pr ises , ▁such ▁as ▁K not t ' s ▁Ber ry ▁Farm . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁Walter ▁K not t ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁sold ▁ber ries ▁from ▁a ▁road side ▁stand , ▁which ▁grew ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁restaurant ▁serving ▁f ried ▁ch icken ▁d inners . ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁years , ▁lines ▁outside ▁the ▁restaurant ▁were ▁often ▁several ▁hours ▁long . ▁To ▁entertain ▁the ▁waiting ▁crow ds , ▁Walter ▁K not t ▁built ▁a ▁Ghost ▁Town ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁using ▁buildings ▁re located ▁from ▁real ▁old ▁west ▁towns ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Cal ico , ▁California ▁g host ▁town ▁and ▁Pres c ott , ▁Arizona . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁K not t ▁family ▁f enced ▁the ▁farm , ▁charged ▁ad mission ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁and ▁K not t ' s ▁Ber ry ▁Farm ▁officially ▁became ▁a ▁theme ▁park . ▁Because ▁of ▁its ▁long ▁history , ▁K not t ' s ▁Ber ry ▁Farm ▁currently ▁claims ▁to ▁be ▁" America ' s ▁First ▁Th eme ▁Park ." ▁K not t ' s ▁Ber ry ▁Farm ▁is ▁now ▁owned ▁by ▁C ed ar ▁Fair ▁Entertainment ▁Company . ▁Lake ▁Comp ounce ▁in ▁Br istol , ▁Connecticut ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁true ▁oldest ▁continu ously ▁operating ▁am usement ▁park ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁open ▁since ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁Santa ▁Cla us ▁Town , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁Santa ▁Cla us , ▁Indiana ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5