The Anton Schwarzkopf’s legacy is to be preserved at the National Roller Coaster Museum.
Knott’s Berry Farm and Cedar Fair Parks’ donation comes in the shape of classic artefacts from Montezuma’s Revenge.
“This is an historic addition to the museum’s permanent collection that showcases the classic Schwarzkopf shuttle loop,” Richard Munch, NRCMA Historian said.
“Knott’s Berry Farm has magnanimously provided us with two ride vehicles, the iconic sign and the top of the ride’s loop. It is an amazing donation.”
The Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop coaster opened at Knott’s Berry Farm in 1978. Knott’s Berry Farm described the ride experience as guests are ‘catapulted out of the station at 55mph, up through a 76ft, 360° loop, and then to the top of a 148ft tower. After a moment of weightlessness, the train zoomed down the tower, backward, passing through the loop, back through the station and up a second 112ft tower, before coming back down the tower and into the station.’
The propulsion system is based on an aircraft carrier’s cable launch system, giving riders a huge dose of adrenaline while travelling from zero to 55mph in just 4.5 seconds.
