Halloween and Knotts Berry Farm vs SJW’s

Halloween and Knotts Berry Farm vs SJW’s

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. As a kid, we used to trick or treat and go to the haunted houses (churches and schools did those back when).  Since we lived in Southern California, we also liked going to Knott’s Berry Farm for the scary rides (the log ride had a long big drop for a grade school kid).   Knott’s Berry Farm had a tradition they started in 1973 called Knott’s Scary Farm.  We were too little for that and by the time we were old enough, we were going to Disneyland to ride the Matterhorn and Space Mountain (the park costs were pretty equal at the time and we had a locals discount to Disney).  Note however Knott’s has had the Scary Farm for 43 years.

The above is the artwork for the scary farm.  Common sense would surely say this experience is not for little kids or someone who is a bit fragile. Same applies to the many local scary museums or haunted houses . You expect scary stuff on Halloween when you visit a haunted house or an amusement park and make your decisions as an adult whether to visit the scary place or not, Right?  Not this Halloween.   People became offended at an attraction offered at Knott’s and sadly the attraction was closed.

ABC7 in LA discusses the nontroversy here:

A popular Halloween attraction at Knott’s Berry Farm and California’s Great America was shutting down, officials announced Wednesday, after some took to social media calling the display “offensive” to those suffering from mental illness.

And what was it that offended? Families of the mentally ill did not appreciate Fear VR5150.  Which has a similar storyline to many many horror movies.

The virtual reality attraction, which essentially focuses on a story line about a possessed patient running wild in a hospital, consists of strapping parkgoers into a chair before they are given VR goggles. If the game becomes too intense for them, customers can press the “panic button.”

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