Montezooma's Revenge
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Montezuma's Revenge in the hill right after the loop
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| Knott's Berry Farm | |
| Park section | Fiesta Village |
| Coordinates | 33°50′44″N 117°59′56″W / 33.845634°N 117.998982°WCoordinates: 33°50′44″N 117°59′56″W / 33.845634°N 117.998982°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 21, 1978 |
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| Type | Steel – Launched – Shuttle |
| Manufacturer | Anton Schwarzkopf |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Shuttle Loop - Flywheel |
| Track layout | Shuttle Loop |
| Lift/launch system | Flywheel launch |
| Height | 148 ft (45 m) |
| Drop | 137 ft (42 m) |
| Length | 800 ft (240 m) |
| Speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) |
| Inversions | 1 (traversed twice) |
| Duration | 0:36 |
| Max vertical angle | 70° |
| Capacity | 1344 riders per hour |
| Acceleration | 0 to 55 mph (0 to 89 km/h) in 3 seconds |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | Single train with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train. |
 Fast Lane available |
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Montezooma's Revenge at RCDB Pictures of Montezooma's Revenge at RCDB |
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Montezooma's Revenge is a steel shuttle roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It opened on May 21, 1978. Designed by Anton Schwarzkopf, it is one of eight flywheel-launched units manufactured for theme parks around the world.It was the first launched roller coaster in the world and is the last ride of its kind still operating in the United States, and remains one of the most popular attractions at Knott's Berry Farm. In a "behind-the-scenes" YouTube video, it was revealed that the ride had operated 1,422,272 cycles as of February 2012
Unlike many other looping coasters, Montezooma's Revenge uses lap bars to hold riders in the seats instead of conventional over-the-shoulder restraints found on most other steel looping roller coasters. Following Cedar Fair LP's 1997 takeover of Knott's Berry Farm, fabric seat belts were added as a secondary restraint system.
Montezooma's Revenge was named after the bluegrass group, Montezuma's Revenge, a musical act that performed regularly in the wagon camp at Knott's Berry Farm. Based on the launch mechanism for aircraft carriers, the flywheel-launched shuttle loop is a successor of the drop-tower launch shuttle, and predates modern LIM and hydraulic launch systems by over 15 years. The drop tower models had a large silo with a weight inside connected to a similar launch system. The weight would drop, thus pulling the cable and bob, launching the train. Drawbacks included no adjustments for inclement weather. Also, the drop-tower launch was nowhere as intense as the flywheel launch, taking almost two seconds longer to reach the same speed.
The nearby Jaguar! roller coaster passes directly through the center of Montezooma's loop. Jaguar! was opened in 1995. In 2002, Montezooma's Revenge was repainted with teal and yellow color scheme. In 2008, Knott's opened Pony Express, a small "out and back" steel roller coaster with a flywheel launch system much like Montezooma's Revenge.
Sometime around 2016, it was rumored that Knott's would have plans to demolish the coaster, however these rumors were confirmed false since the ride received a new paint job in 2017.
The ride uses a flywheel mechanism to accelerate the train to 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) in 4.5 seconds. The train goes through a loop, then ascends a tower and reverses direction. It passes through the station in reverse and ascends another tower behind the station.
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