| Mumbo Jumbo | |
|---|---|
 Mumbo Jumbo | |
| Flamingo Land Resort | |
| Location | Flamingo Land Resort |
| Coordinates | 54°12′32″N 0°48′29″W / 54.209°N 0.808°W / 54.209; -0.808 |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 4 July 2009 |
| Cost | £4 million |
| Replaced | Tidal Wave |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | S&S – Sansei Technologies |
| Designer | Alan Schilke |
| Model | El Loco |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Inversions | 2 |
Max vertical angle | 112° |
| G-force | 4 |
Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Mumbo Jumbo at RCDB | |
Mumbo Jumbo is a roller coaster which opened to the public on 4 July 2009 at Flamingo Land Resort, Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire, England. Mumbo Jumbo is situated in the Lost Kingdom section of the park and has orange supports and black tracks.
The roller coaster is an El Loco model built by manufacturer S&S – Sansei Technologies; it is 99 feet (30 m) tall, features two inversions and a maximum G force of 4 g.
History
Mumbo Jumbo was manufactured by S&S – Sansei Technologies for a price of £4 million.[1] An El Loco model, the 99-foot-tall (30 m) roller coaster opened to the public on 4 July 2009 as the world's steepest roller coaster.[2][3] The park stated that the name Mumbo Jumbo is a tongue-in-cheek description of how other parks advertise their new roller coasters.[4]
Ride experience
After being dispatched from the station, trains enter a 180-degree turn before ascending the chain lift hill. At the top of the lift hill, trains navigate a left turn into the ride's 112-degree first drop. They then ascend a hill into another left turn before entering a mid-course brake run. Next, trains traverse an outer-banked turn into a dive loop, then ascend into a second mid-course brake run. Afterwards, trains make a left turn into a downwards in-line twist, then enter an elevated turn before the final brake run.[2]
Records
The roller coaster's maximum vertical angle is 112 degrees,[2] making it the world's steepest roller coaster from 4 July 2009 until 16 July 2011. The official park press release stated that the Mumbo Jumbo opening will be attended by representatives of Guinness World Records. Andrea Banfi of Guinness World Records said: "We will be in attendance at the opening of Flamingo Land's new roller coaster and look forward to this new Guinness World Records record in the 'Steepest roller coaster made from steel' category".[3]
This record was previously held by another S&S El Loco, Steel Hawg in Indiana Beach. Mumbo Jumbo's record was surpassed by Timber Drop, an S&S El Loco with a 113.1-degree drop at Fraispertuis City in France.[5]
Incident
On 3 May 2010, one of the cars stopped on an inverted section of the ride due to a poncho blowing into the wheels. Two passengers were upside down for 20 minutes before being safely removed from the ride by the park's operations team.[1]
References
- "Riders on world's steepest rollercoaster stuck upside-down". The Telegraph. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- Marden, Duane. "Mumbo Jumbo (Flamingo Land)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- "Mumbo Jumbo (Press Release)". rcdb.com. Roller Coaster DataBase. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- Allcott, Dave (30 June 2009). "Get Ready For The Ride Of Your Life!". Flamingo Land Resort. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- "La descente la plus inclinée au monde" [The steepest descent in the world]. Guinness World Records (in French). 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2014.