Uploaded December 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The 3,978-foot-long (1,212 m) Kumba stands 143 feet (44 m) tall. With a top speed of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h), the ride features seven inversions including a 114-foot-tall (35 m) vertical loop, a dive loop, a zero-g roll, a cobra roll and two interlocking corkscrews. The vertical loop featured on Kumba wraps around the lift hill; Riddler's Revenge at Six Flags Magic Mountain and Banshee at Kings Island are the only other roller coasters in the world to feature a loop of this kind. Kumba was the first ride in the world to feature a number of now-common roller coaster elements, including interlocking corkscrews and a dive loop. Riders of Kumba experience up to 3.8 times the force of gravity on the 3 minute ride.
Kumba features four steel and fiberglass trains, each containing eight cars. Each car seats four riders in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train. The block sections only allow for three trains to be on the track at any one time, meaning the ride can still operate at full capacity when one train is receiving maintenance. Under three train operation, the ride caters for 1,700 riders per hour.
The name Kumba was derived from the translation of "Roar" in the African Kongo Language.
The 3,978-foot-long (1,212 m) Kumba stands 143 feet (44 m) tall. With a top speed of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h), the ride features seven inversions including a 114-foot-tall (35 m) vertical loop, a dive loop, a zero-g roll, a cobra roll and two interlocking corkscrews. The vertical loop featured on Kumba wraps around the lift hill; Riddler's Revenge at Six Flags Magic Mountain and Banshee at Kings Island are the only other roller coasters in the world to feature a loop of this kind. Kumba was the first ride in the world to feature a number of now-common roller coaster elements, including interlocking corkscrews and a dive loop. Riders of Kumba experience up to 3.8 times the force of gravity on the 3 minute ride.
Kumba features four steel and fiberglass trains, each containing eight cars. Each car seats four riders in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train. The block sections only allow for three trains to be on the track at any one time, meaning the ride can still operate at full capacity when one train is receiving maintenance. Under three train operation, the ride caters for 1,700 riders per hour.
The name Kumba was derived from the translation of "Roar" in the African Kongo Language.
