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| Manufacturer | Schwarzkopf | ||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Indoor - Semi-Backwards | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 430 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Tyre propelled lift | ||||||||||||
| Height | 44.2 metres | ||||||||||||
| Drop | 38.7 metres | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 96.6 km/h | ||||||||||||
| Length | 1279.6 metres | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:13 | ||||||||||||
| G-Force | 5.2 | ||||||||||||
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Mindbender was a steel indoor roller coaster at Galaxyland in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
History
Mindbender opened on 20 December 1985.[1] It ultimately closed in July 2021.
In January 2023, it was announced that Mindbender would never reopen.[2][3] The trains will be re-used on the All American Triple Loop at Indiana Beach.[citation needed]
Design
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Mindbender has a compact layout reminiscent of Quimera, the other Schwarzkopf triple looper, and several attractions intertwine with Mindbender — most notably Galaxyland's 4-D Theater and Galaxy Orbiter.
Colour scheme
Red track and white supports. The Vertical loops featured yellow supports.
Trains
4 trains with 3 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 12 riders per train. The final car on one of the 12-person trains faces backwards.
Incident
On 14 June 1986, a wheel assembly failure led to the train's fourth car to derail and crash into a concrete pillar. Four riders were ejected from the car and fell onto the concrete floor. Three of the four were killed in the accident, while the fourth one was critically injured and rushed to the hospital.[4][5][6] 19 other people were also rushed to the hospital with minor conditions.
Following this accident, the ride underwent modifications and reopened in January 1987. The train length was reduced by one car, reducing the rider capacity from 16 to 12 people. Anti-Rollback features were also added, as were two wheel assemblies to the trains. The lap bar restraints were kept, but seat belts, and headrests were added.
Images
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The loading area
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One of the vertical loops
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The queue line
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References
- ↑ "Roller-coaster goes at full tilt". Edmonton Journal. 23 December 1985. p. 30. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ↑ "Say goodbye to one of West Edmonton Mall's most iconic attractions".
- ↑ "Mindbender will become memory as popular Edmonton rollercoaster closes after 37 years".
- ↑ "June 14, 1986: A Mind-bending Disaster". History and Headlines. June 14, 2017 (Updated April 8, 2020). Retrieved November 30, 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ "'It changed my life forever:' Survivor of 1986 mall coaster crash wants memorial". CBC News. December 21, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ↑ "Mall roller-coaster hurls riders to death". The Advocate.
External links
- Mindbender on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Mindbender on Coaster-Count.
- Mindbender on the parks website
- A site housing a picture of the crash.