Jaguar coaster - Station walkthrough and Ride Operations, New Fiesta Village Knott's Berry Farm 2023

SPOILER ALERT: An updated POV of mine with Jaguar but blends the refresh of Fiesta Village with an updated exterior lightly colored paint job, extensive footage of the queue including a closeup of a statue with additional details somehow missed, a Gassy effect coming out from the Temple, TONS of Off-Ride shots, and of course Two Ride POVs of the ride in 2 separated visits Normal Hypersmooth 3.0 and MAX Horizon-Leveling/Locked. Unfortunately still No MonteZOOMa the Forbidden Fortress to go through the loop, its without for now. For both of these visits, they are both short from Rope dropping until 5 PM of sleeping early for Sunday Disneyland Park visits, unfortunately one is cancelled for Hurricane Hilary towards California on August 20th. About the ride itself, it mainly feature surprisingly intense laterals to feel like going faster than you actually are for a family coaster that's aside Sierra Sidewinder's spinning feature, I feel like its literally a Larger version of the Gadget Coaster at Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland Park but wit a speed of Space Mountain also with interesting theming. Until then, enjoy these POV clips until I figure out to texturize these or yet time the boarding procedure to time how fast or slow each coaster train can handle a MAX of 30 riders with Seatbelts first and then the Lapbar second, line may not move the quickest because of operational issues especially applies to majority of other coasters at Knott's. To the best of my knowledge, it has the same number of rows and max riders per train as Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland Park in common.
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In December 1994, Knott's Berry Farm announced that Jaguar! would be coming to the park. The ride would cost $10 million to build. Although it was set to open in May 1995, this was delayed. Jaguar! would open on June 17, 1995.
Location-Knott's Berry Farm
Park section-Fiesta Village
Coordinates-33°50′45″N 117°59′57″W
Status-Operating (Will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so)
Opening date-June 17, 1995
Cost-$10,000,000
General statistics
Type-Steel
Manufacturer-Zierer
Designer-Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH
Model-Tivoli
Lift/launch system-Two Drive Tire Lifts
Height-65 ft (20 m)
Drop-45 ft (14 m)
Length-2,602 ft (793 m)
Speed-35 mph (56 km/h)
Inversions-0
Duration-2:00
Max vertical angle-25°
Capacity-1800 riders per hour
Height restriction-48 in (122 cm)
Trains-2 trains with 15 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 30 riders per train.
Layout
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 a banked right turn up, and then travels through the top of the temple (where the fire effect used to occur) and then goes through the loop of MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress. 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 Timber Mountain 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.
Lifts
The train is propelled by drive tires because of the short distance of the two lifts. These tires vary in tread pattern. The main tread pattern is recycled rubber diamond cut. Some tires appear to not be spinning, but rather are speed monitors, which track how fast the train is being propelled and depending on how fast the train is going, tells the other motors how fast to spin. If the train is going too fast, a fault will occur and the train will stop at the next possible stopping point. Each lift is 65 feet high; the first lift is a 20 degree incline, while the second lift is a 25 degree incline.
More details from Wikipedia here: en.wikipedia.o...!
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JAGUAR!
Brave the ancient mysteries inside Knott’s first themed coaster. Built in 1995, the Temple of the Jaguar takes riders from the Mayan themed loading station aboard feline emblazoned trains.
Passengers will experience 2,600 feet of track, covering one-tenth of the park’s acreage. Named after the powerful and stealthy big cat, the ride takes on the same attributes, with twists and turns that are both fast and smooth.
Featuring a series of drops and curves, providing excitement around every turn. Jaguar! is a thrilling ride for coaster enthusiasts and thrill-seekers of all ages.
Height Requirement: 48 inches
Duration
2 Minutes
Max Speed
30 MPH
Credit to Wikipedia and Knott's Berry Farm website for details.
Footage filmed: 8/19/2023 (Normal video mode 4K 30fps)
Camera: Samsung Galaxy s22
Recorded by 4-LeggyKai