46: Mindbender
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.
This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced
Links of Interest:
- Mindbender
- Geoffrey Kulak
- 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:
News Articles:
- Coaster Ride’s Mastermind Fired
- Roller-coaster goes at full tilt
- Mindbender 25 Years Later
- 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
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
- Schwarzkopf
- mindbender
- Anton Schwarzkopf
- Mindbender (Galaxyland)
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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.