Knott’s Berry Farm visitors who bought tickets between 2020 and 2024 will soon be getting a refund as part of a class action settlement.
Six Flags has agreed to settle a $11.2 million class action lawsuit involving undisclosed online processing fees charged by Knott’s Berry Farm, Knott’s Soak City and California’s Great America between June 28, 2020 and July 1, 2024.
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The class action settlement is expected to benefit 1.4 million people who bought tickets at Knott’s, Soak City or California’s Great America.
Each ticket buyer in the class action settlement will receive $8.
Ticket buyers eligible for a payment as part of the class action settlement have received an email.
Claims need to be submitted online by Dec. 22 at KnottsGreatAmericaSettlement.com.
Payments will be issued in April or May after the court grants final approval of the settlement.
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You can receive your payment by mail via physical check or virtual prepaid card or digitally via PayPal, Venmo or Zelle.
If you do nothing, your payment will automatically show up as a credit the next time you purchase online tickets at a Six Flags park.
Riders crest the top hat element on the Xcelerator roller coaster at Knott’s Berry Farm in 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer / Orange County Register)
The payout stems from a civil lawsuit filed in June 2024 by Sargis Isayan in Los Angeles after he bought a Knott’s Berry Farm ticket online.
Isayan was charged an undisclosed processing fee during the online checkout process in violation of a California law that requires businesses to disclose so-called “junk fees” or “drip pricing.”
Isayan filed the claim against Cedar Fair which merged with Six Flags in July 2024. Six Flags settled the case without admitting wrongdoing.
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Isayan will receive $10,000 as the representative plaintiff in the class action lawsuit.
Lawyers in the case will receive $2 million. The settlement administrator will be paid $89,500.
The class action lawsuit only applies to online ticket purchases and not season passes purchased for Knott’s Berry Farm, Knott’s Soak City or California’s Great America.