There were unrealized plans for a monorail with 2,000 feet of track, and plans for a variety of attractions that were built near the farm's seal pool. The 'dry islands' continued to sit unused.īud and his crew at Hurlbut Amusement focused on making improvements to the mine ride, and on a variety of new projects - some of which came to fruition and some not. Image courtesy Christopher Merritt.īut beyond some attractive concept art by Mentor Huebner and some additional design work by Dick Bagley, the Northwest Fur Trapper project also went nowhere. Note the incongruous Polynesian island motif still depicted on the far shore of the lagoon. It was essentially the same ride, but with different set dressing and no flow of 'red hot lava' to simulate.Ĭoncept painting by Mentor Huebner for the Northwest Fur Trapper Boat Ride. So it was that plans for the South Seas Island Boat Ride were transformed into plans for the Northwest Fur Trapper Boat Ride. Other than some Hawaiian-style patio decor for sale in the Basket Shop, Knott's didn't have much of anything that evoked the South Pacific.

Either on his own, or under advisement from Russell or Walter Knott, Bud decided that another 'Old West' type ride would suit Knott's Berry Farm better. Shortly after grading land at Knott's Berry Farm for use as an amazing South Seas Island Boat Ride, theme park legend Bud Hurlbut abandoned the tiki theme for the boat ride.

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