Kumali, installed 2006, is a

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(SLC), located in Flamingo Land Resort in

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, England. The ride is an Shenlin model layout and has four inversions, including the

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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 one of only three operating Vekoma SLCs in the UK. ''

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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

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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. File:Kumali's Lift hill.jpg File:Lost River Refurbishment in 2024.jpg File:Kumali lift hill.jpg File:Kumali lift.jpg File:Flamingo Land Ariel View.jpg

Incidents

Kumali has been known for sometimes breaking down on the lift hill leaving people stranded.

External links

Kumali on Coasterpedia

References

{{reflist Tourist attractions in North Yorkshire Roller coasters introduced in 2006 Roller coasters in the United Kingdom