You may be eligible for a Knott's Berry Farm refund. Here's how to claim it

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Set us as preferred More than a million theme park goers who bought tickets to Knott’s Berry Farm and the soon-to-close Great America may be eligible for a small refund as part of an $11-million class-action lawsuit settlement over ticket processing fees.Six Flags Entertainment Corp., which owns the beloved amusement parks, has agreed to settle the suit filed by a frustrated Knott’s Berry Farm ticketholder who believed he and other customers were misled by a hidden processing fee.Sargis Isayan sued amusement park operator Cedar Fair — then the operator of Knott’s Berry Farm — in June 2024.

Cedar Fair and Six Flags completed a merger in July.In the complaint, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Isayan alleged that Knott’s Berry Farm’s operator was engaging in “drip pricing,” or not disclosing fees consumers must pay until late in the purchase process.A representative for Six Flags could not be immediately reached for comment Thursday night.

But the company has denied violating any laws.Isayan did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for comment.Isayan said in a court declaration that in February 2024, he bought four tickets to Knott’s Berry Farm for himself and his family through the theme park’s website.The advertised price did not include the $9.99 processing fee, which he said had not been disclosed until the checkout page.

“I was not aware of the processing fee before that,” he wrote.“At that point, after having invested significant time, I decided to proceed with the purchase and pay the processing fee in addition to the ticket prices.” Isayan said in his complaint that he believed the processing fee was a “junk fee,” which he defined as an unfair or deceptive fee charged for a good or service with little or no added value for consumers.It’s been a bumpy year for S...