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Differing name?[edit]

All the people I know of you have lived in the L.A. area call this event Knott's Scary Farm. Sierraoffline444 (talk) 07:13, 5 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

History?[edit]

I'm considering compiling a table summarising the history of Knott's Halloween Haunt. I plan it to be in a similar fashion to Halloween Horror Nights. I plan to start on it next Monday (July 5) so any thoughts / suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Themeparkgc (talk) 07:57, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not a big fan of it. The tables are not easy on the eyes, and they are completely without sources. In addition, I can't really see the value in a list such as those on the other page, unless it's simply to make the article bigger. Just my 2 cents. the_undertow ^talk 11:59, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How would you feel about it if it was referenced? Wikipedia should feature historical information. Yes this article has a history section but I think it needs a bit more. Themeparkgc (talk) 00:09, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You did a great job with the referencing. The tables are so long, though. What do you think about making them collapsible? the_undertow ^talk 05:31, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move[edit]

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was move per request.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:47, 15 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Knott's Halloween Haunt → Knott's Scary Farm – I'm requesting this article be moved to Knott's Scary Farm because it looks like its more commonly refered to as Knott's Scary Farm and it's referred to as Knott's Scary Farm on Knott's Berry Farm's official website.--Astros4477 (talk) 21:13, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Support: a quick check with Google News supports the claim that "Knott's Scary Farm" is more common than "Knott's Halloween Haunt". Themeparkgc Talk 22:30, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Edits to Park Transformation[edit]

While your edits may be accurate, the two footnotes support the previous version. If you wish to make this edit, please provide a citation from a reliable source to support it. Also, I suggest you leave the text regarding 2016 and its references, and add your text below. That would support the section about the Park growing/transforming. Oddjob84 (talk) 23:35, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Editing Issues, Fall 2017[edit]

The following assertion appears in the lead: "It is the largest Halloween event to be held at a theme park.[3]" This may have been true at one time, but I question its accuracy now. The reference is from 2008, and the link is dead: https://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4557991-1.html. Also, what is "largest"? Acreage? Attendance? Revenue? Attractions? Please define this. Verified claim & found new reference, with date. Done
The second sentence under History states: "It has become the largest event of any theme park.[5]" This also sounds fishy to me, same reason as above. This link is from 2007, and is dead: https://www.knotts.com/haunt07/faqs.htm. As well, the supplied reference is a primary source, and cannot be used to prove this assertion.
The Park Transformation section still lacks references (see above section).
What is the purpose of the Current Attractions table? It is not immediately apparent, unless it is promotion.

If anyone would like to take a crack at these in the next week or two, I will leave them alone. Otherwise, I will be back. Oddjob84 (talk) 19:19, 18 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

One could add "As of <date>, it was the largest..." and that would resolve the dated references - but it does not resolve the WP:PRIMARY issue. I would scrap the claim citing primary and promotional. As far as the attractions table, as there is no value added (just a list of titles) I would think it can be completely scrapped. I would wait for others to chime in before boldly deleting the table, which I came close to doing yesterday. Scr★pIron^IV 20:12, 18 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]