Knott's Soak City Open for 2007 Season.PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Turn up the heat, here comes the fun! Rides, slides and plenty of fun in the sun in Palm Springs as Knott's Berry Farm Knott's Berry Farm is a brand name of two separate entities: a theme park in Buena Park, California, and a manufacturer of food specialty products (primarily jams and preserves) based in Placentia, California. , America's first theme park operator, reopens Knott's Soak City Knott's Soak City is a chain of three water parks, located in Southern California. The chain is owned by Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. The first park opened in Buena Park, California, as an addition to Knott's Berry Farm. for the 2007 season on March 17. Longboards, surf woodies and beach themes are back in order for the wildest, wettest and only water park in Palm Springs. Owned and operated by Knott's Berry Farm and Cedar Fair Entertainment Company Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, legally known as Cedar Fair, L.P.,(NYSE: FUN) is a publicly-traded company based in Sandusky, Ohio that owns and operates amusement parks in North America. since 2001, Knott's Soak City Palm Springs is not a mirage, but the coolest spot in the desert. Filled with 22 intense water rides and attractions, Knott's Soak City is a 21-acre oasis that offers families hours of fun. Themed to the surf towns of the 1950s Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, coast, guests can spend the day exploring water slides, a wave pool and a host of surprises including Kahuna's Beach House, a 4-story tall interactive water playhouse. The most recent addition to Knott's Soak City Palm Springs is Pacific Spin. This exciting new multi-person raft ride includes a 132-foot long tunnel that drops riders 75 feet into a six-story funnel. After pitching riders back and forth through 5,500 gallons of swirling water, the ride culminates in a waterfall splash. Pacific Spin is Soak City's most action-packed water adventure to date, carrying 700 passengers per hour at a maximum speed of 35-feet-per-second! More high-speed thrills await you at Tidal Wave tidal wave, term properly applied to the crest of a tide as it moves around the earth. The wavelike upstream rush of water caused by the incoming tide in some locations is known as a tidal bore. Tower. The ultimate in gravity-defying thrills, Tidal Wave Tower defies you to take on the action of a 7-story speed slide. Lie on your back, cross your arms and let'er rip. For those not ready to take a chance on the big spin or our tower of terror The Tower of Terror may refer to: Amusement park rides
Time to relax? With twenty private poolside cabanas available for rent by the day, guests can have it made in the shade. Full waiter/waitress service is available at all cabanas. Reservations for cabanas are required. Knott's Soak City Palm Springs also owns the distinction of being one of the safest water parks in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The lifeguard staff of Soak City Soak City is a waterpark, located in Ontario Place, in Canada. Features It includes a wide variety of water slides and other water features, including a giant tipping bucket that fills with water and tips over every 6 minutes. Palm Springs was recently awarded the 2006 Bronze National Aquatic Safety Award for consistently exceeding the criteria for aquatic safety. This award is granted only to facilities scoring in the top 7 percent of the audit criteria as established by Jeff Ellis & Associates, a leader in aquatic safety consulting for water parks worldwide. Maintaining Knott's reputation of offering quality entertainment for a competitive price, 2007 Knott's Soak City kids (ages 3-11) and seniors (62 and over) admission is just $16.95. Adult admission will continue to be offered at great prices with several promotions throughout the season. Admission price of $27.95 for an adult includes unlimited use of all water rides and attractions. After 3 p.m. at Soak City everyone is a kid with adult, senior and kid tickets available for only $16.95. Also providing value is a Knott's Soak City season pass valid everyday of the 2007 operating season. Season Pass prices are $74.95 for adults and $44.95 for kids and seniors. Knott's Soak City season passes offer unlimited admission to Knott's Soak City water parks in Palm Springs, Orange County and San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . Knott's Soak City opens at 10 a.m. most days, closing hours vary and hours are subject to change as are all prices, promotions and attraction availability. For information on the day that you plan to visit, please call (760) 327-0499 or visit us online at www.knotts.com. Knott's Soak City Palm Springs is owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, a publicly traded partnership Publicly Traded Partnership A limited partnership that also has interests traded in the equity securities market. Notes: This is also known as a master limited partnership. See also: Master Limited Partnership, Partnership, Public Company that is listed for trading on The New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol "FUN." In addition to Knott's Soak City Palm Springs, Cedar Fair owns and operates twelve amusement parks, four other water parks, one indoor water park resort, and six hotels. Cedar Fair also owns and operates Star Trek: The Experience, an interactive adventure located in Las Vegas, and operates the Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park in Gilroy, Calif. under a management contract. |
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