Author: Murray the Bellhop
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The Refurbished Knott’s Berry Farm Hotel’s Modern Farmhouse Style
Knott’s Berry Farm has almost fully opened their refurbished and rennovated Knott’s Berry Farm hotel. Inside is a modern farmhouse style that was quite impressive to see when we got a tour last week. The Lobby When first entering, guests are greeted with an open central floor with some stylish furniture and a boysenberry themed…
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X-Men ’97 Comic Will Serve as Prelude to Disney Plus Series
Marvel has announced a 4-issue mini series that will serve as a prelude to the upcoming X-Men ’97 animated series on Disney Plus. The cover will feature updated fan art that Russell Dauterman a decade ago. The comic series will debut in March, and the series will be “coming soon.” It’s safe to say with…
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Annual Charlie Brown Day Will Be February 11, 2024, at Knott’s Berry Farm
Knott’s Berry Farm is hosting their annual Charlie Brown Day with a fun gathering following “It’s Your Life Charlie Brown” on the Calico Stage. Guests are encouraged to gather after the 12:30 showing and wear their best yellow and black zig zag attire! A special button will also be handed out to guests gathering. More…
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Peanuts Celebration at Knott’s Offers Energetic Family Fun for 2024
The Peanuts Celebration is back on at Knott’s Berry Farm! The fan festival is more than just that. It offers some great fun for the whole family throughout the park! Food We’ll start with a Knott’s staple: food. But, to really explain it all, check out this post by Mr. Daps where he and I…
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Peanuts Celebration Returns to Knott’s Berry Farm with a Tribute to Franklin
Charlie Brown and the gang return to celebrate the beloved comic strip at Knott’s Berry Farm. Great returning shows like It’s Your Life, Charlie Brown, and the Jelly of the Month Club will be playing Snoopy’s Legendary Rooftop Concert at night. The Sketch School and Trivia Challenge will make its return too. A tribute to…
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One Last Ride on the Huff and Puff at Knott’s January 7
Knott’s Berry Farm will have last rides on the classic Huff and Puff attraction before it closes. The last day to ride will be January 7. Starting that day, Camp Snoopy will have a series of “badges” to obtain by riding the various attractions around the Peanuts themed area. Other attractions will have them throughout…
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Top 5 Disney Stories of 2023: #1 Disney at 100
It probably comes as no surprise that the top story of the year is the Walt Disney Company and Studios turning 100 this year. From theme parks to movies, there was celebration throughout. Disneyland kicked it all of in January with decorations throughout both theme parks and two new night shows. Wondrous Journeys has become…
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Top 5 Disney Stories of 2023: #2 Epcot Renewed
Nearing the end of the countdown is the second place of Epcot nearly reopening it’s new areas after a very lengthy refurbishment and construction. It’s been known that Future World would be transformed with some new areas and looks, and one such area would be World Celebration. New attractions have been opened, like Guardians of…
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Top 5 Disney Stories of 2023: #3 World of Frozen & Zootopia
As the countdown continues for the top Disney stories of the year, the international openings of two elaborate lands takes the third spot. Both World of Frozen and Zootopia have long been known to be opening at some point in the Chinese parks. But, much mystery surrounded opening dates and what exactly was in store…
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Top 5 Disney Stories of 2023: #4 Mickey’s Toontown Reopens
For the fourth top story of the year, Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland was a whole land that had closed March of 2022 and remained closed the rest of the year to refresh it. Then, in January of 2023, in conjunction with the start of Disney’s 100th celebration, Mickey’s Runaway Railway opened to guests. It enabled…
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Top 5 Disney Stories of 2023: #5 Destination D23 Announcements
It’s time again for the countdown of the top Disney stories that really made some buzz throughout the year. The number five spot goes to one event, but several announcements. At the very first presentation of Destination D23 in September, several park announcements were made to the awe of the crowd and viewers at home.…
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Camp Snoopy Makeover to Open May 2024 at Knott’s Berry Farm
Knott’s Berry Farm has announced that Camp Snoopy will be refurbished and ready Memorial Day weekend in 2024! This family favorite area of the park will be expanded to give more to do in a fun camp setting. An expanded theater and new Grizzly Creek Lodge will round out the experiences, including an evening campfire…
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Mickey Mouse at 95 and Disney at 100: Mickey’s Birthday
It’s Mickey Mouse’s Birthday today and he is the big 95! And, in the same year, Disney turned 100! It has been said that it all started with a mouse, but that mouse came 5 years after the Disney brothers started their studio. Still, the Disney company would not be on the map without the…
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Knott’s Merry Farm 2023 Will Have New and Traditional Favorites
Knott’s Berry Farm will transform into Merry Farm starting November 17. This yuletide favorite season at the park will have some returning favorites this year including the ice skating show, Snoopy’s Night Before Christmas. Calico will have its returns including the Carolers, The Sleigh Bells, and the Snow and Glow nightly experience. Krazy Kirk and…
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Two Captains Log: “Star Trek: Lower Decks” S4E10 “Old Friends, New Planets” Review
We’ve reached the season finale of Lower Decks! When we last left them, Mariner was beamed aboard Nick Locarno’s ship. We pick up where things left off, and Locarno explains how he has built a Nova Fleet to be independent, and a sort of revenge for getting kicked out of Starfleet. Mariner remembers how he…
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Two Captains Log: “Star Trek: Lower Decks” S4E8 “Caves” Review
It’s time again for a look at the Lower Decks episode. This week features a trope among Star Trek, which is if an away mission is in a cave there’s a good chance there will be a cave-in. The Lower Decks gang is trapped with a green moss that seems to devour things. It prompts…
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Two Captains Log: “Star Trek: Lower Decks” S4E7 “A Few Badgeys More”
This week’s Lower Decks was packed with returning villains. Badgey has infiltrated Rutherford’s former implant and is taken aboard a salvage ship. He is able to take over the crew and salvage holo-emmitters. The ship encounters a Binar ship that has been attacked by the strange ship that has attacked many others in past episodes.…
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Two Captains Log: “Star Trek: Lower Decks” S4E6 – “Parth Ferengi’s Heart Place” Review
Here we are with another Lower Decks week, and this is a very crucial episode in Trek history. Ferenginar and the Ferengi are ready to join the Federation. This also comes after the mysterious ship is seen attacking a Ferengi ship. Rom, the Grand Nagus, can’t keep trading actively with the ship and needs more…
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Knott’s Spooky Farm is a Not-So-Scary Halloween Family Fun Time in 2023
It is the spooky season now around Southern California, and Knott’s gets into the spirit (pun intended) with two ways: Scary Farm and Spooky Farm. We’ve covered Scary Farm already, but the team got to check out Spooky Farm festivities this last weekend. Around the park are opportunities to partake of family Halloween fun! Entertainment…
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Two Captains Log: “Star Trek: Lower Decks” S4E5 – “Empathological Fallacies” Review
We’ve reached another Lower Decks episode so soon! In “Empathological Fallacies,” the Cerritos is escorting a trio of Betazoids to Risa. The three immediately begin their partying, and suck the crew into it as well. In the lounge, chaos ensues and it seems that the three have telepathically influenced the crew to let loose. Meanwhile,…
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Two Captains Log: “Star Trek: Lower Decks” – S4E4 “Something Borrowed, Something Green” Review
We are back with another look at the weekly Star Trek offerings, though a little delayed. Something Borrowed, Something Green opens with an Orion ship being attacked by the mysterious ship that has been attacking other ships. Then, Tendi is invited to her sister’s wedding on Orion, and Becket and T’Lyn talk themselves into coming…
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Two Captains Log: “Star Trek: Lower Decks” – S4E3 “In the Cradle of Vexilon” Review
Lower Decks is plowing ahead with the recent promotions of the main characters. Captain Freeman is trying to fix an ancient computer, Vexilon, that regulates the environment of an artificial planet. She starts to upgrade the operating system, but it freezes the computer which causes chaos across the planet. Boimler is on the surface with…
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Two Captains Log: Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 “Twovix” and “I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee” Review
We are back from shore leave with two episodes of Lower Decks! The season begins with some impending promotions, though Boimler is scared in some way over them (typical Boims). The Cerritos has a mission to help with the making of an exhibit out of the decommissioned Voyager which will also showcase all her key…