Mumbo Jumbo riders get more than enough hangtime

four unlucky thrillseekers got a bigger fright than they perhaps wanted after their rollercoaster got stuck, leaving them dangling 50ft above the ground for 20 minutes.

They had paid to go on the Mumbo Jumbo ride at Flamingo Land theme park in North Yorkshire, which is claimed to be the steepest rollercoaster in the world

But their carriage got stranded after a poncho jammed the mechanism, leaving them upside down before being rescued by theme park staff.
Nigel Warburton, of Darlington, County Durham, who was at Flamingo Land for a day out, photographed the incident yesterday.
'There was quite a crowd gathered watching,' he told The Northern Echo.

[Dirk_Ermen]

Too bad for the 2 unlucky fella's. But the cause of this incident has happned before on a different ride: Robin Hood in Walibi World. Only on the Robin Hood the poncho got stuck on one of the brake fins which caused the train to fly through the final brakes and the station.

Maybe they should start to forbid on wearing a poncho on a rollercoaster...

Total agree, No ponchos no matter what! If i was on there i would probaly cuss out the guy with the poncho.

Proof that S&S sucks.

How is that proof that S&S sucks?

So what, sh*t happens man. It happened to Intamin, it happens to S&S. They still make great rides.

^^Unrealiablity. It just adds onto the fact that they suck. That's not the main reason. They also achieve the steepest drop by putting brakes on it. Saw is still the steepest free fall drop. They just want to brag by doing cheap stuff (ehem ring racer ehem)

[slosprint]

They could be even cheaper and not put the breaks on at all! Would you prefer that? Cuz I think it would hurt like hell!

I think their rides are fun.

Originally posted by devilsrule911

^^Unrealiablity. It just adds onto the fact that they suck. That's not the main reason. They also achieve the steepest drop by putting brakes on it. Saw is still the steepest free fall drop. They just want to brag by doing cheap stuff (ehem ring racer ehem)

What's wrong with ring racer?

Originally posted by devilsrule911

^^Unrealiablity. It just adds onto the fact that they suck. That's not the main reason. They also achieve the steepest drop by putting brakes on it. Saw is still the steepest free fall drop. They just want to brag by doing cheap stuff (ehem ring racer ehem)

I don't think there's really any coaster (or machine) that you can fully rely upon to function properly all of the time.

devilsrule911, it's nice to know you don't personally like S&S, but this Mumbo Jumbo incident is not even close to S&S's fault.

I guess B&M sucks then because someone's cell phone went flying out of his/her pocket on Montu, and the ride shut down so the staff could find this guy's cell phone.

I guess it adds to the fact that all manufacturers suck, seeing as no manufacturer makes perfect rides though, right? Devilsrule makes a good point.

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I wasn't necessarily serious by saying that it was proof. I do truly hate S&S coasters (Flat and Tower Rides are okay)

Originally Posted by slosprint

They could be even cheaper and not put the breaks on at all! Would you prefer that? Cuz I think it would hurt like hell!

Why do you need to make it the steepest? It kills the point of the steepest drop by adding brakes.

Originally Posted by Jimmy Yoshi

What's wrong with ring racer?

They just made it the fastest coaster by slowing it down to around 60 mph. That's cheap. The only point was to break the record. If you want to do that, you keep it that way. There is no point.

Originally Posted by coasterpimp

I think their rides are fun.

Which rides?

Originally posted by Gerstlcrazy

I guess it adds to the fact that all manufacturers suck, seeing as no manufacturer makes perfect rides though, right? Devilsrule makes a good point.

S&S is terrible. ring racer didn't even run its first year.

TTD didn't run much its first year...

[slosprint]

^ Agreed, in fact it didn't really get to running routinely until its third season or so of operation.

[Dirk_Ermen]

Originally posted by devilsrule911

Originally Posted by Jimmy Yoshi

What's wrong with ring racer?

They just made it the fastest coaster by slowing it down to around 60 mph. That's cheap. The only point was to break the record. If you want to do that, you keep it that way. There is no point.

Actually, the brake has been added to create a ride experience like you're riding on a real circuit. aka. Decelerating before doing a turn.

Couldn't that be considered an excuse? They had no room so they couldn't make it the fastest. Fine do that, but don't make it the fastest because it is obviously meant to break a record.

[slosprint]

No, but that could be considered an excuse for NASCAR or whatever sport to change their rules so that replicating the experience in a coaster might be more exciting for you!

I thought it was meant to simulate the experience of the acceleration of the F1 cars?

I heard that they fired the park manager cause they lost a lot of money with the ring?????????racer!I hope it doesn't end like Arrow with X!I think park wasted money with Ring?????????racer,it would be awesome if:
1:built higher
2:it has a better layout
3:it has no brake
But those suckers of the government make hight limitaions,the "park builds the fastest coaster on earth to slow it down at 60 mp/h after the launch,which isn't mentioned in the marketing campagnes!
This coaster had really a great potential,but now it a pile of crap!But I think S&S is very inovative and they make good rides,and to be seriously
I like Mumbo jumbo cause it looks like a Knex Coaster[;)].

Steel Hawg really exceeded my expectations, but now I'll make sure not to ride it with somebody wearing a poncho.

Who the hell cares about records anyways? Sure, the strange drops and angles on the El Loco design are kind of gimmicky, but it's not like they're claiming that every element breaks a record. I'm largely indifferent to S&S as a company, though, so please don't throw the "fanboy" label at me.

Ring Racer not opening its proposed year is NOT completely S&S's fault. S&S talked a bit at West Coast Bash Knott's Berry Farm (I was there), and they mentioned that German Gov't (or something similar, I forgot) didn't 100% approve of the ride over time, and it delayed the opening.

[hyyyper]

Originally posted by Dirk_Ermen

Originally posted by devilsrule911

Originally Posted by Jimmy Yoshi

What's wrong with ring racer?

They just made it the fastest coaster by slowing it down to around 60 mph. That's cheap. The only point was to break the record. If you want to do that, you keep it that way. There is no point.

Actually, the brake has been added to create a ride experience like you're riding on a real circuit. aka. Decelerating before doing a turn.

If you want a real circuit experience, get something like Test Track at Epcot, not a rollercoaster. Besides, what race-circuit features that first turn that ringracer has?

I went to Flamingo Land the day before this. How glad I am that it wasn't me that got stuck, those restraints f**king kill.

Why do you need to make it the steepest? It kills the point of the steepest drop by adding brakes.

Because the radius is not great enough for it to be as steep as it is, thus meaning it would pull incredibly strong negatives. It already has enough negatives on that drop.