That’s a pity. Knotts Berry Farm is such a throwback, a family owned and operated amusement park that’s not just survived, but thrived. Very innovative at times. They’ve succeeded despite having Disney not far away. I hate to see the PC drones getting after them, for any reason.
Caving in to political correctness would have been totally against the nature of Walter Knott, the park's founder. However, the Knott family sold "the Farm" to a company called Cedar Fair, which owns many amusement parks around the country.
The Farm was at its best when it was owned by Walter and his wife Cordelia ran it. Walter Knott was a staunch conservative and from the 1950's to the 1970's gave substantial assistance to conservative causes including Goldwater's and Reagan's presidential and gubernatorial campains, respectively.
He also sponsored the Americanism Education League (AEL), which provided print and audiovisual materials for organizations that taught American values. The AEL was located inside a mockup of Independence Hall.
Unfortunately, the Knott kids didn't seem to be as interested in conservative causes as their father. They sold the Farm after running it for a couple decades.
In 1942, my mother had a job as a waitress at the Knott's Berry Farm Chicken Dinner Restaurant. Walter's wife Cordelia ran the restaurant ane was her boss. For several years, a picture of the restaurant's 1942 staff was posted at the entrance, so thousands of customers saw my mother's picture.
Even today, the chicken they serve at the restaurant is excellent. However, I like to think that it was best during the 1950's, when some of it came from my uncle's chicken rance in Anaheim (where Disneyland now stands) and later Olive Heights. Beck then, there were no fees for entrance and parking, but there was only the ghost town behind the restaurant.
My parents used to take me there more than sixty years ago. Boysenberry Pie!