Knott’s Berry Farm’s Montezooma’s Revenge opened in 1978. So would they attempt to reimagine Montezooma’s Revenge, or use its footprint for another attraction? AdvertisementIt would have been a shame, roller coaster historians argue, to lose Montezooma’s Revenge. (Jess Boyer / Knott’s Berry Farm)“We thought quite a bit about, ‘If we take this out, what would we put in there?’” The Knott family rides Montezooma’s Revenge on its opening day in 1978.