Immerse yourself in the ultimate Southern California vacation by exploring things to do in Buena Park, Orange County and nearby Los Angeles. Visitors can enjoy world-class rides at Knott's Berry Farm, drop into dozens of slides at Knott's Soak City water park, join the swashbuckling crew at Pirate's Dinner Adventure or cheer on jousting knights at Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament. Just a short drive away is South Coast Plaza's premier shopping, Newport Whale's awe-inspiring cruises and the sandy shores of Huntington Beach.

Big Air Trampoline Park

8320 On the Mall Buena Park, CA 90620
(844) 550-5867
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Jump off the walls on Zero-Gravity Court; test your climbing skills on Martian Mountain™; play above the rim on Space Slam; dip, duck, dive and dodge on our Haley's Dodge-It; flip into thousands of foam cubes on The Launch Pad; saddle-up on The Big Bull; or battle your friends on Galactic Gladiators Battlebeam®! For the smaller guests, Li'l Air™ offers fun-size versions of their most-popular attractions!

John's Incredible Pizza Company

8601 On the Mall Buena Park, CA 90620
(714) 236-0000
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John's Incredible Pizza Company blends the universal appeal of all-you-can-eat buffets, amusement rides, and video and ticket-dispensing games into an incredible experience for the young and the young at heart. In a 50,000 square foot menagerie of sensory entertainment, guests will find buffet-style food prepared fresh daily.

Knott's Soak City

8039 Beach Blvd. Buena Park, CA 90620
(714) 220-5200
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Adjacent to Knott's Berry Farm , Knott's Soak City waterpark offers 13 California beach-themed acres designed for thrill seekers of all ages. Speed fans can drop into Banzai Falls' six slides or Old Man Falls' three 63-foot high vertical chutes. For wave riders, Tidal Wave Bay provides the ultimate endless summer, while the whole family will love relaxing in one of the world's longest lazy rivers. Even kids have their own water wonderland at the Gremmie Lagoon and three-story interactive Beach House.

Orange County's only waterpark now features seven new waterslides, shaded cabanas and delicious new dining options. Visitors can race down four side-by-side tubes, step inside an Aqaua-Launch chamber and take a 60-foot plummet as the floor falls out beneath riders feet or twist and turn down a six person inner tube.

Newport Landing Whale Watching - $16 Specials

309 Palm St. A, Newport Beach, CA 92661
(949) 675-0551
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Whale watching and dolphin cruises are available daily all year long aboard the Newport Legacy, designed specifically for whale-watching. During the summer, watch as thousands of blue whales migrate along the coast of Southern California. During the cruise, guests may also get a chance to see humpback, minke, and finback whales. Over 2,400 whales were viewed in 2017 alone! Click Here for $16 Cruise Specials

Pirate's Dinner Adventure

7600 Beach Blvd. Buena Park, CA 90620
(866) 439-2469
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Guests are entertained with an astonishing display of special effects, aerial artistry, swashbuckling swordplay and dynamic duels. The excitement takes place onboard a replica 18th century Spanish ship surrounded by a 250,000-gallon indoor lagoon. While the action takes place, visitors will feast on a three-course meal.

Teatro Martini

7600 Beach Blvd. Buena Park, CA 90620
(844) 249-7865
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Southern California's newest dinner show is an edgy, interactive experience designed just for adults 18+. This one-of-a-kind cabaret merges an upscale 5-course meal with some of the hottest acts in the area. Visitors will be entertained with gut busting comedy, world-class musical performances, dazzling acrobatics and stunning magic.

Buena Park Historic District Tours

6631 Beach Blvd. Buena Park, CA 90621
(714) 562- 3570
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Travel back in time by touring the Buena Park Historic District featuring several preserved buildings from the 1800's. The Whitaker-Jaynes House serves as Buena Park's local history museum; the Bacon House is one the oldest surviving structures in Orange County and the Stage Stop Hotel, is currently home to the only California Welcome Center in Orange County. The California Welcome Center is open 7 days a week from 9am-5pm Monday – Saturday and 9am-12pm on Sunday. To schedule a free tour of the historic buildings, call (714) 562-3570.

Disneyland California

Enter a magical kingdom where you can sail with pirates, explore exotic jungles, meet fairy-tale princesses, dive under the ocean and rocket through the stars! Disneyland Park is a beloved Southern California destination where generations of families have made their Disney dreams come true. Walt Disney's original Disneyland theme park, which first opened on July 17, 1955, is now divided into 8 extravagantly themed lands: Main Street, U.S.A., Tomorrowland, Fantasyland, Mickey's Toontown, Frontierland, Critter Country, New Orleans Square and Adventureland.

Knotts Berry Farm

Knott's Berry Farm is a world-renowned theme park built from the humblest of beginnings. What started as a small berry farm soon began to grow into a family theme park destination thanks to famous fried chicken dinners, boysenberries and an Old West Ghost Town. Knott's Berry Farm now bursts with attractions and entertainment for all ages, including first-class roller coasters, stage shows, interactive experiences, delicious food creations and family-friendly fun featuring Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang. The once small family farm has grown into today's family fun destination; home to the Knott's Berry Farm theme park, Knott's Soak City Waterpark and Knott's Berry Farm Hotel.

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AMBER WAVES RESTAURANT & BAR

Open Daily Until 10PM
Bar Service Available Until 11PM Sunday - Thursday and 12AM Friday & Saturday

A full-service restaurant specializing in All-American family fare. For your dining pleasure, Amber Waves Restaurant & Bar serves breakfast (buffet and full-service), lunch, and dinner. We offer delicious entrees: made to order burgers, handmade fresh pizza, pasta, New York steak and a selection of homemade desserts such as Boysenberry Pie a la mode and Warm Apple Bomb. Our Berry Farm Burger and new Boysenberry Chicken Pizza featuring our Knott's Berry Farm's Boysenberry Chipotle BBQ Sauce are guests' favorites! We feature daily visits from Snoopy that add to the fun, a full wine list, full bar, and kid's menus.

Address: 7675 Crescent Ave, Buena Park, CA 90620
Phone: 714-995-1111

Features

• Enjoy Happy Hour in Amber Waves Bar with 40% off select items from the bar appetizer menu with a purchase of an alcoholic beverage
• Happy Hour is available Sunday through Thursday from 4:00pm-7:00pm with the exception of Holidays and Knott's Scary Farm nights
• A wide variety of draft and bottled beer is also available along with our fully stocked bar

Mother's Day Buffet

Join us on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 13th, for a special Mother's Day Buffet at the Amber Waves Restaurant from 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm. For reservations, please call 714-243-2010.

For nearly one hundred years, Knott's Berry Farm has been drawing fans from all over. What started as a small family farm soon grew into a world famous destination thanks to Mrs. Knott's legendary fried chicken dinners, boysenberries and an Old West Ghost Town. Since then, the once small family farm has grown into today's 160-acre family fun destination. Fun is always in season at Knott's Berry Farm! With dozens of rides, shows and attractions in four themed areas, there is something for everyone at Knott's. Splash down the Timber Mountain Log Ride, featuring new scenes, thrills, and special effects. The new Boardwalk area offers rides and attractions for the whole family. Stroll along the streets of the Old West Ghost Town® where you'll meet its many residents – but look out for bandits! Camp Snoopy, home of the PEANUTS Gang, will round out your day with pint-sized adventures in a high sierra setting.

Knott's Berry Farm is home to some of the most fun and thrilling rides in the world. Looming 118 feet over historic Ghost Town, GhostRider is the largest roller coaster in park history and the longest, tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster on the West Coast. Guests with the need for speed can rocket 0-82 mph in 2.3 seconds hundreds of feet into the air on Xcelerator The Ride®, the fastest roller coaster and most thrilling ride at Knott's Berry Farm. Are you ready for even more thrilling activities? Brave riders can take a ride on Supreme Scream by going straight UP, to a record-breaking 252 feet in midair, before power-blasting straight DOWN – in three seconds flat – at gravity-defying speeds topping 50 mph and after experiencing three seconds of total weightlessness! Adrenaline junkies will flip - literally and figuratively - over our thrilling rides like Sol Spin, which sends brave guests on a thrilling adventure over 6 stories high as they rotate in all directions on one of six spinning arms. Check out all of the thrilling rides, roller coasters and activities available at Knott's Berry Farm below.