Kumali, installed 2006, is a
Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster (SLC), located in
Flamingo Land Resort
Flamingo Land is a theme park, zoo, and resort located in Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire, England. Opened in 1959, it has been owned and operated by the Gibb family since 1978.
History
Flamingo Land Resort was established in 1959 when a cine ...
in
North Yorkshire, England. The ride is an Shenlin model layout and has four inversions, including the
cobra roll
Roller coaster elements are the individual parts of roller coaster design and operation, such as a track, hill, loop, or turn. Variations in normal track movement that add thrill or excitement to the ride are often called "thrill elements".
Comm ...
which overlooks a lake. It is named after the alpha male of the zoo's lion pride. In 2008 Flamingo Land added video recorders to each car so riders can purchase their own video of them on the ride as well as the on-ride photo. The themed Kumali ride music was written and produced by ElectricStreetPolice, a British TV composer by the name of Paul Bickerdike who has credits on TV and in film at Cannes. Kumali is currently only one of three operating Vekoma SLCs in the UK. ''
The Odyssey'' at
Fantasy Island
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Ingoldmells,
Skegness, is the largest, and the other, ''
Infusion'' at
Blackpool Pleasure Beach, is the smallest.
Layout
Kumali is the second of two "Shenlin" SLC installations from Vekoma, the first opened four years earlier at
Happy Valley Shenzhen. The layout has since been reproduced by Chinese manufacturers.
The train first ascends a 117 ft
chain lift hill and drops 111 ft to the right. The train then immediately enters the first inversion, a right vertical loop, before slightly banking right then straight again. The train then traverses the next two inversions, a left cobra roll, followed immediately by the last inversion, a zero g roll. A 360-degree right helix then brings the train into the brake run before turning right into another brake run and finally turns right into the station ready to unload/load again. In total, it has 4 inversions.
Incidents
Kumali has been known for sometimes breaking down on the lift hill leaving people stranded.
External links
Kumali on Coasterpedia
References
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Tourist attractions in North Yorkshire
Roller coasters introduced in 2006
Roller coasters in the United Kingdom