The Worlds Steepest Roller Coaster Mumbo Jumbo Opens To The Public

Published by djmick on July 6th, 2009

The worlds steepest roller coaster ‘Mumbo Jumbo’ was officially unveiled and opened to the public over the weekend (July 4) at Flamingo Land Resort, UK.

The £4 million coaster’s maximum vertical angle is 112 degrees, making it the world’s steepest roller coaster and this was confirmed by Guinness World Records with ‘Mumbo Jumbo’ now sitting top of the ‘Steepest Roller Coaster Made from Steel’ category.

This record was previously held by ‘Steel Hawg’ in Indiana Beach which was designed and built by the same makers of ‘Mumbo Jumbo’ with both rides having almost identical track layouts.

The roller coaster is an El Loco model built by manufacturer S&S Power; it is 98 feet tall, features two inversions and a maximum G force of 4g.

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Revealing the story behind the name ‘Mumbo Jumbo’, Flamingo Land boss Gordon Gibb said, “It’s meant to be a tongue-in-cheek description, poking fun at the way other theme parks exaggerate their new rides and attractions. We’re not talking mumbo jumbo -- our new roller coaster is definitely the real deal”.

Translated into plain English he’s getting at the owners of ‘Steel Hawg’ who claimed it’s ride had a 120 degree drop when it first opened.

Take a virtual ride with this promo footage from Flamingo Land TV. Move the clip on to the 3 min 19 sec mark to see the complete onbaord view.