Chaperones required at Knott’s Berry Farm due to ‘unruly’ incidents


Knott’s Berry Farm is bringing again its chaperone coverage.

The coverage will take impact Saturday as Knott’s Berry Farm says it offers with “rising incidents of unruly and inappropriate conduct” which might be plaguing the theme park trade.

Beneath the coverage, guests 15 and youthful are required to be accompanied within the park by an grownup who’s not less than 21 with a view to enter or keep at Knott’s Berry Farm after 4 p.m. Anybody 15 or youthful who’s discovered within the park and not using a chaperone might be thrown out, in accordance with Knott’s Berry Farm’s coverage.

“We imagine these adjustments will assist be certain that Knott’s Berry Farm and Soak Metropolis Waterpark proceed to have a constructive ambiance the place generations of households and associates can collect for a day of protected, enjoyable, and good meals,” Knott’s Berry Farm mentioned in a launch. “Tens of millions of company have counted on us for precisely that, and we’ll proceed to ship on that promise for generations to come back.”

Knott’s Berry Farm had already instituted the coverage for weekends, with chaperones required on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. That coverage was for guests 17 and youthful.

The coverage was put in force days after a combat between teenagers broke out on July 16, forcing the park to shut early. A number of the fights had been caught on video, and two folks had been hospitalized because of a combat.

The fights had been investigated by the Buena Park Police Division and the park enhanced safety in response to the incidents.