder Manor
Alien Annihilation
Black Widow's Cavern
Club Blood
Corn Stalkers
Killer Clown Kollege
Labyrinth
Lost Vegas
Pyromaniax
Quarantine
The Asylum
The Doll Factory
The Slaughterhouse

| CarnEVIL
Ghost Town
The Gauntlet

| Dr. Cleaver's Big Election
Fangs: A Vampire Show
Festival of Freaks
Inferno
The Chipper Lowell Experience
The Hanging
The Hypnochick

|{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2008|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2008/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 37

2009

| Alien Annihilation
Black Widow's Cavern
Cornstalkers
Club Blood
Dia De Los Muertos
Labyrinth
Lockdown: The Asylum
Pyromaniax
Quarantine
Terror of London
The Doll Factory
The Slaughterhouse
Uncle Bobo's Big Top of the Bizarre
The Stepfather Scare Scene

| CarnEVIL
Ghost Town
The Gauntlet

| Bloodlust
Festival of Freaks
Inferno
The Chipper Lowell Experience
The Hanging

|{{cite web |last1=The DigitalSnakeBandit |title=KSF 2009 Ghost Town - The Stepfather Box |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teQNydCDL9I |website=YouTube |date=31 January 2013 |access-date=28 March 2024}}{{cite web|title=Knotts Scary Farm Survival Guide|url=http://creepyla.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/knottsmap.jpg|work=Park Map|publisher=Creepy L.A.|access-date=5 July 2010|author=Knotts Berry Farm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103204049/http://creepyla.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/knottsmap.jpg|archive-date=3 January 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2009 mazes|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/halloween-haunt-2009-4863/|access-date=5 July 2010|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=8 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715011631/http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/halloween-haunt-2009-4863/|archive-date=15 July 2009|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Hollywood Gothique|title=Knott's Berry Farm's 2009 Halloween Haunt|url=http://www.hollywoodgothique.com/halloween-haunts/theme-park-haunts/knotts-scary-farm/|publisher=Hollywood Gothique|access-date=4 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020011227/http://www.hollywoodgothique.com/halloween-haunts/theme-park-haunts/knotts-scary-farm/|archive-date=20 October 2008|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|author=Ultimate Haunt|title=Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt 2009|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/theevent2/ultimatehauntatthehaunt/2009/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010}}

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| 38

2010

| Black Widow's Cavern
Club Blood
Cornstalkers
Dia De Los Muertos
Fallout Shelter
Labyrinth
Lockdown: The Asylum
Sleepy Hollow Mountain
Terror of London
The Doll Factory
The Slaughterhouse
Uncle Bobo's Big Top of the Bizarre
Virus Z

| CarnEVIL
Ghost Town
Necropolis: City of the Dead

| De' Anna the HypnoChick
Ed Alonzo's Psycho Circus of Magic and Mayhem
HACKS! presents Die, Die, Die!
The Hanging
Inferno
The Chipper Lowell Experience
Steel Drum Corps present Bang
Zamora's Sideshow of the Bizarre

|{{cite web|last=Knott's Scary Farm|title=Knott's Scary Farm – Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/KnottsScaryFarm/|work=Facebook page.|publisher=Facebook|access-date=29 October 2023}}{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Berry Farm already preparing for Halloween Haunt 2010|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/halloween-haunt-knot-6687/|access-date=5 July 2010|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=30 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101029125105/http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/halloween-haunt-knot-6687/|archive-date=29 October 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2010 shows|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-berry-farm-un-7365/|access-date=21 August 2010|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=12 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821014423/http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-berry-farm-un-7365/|archive-date=21 August 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2010 mazes|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-berry-farm-un-7229/|access-date=21 August 2010|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=16 July 2010}}{{cite web|title=Knott's Berry Farm Haunt|url=http://haunt.knotts.com|publisher=Knott's Berry Farm|access-date=21 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720003324/http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-berry-farm-un-7229/|archive-date=20 July 2010|url-status=dead}}

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2011

| Cornstalkers
Delirium
Dia De Los Muertos
Endgames: Warriors of the Apocalypse
Fallout Shelter
Invasion Beneath
Lockdown: The Asylum
Sleepy Hollow Mountain
Terror of London
The Doll Factory
The Slaughterhouse
Uncle Bobo's Big Top of the Bizarre
Virus Z

| CarnEVIL
Ghost Town
Gypsy Camp
Necropolis: City of the Dead

| The Hanging: Calico and Aliens
Putz' Prank Party
Zamora's Side Show of Horrors
Street Drum Corps Presents Bang!
Haunt Wonders of Technology
Ed Alonzo's Psycho Circus of Magic and Mayhem
Red Moon Dance Company Presents Cursed!

|{{cite web|title=Halloween Haunt|url=http://www.knotts.com/public/park/haunt/halloween_haunt.cfm|publisher=Knott's Berry Farm|access-date=14 May 2011|date=May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926220937/http://www.knotts.com/public/park/haunt/halloween_haunt.cfm|archive-date=26 September 2011|url-status=dead}}

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2012

| Delirium
Dia De Los Muertos
Dominion of the Dead
Endgames: Warriors of the Apocalypse
Fallout Shelter
Pinocchio Unstrung
Slaughterhouse
Terror of London
The Evil Dead
Trapped
Trick or Treat
Uncle Bobo's Big Top of the Bizarre
Virus Z

| Ghost Town
Necropolis
Carnevil
Gypsy Camp

| Ed Alonzo's Funhouse
Elvira Visits the Haunt Museum (Autographs)
Tonga Tiki Terror
The Hanging Games
The Witching Hour
Mephisto's Mechanical Mayhem
Blood Drums
Cursed
Zamora's Sideshow of Torture
Unearthed

|{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2012 mazes|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/01/news/la-trb-halloween-haunt-2012-knotts-scary-farm-08201201/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802211530/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/01/news/la-trb-halloween-haunt-2012-knotts-scary-farm-08201201|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 August 2012|access-date=31 August 2018|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=1 August 2012}}

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2013

| Delirium
Black Magic
Dominion of the Damned
Endgames: Warriors of the Apocalypse
Forevermore
Mirror Mirror
Pinocchio Unstrung
The Gunslinger's Grave
Trick or Treat
Uncle Willy's Slaughterhouse
The Witch's Keep
Trapped: The New Experiment

|Ghost Town
Necropolis
Gypsy Camp
Fiesta de los Muertos
CarnEvil

| The Hanging: It Stinks
Blood Drums
Carny Trash
Cursed
Elvira's Sinema Seance
Possessed

|{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Halloween Haunt 2013: Six new mazes and the return of Elvira|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jul/11/news/la-trb-halloween-haunt-2013-knotts-berry-farm-07201311/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809222512/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jul/11/news/la-trb-halloween-haunt-2013-knotts-berry-farm-07201311|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 August 2013|access-date=31 August 2018|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=11 July 2013}}

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2014

|Voodoo
The Tooth Fairy
Dominion of the Damned
Black Magic
Forevermore
Pinocchio Unstrung
The Gunslinger's Grave
Trick or Treat
The Witch's Keep
Trapped: Lock and Key
Special Ops: Infected

|Ghost Town
Gypsy Camp: The Cursed Caravan
CarnEvil
Fiesta de los Muertos

|The Hanging: Everything is Gruesome
Elvira's Big Top

|{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Berry Farm unveils Halloween Haunt 2014 mazes|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-trb-halloween-haunt-2014-knotts-berry-farm-20140807-story.html#/|access-date=31 August 2018|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=7 August 2014}}

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2015

|Voodoo: Order of the Serpent
The Tooth Fairy
Paranormal Inc.
Black Magic
Forevermore
Pinocchio Unstrung
The Gunslinger's Grave: A Blood Moon Rises
Trick or Treat
My Bloody Clementine
The Dead of Winter
Special Ops: Infected - Patient Zero

|Ghost Town
CarnEvil
Fiesta de los Muertos

|The Hanging: Straight Outta Calico
Elvira's Asylum

|{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Halloween '15: A new haunted maze ruled by an evil queen, plus lots of zombie-killing ops|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-trb-knotts-halloween-haunt-2015-20150810-story.html/|access-date=31 August 2018|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=27 August 2015}}

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2016

|Voodoo: Order of the Serpent
The Tooth Fairy
Paranormal Inc
The Gunslinger's Grave: A Blood Moon Rises
Trick or Treat
The Dead of Winter: Revenge of the Wendigo
The Red Barn
Shadow Lands
Black Ops: Infected
Skeleton Key Rooms: Prey, Slasher, Visions, Zozo

|Ghost Town
CarnEvil
Fiesta de los Muertos
The Hollow

|The Hanging: Finding Gory
Elvira's Danse Macabre

|{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Knott's Berry Farm returns to the fog for Halloween Haunt 2016|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-tr-knotts-halloween-haunt-2016-20160826-snap-story.html/|access-date=31 August 2018|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=26 August 2016}}

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2017

Voodoo: Order of the Serpent
The Tooth Fairy
Paranormal Inc.
Dark Ride
Pumpkin Eater
Trick or Treat: Lights Out
The Red Barn
Shadow Lands
Special Ops: Infected
Halloween Hootenanny

|Ghost Town
CarnEvil
Fiesta de los Muertos
The Hollow

|The Hanging: Fake Noose
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

|{{cite news|last=Lam|first=Albert|title=Knott's Scary Farm 2017 Announcement Event|url=https://www.westcoaster.net/home/2017/9/1/knotts-scary-farm-2017-announcement-event/|access-date=31 August 2018|website=Westcoaster|date=1 September 2017}}

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2018

Special Ops: Infected
Shadow Lands
Paranormal Inc.
Trick or Treat: Lights Out
Pumpkin Eater
The Red Barn
Dark Ride
The Depths
Dark Entities
Halloween Hootenanny

|Ghost Town
CarnEvil
The Hollow
Forsaken Lake

|Awaken the Dead
Conjure
Hacks! Cutting Room Floor
The Hanging: Shhh... It Happens

|{{cite news|last=Niles|first=Robert|title=Knott's Scary Farm reveals its 2018 line-up|url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201808/6255/|access-date=31 August 2018|website=Theme Park Insider|date=30 August 2018}}

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2019

Dark Entities
Dark Ride
Halloween Hootenanny
Origins: The Curse of Calico
Paranormal Inc.
Pumpkin Eater
Shadow Lands
Special Ops: Infected
The Depths
Wax Works

|CarnEVIL
Forsaken Lake
Ghost Town
The Hollow

|Awaken the Dead
Conjurers
The Hanging: Witches' Revenge
Puppet Up! Uncensored

|{{cite news|last=Tuttle|first=Brittani|title=Full lineup for Knott's Scary Farm 2019, featuring new maze 'Wax Works'|url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/full-lineup-for-knotts-scary-farm-2019-featuring-new-maze-wax-works/|access-date=11 September 2019|website=Theme Park Insider|date=30 August 2019}}

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|2020

|Canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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2021

Dark Entities
Dark Ride: Castle of Chaos
Halloween Hootenanny
Mesmer: Sideshow of the Mind
Origins: The Curse of Calico
Paranormal Inc. - Case #13 - The Haunting of Hayden Hill
Pumpkin Eater
The Depths
Wax Works

|CarnEVIL
Forsaken Lake
Ghost Town
Gore-ing 20s
The Hollow

|Le Magnifique Carnaval du Grotesque
Doce de La Noche
Into The Fog
Invitation to Terror
Puppet Up! Uncensored
Wicked Drums
Conjurers - Magic and Mirth at the Birdcage Theatre

|{{cite news|last=Niles|first=Robert|title=Knott's Scary Farm Confirms 2021 Scare Zone Line-Up|url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202107/8373/|access-date=22 July 2021|website=Theme Park Insider|date=22 July 2021}}{{cite news|last=Niles|first=Robert|title=Knott's Reveals Full 2021 Scary Farm Line-Up|url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202108/8423/|access-date=14 September 2021|website=Theme Park Insider|date=16 August 2021}}

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2022

| |Bloodline 1842
Dark Entities
Dark Ride
Mesmer: Sideshow of the Mind
Origins: The Curse of Calico
Pumpkin Eater
The Depths
The Grimoire
Wax Works

| The Hollow
Gore-ing 20s
Forsaken Lake
CarnEVIL
Ghost Town Streets

Le Magnifique Carnaval du Grotesque
Conjurers: Dark Magic
Puppet Up! Uncensored

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2023

Bloodline 1842
Cinema Slasher
Dark Entities
Mesmer: Sideshow of the Mind
Origins: The Curse of Calico
Room 13
The Chilling Chambers
The Depths
The Grimoire
Wax Works

Gore-ing 20s
Forsaken Lake
CarnEVIL
Ghost Town Streets
The Gauntlet

|Le Magnifique Carnaval du Grotesque
Dr. Cleaver Returns
Music, Monsters, and Mayhem
The Hanging: Uncancelled

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2024

Bloodline 1842
Cinema Slasher
Eight Fingers Nine: The Boogeyman
Mesmer: Sideshow of the Mind
Origins: The Curse of Calico
Room 13
The Chilling Chambers
The Grimoire
Wax Works
Widows

Gore-ing 20s
Forsaken Lake
CarnEVIL
Ghost Town Streets
The Gauntlet

Conjurers
Le Magnifique Carnaval du Grotesque
The Hanging: The Errors Tour
Yours Cruelly, Elvira XXperience

|FIVE FIRES. Knott's Scary Farm Panel Midsummer Scream 2024 Livestream.(July 28, 2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU_r1S4hQTw Knott's Berry Farm. Knott's Scary Farm: Nightmares Revealed 2024.(August 22, 2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUstPZEqEm8

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2025

TBD

History

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The concept was introduced to the park's operations committee in a meeting in September 1973 by George Condos and Martha Boyd of the marketing department, and Bill Hollingshead and Gary Salisbury of the entertainment office. Bud Hurlbut, who built and operated (as a concessionaire) the Calico Mine Ride, the Timber Mountain Log Ride and other rides, decided that having static props wasn't enough, so he put on a gorilla suit and scared guests as they rode on the Mine Ride. Originally a three-night affair, running October 26–28, 1973, Halloween Haunt was an instant hit, and by the next year, the event sold out nightly.Merritt, Christopher, and Lynxwiler, J. Eric. Knott's Preserved: From Boysenberry to Theme Park, the History of Knott's Berry Farm, pp. 126-9, Angel City Press, Santa Monica, CA, 2010. {{ISBN|978-1-883318-97-0}}. Knott's Berry Farm was originally modeled after Calico, California, a ghost town that was a result of the California silver rush. Already having a dedicated Ghost Town section in the theme park,{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodgothique.com/halloween-haunts/theme-park-haunts/knotts-scary-farm/|title= Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt|publisher= Hollywood |access-date=2008-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020011227/http://www.hollywoodgothique.com/halloween-haunts/theme-park-haunts/knotts-scary-farm/|archive-date=20 October 2008|url-status=dead}} this area would become the designed area for the original Halloween Haunt, eventually expanding to the entire park.{{cite web|title=Ghost Town – Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/monsters2/ghosttown/main.htm|publisher=Ultimate Haunt|access-date=4 July 2010|author=Ultimate Haunt}}

The 1980s would continue to be a success for the theme park, and popular culture icons were employed to represent the event. In 1981, actor and singer "Weird Al" Yankovic joined the cast, as did Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson in the following year.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/haunt101/course2.htm|title=COURSE 2: the 1980s |publisher=ultimatehaunt.com|access-date=2008-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905101326/http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/haunt101/course2.htm|archive-date=5 September 2010|url-status=dead}} Elvira was prominently featured in many Halloween Haunt events until 2001. According to postings on her Myspace page, Cassandra was released from her contract by the park's new owners due to their wanting a more family friendly appeal.[https://web.archive.org/web/20061210103443/http://www.myspace.com/2macabre Cassandra Peterson's] MySpace page The 1990s would show a different approach to Halloween. Humor was added to many facets in the theme park and Knott's turned from the explicit horror to black comedy.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/haunt101/course3.htm|title=COURSE 3: THE 1990S |publisher=ultimatehaunt.com|access-date=2008-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822151021/http://www.ultimatehaunt.com/history2/haunt101/course3.htm|archive-date=22 August 2009|url-status=dead}} This continuing balance of horror and humor has been a key to the continuing success of Knott's Halloween Haunt.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-oct-12-wk-coverparks12-story.html|title=Getting into their costumes|last=Mills|first=Thomas |access-date=2008-10-23 | work=Los Angeles Times | date=2006-10-12}}

On August 4, 2020, Knott's announced that the 48th Scary Farm season would be cancelled in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which caused the closure of theme parks in California in March at the request of California Governor Gavin Newsom and was deferred to 2021. The theme park was not open at the time of the announcement.{{Cite web|url=https://www.knotts.com/park-update|title = Knott's Berry Farm Amusement Park | Coronavirus Update}}

By the time the annual, six-week-long event celebrated its 50th year in 2023,{{cite web|url=http://coasterglobe.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/knotts-scary-farm-haunt-walk-in-freak-out/|title=Knott's Scary Farm Halloween Haunt- "Walk In, Freak Out"|access-date=2008-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005204057/https://coasterglobe.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/knotts-scary-farm-haunt-walk-in-freak-out/|archive-date=5 October 2008|url-status=dead}} it had become the largest event of any theme park.{{cite web|url=https://www.knotts.com/events/scary-farm/plan-a-trip|title=Plan A Trip|publisher=Knott's Berry Farm|access-date=2023-10-29}}

On November 2, 2023, Cedar Fair announced plans to merge with Six Flags, forming a new company and retaining the Six Flags name.{{cite news |last1=Glaser |first1=Susan |title=Cedar Fair, Six Flags agree to merge; new company will be headquartered in North Carolina |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/11/cedar-fair-six-flags-agree-to-merge-new-company-will-be-headquartered-in-north-carolina.html |access-date=November 2, 2023 |work=Cleveland.com |date=November 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102160818/https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/11/cedar-fair-six-flags-agree-to-merge-new-company-will-be-headquartered-in-north-carolina.html |archive-date=November 2, 2023 |url-status=live}} Described as a "merger of equals", former Cedar Fair management will remain in control of the new company, which will be headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. On July 1, 2024, the merger was successfully completed.{{cite web |title=Cedar Fair L.P. (FUN), Six Flags (SIX) Announce Merger of Equals is Successfully Completed |url=https://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Cedar+Fair+L.P.+%28FUN%29%2C+Six+Flags+%28SIX%29+Announce+Merger+of+Equals+is+Successfully+Completed/23421543.html |website=StreetInsider.com |access-date=July 1, 2024 |date=July 1, 2024}}

Park transformation

File:Charlene Parker, green witch.jpg

While Knott's Berry Farm is a year-round theme park, the entire acreage is modified to fit the Halloween motif. Rides and other attractions are converted into macabre themes. Seasonal workers are cast as a variety of monsters, roaming the {{convert|160|acre|km2|adj=on}} park in terrifying scare zones, amidst haze produced by giant fog machines.

The controversial "Hanging" live show was a staple of the Haunt that lampoons celebrities and people in the news through a series of staged hangings. The Hanging had been an annual event since the 1979 Halloween Haunt, but went on a brief hiatus after the 2019 season until it returned in 2023 relocated from the Calico Mine Stage where it took place from 2016 to 2019 (previously performed in Calico Square next to the saloon until the Calico Mine Stage was built) to the Wagon Camp Theater located across from the park gates.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-25 |title=Uncensored 'Hanging' returns to Knott's Scary Farm – 'If you don't like it, don't watch' |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2023/08/25/uncensored-hanging-returns-to-knotts-scary-farm-if-you-dont-like-it-dont-watch/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}

As of 2023, the park has 10 mazes, 5 scare zones, and 4 live shows.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-22 |title=Knott's Scary Farm 2023 Guide – 50 Years of Nostalgic Nightmares! |url=https://www.micechat.com/365380-knotts-scary-farm-guide-2023/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=www.micechat.com}}

=The Green Witch=

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Some characters have developed a special appeal, such as the legendary, iconic, and infamous villainess herself Sarah Rebecca Anne "The Green Witch Of Calico" Morgan-Marshall.

Back in 1973, Diana Kirchen-Kelly was chosen to don the role of the first Green Witch under the name of Spooky Sarah when Haunt began. After Diana left the Haunt in 1976, the Green Witch role was passed to Barb Best Becka, then to Karen Aikman, and then to Charlene Parker in 1982.{{cite news|author=Pardes, Arielle|title=The Long, Spooky History of America's First Amusement-Park Witch|work= Vice.com|date=October 25, 2015|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/kwxkaz/the-long-spooky-history-of-americas-oldest-amusement-park-witch-511|access-date= September 16, 2023}}

The Green Witch character became the most famous of the 1,000 "monsters" at Knott's Scary Farm, and Charlene Parker served in that role for over three decades (1983-2017). Tall and thin, she had a reputation for "gliding" rather than walking, and was continually able to catch guests by surprise. Some would fall over backwards onto the ground, and leave a wet spot on the pavement where they fell... This ability gave her "serious street cred" among her fellow "monsters." Sweepers at Knott's would just sit and wait near her, knowing that it would not be long before she would scare a group of guests so much that they would toss their food up into the air. In the age before cell phones, Knott's Guest Relations referred to her as "the Number 1 cause of separated parties." People would come to the Guest Relations office because their group had scattered after being "scared by a green witch." Parker was the subject of two feature articles about her in the Orange County Register, as well as the travel blog of the Los Angeles Times, and other publications, as well as appearing in Knott's commercials.{{cite news|author=Kheel, Rebecca|title=Who does that job? Knott's Scary Farm witch delights in frightening you|work= Orange County Register|date=September 24, 2015|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2015/09/24/who-does-that-job-knotts-scary-farm-witch-delights-in-frightening-you/|access-date= September 7, 2023}}{{cite news|author=Pak, Ellyn|title=A love for creeping people out|work= Orange County Register|page= 1|date=October 22, 2007|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/parker-102103-park-monsters.html|access-date= July 29, 2011}}{{cite news|author=MacDonald, Brady|title=Knott's green witch scares because she cares|work= Los Angeles Times|date=October 5, 2007|url=http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-green-witch-s-820/|access-date= July 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718043310/http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/knotts-green-witch-s-820/|archive-date=18 July 2010|url-status=dead}}"Adventures in Education," Knott's Berry Farm, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.The Scary Vine, Knott's Berry Farm, Vol. 14, No. 10, October 9, 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbfK9iSUbWo| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/dbfK9iSUbWo| archive-date=2021-11-18 | url-status=live|title=Scare School| date=26 September 2007|access-date=31 January 2019|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}Forsyth, Jessica. "Bewitched," Coast magazine, Oct. 2008, pp. 42-3, Newport Beach, CA.{{cite news|author=Owens, Jana|title=Halloween Haunt brings thrills and chills to Knott's|work=Daily 49er|date= October 19, 2007|url=http://www.daily49er.com/uncategorized/2007/10/19/halloween-haunt-brings-thrills-and-chills-to-knotts/|access-date=July 13, 2014}}

In September 2021, Sarah was replaced by The Conductor as the new face of Knott's Scary Farm.

Awards

Knott's Scary Farm has won Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Award for Best Halloween Event twice, in 2005 and 2007.{{cite web|url=http://goldenticketawards.com/all-time-winners-by-category/#20|title=All-time Winners By Category – The Golden Ticket Awards - Presented by Amusement Today|website=goldenticketawards.com|date=8 January 2014}}

References

[https://buckingtrends.me/2011/09/30/knott%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cscary%e2%80%9d-farm-2011-here%e2%80%99s-a-cheer-for-38-years-of-fears Knott's Scary Farm 2011: Here's A Cheer For 38 Years Of Fears, Leo Buck Buck-ing Trends November 30, 2011]