Ghost Town · Dark ride
Calico Mine Ride
Historic mine-train dark ride traveling through glowing caverns, mining scenes and theatrical underground environments.
30 min
live wait
Dark ride
Mild thrill
Any height
Before you ride
Extended dark scenes and occasional loud effects.
Expert tip
Pay attention to the detailed cavern formations and the scale of the underground mining scenes.
⏱ Live wait times · Powered by ThemeParks.wiki
⏱ Typical wait by hour
✅ Best time to ride: around 10 AM (~4 min) · also good around 1 PM (~5 min)
Busiest around 3 PM (~14 min)
| 10 AM | 4 minutes |
|---|---|
| 11 AM | 6 minutes |
| 12 PM | 5 minutes |
| 1 PM | 5 minutes |
| 2 PM | 9 minutes |
| 3 PM | 14 minutes |
| 4 PM | 13 minutes |
| 5 PM | 12 minutes |
| 6 PM | 11 minutes |
| 7 PM | 10 minutes |
Average standby wait from 7 days of live waits, in park time (PT). Real waits vary with crowds, weather and breakdowns.
Calico Mine Ride stats
Calico Mine Ride is a dark ride at Knott's Berry Farm. It was built by Bud Hurlbut / Garner Holt, opened in 1960 and lasts about 8 minutes. There's no height requirement. The best time to ride is usually around 10 AM or 1 PM, when waits are shortest.
- Type
- Dark ride
- Manufacturer
- Bud Hurlbut / Garner Holt
- Model
- Mine train dark ride
- Opened
- 1960
- Track length
- 1,900 ft
- Top speed
- 5 mph
- Duration
- 8 min
- Height requirement
- Any height
💡 Fun facts
- Designed by Bud Hurlbut
- Its 2014 update added refreshed figures and projection effects.
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