Knoebels Amusement Resort
Knoebels Amusement Resort is a family-owned and operated amusement park, picnic grove, and campground in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1926, it is the United States's largest free-admission park.- Type: Theme park
- Description: amusement park
- Also known as: “Knoebels Amusement Park”, “Knoebels Amusement Park & Resort”, and “Knoebels Grove”
- Address: 391 Knoebels Boulevard, Elysburg, PA 17824
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Impulse and Twister.
Impulse
Roller coaster
Photo: Z. Patterson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Impulse is a steel roller coaster located at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. It was manufactured by Zierer and was the first major steel coaster to open at Knoebels since Whirlwind closed in 2004. Impulse is situated 810 feet northwest of Knoebels Amusement Resort.
Twister
Roller coaster
Photo: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Twister is a wooden roller coaster located at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. It is a custom wooden coaster designed by John Fetterman, with heavy inspiration taken from Mister Twister at Elitch Gardens. Twister is situated 1,400 feet west of Knoebels Amusement Resort.
Flying Turns
Roller coaster
Photo: Rich Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flying Turns is a wooden bobsled roller coaster at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. It is modeled after a similar ride designed by John Norman Bartlett and John Miller in the 1920s. Flying Turns is situated 1,600 feet west of Knoebels Amusement Resort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elysburg and Natalie.
Elysburg
Village
Elysburg is a census-designated place in Ralpho Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It is forty-two miles north-northeast of Harrisburg. The population was 2,194 at the 2010 census. Elysburg is situated 3 miles west of Knoebels Amusement Resort.
Natalie
Hamlet
Natalie is a town in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is classified as a "community designated place" meaning it is neither a census-designated place nor a place having a federally recognized name. Natalie is situated 4½ miles southeast of Knoebels Amusement Resort.
Paxinos
Hamlet
Paxinos is a census-designated place in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a post office with the zip code 17860. In 2010, the population was 2,467 residents. Paxinos is situated 4½ miles southwest of Knoebels Amusement Resort.
Knoebels Amusement Resort
- Categories: amusement park, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.87855° or 40° 52′ 43″ northLongitude
-76.49929° or 76° 29′ 57″ westOpen location code
87G5VGH2+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 366054891OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=theme_parkWikidata ID
Q3198042
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Portuguese—“Knoebels Amusement Resort” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنويبيلس اموزيمينت ريسورت”
- French: “Knoebels Amusement Resort”
- French: “Knoebels”
- German: “Knoebels Amusement Resort”
- Japanese: “クーノベルズ・アミューズメント・リゾート”
- Japanese: “ノエベルス・アミューズメント・リゾート”
- Portuguese: “Resort de diversões Knoebels”
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