 BAIT'S
MOTEL (Wilderness Dance Hall): Although this maze improved in many areas over the years, it is commonly felt that the original was the best. The "Psycho" motel theme stayed fairly constant throughout the maze. As people walked through violent bedroom scenes, blood baths, demolished living rooms, and gory kitchen sets, they would hear the screeching violin music from "Psycho" blaring. Some rooms strayed from the motel theme (especially in the later years of the maze's run). For example, a large checkered room with strobe lights was used. Over the years, Knott's has shortened that effect. In fact, we only see parts of it used nowadays in other mazes (like "Elvira's Nightmares" in 1999), but unfortunately not in the large scale that it was first used in the "Bait's Motel". Visit our Maze Tribute to see more on Bait's Motel.
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TERROR (Timber Mountain Log Ride): This was a very unique theme for the Timber Mountain  Log
Ride. The reason because (at least since 1988), Knotts has only used
the "Toxic Waste" theme for the Log Ride this one time. Although Knott's
used the "Toxic Waste" theme for other mazes, they never brought it
back for the Log Ride. Unfortunately, that is quite a shame because
the decorating for this ride was fantastic. A toxic waste truck was
parked in front of the entire ride. Fluorescent green ooze seeped everywhere
from the tanks of the truck. The entire ride kept up with this theme
with "Radiation Warning" signs, distorted people and animals, and of
course, lots and lots of green goo. |
 Ghost Town Monsters - 1988 |