Knott's 100 Year History - 1990s

1990 
The Corkscrew is replaced by Boomerang, a European-designed roller coaster that takes guests upside down six times in less than a minute. Ghost Town celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
1991 
Knott’s opens its first off-site restaurant, Mrs. Knott’s Restaurant and Bakery, in the Southern California communities of Irvine and Moreno Valley. A third restaurant in Mission Viejo opens a year later.
1992 
Indian Trails, Knott’s two-acre Native American interpretive center, debuts on the outskirts of Ghost Town.
Knott’s Camp Snoopy is unveiled as the six-acre centerpiece of Minneapolis’ Mall of America, the country’s largest shopping center. Boasting rides, live shows, family attractions, shops and restaurants, it remains the world’s largest indoor themed amusement park.
1993 
Knott’s serves as the host park for the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) convention in Los Angeles.
1994 
Knott’s dazzles audiences with Mystery Lodge™, a magical journey into the Native North American West and the park’s most technically advanced project ever.
1995 
Knott’s Berry Farm celebrates its 75th Anniversary with a year of festivities and special events highlighted by the summer debut of Jaguar!™, The Streaking Big Cat of Roller Coasters!
1996 
Knott’s re-energizes the Roaring 20’s, incorporating a score of rousing new entertainment concepts. The Boardwalk salutes the vigor, vitality and variety of Southern California’s legendary seaside culture.
1997 
Windjammer Surf Racers blows onto The Boardwalk. The nation’s first major outdoor dual-track steel racing roller coaster pits jammer against jammer through side-by-side vertical loops, six story drops,dives and a spiraling finale.
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company of Sandusky, Ohio acquires Knott’s Berry Farm. The acquisition puts Knott’s on the New York Stock Exchange for the first time. 
1998 
GhostRider, the longest and fastest wooden roller coaster in the west opens.
Supreme Scream, the world’s tallest descending thrill ride debuts as Orange County’s tallest structure. Knott’s acquires the adjacent Buena Park Hotel.