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The oft-delayed makeover of Montezooma\u2019s Revenge at Knott\u2019s Berry Farm moved one step closer to a summer opening with the arrival of an Aztec-themed train that will transport treasure hunters to a hidden fortress.<\/p>\n

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Knott\u2019s Berry Farm has loaded the new Montezooma: The Forbidden Fortress multi-launch roller coaster trains on the shuttle loop track in the Fiesta Village station, according to Knott\u2019s officials.<\/p>\n

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The new coaster train for Montezooma: The Forbidden Fortress has been designed to look like a mythical creature made from rocks with fang-like teeth, reptilian scales, spiked armor and glowing red eyes.<\/p>\n

Knott\u2019s plans to start testing the reimagined Montezooma coaster in the coming weeks now that the new train is on the track. The revamped ride will open this summer or sooner, according to Knott\u2019s officials.<\/p>\n

Netherlands-based ride renovator Kumbak is working on the Montezooma renovation. Kumbak has previously teamed with European theme parks Efteling, Walibi and Bakken.<\/p>\n

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Good news\u2026 the new Montezooma’s Revenge train has arrived\u2026 bad news\u2026 it looks like they went ahead and bought that strange train design from Kumbak anyway with the OTS restraints\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Mog3eBgsHI<\/p>\n

\u2014 Screamscape (@screamscape) May 14, 2026<\/p>\n

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Screamscape was disappointed the Buena Park theme park went with a \u201cstrange\u201d Kumbak train design with unnecessary over-the-shoulder restraints.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt looks like we\u2019re getting a lap bar with new-style comfort collars,\u201d according to Screamscape. \u201cLets just hope this rides better than what I\u2019ve heard about previous efforts from Kumbak elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Montezooma\u2019s Revenge has sat partially disassembled since 2022 when the Buena Park theme park announced plans to update the historic flywheel launch coaster with a new randomized launch sequence.<\/p>\n

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The new version of the coaster is expected to rotate through three randomized multi-launch sequences with a fourth launch profile taking place on every 100th ride, according to Screamscape.<\/p>\n

The redesigned Montezooma coaster train will depart from a rethemed station that has been reimagined as an architectural cousin of the Mayan stone temple housing the Jaguar coaster next door. Montezooma riders will pass through a fanged mouth-like portal with smoke and lighting effects.<\/p>\n

A new station and queue experience will take riders through the exploration camp of Montezuma\u2019s hidden Aztec fortress filled with boobytraps and the remains of treasure hunters.<\/p>\n

Montezooma\u2019s Revenge was originally built by Germany-based roller coaster manufacturer Anton Schwarzkopf based on plans developed by renowned coaster designer Werner Stengel.<\/p>\n

The 1978 Schwarzkopf flywheel-launch shuttle loop coaster has been designated a historic landmark by American Coaster Enthusiasts as the last operating ride of its kind in the United States and the longest standing in its original location.<\/p>\n

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