| Mumbo Jumbo | |
| The first drop on Mumbo Jumbo | |
| Location | Flamingo Land Resort |
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| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 4 July 2009 |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | S&S Worldwide |
| Model | El Loco |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Max speed | 20 mph (32 km/h) |
| Inversions | 2 |
| Max vertical angle | 112° |
| Max G force | 4 |
| Mumbo Jumbo at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Mumbo Jumbo at RCDB | |
| Amusement Parks Portal | |
Mumbo Jumbo is a roller coaster which opened to the public on 4 July 2009 at Flamingo Land Resort, UK. 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 Worldwide; it is 98 feet (30 m) tall, features two inversions and a maximum G force of 4g.
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The roller coaster's maximum vertical angle is 112 degrees,[1] 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".[2]
This record was previously held by another S&S El Loco, Steel Hawg in Indiana Beach. On 16 July 2011, a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coaster opened in Fuji-Q Highland named Takabisha featuring a 121 degree drop.[3] It is currently the world's steepest.
| Preceded by Steel Hawg 111° |
World's steepest roller coaster July 4, 2009 – July 1, 2011 112° |
Succeeded by Timber Drop 113° |
The park owners said the name "Mumbo Jumbo" is a tongue-in-cheek description of how other parks boast about their new roller coasters.
On 3 May 2010, one of the carts got stuck on an inverted section of the ride due to a poncho blowing into the wheels. Two female passengers were trapped upside down for 10 minutes before being safely removed from the ride by parks operations team.[4][5]