Kumbak

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Kumbak
Company typePrivate
Industry Amusement rides, roller coasters
FoundedNovember 14, 2001 (2001-11-14)
Founder9 former Vekoma employees
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Number of employees
16 (as of 3 December 2001)
Website www.kumbak.nl

Kumbak is a Dutch amusement ride manufacturing company. In addition to manufacturing its own rides, the company primarily specialises in changing existing rides and attractions, originally made by other manufacturers.

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History

Kumbak (originally Kumbak Coasters) was formed on 14 November 2001 just months after the bankruptcy of Vekoma, a roller coaster manufacturer. [2] The company was founded by nine former employees of Vekoma. [2] The company expanded to a total of 16 employees less than a month later. [2] Kumbak's first project was to design a passenger evacuation platform for Morey's Piers' Great Nor' Easter Suspended Looping Coaster. [3] Since then the company has performed a complete upgrade on several rides originally made by different manufacturers, [4] as well as designing their own water coaster and dark rides. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Projects

A Kumbak car from the Sea Viper on display at the 2009 IAAPA Expo. Sea Viper train at IAAPA 2009.jpg
A Kumbak car from the Sea Viper on display at the 2009 IAAPA Expo.

List of roller coasters


As of 2019, Kumbak has built 1 roller coaster around the world. [29]

NameModelParkCountryOpenedStatusRef
De Vliegende Hollander Water Coaster Efteling Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands2007Operating [30]

See also

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