Cedar Fair CEO Matt Ouimet, a former Disneyland president, began a dark ride initiative shortly after joining the company in 2011.

[1] Following its success, Cedar Fair announced plans on November 13, 2014, to build its next dark ride attraction in the series, Voyage to the Iron Reef, at Knott's Berry Farm in 2015.

This is where the sailor enlists his armada of riders to stop these mechanized sea creatures and their leader, the Kraken Queen.

[9] Guests waiting in line move through a googie-themed queue area and board the ride from an open-air loading platform.

[14] Riders were armed with light-sensitive laser guns that symbolically shoot freeze rays at enemies onscreen, which crystallize and break apart after being hit a successful number of times.

[15] Iconic symbols from the park's history are animated onscreen, such as the Roaring '20s neon sign that once stood atop the Iron Reef's building, and can be spotted throughout the ride and interacted with.

[14] The story reaches a climax at a final showdown with the Kraken Queen as she launches a variety of attacks during a chase scene.