A Lost Attraction Returns! - Knott's Berry Farm
This is a true rarity. A lost, removed, extinct, forgotten, or abandoned attraction from a theme park actually RETURNS!?!
Knott's Berry Farm may have just done one of if not the coolest things I've ever seen them do. I think Walter Knott & His Family would be extremely pleased!
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boy oh boy oh
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boy oh boy oh boy it's a little windy outside today
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boy it's a little windy outside today
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boy it's a little windy outside today look at these trees bending and swaying
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look at these trees bending and swaying
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look at these trees bending and swaying in the breeze all over Southern
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in the breeze all over Southern
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in the breeze all over Southern California today I've seen broken
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California today I've seen broken
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California today I've seen broken branches Fallen trees blowing over trash
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branches Fallen trees blowing over trash
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branches Fallen trees blowing over trash cans H it must be windes day for me wind
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cans H it must be windes day for me wind
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cans H it must be windes day for me wind is my Arch Enemy I don't know if you
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is my Arch Enemy I don't know if you
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is my Arch Enemy I don't know if you know this about me but I tend to make a
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know this about me but I tend to make a
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know this about me but I tend to make a lot of videos I make them in the hot I
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lot of videos I make them in the hot I
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lot of videos I make them in the hot I make them in the cold I make them in the
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make them in the cold I make them in the
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make them in the cold I make them in the rain I've even made him in hurricanes
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rain I've even made him in hurricanes
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rain I've even made him in hurricanes but the most difficult thing to make a
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but the most difficult thing to make a
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but the most difficult thing to make a video in is the wind if I'm out and
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video in is the wind if I'm out and
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video in is the wind if I'm out and about on a road trip or out in the
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about on a road trip or out in the
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about on a road trip or out in the middle of nowhere something like that I
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middle of nowhere something like that I
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middle of nowhere something like that I have one of these microphones with a
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have one of these microphones with a
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have one of these microphones with a little furry thing that sits on top of
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little furry thing that sits on top of
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little furry thing that sits on top of the camera and it pretty much cuts out
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the camera and it pretty much cuts out
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the camera and it pretty much cuts out most of the wind noise but whenever I'm
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most of the wind noise but whenever I'm
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most of the wind noise but whenever I'm home in Southern California and I want
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home in Southern California and I want
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home in Southern California and I want to go say especially to a theme park
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to go say especially to a theme park
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to go say especially to a theme park using one of these which are called
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using one of these which are called
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using one of these which are called shotgun microphones is usually not
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shotgun microphones is usually not
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shotgun microphones is usually not allowed technically I think sometimes
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allowed technically I think sometimes
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allowed technically I think sometimes they're allowed L but a lot of times if
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they're allowed L but a lot of times if
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they're allowed L but a lot of times if you have this sitting on top of your
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you have this sitting on top of your
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you have this sitting on top of your camera people like what are you what are
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camera people like what are you what are
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camera people like what are you what are you doing what are you doing with that
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you doing what are you doing with that
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you doing what are you doing with that are you filming all of a sudden they're
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are you filming all of a sudden they're
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are you filming all of a sudden they're worried you're with CNN or something or
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worried you're with CNN or something or
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worried you're with CNN or something or TV or you're making a movie that looks a
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TV or you're making a movie that looks a
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TV or you're making a movie that looks a little too professional for YouTube and
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little too professional for YouTube and
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little too professional for YouTube and of course you know without the wind
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of course you know without the wind
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of course you know without the wind microphone the sound sounds like this
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microphone the sound sounds like this
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microphone the sound sounds like this hear that lovely
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hear that lovely
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hear that lovely noise that's the sound of the camera
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noise that's the sound of the camera
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noise that's the sound of the camera with no microphone you can see why
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with no microphone you can see why
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with no microphone you can see why having that microphone is kind of
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having that microphone is kind of
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having that microphone is kind of necessary on a day like today well my
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necessary on a day like today well my
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necessary on a day like today well my big plan for today was to head on down
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big plan for today was to head on down
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big plan for today was to head on down to a certain theme park that we all know
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to a certain theme park that we all know
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to a certain theme park that we all know and love because I heard that an ancient
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and love because I heard that an ancient
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and love because I heard that an ancient extinct former attraction from the theme
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extinct former attraction from the theme
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extinct former attraction from the theme park has actually returned so we'll see
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park has actually returned so we'll see
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park has actually returned so we'll see what we can do we're back at not Berry
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what we can do we're back at not Berry
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what we can do we're back at not Berry Farm this is exciting stuff man it's not
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Farm this is exciting stuff man it's not
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Farm this is exciting stuff man it's not every day that an old attraction that
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every day that an old attraction that
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every day that an old attraction that was taken out of a theme park is put
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was taken out of a theme park is put
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was taken out of a theme park is put back but that's exactly what's happening
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back but that's exactly what's happening
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back but that's exactly what's happening today this is pretty exciting stuff I
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today this is pretty exciting stuff I
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today this is pretty exciting stuff I mean think about all those attractions
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mean think about all those attractions
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mean think about all those attractions like I could say Disneyland that have
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like I could say Disneyland that have
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like I could say Disneyland that have come and gone over the years I mean how
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come and gone over the years I mean how
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come and gone over the years I mean how many of them have ever returned to the
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many of them have ever returned to the
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many of them have ever returned to the park I am pretty excited about this I
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park I am pretty excited about this I
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park I am pretty excited about this I love being back on the Old Farm looks
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love being back on the Old Farm looks
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love being back on the Old Farm looks like not Berry Farm has already become
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like not Berry Farm has already become
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like not Berry Farm has already become not Mary Farm that's when the park and
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not Mary Farm that's when the park and
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not Mary Farm that's when the park and especially ghost town in particular gets
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especially ghost town in particular gets
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especially ghost town in particular gets taken over by Christmas ooh candles good
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taken over by Christmas ooh candles good
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taken over by Christmas ooh candles good morning handsome Brady whiskey Bill
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morning handsome Brady whiskey Bill
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morning handsome Brady whiskey Bill still smoking that pipe huh that's cool
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still smoking that pipe huh that's cool
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still smoking that pipe huh that's cool that's cool you ever thought about
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that's cool you ever thought about
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that's cool you ever thought about vaping no okay get all the little shops
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vaping no okay get all the little shops
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vaping no okay get all the little shops that have taken over ghost town oh too
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that have taken over ghost town oh too
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that have taken over ghost town oh too soon whole bets's got her poinsettas
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soon whole bets's got her poinsettas
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soon whole bets's got her poinsettas back there's Christmas music playing and
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back there's Christmas music playing and
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back there's Christmas music playing and Christmas decorations for sale I love
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Christmas decorations for sale I love
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Christmas decorations for sale I love not Mar Farm look at all these
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not Mar Farm look at all these
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not Mar Farm look at all these knickknacks Christmas trees and bows and
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knickknacks Christmas trees and bows and
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knickknacks Christmas trees and bows and bracelets and more bows and beanies even
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bracelets and more bows and beanies even
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bracelets and more bows and beanies even baby bibs wao look at this a not Berry
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baby bibs wao look at this a not Berry
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baby bibs wao look at this a not Berry Farm Christmas tree and even better a
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Farm Christmas tree and even better a
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Farm Christmas tree and even better a knot Berry Farm Christmas train I
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knot Berry Farm Christmas train I
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knot Berry Farm Christmas train I promised myself I wouldn't get too
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promised myself I wouldn't get too
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promised myself I wouldn't get too fixated on not marry Farm today but look
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fixated on not marry Farm today but look
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fixated on not marry Farm today but look at all this stuff Santa Claus looks
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at all this stuff Santa Claus looks
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at all this stuff Santa Claus looks different here now what I love about
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different here now what I love about
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different here now what I love about notot Berry Farm is that it's very
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notot Berry Farm is that it's very
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notot Berry Farm is that it's very different from other theme parks and
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different from other theme parks and
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different from other theme parks and that Walter KN specifically wanted this
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that Walter KN specifically wanted this
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that Walter KN specifically wanted this place to teach people about the American
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place to teach people about the American
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place to teach people about the American West from the very beginning history has
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West from the very beginning history has
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West from the very beginning history has been very important to not Berry Farm no
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been very important to not Berry Farm no
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been very important to not Berry Farm no matter how creepy a form that might take
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matter how creepy a form that might take
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matter how creepy a form that might take you've got Ghost Town itself which is
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you've got Ghost Town itself which is
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you've got Ghost Town itself which is partially constructed from old original
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partially constructed from old original
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partially constructed from old original buildings some of them are actually
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buildings some of them are actually
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buildings some of them are actually historic others are replicas of historic
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historic others are replicas of historic
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historic others are replicas of historic buildings there's even a museum here
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buildings there's even a museum here
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buildings there's even a museum here full of old timey old western stuff
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full of old timey old western stuff
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full of old timey old western stuff starting with the opening of ghost town
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starting with the opening of ghost town
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starting with the opening of ghost town in the 1940s all the way up until Walter
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in the 1940s all the way up until Walter
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in the 1940s all the way up until Walter not's death telling the history of the
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not's death telling the history of the
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not's death telling the history of the American West was a big priority at
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American West was a big priority at
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American West was a big priority at knots Berry Farm of course ever since
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knots Berry Farm of course ever since
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knots Berry Farm of course ever since the knot family sold the place they've
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the knot family sold the place they've
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the knot family sold the place they've uh evolved to have some other priorities
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uh evolved to have some other priorities
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uh evolved to have some other priorities and sadly some of that original knots
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and sadly some of that original knots
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and sadly some of that original knots Berry Farm history has been lost along
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Berry Farm history has been lost along
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Berry Farm history has been lost along the way and I'm not just talking about
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the way and I'm not just talking about
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the way and I'm not just talking about old rid see right here what you have are
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old rid see right here what you have are
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old rid see right here what you have are a whole bunch of boisenberry vines
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a whole bunch of boisenberry vines
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a whole bunch of boisenberry vines pretty cool right they've got a sign
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pretty cool right they've got a sign
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pretty cool right they've got a sign talking about Walter not hitting it big
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talking about Walter not hitting it big
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talking about Walter not hitting it big with the boisenberry and then they have
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with the boisenberry and then they have
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with the boisenberry and then they have some actual boisenberry plants growing
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some actual boisenberry plants growing
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some actual boisenberry plants growing right back here on the farm but did you
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right back here on the farm but did you
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right back here on the farm but did you know they used to have Walter Knot's
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know they used to have Walter Knot's
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know they used to have Walter Knot's actual Berry stand right over here
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actual Berry stand right over here
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actual Berry stand right over here nowadays there's a modern roller coaster
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nowadays there's a modern roller coaster
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nowadays there's a modern roller coaster over here but once upon a time Walter
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over here but once upon a time Walter
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over here but once upon a time Walter Knot's original Berry stand was on
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Knot's original Berry stand was on
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Knot's original Berry stand was on display to Showcase how he made it from
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display to Showcase how he made it from
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display to Showcase how he made it from Berry farmer to uh entrepreneur at some
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Berry farmer to uh entrepreneur at some
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Berry farmer to uh entrepreneur at some point knots decided that they no longer
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point knots decided that they no longer
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point knots decided that they no longer needed to reference The Knot's history
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needed to reference The Knot's history
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needed to reference The Knot's history and it was sadly lost I mean it makes
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and it was sadly lost I mean it makes
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and it was sadly lost I mean it makes sense right roller coasters bring in
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sense right roller coasters bring in
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sense right roller coasters bring in more money than old derel Berry stands
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more money than old derel Berry stands
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more money than old derel Berry stands the thing is is that Walter not really
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the thing is is that Walter not really
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the thing is is that Walter not really didn't care that much about money half
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didn't care that much about money half
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didn't care that much about money half the stuff that he bought for Ghost Town
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the stuff that he bought for Ghost Town
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the stuff that he bought for Ghost Town wasn't because he thought people would
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wasn't because he thought people would
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wasn't because he thought people would flock from miles around to see it it was
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flock from miles around to see it it was
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flock from miles around to see it it was either because he wanted to tell a story
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either because he wanted to tell a story
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either because he wanted to tell a story about American history with it or he
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about American history with it or he
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about American history with it or he just liked it and taste in point is not
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just liked it and taste in point is not
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just liked it and taste in point is not Berry Farms El Camino Real those of you
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Berry Farms El Camino Real those of you
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Berry Farms El Camino Real those of you not living in California probably won't
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not living in California probably won't
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not living in California probably won't know what the El Camino Real is but the
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know what the El Camino Real is but the
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know what the El Camino Real is but the El Camino Real was the old Spanish Road
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El Camino Real was the old Spanish Road
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El Camino Real was the old Spanish Road that connected Mexico to California the
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that connected Mexico to California the
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that connected Mexico to California the road actually translates as the Royal
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road actually translates as the Royal
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road actually translates as the Royal Road or the King's Road and it went all
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Road or the King's Road and it went all
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Road or the King's Road and it went all the way from Old Mexico all the way up
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the way from Old Mexico all the way up
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the way from Old Mexico all the way up the coast of California to the Spanish
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the coast of California to the Spanish
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the coast of California to the Spanish missions back in the early half of the
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missions back in the early half of the
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missions back in the early half of the 20th century El Camino Real was becoming
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20th century El Camino Real was becoming
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20th century El Camino Real was becoming a thing again they were marking the Old
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a thing again they were marking the Old
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a thing again they were marking the Old Highway along the modern freeway usually
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Highway along the modern freeway usually
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Highway along the modern freeway usually with bell-shaped markers just like this
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with bell-shaped markers just like this
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with bell-shaped markers just like this one you see here California was getting
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one you see here California was getting
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one you see here California was getting all stoked on its early Spanish Colonial
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all stoked on its early Spanish Colonial
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all stoked on its early Spanish Colonial Heritage so of course after building his
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Heritage so of course after building his
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Heritage so of course after building his very own old old western mining town
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very own old old western mining town
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very own old old western mining town Walter not had to have his own El Camino
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Walter not had to have his own El Camino
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Walter not had to have his own El Camino Real and so just across from Ghost Town
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Real and so just across from Ghost Town
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Real and so just across from Ghost Town past Calico Square just past the old
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past Calico Square just past the old
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past Calico Square just past the old train station Walter not got his wish
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train station Walter not got his wish
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train station Walter not got his wish check this out right over here from the
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check this out right over here from the
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check this out right over here from the 1950s all the way up until the 1980s and
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1950s all the way up until the 1980s and
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1950s all the way up until the 1980s and Walter not passed away maybe even into
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Walter not passed away maybe even into
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Walter not passed away maybe even into the '90s when the family sold the farm
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the '90s when the family sold the farm
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the '90s when the family sold the farm there was a set of old adobe brick
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there was a set of old adobe brick
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there was a set of old adobe brick arches right here that marked the
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arches right here that marked the
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arches right here that marked the entrance to Walter Knot's very own El
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entrance to Walter Knot's very own El
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entrance to Walter Knot's very own El Camino Real The Arches are gone now but
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Camino Real The Arches are gone now but
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Camino Real The Arches are gone now but if you look back here along the train
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if you look back here along the train
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if you look back here along the train loading area you can still see a little
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loading area you can still see a little
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loading area you can still see a little remnant of what the original walls and
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remnant of what the original walls and
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remnant of what the original walls and what the Arches themselves actually
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what the Arches themselves actually
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what the Arches themselves actually looked like and once you entered into
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looked like and once you entered into
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looked like and once you entered into Walter knuts El Camino Real once you
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Walter knuts El Camino Real once you
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Walter knuts El Camino Real once you pass through the Arches and into the
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pass through the Arches and into the
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pass through the Arches and into the tunnel under the stage coach route what
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tunnel under the stage coach route what
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tunnel under the stage coach route what exciting attraction would you find a new
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exciting attraction would you find a new
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exciting attraction would you find a new roller coaster maybe a kitty ride nope
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roller coaster maybe a kitty ride nope
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roller coaster maybe a kitty ride nope what you found was models models like
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what you found was models models like
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what you found was models models like super models oh my gosh they're so
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super models oh my gosh they're so
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super models oh my gosh they're so beautiful nope instead of supermodels
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beautiful nope instead of supermodels
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beautiful nope instead of supermodels under here or even a ride like a
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under here or even a ride like a
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under here or even a ride like a conquistador coaster boy that sounds
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conquistador coaster boy that sounds
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conquistador coaster boy that sounds cool what you found Starting In This
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cool what you found Starting In This
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cool what you found Starting In This Very tunnel and all along the walkway
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Very tunnel and all along the walkway
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Very tunnel and all along the walkway Walt designated as El Camino Real were
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Walt designated as El Camino Real were
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Walt designated as El Camino Real were little miniature missions see when the
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little miniature missions see when the
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little miniature missions see when the Spanish settled California they
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Spanish settled California they
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Spanish settled California they established a whole series of missions
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established a whole series of missions
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established a whole series of missions the pro- Spanish version of the story is
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the pro- Spanish version of the story is
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the pro- Spanish version of the story is that these missions were churches to
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that these missions were churches to
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that these missions were churches to convert the Native Americans footholds
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convert the Native Americans footholds
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convert the Native Americans footholds for the Spanish Empire in California the
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for the Spanish Empire in California the
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for the Spanish Empire in California the pro- Native American people would tell
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pro- Native American people would tell
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pro- Native American people would tell you that these were basically centers
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you that these were basically centers
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you that these were basically centers for forced labor and to spread disease
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for forced labor and to spread disease
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for forced labor and to spread disease to the natives and it didn't work out so
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to the natives and it didn't work out so
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to the natives and it didn't work out so well for the natives some of the Spanish
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well for the natives some of the Spanish
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well for the natives some of the Spanish like hroa who's now I think a saint had
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like hroa who's now I think a saint had
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like hroa who's now I think a saint had good intentions they wanted to spread
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good intentions they wanted to spread
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good intentions they wanted to spread the gospel and teach the natives about
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the gospel and teach the natives about
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the gospel and teach the natives about culture and bring them into the modern
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culture and bring them into the modern
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culture and bring them into the modern world some of them basically just wanted
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world some of them basically just wanted
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world some of them basically just wanted money and Free Labor and yeah at any
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money and Free Labor and yeah at any
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money and Free Labor and yeah at any rate there were 21 Spanish missions in
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rate there were 21 Spanish missions in
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rate there were 21 Spanish missions in California going all the way from the
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California going all the way from the
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California going all the way from the bottom all the way up past modern-day
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bottom all the way up past modern-day
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bottom all the way up past modern-day San Francisco and Walter not El Camino
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San Francisco and Walter not El Camino
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San Francisco and Walter not El Camino Real that stretched all the way from
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Real that stretched all the way from
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Real that stretched all the way from those arches all the way to another set
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those arches all the way to another set
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those arches all the way to another set of arches out on laama which is the main
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of arches out on laama which is the main
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of arches out on laama which is the main Street way on the far side of the theme
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Street way on the far side of the theme
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Street way on the far side of the theme park had miniature models of all 21 of
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park had miniature models of all 21 of
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park had miniature models of all 21 of them eventually at the end of Walter
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them eventually at the end of Walter
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them eventually at the end of Walter Knot's El Camino R he built the Fiesta
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Knot's El Camino R he built the Fiesta
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Knot's El Camino R he built the Fiesta Village which is the old Spanish
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Village which is the old Spanish
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Village which is the old Spanish California or Mexican themed area of
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California or Mexican themed area of
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California or Mexican themed area of knottsberry farm and if you come back
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knottsberry farm and if you come back
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knottsberry farm and if you come back here behind the Mexican Hat Dance ride
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here behind the Mexican Hat Dance ride
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here behind the Mexican Hat Dance ride you can actually just get a peek way
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you can actually just get a peek way
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you can actually just get a peek way back there of the original Terminus of
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back there of the original Terminus of
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back there of the original Terminus of Walter knut's elino real kind of hard to
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Walter knut's elino real kind of hard to
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Walter knut's elino real kind of hard to spot him from here probably easier from
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spot him from here probably easier from
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spot him from here probably easier from the stage coach but there they are the
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the stage coach but there they are the
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the stage coach but there they are the original es the end of the road now
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original es the end of the road now
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original es the end of the road now Fiesta Village is still here because
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Fiesta Village is still here because
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Fiesta Village is still here because it's got rides and games and it's a
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it's got rides and games and it's a
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it's got rides and games and it's a money maker for Nots but after 40 and
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money maker for Nots but after 40 and
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money maker for Nots but after 40 and even 50 years one by one the model
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even 50 years one by one the model
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even 50 years one by one the model missions fell into disrepair and were
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missions fell into disrepair and were
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missions fell into disrepair and were removed from not very far Kina today I
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removed from not very far Kina today I
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removed from not very far Kina today I cannot sing you a love song I must sing
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cannot sing you a love song I must sing
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cannot sing you a love song I must sing a song of sadness about the loss of the
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a song of sadness about the loss of the
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a song of sadness about the loss of the model missions oh
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noina quiet I'm telling a story here
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noina quiet I'm telling a story here jeez but in just the past week or two
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jeez but in just the past week or two
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jeez but in just the past week or two under the shadow of the modern roller
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under the shadow of the modern roller
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under the shadow of the modern roller coasters something from the past has
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coasters something from the past has
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coasters something from the past has reemerged Behold The Return of the
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reemerged Behold The Return of the
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reemerged Behold The Return of the missions Hallelujah Hallelujah
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missions Hallelujah Hallelujah
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missions Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah
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Hallelujah Hallelujah
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Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah the missions have returned to
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Hallelujah the missions have returned to
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Hallelujah the missions have returned to nots Berry Farm I know what some of you
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nots Berry Farm I know what some of you
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nots Berry Farm I know what some of you are thinking some of you are thinking
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are thinking some of you are thinking
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are thinking some of you are thinking boring model missions great cool but
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boring model missions great cool but
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boring model missions great cool but this is a amazing the original Mission
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this is a amazing the original Mission
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this is a amazing the original Mission Models were built by a guy named Leon
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Models were built by a guy named Leon
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Models were built by a guy named Leon devolo I'm pretty sure who was actually
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devolo I'm pretty sure who was actually
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devolo I'm pretty sure who was actually a Hollywood set builder I believe and
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a Hollywood set builder I believe and
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a Hollywood set builder I believe and Walter knut got a hold of him and had
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Walter knut got a hold of him and had
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Walter knut got a hold of him and had him create the 21 models of the
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him create the 21 models of the
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him create the 21 models of the California mission this is not something
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California mission this is not something
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California mission this is not something that Walter knut thought would bring
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that Walter knut thought would bring
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that Walter knut thought would bring millions of dollars to the Berry Farm
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millions of dollars to the Berry Farm
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millions of dollars to the Berry Farm this is just an important piece of
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this is just an important piece of
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this is just an important piece of History he decided was important to tell
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History he decided was important to tell
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History he decided was important to tell at his Berry Farm and when the original
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at his Berry Farm and when the original
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at his Berry Farm and when the original models got crusty and old and started
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models got crusty and old and started
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models got crusty and old and started falling apart according to one friend of
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falling apart according to one friend of
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falling apart according to one friend of mine who worked here at the time they
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mine who worked here at the time they
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mine who worked here at the time they were all pretty much taken out one by
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were all pretty much taken out one by
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were all pretty much taken out one by one and chucked on a garbage heap there
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one and chucked on a garbage heap there
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one and chucked on a garbage heap there was basically just a pile of half broken
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was basically just a pile of half broken
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was basically just a pile of half broken Mission Models backstage you could
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Mission Models backstage you could
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Mission Models backstage you could totally see where if you're
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totally see where if you're
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totally see where if you're concentrating on building new roller
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concentrating on building new roller
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concentrating on building new roller coasters and exciting attractions to
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coasters and exciting attractions to
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coasters and exciting attractions to bring in the tourists and bring in the
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bring in the tourists and bring in the
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bring in the tourists and bring in the Bucks restoring some old junky models is
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Bucks restoring some old junky models is
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Bucks restoring some old junky models is really not a priority for you so one
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really not a priority for you so one
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really not a priority for you so one could totally understand why not Berry
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could totally understand why not Berry
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could totally understand why not Berry Farm wouldn't care too much but it turns
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Farm wouldn't care too much but it turns
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Farm wouldn't care too much but it turns out that they did care because think of
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out that they did care because think of
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out that they did care because think of the children not Berry Farm is visited
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the children not Berry Farm is visited
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the children not Berry Farm is visited by about a bazillion field Trippers
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by about a bazillion field Trippers
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by about a bazillion field Trippers every year and in California in
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every year and in California in
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every year and in California in elementary school at this age kids
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elementary school at this age kids
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elementary school at this age kids usually have to build their own model
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usually have to build their own model
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usually have to build their own model missions this is that tender age where
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missions this is that tender age where
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missions this is that tender age where they learn about how much history rocks
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they learn about how much history rocks
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they learn about how much history rocks so not only has not Berry Farm restored
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so not only has not Berry Farm restored
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so not only has not Berry Farm restored a piece of their own history and their
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a piece of their own history and their
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a piece of their own history and their Founders history and California's
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Founders history and California's
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Founders history and California's history and Mexico's history and
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history and Mexico's history and
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history and Mexico's history and technically Spain's history but they've
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technically Spain's history but they've
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technically Spain's history but they've also taken a step back in the right
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also taken a step back in the right
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also taken a step back in the right direction proving that they still stand
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direction proving that they still stand
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direction proving that they still stand for something more than just roller
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for something more than just roller
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for something more than just roller coasters and dollars dude just think
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coasters and dollars dude just think
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coasters and dollars dude just think about that that is amazing think of all
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about that that is amazing think of all
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about that that is amazing think of all the stuff in Disneyland that Walt Disney
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the stuff in Disneyland that Walt Disney
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the stuff in Disneyland that Walt Disney himself put into the park that's just
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himself put into the park that's just
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himself put into the park that's just been thrown away in the trash or
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been thrown away in the trash or
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been thrown away in the trash or auctioned off what other theme park is
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auctioned off what other theme park is
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auctioned off what other theme park is going to go through all the money and
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going to go through all the money and
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going to go through all the money and effort and time necessary to put these
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effort and time necessary to put these
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effort and time necessary to put these things back on display and build these
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things back on display and build these
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things back on display and build these handsome new Huts to protect them
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handsome new Huts to protect them
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handsome new Huts to protect them starting in 2013 notot Berry Farm had
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starting in 2013 notot Berry Farm had
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starting in 2013 notot Berry Farm had their wood guy and don't worry about it
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their wood guy and don't worry about it
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their wood guy and don't worry about it we got a wood guy lovingly and
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we got a wood guy lovingly and
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we got a wood guy lovingly and painstakingly restore all of the
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painstakingly restore all of the
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painstakingly restore all of the surviving original models this fella who
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surviving original models this fella who
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surviving original models this fella who by the way was named Bob Weir Weir not
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by the way was named Bob Weir Weir not
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by the way was named Bob Weir Weir not only restored all the original models
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only restored all the original models
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only restored all the original models left by Leon devolo but since a few of
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left by Leon devolo but since a few of
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left by Leon devolo but since a few of the original models have been chucked in
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the original models have been chucked in
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the original models have been chucked in the trash he also got to build some
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the trash he also got to build some
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the trash he also got to build some missions of his own from scratch dude
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missions of his own from scratch dude
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missions of his own from scratch dude and Mr Weir did a great job pretty sure
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and Mr Weir did a great job pretty sure
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and Mr Weir did a great job pretty sure Mission San Diego is one of the ones he
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Mission San Diego is one of the ones he
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Mission San Diego is one of the ones he built by scratch by scratch I mean from
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built by scratch by scratch I mean from
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built by scratch by scratch I mean from scratch and look at it it looks just
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scratch and look at it it looks just
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scratch and look at it it looks just like the original diaramas I read online
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like the original diaramas I read online
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like the original diaramas I read online on Yer land.com which is a great website
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on Yer land.com which is a great website
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on Yer land.com which is a great website by the way but even though the original
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by the way but even though the original
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by the way but even though the original models were only Built to be seen from
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models were only Built to be seen from
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models were only Built to be seen from the front and even though they're
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the front and even though they're
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the front and even though they're displayed that way next mberry farm and
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displayed that way next mberry farm and
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displayed that way next mberry farm and Mr Weir went through the trouble and the
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Mr Weir went through the trouble and the
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Mr Weir went through the trouble and the expense and the time of creating backs
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expense and the time of creating backs
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expense and the time of creating backs to all these models too so that after
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to all these models too so that after
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to all these models too so that after more than 60 years these models are
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more than 60 years these models are
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more than 60 years these models are actually even better than ever so this
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actually even better than ever so this
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actually even better than ever so this is amazing now for multiple reasons
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is amazing now for multiple reasons
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is amazing now for multiple reasons first of all they've essentially
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first of all they've essentially
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first of all they've essentially resurrected the El Camino Real theme to
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resurrected the El Camino Real theme to
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resurrected the El Camino Real theme to knottsberry farm the path is a little
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knottsberry farm the path is a little
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knottsberry farm the path is a little different now but it still winds around
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different now but it still winds around
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different now but it still winds around what's left of reflection Lake out here
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what's left of reflection Lake out here
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what's left of reflection Lake out here so they've restored an original part of
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so they've restored an original part of
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so they've restored an original part of their Founder's vision for his Berry
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their Founder's vision for his Berry
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their Founder's vision for his Berry Farm but also Nots Berry Farm spends a
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Farm but also Nots Berry Farm spends a
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Farm but also Nots Berry Farm spends a bundle of money and time and trouble
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bundle of money and time and trouble
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bundle of money and time and trouble putting something educational that's
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putting something educational that's
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putting something educational that's probably not profitable at all into
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probably not profitable at all into
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probably not profitable at all into modernday notot Berry Farm which is
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modernday notot Berry Farm which is
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modernday notot Berry Farm which is amazing all day long I've been watching
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amazing all day long I've been watching
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amazing all day long I've been watching kids on field trips walk past these
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kids on field trips walk past these
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kids on field trips walk past these models which is great they're learning
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models which is great they're learning
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models which is great they're learning about history but what surprises me is
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about history but what surprises me is
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about history but what surprises me is during this time I've also seen a lot of
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during this time I've also seen a lot of
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during this time I've also seen a lot of adults stopping by all the model
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adults stopping by all the model
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adults stopping by all the model missions talking about how they remember
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missions talking about how they remember
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missions talking about how they remember seeing the originals here at and also
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seeing the originals here at and also
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seeing the originals here at and also seeing some random parents and and also
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seeing some random parents and and also
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seeing some random parents and and also seeing a bunch of grownups telling each
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seeing a bunch of grownups telling each
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seeing a bunch of grownups telling each other like oh I've been to that mission
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other like oh I've been to that mission
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other like oh I've been to that mission in real life oh that one's only a short
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in real life oh that one's only a short
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in real life oh that one's only a short drive away we should visit it sometime
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drive away we should visit it sometime
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drive away we should visit it sometime look at right there there's a dad
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look at right there there's a dad
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look at right there there's a dad explaining to his kids what the missions
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explaining to his kids what the missions
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explaining to his kids what the missions are so it's not just the kids learning
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are so it's not just the kids learning
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are so it's not just the kids learning about history out here but who would
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about history out here but who would
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about history out here but who would have thought it us old people can do
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have thought it us old people can do
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have thought it us old people can do some learning too and that my friends is
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some learning too and that my friends is
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some learning too and that my friends is a very worthwhile
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a very worthwhile
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a very worthwhile Mission get it I waited this whole time
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Mission get it I waited this whole time
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Mission get it I waited this whole time to make that joke worthwhile Mission I
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to make that joke worthwhile Mission I
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to make that joke worthwhile Mission I kill me so next time you're at not fa
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kill me so next time you're at not fa
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kill me so next time you're at not fa Farm make sure to take a stroll down
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Farm make sure to take a stroll down
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Farm make sure to take a stroll down elom
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elom
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elom and spend some time with a piece of
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and spend some time with a piece of
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and spend some time with a piece of California and not Berry Farms pass come
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California and not Berry Farms pass come
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California and not Berry Farms pass come on guys it's your mission oh hang on I
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on guys it's your mission oh hang on I
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on guys it's your mission oh hang on I apologize we have to take a little break
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apologize we have to take a little break
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apologize we have to take a little break here but don't worry it'll be short just
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here but don't worry it'll be short just
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here but don't worry it'll be short just a brief
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[Music]
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[Music] intermission intermission yes sir that
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intermission intermission yes sir that
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intermission intermission yes sir that is pretty amazing a ghost of the past
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is pretty amazing a ghost of the past
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is pretty amazing a ghost of the past has returned to nots Berry Farm and who
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has returned to nots Berry Farm and who
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has returned to nots Berry Farm and who knows maybe next they'll even bring back
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knows maybe next they'll even bring back
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knows maybe next they'll even bring back the old archways for El Camino Real this
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the old archways for El Camino Real this
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the old archways for El Camino Real this Bell for El Camino Real makes a lot more
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Bell for El Camino Real makes a lot more
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Bell for El Camino Real makes a lot more sense to you now doesn't it I love
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sense to you now doesn't it I love
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sense to you now doesn't it I love seeing the Past come back to life that
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seeing the Past come back to life that
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seeing the Past come back to life that excites me all right boys and girls the
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excites me all right boys and girls the
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excites me all right boys and girls the pun's over your mission has ended now
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pun's over your mission has ended now
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pun's over your mission has ended now it's time for me to be moving on down
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it's time for me to be moving on down
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it's time for me to be moving on down the tracks toward some other Adventures
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the tracks toward some other Adventures
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the tracks toward some other Adventures I'm going to head on in here and get me
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I'm going to head on in here and get me
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I'm going to head on in here and get me a shash Barilla for the road make sure
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a shash Barilla for the road make sure
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a shash Barilla for the road make sure you check out all the links below for
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you check out all the links below for
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you check out all the links below for more information about the missions and
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more information about the missions and
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more information about the missions and ways you can help keep this channel
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ways you can help keep this channel
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ways you can help keep this channel going but for the moment you've done
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going but for the moment you've done
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going but for the moment you've done your duty you can mosy on home and sleep
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your duty you can mosy on home and sleep
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your duty you can mosy on home and sleep well boy that ending got a little
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hey B what BR is that weirdo kid with a
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hey B what BR is that weirdo kid with a camera still around here I sure hope not
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camera still around here I sure hope not
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camera still around here I sure hope not that kid drives me crazy always talking
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that kid drives me crazy always talking
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that kid drives me crazy always talking about things and doing stuff annoying I
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about things and doing stuff annoying I
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about things and doing stuff annoying I feel the same way guys I'm standing
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feel the same way guys I'm standing
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feel the same way guys I'm standing right right here