Congratulations to Knoebels on 100 years of hard work and excellence.
OT: 100th Anniversary Knoebels BEHIND THE SCENES (2026 Season) - embedded video
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Haha! As a proud Southern Columbia grad, I worked one summer for a few weeks at Knoebels. Raked in 90 cents an hour for the "privilege." My teammates and I were offered 3x that to trim "Christmas trees" for Abraczinskas's Nurseries and we thought it was a gold rush . Buddy Knoebel was once my wrestling coach and Diane was a classmate. It's a hard working family and the park is a "throw back" to what I consider were "better times." My wife and I (she grew up about 3 miles from there) enjoyed bringing our boys there as much as possible.....since we were often in the area visiting parents. Parent's are gone as is my wife and the boys have little ones to raise. I would be thrilled to see my grandchildren smile with glee there some day.....who knows.
the young man in the video "Chad Evans." is the son of a former neighbor Charlie Leisenring.
Took my kids often, they take theirs now
it's a special place
it's a special place
Long live the Phoenix, especially from the last car.
My son - frosh at University Park - will begin his 6th year working at Knoebels in a few weeks when he comes home
Haven’t been there in decades (8th grade field trip) but I think I’ll make a point of going this year.
Awards for the park flowing in this spring. Voted Top Amusement Park in the USA (over Dollywood and Disney) by Trip Advisor. Voted best restaurant by Trip Advisor. Phoenix voted best wooden roller coaster in the world by USA Today and others.
Keep on keeping on Knoebels.
Keep on keeping on Knoebels.
Will be there Friday for three granddaughters school field trip
Dated a girl that worked there '73 & '74. Nice place, dumped the girl. Took my kid there years later.