The Thrill Behind The Rides

For Allen Palovik, the real thrill of working at Knott's Berry Farm doesn't come from the roller coasters.

When GhostRider roars past his office, Allen Palovik doesn't need to look to know it's there.

"I can feel it rumble when it goes by," he reveals. "Things shake."

But that's just part of life in the amusement park business, concedes Palovik, supervisor of reprographics at Knott's Berry Farm, in Buena Park, Calif. GhostRider, the park's new wooden roller coaster, runs right past the building that houses his seven-employee in-plant.