Jaguar! (Knott's Berry Farm)

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Jaguar!
Location	Knott's Berry Farm
Park section	Fiesta Village
Type	Steel
Status	Open
Opened	June 17, 1995
Manufacturer	Zierer
Designer	Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH
Model	Tivoli - Custom
Lift/launch system	Drive Tire Lift
Height	65 ft (20 m)
Drop	45 ft (14 m)
Length	2,602 ft (793 m)
Max speed	35 mph (56 km/h)
Inversions	0
Duration	2:00
Max vertical angle	25°
Capacity	1800 riders per hour
Jaguar! at RCDB Pictures of Jaguar! at RCDB
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Jaguar is a roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm, built by Zierer GmBH. It opened amid substantial hype but older riders were disappointed after they waited two hours to ride it and discovered it was merely a family coaster, and did not offer high thrills--an ironic ending for the "Big Cat of Coasters." This ride goes through trees, temples, and many more!

[edit] Changes

Possibly one of the very first changes to the ride was the removal of the fire effect from the top of the temple. Another change that did occur during the operation of Jaguar was the addition of fabric seatbelts--very similar to the ones found on Montezooma's and GhostRider. A second more noticeable change was the repainting of the attraction. From red track with brown supports to bright orange track to light blue supports.