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BUENA PARK, Calif. (KABC) -- Knott's Berry Farm was shut down Saturday night after multiple fights were reported at the park, authorities said. According to the Buena Park Police Department, officers were rushed to the scene after receiving reports of gunfire. Officers on the scene determined there wasn't a shooting, but began investigating reports of fights. ABC7 viewers have called Eyewitness News and reported seeing guests in a panic.

SANDUSKY, Ohio (WJW) — Cedar Point on Tuesday gave an update on the latest as it prepares to open the amusement park “as soon as it is safe to do so.” The park released information on how it will manage 2020 season passholder benefits: 2020 Season Passes and purchased 2020 Season Pass Add-On Products (if applicable) will be valid for the remainder of 2020 when our park is able to reopen. Additionally, we will extend the validity dates for current 2020 Season Passes* (as well as purchased 2020 Season Pass Add-On Products) through the 2021 Season according to pass type....

The mistress of the dark is kissing the stage goodbye. Elvira is retiring as a live performer after nearly fifty years in the entertainment industry, according to The Gazette. She's set to appear in her final show at Knott's Berry Farm, where she's been headlining Halloween performances for 21 years, on Tuesday. "I just decided that, you know, doing live shows is really difficult and it takes up a big chunk of time every year," Elvira, born Cassandra Peterson, told The Gazette. Although she's through with on-stage performances, the queen of Halloween isn't hanging up her sexy black gown for...

The most talked-about addition at Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio isn't the supersized swing that catapults thrill seekers 125 feet into the air. It's the drop in prices — from a $5 cut in admission for adults, to cotton candy that now sells for a quarter. Just about every food item is cheaper or the same price as last year. Cedar Point hopes the moves will increase attendance after a down year in 2005. Knott's Berry Farm, owned by the same company, has made similar price reductions at the theme park near Los Angeles after a disappointing year. Six...

An Australian mathematician has solved a problem that has confronted generations of youngsters and stumped a few adults -- lacing shoes. Most people use the criss-cross or the straight lace technique but Burkard Polster, of the Monash University in Victoria, Australia, has shown that although they are the strongest, neither is the most efficient method. "We demonstrate mathematically that the shortest lacing is neither of these, but instead is a rarely used and unexpected type of lacing known as bow-tie lacing," Polster said in research reported in the science journal Nature. The bow-tie technique, in which the laces go across...