{{short description|Roller coaster}} {{About|a roller coaster in England|the town in Kerala, India|Kumily}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2022}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}} {{Infobox roller coaster |name=Kumali |image=Kumali in 2024.jpg |caption=Kumali in 2024 |location=Flamingo Land |section=Lost Kingdom |coordinates={{coord|54.2117|-0.8066|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}} |type=Steel |type2=Inverted <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.--> |type3= <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.--> |status=Open |opened=1 January 2006 |manufacturer=Vekoma |designer= |model=SLC Shenlin design |track= |lift=Chain Lift Hill |height_ft=117.75 |drop_ft=111.75 <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.--> |length_ft=2202.75 |speed_mph=54.9 |inversions=4 |duration=1:32 |angle=55 |capacity=1125 |cost=£6,000,000 |acceleration= |gforce=4.7 |restriction_in= 51 | trains = 1 | carspertrain = 10 | rowspercar = 1 | ridersperrow = 2 |rcdb_number=2985 }}
'''Kumali''', installed 2006, is a Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster (SLC), located in Flamingo Land Resort in North Yorkshire, England. The ride is an Shenlin model layout and has four inversions, including the cobra roll 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. ''The Odyssey'' at Fantasy Island Ingoldmells, Skegness, is the largest, and the other, ''Infusion'' at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, is the smallest.
==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 chain lift hill 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.<gallery mode="packed"> 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 </gallery>
==Incidents== Kumali has been known for sometimes breaking down on the lift hill leaving people stranded.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flamingo Land visitors trapped on ride as Kumali rollercoaster breaks down |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/flamingo-land-visitors-trapped-on-ride-as-kumali-rollercoaster-breaks-down-46890 |website=Yorkshire Post |access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Thunderstorm traps passengers on the Kumali ride at Flamingo Land, near Malton, before the world's steepest rollercoaster, Mumbo Jumbo sets a record at the theme park. |url=https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/4480872.thunderstorm-traps-passengers-on-the-kumali-ride-at-flamingo-land-near-malton-before-the-worlds-steepest-rollercoaster-mumbo-jumbo-sets-a-record-at-the-theme-park/ |website=Gazette & Herald |access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref>
==External links== *[http://coasterpedia.net/wiki/Kumali Kumali on Coasterpedia] *[http://www.themeparksofengland.com/reviews/flamingo/kumali.htm A review of Kumali]
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Category:Tourist attractions in North Yorkshire Category:Roller coasters opened in 2006 Category:Roller coasters in the United Kingdom