Riddler Mindbender

Roller coaster in the United States


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Riddler Mind Bender
Six Flags Over Georgia
Location Austell, Georgia, USA
Coordinates 33°46′13″N 84°32′51″W / 33.770281°N 84.547616°W / 33.770281; -84.547616
Park section Gotham City
Status Operating since March 31, 1978
Rider height 42 inch minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer Schwarzkopf
Designer / calculations Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type Steel - Terrain
Hourly capacity 1200
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Height 80 feet
Top speed 50 mph
Length 3253 feet
Inversions 2
Duration 2:33
Rolling stock
Manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard (2021-present)
Schwarzkopf (1978-2019)
Riders per train 20
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Riddler Mind Bender is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, Georgia, USA. The ride opened on March 31, 1978 and was advertised as the first "triple looping roller coaster". It was built by Schwarzkopf.

History

Mind Bender was advertised as the first "triple looping roller coaster"; however it only features two vertical loops. According to the park, the third is a "horizontal loop".[1] This is actually a helix that dives into a ravine. It opened the same year as Shock Wave at Six Flags Over Texas, a similar looping roller coaster.

Following the 2019 season, refurbishment of the roller coaster began. Some sections of track were removed and replaced. The name was also changed from Mind Bender to The Riddler Mind Bender.[2] New trains, with chassis and bogies built by Bolliger & Mabillard, were installed.[3] The ride reopened on September 18, 2021.[4]

Design

Elements

Color scheme

Green track and supports.

Trains

3 trains with 5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train.The ride recieved new trains in 2021. These new trains where designed by Bolliger & Mabillard and built by Valente SAS. They are 2 cars shorter compared to the original Schwarzkopf trains, going from a 7x2x2 to a 5x2x2 arrangement.

Images

References

  1. Six Flags Over Georgia 1978 brochure a - Flickr
  2. "The Riddler Mindbender Reopens at Six Flags Over Georgia". NewsPlusNotes.
  3. Baldwin, Tim (November 2021). "Six Flags Over Georgia refurbishes the historic Mind Bender coaster" (PDF). Amusement Today. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  4. Hicks, Nelson (2021-09-16). "Six Flags unveils The Riddler Mindbender roller coaster". 95.8WSB. Retrieved 2021-09-21.

External links


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