| Jaguar! | |
| Location | Knott's Berry Farm |
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| Park section | Fiesta Village |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | June 17, 1995 |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Zierer |
| Designer | Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH |
| Model | Tivoli - Custom |
| Lift/launch system | Two Drive Tire Lifts |
| 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 themed steel kiddie roller coaster located at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, built by Zierer GmBH.
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Riders must be 48" or taller to ride.[1]
Riders approach the ride through the temple in the Fiesta Village section of the park. The queue winds through a series of rooms and tunnels. You can sometimes hear the roaring of the Jaguar. The queue rises in elevation to the station where riders board the roller coaster.
The ride starts out with ascending a lift hill after exiting the station. Next, the coaster goes to the left, and down slightly. After that, the coaster does banked right turn up, and then travels through the loop of Montezooma's Revenge. The train then turns right and travels up a second lift hill. The track bends left, and the coaster goes through a series of bunny hills. As the track approaches the Log Ride, it turns around. The train travels through some more bunny hills, then does a banked helix to the left. Finally, it goes into a brake run and arrives back in the station.[2]
There are 2 trains, each with 15 cars. Each car can seat two riders.[1] The trains are themed to match the architectural style of the temple and surrounding area.
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 occurred during the operation of Jaguar was the addition of fabric seatbelts; very similar to the ones found on Montezooma's Revenge and GhostRider. A second more noticeable change was the repainting of the attraction. It was changed from a red track with brown supports to a bright orange track with light blue supports.
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