Kumbak (stylized as KumbaK) is a Dutch

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company. In addition to manufacturing its own rides, the company primarily specialises in modifying existing rides and attractions originally made by other manufacturers.

History

Kumbak (originally Kumbak Coasters) was formed on 14 November 2001 just months after the

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, a roller coaster manufacturer. The company was founded by nine former employees of Vekoma. The company expanded to a total of 16 employees less than a month later. Kumbak's first project was to design a passenger evacuation platform for Great Nor'Easter at

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. Since then the company has performed a complete upgrade on several rides originally made by different manufacturers, as well as designing their own water coaster and

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Projects

* Great Nor'Easter,

(2003) – a passenger evacuation platform was constructed for the

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* Space Invader 2,

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(2004) – replacement of a portion of track, the lift hill, vehicles, ride controls and brakes on the 1984

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roller coaster * Wereld 3 Stalen Monsters,

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(2005) – a

designed and constructed by Kumbak *

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(2005) – the

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-designed, Vekoma roller coaster had its trains replaced with Kumbak trains, however due to multiple problems they were replaced later by new trains from Vekoma. *

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(2006) – a new braking and ride control system was added to this

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(2006) – a new braking and ride control system was added to this

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* De Vliegende Hollander,

(2007) – complete design and construction of this water coaster *

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(2007) – addition of 4 new trains as well as a new braking and ride control system for this

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* Tomahawk, PortAventura Park (2007) –

which had its braking and ride control system replaced * Monkey Rail, Ouwehands Dierenpark (2008) – redesign of this 1979

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to meet current operational requirements * Miraculum, Vienna Prater (2008) – a 5-D theatre * Vienna Airlines, Vienna Prater (2008) – a 5-D theatre *

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, Wonderland Park (2008) – upgrade of original

ride control system *

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, Sea World (2009) – a new train to replace the original 1982

train. The project began in 2005. *

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(2010) – new restraints for this

* Rutschebanen,

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(2010) – overall upgrade to this wooden roller coaster from the early 1930s *

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(2012) – a new train for this

* T3,

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(2015) - A new 14 seater train was provided for the 2015 season, when the coaster was refurbished and brought back from a 4 year operation hiatus. A second train was provided for the 2016 season, although only one was in use from June 2018 up to the rides closure. This was done as a precautionary measure after the ride's pair of trains suffered a low-speed station collision.

List of roller coasters

, Kumbak has built 1

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References

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