Radisson Agrees to Remake Buena Park Hotel as Resort

The Ohio company that owns Knott’s Berry Farm said Wednesday it had reached a deal with Radisson Hotels to remake the 320-room Buena Park Hotel and Convention Center as a Radisson resort.

“Radisson has a worldwide reservation system, international marketing strength and the prestige of a national hotel chain,” Knott’s Berry Farm spokesman Bob Ochsner said.

Knott’s owner Cedar Fair LP of Sandusky, Ohio, struck a deal last December to buy and renovate the hotel. It said it will spend more than $28 million on the project, one element of an effort to compete more effectively with Disneyland. Cedar Fair’s flagship park in Ohio, Cedar Point, also has a Radisson hotel.

The Buena Park hotel upgrade will include theme restaurants, a new pool and activity centers for children. The work is scheduled for completion early next year. Knott’s officials said the company hopes to be able to announce in June the addition of an adjacent water-slide park and a major new attraction to the existing park.