New Roller Coaster - (9/3/2025) I’ve been hearing this rumored on and off for the past couple of years, but ever since the whole Montezooma project went sideways, so did all the rumors about potential future Knott’s projects. With progress now clearing moving forward towards reopening Monty at last, the rumors about closing Jaguar next have started to return.
The only problem is that there have been some different concepts being whispered about, with the only common thread between them all was a goal to keep the temple structure and repurpose it for whatever new roller coaster the park agrees to build next. One earlier rumor suggested that whatever replaced Jaguar would be a more thrilling than Jaguar, but still technically a family coaster. The other new rumor is a bit more interesting however, and more reflective of the merger between Six Flags and Cedar Fair. This one not only points the project as possibly going to Vekoma, but could also become the first Tilt Coaster on the west coast following the very positive reactions guests have had with Siren’s Curse at Cedar Point. If true, and I had to guess… I’d say they might hold this one for a 2027 or 2028 opening to make it something they can promote to tourists in town for the 2028 Olympic Games and leaving the prior year open for whatever Six Flags Magic Mountain has been working on.
Again, just rumors right now, and it isn’t uncommon for parks to request project bids to more than one company to see what kind of options they may have to replace Jaguar once Monty is up and running once again. So just keep your eyes and ears open for now.