Montezooma's Revenge
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| Manufacturer | Schwarzkopf | ||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Shuttle | ||||||||
| Model / product | Shuttle Loop | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1344 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Flywheel launch from 0 mph - 55 mph in 4.5 s | ||||||||
Height148 feet
Top speed55 mph Length800 feet Track inversions1 Rider inversions2 Duration0:36
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Montezooma's Revenge is a steel launched shuttle roller coaster located at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, USA. It was built by Schwarzkopf and is the last operating Shuttle Loops in the US. It is the oldest operating roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm.
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Design[edit | edit source]
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Trains[edit | edit source]
Single train with 7 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train.
Incident[edit | edit source]
In the evening of August 31, 2001, a woman was taken to hospital after reportedly suffering a seizure while riding Montezooma's Revenge. She died the following morning.[1] An investigation found the roller coaster to be mechanically safe, and the cause of death was a brain aneurysm aggravated by a pre-existing condition. Montezooma's Revenge reopened on September 6.[2]
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| Tallest roller coaster May 1978 - June 1983 | ||
| Preceded by King Kobra White Lightnin' Tidal Wave |
Tallest roller coaster May 1978 - June 1983 |
Succeeded by Moonsault Scramble |
| Roller coasters at Knott's Berry Farm | |||||||||
| Present | Coast Rider • GhostRider • HangTime • Jaguar! • Montezooma's Revenge • Pony Express • Sierra Sidewinder • Silver Bullet • Timberline Twister • Xcelerator | ||||||||
| Former | Boomerang • Corkscrew • Wacky Soap Box Racers • Windjammer Surf Racers | ||||||||