Flamingo Land in Malton, North Yorkshire, UK is to open a record-breaking new rollercoaster in July 2009.

The £4m Mumbo Jumbo ride features a drop – from a high point of 30m – of 112 degrees, which will make it the world’s steepest rollercoaster.

Andrea Banfi, of Guinness World Records, said: “We will be in attendance at the opening of Flamingo Land’s new rollercoaster and look forward to this new Guinness World Records record in the steepest rollercoaster made from steel category.”

Designed by Utah-based S&S Power, the ride will inflict 4Gs on its passengers.

Flamingo Land’s owner, Gordon Gibb, said: “It is exciting for a relatively small family business like Flamingo Land to be punching well above its weight. The manufacturer is legendary within the industry and Mumbo Jumbo looks set to become a national icon.”