"Mumbo Jumbo" - S&S El Loco for Flamingo Land

[Dave]

Well this has less track than a Gerstlauer and also its working on a support tower, so thats why

 

[Jools]

Yes but isn't Gerstlauer known to put rides up fastest?

 

[Ollie]

Those colours are LUSH!

 

[Dave]

Yes but isn't Gerstlauer known to put rides up fastest?

Yes because of the simplicty of the build. But this ride has even less track than a Gerstlauer. Look at Saw, which is longer and has a wider track footprint, while MJ has a tiny footprint, and once the full tower is complete it'll shoot up at a fast rate because all the supports are ready to recieve track.

Plus its up to the contractor for the park and manufacturer to get it done in the time they are set.

 

[Inverse]

Lift looks steep. Steeper than the impression the plans gave me.

 

[marc]

3 weeks for Rage I think it was once the track was onsite maybe even less than that.

I have to be honest I really dont like the color of it.

 

[Ben]

Dear God,

Please place a holy ban on coaster supports being painted orange.

Love,
Ben

 

[Danzibarr]

Those supports and the track attachments just remind me of the supports on CoasterDynamix models! Looks impressive, especially considering how small it's footprint is.

 

[Inverse]

New Flamingo Land TV video.

Link

Some stats to come out of that Q&A are it'll run at approx 30mph and pull upto 3.5g. I thought the guy on the video was good, not giving it "the worlds greatest" stuff. He talked sensibly about the ride.

 

[HarryBoyy]

Awwwwwwww, thorpe park thought that htey had the steepest drop But this ride looks wow :shock: and brilliant

 

[The Grape Wizard]

3.5 g? thats the highest anyone is going now?

 

[Dave]

Well its to make it more family, while still being thrilling.

 

[The Grape Wizard]

He said most manufactuers go to 3.5, not just that type of ride.

 

[coastermac]

It's been like Two weeks since we had a photo update, ans since this coaster is going up quick, was wondering if anyone is going anytime soon?

 

[Pierre]

http://www.rcdb.com/ig4308.htm

Track looks done, looks like station might look pretty decent too! It doesn't open to public until 3rd July so plenty of time to make it look awesome.

 

[luke8]

I'm tempted to pop up there on Wednesday for opening day - anyone else going?

 

[Rush]

Wednesday is the 3rd JUNE not JULY.

 

[Martyn B]

I like Flamingoland, its 'enjoyable', but, I'll never be able to take the park seriously when they give their rides these ridiculous colour schemes, along with ridiculously hidious names. All the rides are just so bright, and in your face.

Have they painted the Wild Mouse the same colours as this? Looks like it in this picture:

I was up Skeggy the other day, and saw a Flamingoland advert on the telly, for some reason the 2 coasters the ad featured were Corkscrew and The Bullet...?!?

 

[Emmett]

Have they painted the Wild Mouse the same colours as this? Looks like it in thic picture:

Nah, its still the same colour scheme as it had back at the start of 2008 when I visited. I don't know when it received that new colour scheme though.

I'm really looking forward to MJ as I hope it will make me like Flamingoland a bit more because the only coaster which is any good is Velocity at the moment.

 

[HarryBoyy]

It looks very good and i like the idea of a 112 degree drop but i feel sorry for thorpe because they tried so hard and now it has just gone for them.