Montezooma's Revenge
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| Manufacturer | Schwarzkopf | ||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Shuttle | ||||||||
| Product | Shuttle Loop | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1344 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Flywheel launch from 0 mph - 55 mph in 4.5 s | ||||||||
| Height | 148 feet | ||||||||
| Top speed | 55 mph | ||||||||
| Length | 800 feet | ||||||||
| Track inversions | 1 | ||||||||
| Rider inversions | 2 | ||||||||
| Duration | 0:36 | ||||||||
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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 also the oldest operating roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm.
History
Montezooma's Revenge opened on May 21, 1978.
Design
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Trains
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
On 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]
Photo Gallery
The rear vertical rollback.
The vertical loop.
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References
External links
- Montezooma's Revenge on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
| 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 |
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