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Knoebels Amusement Resort (/ k ə ˈ n oʊ b əl z /) is a family-owned and operated amusement park, picnic grove, and campground in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1926, it is the United States's largest free-admission park.
Since 1986, Knoebels has held the "Phoenix Phall Phun Phest", a yearly October event for roller coaster enthusiasts. In 2001, over 1500 [ citation needed ] roller coaster and amusement park fans converged on Knoebels, many in costume, to participate in a memorabilia swap meet and ride the rides after the park closed to the general public.
[1] [4] At the time, the roller coaster was expected to cost $2 million to $3 million. [1] Knoebels president Dick Knoebels described the ride as the largest project in the park's history. [1] [4] Twister. The ride was designed by Knoebels staff designer John Fetterman, based on John Allen's original design for Mister Twister.
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The ride was manufactured in 1963 for the German carnival circuit by Anton Schwarzkopf, of the same company that designed the defunct Jet Star Roller Coaster, formerly at Knoebels.
Black Diamond is a roller coaster at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania.The ride has a steel track on a wooden frame. The roller coaster originally opened in 1960 as Golden Nugget at Hunt's Pier, and it eventually became part of Morey's Piers in Wildwood, New Jersey, where it operated until 1999 and stood unused until early 2009.
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Impulse is a steel roller coaster located at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. It is manufactured by Zierer and is the first major steel coaster to open at Knoebels since Whirlwind closed in 2004. [1] Impulse was the park's most expensive addition when it was completed in 2015. [2]