Sky Cabin is a slowly revolving viewing cabin offering a panoramic view of

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and the surrounding land outside the park. On a clear day,

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can be viewed directly from the tower. The skyline of

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and

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can also be viewed. Before the announcement of the park's former

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ride, Sky Cabin was a possible location to become replaced by

later opened in Fiesta Village and was later relocated to

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. It is one of the many existing attractions at the park operating before

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took ownership of the park. It opened to the general public in 1974 as part of the former roaring 20's expansion area.

History

Sky Cabin opened in 1974 as part of the former Roaring 20s area. Originally, the ride was once the tallest structure in all of Orange County. The ride formerly shared its space with another previous ride: Sky Jump. Sky Tower riders were previously able to ascend up in the slow viewing cabin while also witnessing parachutes ascending and dropping 150 feet in the air. Sky Jump was later removed from the park during the early 2000s. On December 30, 2016, Sky Cabin was involved in an incident. Sky Cabin became stuck at 96 feet in the air causing riders to become stranded in the air for 8 hours. After being closed for all of 2017 and 1 month and 10 days of 2018 for months of a detailed inspection, review and minor operating adjustments to the ride, Sky Cabin reopened Feb 10, 2018. The ride received a new ride control system along with a hidden emergency, new speakers, new air conditioning and window covers. The tower is topped by a giant lit "K" sign, in the style of Knott's Berry Farm's logotype. The original 1970s-era

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was replaced with an identical

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Photo gallery

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as viewed from the Sky Cabin. File:Sky Cabin 4.jpg, Sky Cabin's walkway entrance. ADA and wheelchair access entrance is located to the left side. File:Sky Cabin 5.jpg, Timber Mountain Log Ride, Montezooma's Revenge, and Silver Bullet as viewed from the Sky Cabin. File:Sky Cabin 6.jpg, Viewing the east lot from Sky Cabin. File:Sky Cabin 7.jpg, Sky Cabin and Xcelerator.

References

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