California theme park now requires chaperone for teenagers

Beginning Friday, Knott’s Berry Farm received’t enable guests underneath 18 until they’re accompanied by a chaperone.

The coverage on the Buena Park theme park begins July 22 and might be in impact on Fridays and Saturdays till additional discover, park officers stated.

The rule is geared toward guaranteeing security after a sequence of fights involving youngsters pressured the park to close early on Saturday, July 16.

All guests 17 years outdated or youthful should be accompanied by a chaperone who’s no less than 21 years outdated to enter the Knott’s Berry Farm theme park or Knott’s Soak Metropolis water park on Fridays or Saturdays.

A single chaperone can accompany as much as three underage guests per day. The chaperone should have a legitimate ID, present a telephone quantity and stay with the minors all through the complete go to.

“For many years, Knott’s Berry Farm has been a spot the place households and buddies come collectively to take pleasure in a one-of-a-kind park filled with homegrown experiences and immersive leisure,” Knott’s officers stated in a press release. “Hundreds of thousands of visitors have counted on us for his or her each day dose of healthful household enjoyable and we’re dedicated to maintaining that promise going ahead.”

Video of the chaos and panic at Knott’s final weekend confirmed punches being thrown throughout quite a few fights all through the park whereas guests hid in outlets and eating places. Studies of gunshots have been unfounded, Buena Park police stated. Knott’s elevated safety after the fights.