Montezum

Montezum
Hopi Hari
Coordinates 23°05′55″S 47°00′39″W / 23.098682°S 47.010926°W / -23.098682; -47.010926Coordinates: 23°05′55″S 47°00′39″W / 23.098682°S 47.010926°W / -23.098682; -47.010926
Status Operating
Opening date 1999
General statistics
Type Wood
Manufacturer Roller Coaster Corporation of America
Height 42 m (138 ft)
Drop 44 m (144 ft)
Length 1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Speed 103 km/h (64 mph)
Inversions 0
Height restriction 140 cm (4 ft 7 in)
Trains 2 trains with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 30 riders per train.
Montezum at RCDB
Pictures of Montezum at RCDB

Montezum is a wooden roller coaster located in Hopi Hari theme park, in São Paulo, Brazil. The ride is able to exceed 103 kilometres per hour (64 mph) and runs through the ride in fifty-eight seconds. It is the only wooden roller coaster operating in South America.[1]

This roller coaster was built in 18 months. More than 1500 people of the RCCA (Roller Coaster Corporation of America) worked to build Montezum.

The ride has two trains with four cars and the passengers are arranged two across in three rows. It's located in Mistieri area of the park.

In the called Hora do Horror, event that usually happen in August and September, Montezum has one of their two trains moving backwards. At this time, Montezun has it name changed to Direversi.

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