bellhop96 Posted October 17, 2010 Posted October 17, 2010 (edited) This weekend (October 15th 2010) i visited Flamingoland in Malton, North Yorkshire UK. I live in Scotland and was visiting my Aunty and Uncle who live in Newcastle and we decided to visit Flamingoland for the day. The Park was not very busy and there were hardly any queues all day! All major rides were open ( Velocity, Kumali, Wild Mouse, Lost River Ride, Mumbo Jumbo and Flip Flop) Corkscrew was closed in the morning but opened aroun 2 pm. We simply made our way around the park hitting as many rides as we could. Our only dilema was a technical problem on Mumbo Jumbo (The newish S&S El Loco coaster at the park) We had been queuing for a while and just before we reached the front of the queue the ride op's decided to add a third car to the track. In doing so (manually) they jammed some kind of bolt in the track and had to call the senior dudes to come and review the situation........ 15 minutes on and we were away! it is a great addition to the park and has some....well....interesting features. So in no particular order here is my Picture Report- The park entrance logo. Nothing more-Nothing less. KUMALI from a distance! Flamingoland has a very bad 4D "ride" which is themed around Spongebob and comes with the very annoying but catchy themetune. Flip-Flop is the parks Frisbee ride. It is very oddly themed- a swinging disc going through a yellow house atop a lake with a model shark, mines and funnels in it! The Lost River Ride which comes with a free shower! Corkscrew. This classic Vekoma comes free with a sore head! Saving the moment! Me infront of Corkscrew. The Cliff Hanger! This is a nice ride with a nice view! After a gentle rain shower i got this shot of the "splosh" area of the park. I think Bullet used to be around this area. And the star attraction- MUMBO JUMBO (s&s El Loco coaster! It's a record breaker! Twisty! The record breaking first drop! Side Elevation. This thing is brutal but great! My best shot and my desktop wallpaper! Feel free to make it yours! The final stretch and extra car. Geek Shot! I am front left! just about to be inverted and throttled towards the ground! Velocity's twistied Vekoma layout! With train. Cheesy! I had a great day at Flamingoland and hope that you have enjoyed viewing my report, Please comment! thanks. This coaster wasn't very busy. That however did not surpirise me! Edited October 18, 2010 by bellhop96
Moose Posted October 18, 2010 Posted October 18, 2010 It looks like it was quite chilly. I am surprised all of the water rides were open.
bellhop96 Posted October 18, 2010 Author Posted October 18, 2010 It was, i just went on them anyway! the Lost River Ride stops half way through for like 5 minutes,everyone was shivering!
gisco Posted October 19, 2010 Posted October 19, 2010 Wouldn't a Sreamin Squirrel have almost a 180 degree first drop?
Sasquatch Posted October 19, 2010 Posted October 19, 2010 Wouldn't a Sreamin Squirrel have almost a 180 degree first drop? It's more of a downward turn that an actual drop...
let1gre Posted October 19, 2010 Posted October 19, 2010 Wouldn't a Sreamin Squirrel have almost a 180 degree first drop? I'm thinking that their classification of "drop" means it starts and ends going the same direction. bellhop96, this is a Screamin' Squirrel, for reference:
bellhop96 Posted October 19, 2010 Author Posted October 19, 2010 Sorry everyone for offending you with a picture. It was not me who made it a world record!
tiger01 Posted October 20, 2010 Posted October 20, 2010 Firstly...Guns N Roses are Awesome!!! and Secondly Awesome TR!
Tezee Posted October 20, 2010 Posted October 20, 2010 Hi bellhop! Thank you for your nice update. I´ve never read much of Flamingoland
The SETGO Guys Posted October 20, 2010 Posted October 20, 2010 I love how the supports look on Mumbo Jumbo...
bellhop96 Posted October 20, 2010 Author Posted October 20, 2010 Thanks Tezee and Tiger 01! Guns N Roses are my favourite band by far, with Iron Maiden drawing close in behind. Oh and sorry for the rubbishy captions, my pictures were not that funny!
RollerCoasterSmi Posted May 1, 2011 Posted May 1, 2011 bellhop96, do you go here often... if so are the queues bad, I plan to hit here around 28 July this year...
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