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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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.
With John Chidgey.
This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced
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:
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)
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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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