It has become a tradition over the past three years to take a mini get-a-way to PA each summer with our friends The Castana's. The past two years we took the kids to Sesame Place, but this year we decided to go to a park that is a family tradition for Kristen and her whole family. I am so happy that we went because it was right up our alley. Roland and I love to tour old fashioned amusement parks and Knoebel's was as old fashioned as it gets. We truly loved every minute and can't wait to go back. There is no admission or parking fee for this park which in this day in age is not common at all. To top it off you pay per ride and most rides ranged from seventy-five cents and the most expensive ride cost two dollars and twenty-five cents. It was CRAZY cheap! The rides were all old school and many you could ride as a family which was the best part. Leah and Seth loved it. Since I am such a foodie, I appreciated the delicious food this park had to offer. It was not your standard park food, it was real food. Some of the foods we tried were...loaded baked potatoes, giant tater tots, waffle ice cream sandwiches, sausage with peppers and onions, etc. The best part was it was a Pepsi park so we were thrilled.
Seth was gung ho to try this haunted ride, but halfway through he wanted out and at the end he looked like this...HA!
There weren't enough rides for this ride diva, she loved every minute of it.
She didn't even care if she was the only person on a ride, still had a blast!
There were a ton of two to four person rides which were perfect and Seth was so great about going with his little sister.
This slide is just like the one at The Magic Forest in Lake George. The kids loved it and so did I.
Leah got to the top and was a bit apprehensive, but once we got going she was all smiles.
A muscle powered ride.
Wacky animal carousel
Seth went on this log flume twice, the first time with Ro, Lee and Jake. They didn't get wet at all. Of course the second time around they learned of a button that you could push and it would spray water at us coming around the bend. YEP, we were soaked.
Our pants were dripping, that's how soaked we were.
All four of us were able to ride the antique cars together, that was fun too!
Seth swore he was ready to ride The Phoenix, this wooden roller coaster. As we plunged down the first hill there was shear terror in his eyes. He did not throw up, but he definitely might not go on another one anytime soon. I was thrilled that he wanted to try it at five years old. That's my thrill seeker son!
Looking a little green.
Foodie pics...the most amazing tater tots in the world!
Homemade and hot from the griddle waffle ice cream sandwiches. I should be the food rep for this park, I could go around sampling their food and recommending it to people. It was THAT good.
The end of the day, the boys got soaked by the Skloosh ride. Pure joy in their eyes. I was so proud of both of my kids. No tantrums and Leah held on until 3:30pm when we got in the car and fell right asleep as we headed back. It was a great day. Thanks Castana Family for sharing this amazing place with us.
It has become a tradition over the past three years to take a mini get-a-way to PA each summer with our friends The Castana's. The past two years we took the kids to Sesame Place, but this year we decided to go to a park that is a family tradition for Kristen and her whole family. I am so happy that we went because it was right up our alley. Roland and I love to tour old fashioned amusement parks and Knoebel's was as old fashioned as it gets. We truly loved every minute and can't wait to go back. There is no admission or parking fee for this park which in this day in age is not common at all. To top it off you pay per ride and most rides ranged from seventy-five cents and the most expensive ride cost two dollars and twenty-five cents. It was CRAZY cheap! The rides were all old school and many you could ride as a family which was the best part. Leah and Seth loved it. Since I am such a foodie, I appreciated the delicious food this park had to offer. It was not your standard park food, it was real food. Some of the foods we tried were...loaded baked potatoes, giant tater tots, waffle ice cream sandwiches, sausage with peppers and onions, etc. The best part was it was a Pepsi park so we were thrilled.
Seth was gung ho to try this haunted ride, but halfway through he wanted out and at the end he looked like this...HA!
There weren't enough rides for this ride diva, she loved every minute of it.
She didn't even care if she was the only person on a ride, still had a blast!
There were a ton of two to four person rides which were perfect and Seth was so great about going with his little sister.
This slide is just like the one at The Magic Forest in Lake George. The kids loved it and so did I.
Leah got to the top and was a bit apprehensive, but once we got going she was all smiles.
A muscle powered ride.
Wacky animal carousel
Seth went on this log flume twice, the first time with Ro, Lee and Jake. They didn't get wet at all. Of course the second time around they learned of a button that you could push and it would spray water at us coming around the bend. YEP, we were soaked.
Our pants were dripping, that's how soaked we were.
All four of us were able to ride the antique cars together, that was fun too!
Seth swore he was ready to ride The Phoenix, this wooden roller coaster. As we plunged down the first hill there was shear terror in his eyes. He did not throw up, but he definitely might not go on another one anytime soon. I was thrilled that he wanted to try it at five years old. That's my thrill seeker son!
Looking a little green.
Foodie pics...the most amazing tater tots in the world!
Homemade and hot from the griddle waffle ice cream sandwiches. I should be the food rep for this park, I could go around sampling their food and recommending it to people. It was THAT good.
The end of the day, the boys got soaked by the Skloosh ride. Pure joy in their eyes. I was so proud of both of my kids. No tantrums and Leah held on until 3:30pm when we got in the car and fell right asleep as we headed back. It was a great day. Thanks Castana Family for sharing this amazing place with us.
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This place looks awesome!!! I love log flume rides! So much fun!!!
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