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How old is Jaguar at Knotts?

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.



As of 2026, the Jaguar! roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm is 31 years old, having officially opened to the public on June 17, 1995. This family-friendly attraction was manufactured by Zierer and is famous for its unique "temple" theme, where the queue line winds through a detailed Aztec-inspired pyramid. Despite being a "classic" in the park's lineup, it remains popular because of its relatively low height requirement and its long, scenic track that traverses several areas of the park, including the Fiesta Village. Over the years, Knott's has performed regular maintenance and periodic "refreshes" on the ride's mechanical systems and thematic elements to ensure it remains safe and visually appealing for a new generation of riders. While it doesn't offer the extreme G-forces or inversions of newer coasters like HangTime or Xcelerator, its longevity and "gateway" status as a first "big" coaster for children have made it a sentimental favorite and a staple of the Buena Park landmark's history for over three decades.

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Guests ages 15 years old or younger who are found inside the park unaccompanied by a chaperone will be subject to ejection. This chaperone requirement applies to all Knott's Berry Farm, Knott's Scary Farm and Soak City Waterpark ticket and season passholders.

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Disneyland opened in Anaheim in 1955, but Knott's Berry Farm, established by Walter Knott in Buena Park, can trace its history all the way back to 1920, and its incarnation as a theme park to 1940.

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Silver Bullet is a western-themed steel inverted roller coaster designed by Bolliger & Mabillard located at Knott's Berry Farm, an amusement park in Buena Park, California. The $16 million roller coaster was announced on December 1, 2003 and opened on December 7, 2004.



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The Silver Bullet ride at Knott's Berry Farm was filmed by a passerby as it stalled on its track, FOX 11 first reported. The ride appeared to halt when it was ascending, and just after it left the roller coaster station.

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Knott's is only 57 acres, compared with Disneyland's 100 acres, but there are so many more rides at the berry farm. There are 40 rides squeezed into that tiny footprint, as opposed to the 29 in Disneyland park, but what Knott's loses in that tradeoff is space to sit back and soak in the atmosphere.

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