Just to show you the many demographics that like (or don't like) parks:
...It’s nice to see Cedar Fair making use of old Knott’s props and historical ride pieces throughout the park. Now if only they would scale down the thrills and beef up the family entertainment. A nice new Peanuts dark-ride or even a new concept dark-ride altogether would we a welcome addition....
Note also there are nice pictures of Knott's vestiges of the past in that blog post:
http://oc.metblogs.com/2009/12/10/knotts-blast-from-the-past/