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STATS:

Opening Date: March 1978
Length: 3200 feet
Height: 80 feet
Top Speed: 50 mph
Designer: Anton Schwartzkopf of Musterhausen, West Germany
Creator: W. Stengel of Munich, Germany
Length of Ride: 2 minutes, 33 seconds
Capacity: 1,200 passengers per hour
Height Restriction: Must be 42" to ride
Trains: Two
Passengers Per Train: 28
Restraints: Lap bars
Inversions: Two (loops 56 feet in height)
Color(s): Track and supports are neon green. Trains are black with green question marks, a la the Riddler.
Location: Gotham City


FACTS & TRIVIA:

The Mind Bender is one of the oldest coasters still residing within the park today.

The Mind Bender started out silver, then was painted brown, and then was painted green.

The Mind Bender was designed by Anton Schwarzkopf, who also designed the Viper, which now resides at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom as Greezed Lightnin'.

The Mind Bender has never been called "The Riddler's Revenge" or any other name.



SFOG's OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION:

The first triple-loop roller coaster in North America, the Mind Bender® is a one-of-a-kind thrill ride. Each train, holding 28 passengers, catapults through three loops (two vertical) and travels up to 50 mph. The Mind Bender hurtles along 400,000 lbs. of steel, through loops 56 feet in height.

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