Knott’s Berry Farm
Knott’s Berry Farm and California’s Great America Ticket Fee Settlement
Californians charged a processing fee on non-season online tickets for Knott’s Berry Farm, Knott’s Soak City or California’s Great America will receive $8. The $8 comes automatically as a Six Flags website credit, or eligible people can claim $8 in cash instead by December 22, 2026.
Key facts
The lawsuit accuses Six Flags, which now operates these parks, of violating California law by charging an online ticket processing fee that was allegedly not adequately disclosed and was a junk fee. Six Flags denies violating any laws and contends it complied with all applicable laws.
Who may qualify?
The class covers California citizens who bought non-season tickets to Knott’s Berry Farm or Knott’s Soak City on knotts.com, or to California’s Great America on cagreatamerica.com, from June 28, 2020 through July 1, 2024 and were charged a processing fee. The settlement agreement treats a buyer as a California citizen if they entered a California ZIP code for the billing address on the online ticket purchase. The defendants and their parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates, with their officers, employees and agents, and the judicial officer presiding over the case are excluded.
What could you receive?
Each participating class member receives $8. People who do nothing receive the $8 as a credit for a purchase on sixflags.com. People who prefer cash can submit a timely and valid claim form to receive $8 by electronic payment or check instead. The credit can be used once on a single order, can be transferred and expires 36 months after it is issued.
What information is needed?
The cash claim form requires the Notice ID from the settlement notice, contact details, a payment choice and a signed certification. It does not ask for a receipt. Anyone who believes they are a class member but did not receive a Notice ID can contact the administrator.
What dates matter?
Cash claims must be submitted online or postmarked by December 22, 2026. People who received the notice through a second email attempt have 60 days from that email instead. The exclusion and objection deadline is also December 22, 2026, with the same second email exception. A final approval hearing is scheduled for March 30, 2027. A scheduled hearing does not mean the settlement has final approval, and no credit or payment date has been announced.
Who may qualify
California citizens who bought non-season tickets to Knott’s Berry Farm or Knott’s Soak City on knotts.com, or to California’s Great America on cagreatamerica.com, between June 28, 2020 and July 1, 2024 and were charged a processing fee may qualify.
What proof do you need?
Do you need proof of purchase?
For this settlement, you will not need proof of purchase. The automatic $8 credit needs no action. The cash claim form requires the Notice ID, contact details, a payment choice and a signed certification, but no receipt.
Where do these requirements come from?
From the official settlement notice - the document that sets out who qualifies and what they have to provide. Claim summarizes it; Claim does not set it. Where the notice and this page disagree, the notice is the one that counts.
How can I check a settlement email or text?
Who is the administrator?
Angeion Group is the settlement administrator: the company a court appoints to run the claims process, send notices and make payments. It is not the company being sued, and it is not Claim.
Is the sender's name enough to trust the message?
No. A sender name, a display name, a reply-to address and even a case number can all be copied. Check the case name and number in the message against the ones on this page, and reach the court-authorized settlement website yourself rather than through a link or button in the message.
What warning signs should I look for?
Any request for a fee, a payment or a wire to release settlement money. Any request for full banking login details. Pressure to act straight away. A web address that does not match the one in the official notice. Genuine notices identify the case by name and number and explain how payment is made.
Claim helps you check whether you may qualify, understand the official requirements, and keep track of settlement deadlines.
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