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46: Mindbender

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The longest, tallest, fastest indoor rollercoaster in the world was only open six months when the last carriage of a train came loose, killing three people and all that the day following an inspection that the ride was safe to operate. We look at how a design choice made maintenance more critical and then how wishing for a ride to be safe, doesn't really help.
With John Chidgey.

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Links of Interest:

  • Mindbender
  • Geoffrey Kulak (Archive.org)
  • Mindbender (Galaxyland)
  • Triple Five Group
  • Roller coaster wheel assembly
  • Bogie
  • Schwarzkopf GmbH
  • 6 Reasons Why Bolts Fail & How To Prevent It
  • Testing for Amusement Rides and Theme Parks TÜV SÜD

    • Videos:

    • Tragedy on the Mindbender (Video)
    • Mindbender Accident Inquiry - Film & Video Stock (Video)

      • News Articles:

      • Coaster Ride’s Mastermind Fired
      • Roller-coaster goes at full tilt
      • Mindbender 25 Years Later (Archive.org)
      • Roller-coaster Derailment Kills Three
      • Survivor of 1986 mall coaster crash wants memorial
      • 3 Hurled to Death in Canada as Roller Coaster Derails in Mall
      • Authorities today investigated a weekend triple-loop ‘Mindbender’ roller coaster
      • 3 Killed in RollerCoaster Crash
      • [Mall Owner Blames Manufacturer’s Defect for Roller Coaster Deaths (Dead Link)](LINK DEFUNCT “Original Link: https://apnews.com/8be3b0f7291c22472aa8c00790de1358")

        • Rollercoaster Articles:

        • 31 years ago today, the Mindbender rollercoaster at WEM crashed
        • 10 Deadliest Roller Coaster Accidents
        • List of incidents at independent amusement parks
        • Amusement Ride Accidents
        • The Mindbender Fantasy Roller Coaster Accident in Canada
        • Worst Coaster Crash?
        • Mindbender - Galaxyland - Roller Coasters
        • Mindbender - Galaxyland Amusement Park
        • American Dreier Looping
        • Mindbender Edmonton (Archive.org)
        • Schwarzkopf (Archive.org)
        • Mindbender - Park Vault
        • Anton Schwarzkopf
        • Mindbender (Galaxyland)

          • Legislature Assembly Minutes:

          • 21st Legislature First Session Minutes (PDF)

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            Episode Gold Producers:
            'r' and Steven Bridle.
            Episode Silver Producers:
            Mitch Biegler, Kevin Koch, Shane O'Neill, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor, Jared, Bill, Joel Maher and Katharina Will.

            With thanks to
            Quinton Zaborski
            for the topic suggestion.
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