founded november 14 2001 2001 11 14 founder 9 former vekoma employees headquarters weert netherlands 1 area served worldwide number of employees 16 as of 3 december 2001 update website www.kumbakcoasters.com kumbak is a dutch amusement ride manufacturing company . in addition to manufacturing its own rides the company primarily specialises in the upgrade of existing rides and attractions originally made by other manufacturers . contents 1 history 2 projects 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit one of the boats on the kumbak designed flying dutchman water coaster at efteling . 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great nor easter suspended looping coaster . 3 since then the company has performed a complete upgrade on several rides originally made by different manufacturers 4 as well as designing their own water coaster and dark rides . 5 6 7 8 projects edit a kumbak car from the sea viper on display at the 2009 iaapa expo . great nor easter morey s piers 2003 a passenger exacuation platform was constructed for the vekoma suspended looping coaster 3 space invader 2 pleasure beach blackpool 2004 replacement of a portion of track the lift hill vehicles ride controls and brakes on the 1984 zierer roller coaster 7 9 wereld 3 stalen monsters nederlands spoorwegmuseum 2005 a dark ride designed and constructed by kumbak 7 8 10 python efteling 2005 the arrow dynamics designed vekoma roller coaster had its trains replaced with kumbak trains 11 12 grand national pleasure beach blackpool 2006 a new braking and ride control system was added to this m bius loop roller coaster 13 phantom s revenge kennywood 2006 a new braking and ride control system was added to this arrow dynamics chance morgan hypercoaster 14 flying dutchman efteling 2007 complete design and construction of this water coaster 5 6 15 stampida portaventura 2007 addition of 4 new trains as well as a new braking and ride control system for this custom coasters international wooden roller coaster 7 16 tomahawk portaventura 2007 custom coasters international wooden roller coaster which had its braking and ride control system replaced 7 17 monkey rail ouwehands dierenpark 2008 redesign of this 1979 mack rides monorail to meet current operational requirements 18 miraculum vienna prater 2008 a 5 d theatre 19 20 vienna airlines vienna prater 2008 a 5 d theatre 19 21 hornet wonderland park 2008 upgrade of original vekoma ride control system 22 sea viper sea world 2009 a new train to replace the original 1982 arrow dynamics train . the project began in 2005 . 1 23 robin hood walibi holland 2010 new restraints for this vekoma wooden roller coaster 24 rutschebanen dyrehavsbakken 2010 overall upgrade to this wooden roller coaster from the early 1930s 1 25 arkham asylum shock therapy warner bros. movie world 2012 a new train for this vekoma suspended looping coaster 26 see also edit category roller coasters manufactured by kumbak references edit a b c kumbak makes comeback . park world online . 1 november 2009 . retrieved 15 october 2011 . a b c emmons natasha 3 december 2001 . nine former vekoma employees come back with kumbak coasters . all business . retrieved 15 october 2011 . a b morey s pier us great nor easter evacuation platform 2003 . kumbak . retrieved 15 october 2011 . complete upgrade of existing rides . kumbak . retrieved 15 october 2011 . a b hold the excitement . park world online . 1 november 2006 . retrieved 15 october 2011 . a b vliegende hollander . park world online . 22 august 2007 . retrieved 15 october 2011 . a b c d e kumbak upgrades port aventura coasters . park world online . 1 january 2007 . retrieved 15 october 2011 . a b explore 5d partners with kumbak . park world online . 1 january 2007 . retrieved 15 october 2011 . pleasure beach blackpool uk space invader 2 2004 . kumbak . retrieved 15 october 2011 . nederlands spoorwegmuseum nl wereld 3 stalen monsters 2005 . kumbak . retrieved 15 october 2011 . marden duane . python efteling . roller coaster database . retrieved 15 october 2011 . efteling nl python 2005 . kumbak . retrieved 15 october 2011 . pleasure beach blackpool uk grand national 2006 . kumbak . retrieved 15 october 2011 . kennywood us phantom s revenge 2006 . kumbak . retrieved 15 october 2011 . marden duane . vliegende hollander efteling . roller coaster database . retrieved 15 october 2011 . portaventura es stampida 2007 . kumbak . retrieved 15 october 2011 . portaventura es tomahawk 2007 . kumbak . retrieved 15 october 2011 . ouwehands dierenpark nl monkey rail 2008 . kumbak . retrieved 15 october 2011 . a b kumbak changes direction . park world online . 18 december 2007 . retrieved 15 october 2011 . explore 5d 5d network at miraculum 2008 . kumbak . retrieved 15 october 2011 . explore 5d 5d network at vienna airlines 2008 . kumbak . retrieved 15 october 2011 . wonderland park us hornet 2009 . kumbak . retrieved 15 october 2011 . sea world au sea viper 2009 . kumbak . retrieved 15 october 2011 . walibi world nl robin hood restraint 2010 . kumbak . retrieved 15 october 2011 . bakken dk rutschebanen 2010 . kumbak . retrieved 15 october 2011 . wilson richard 30 september 2011 . movie world september 30 2011 . the parkz update . parkz . retrieved 15 october 2011 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kumbak & oldid 637652441 categories amusement ride manufacturersmanufacturing companies established in 2001companies of the netherlandsmanufacturing companies of the netherlandsroller coaster manufacturershidden categories articles containing potentially dated statements from 2001all articles 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