Riddler Mindbender at Six Flags Over Georgia

Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell, Georgia

Riddler Mindbender

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What riders love
  • They deliver loads of positive Gs but in a smoother and more comfortable way than Arrow loops.
  • Schwarzkopf's have the best loops in the world.
  • During my visit to SFOG the trims were barely hitting which means that I got the full experience of being blasted through those Schwarzkopf loops. It was quite the experience!
  • The inversions are super forceful and some of the drops and banks are surprisingly forceful as well.
  • I was quite surprised by the intensity this ride packs into its loops and valleys.
  • Recently they turned off the trims and now it’s actually intense again with several airtime pops in the back row.
  • I love the forest setting and it’s just an awesome smooth and classic looper which adds even more to the very solid sfog lineup.
  • I don’t know what makes me love this coaster so much! Maybe it’s the graceful and glossy smooth layout, or the two forceful vertical loops, or the beautiful terrain Mind Bender is interwoven with...
  • The terrain layout was incredible and the trims didn't hit very hard, so we were flying through each loop.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Six Flags Over Georgia

Recently they turned off the trims and now it’s actually intense again with several airtime pops in the back row.

Chase F.

It’s got some dead spots, but I can easily see right past that when the forces are this good- intense vertical loops loaded with positives, AND some hidden floater pops?

Anthony DeNight Jr.

This coaster had several nice drops and ejector pops as well as 2 really intense classic Schwarzkopf loops and a really forceful and lateral filled incline helix thingy.

Cooper Zimmerman

Make sure you sit in the front, you get three instances of ejector airtime.

Eric Esty

I rode it yesterday and the trims didn’t hit too hard so I still got some airtime on the drops and the last drop I got absolutely ejected.

@BDImaniac

Whenever you ride back up, you get some good air in the front.

Joe Bord

Maybe it’s the graceful and glossy smooth layout, or the two forceful vertical loops, or the beautiful terrain Mind Bender is interwoven with...

Kw6sTheater

I love the forest setting and it’s just an awesome smooth and classic looper which adds even more to the very solid sfog lineup.

Cooper Zimmerman

It also tracks pretty well for the most part, but one of the valleys near the beginning of the layout does have a fairly intense rattle.

Michael M.

While a classic in its own right, this ride lacks the intensity of most modern loopers and comes with the grumpiness and discomfort you’d expect from a 45 year-old steel coaster..

Sean Reardon

During my visit to SFOG the trims were barely hitting which means that I got the full experience of being blasted through those Schwarzkopf loops.

Sam Dickson

I’m not quite sure how or why, but their loops deliver far more forces--in a good way, than any coaster ever has before or since.

Brian Sheldon

They are super intense and they single handedly make this ride better.

Jonas

This was my first looping coaster-I rode it before the "refurbishment." It was a little janky & rough, but mostly just intense.

Maddux

This ride is good and there nothing bad I just came off kind of disappointed with my ride, it kinda slow and now just feels like a family ride with 2 loops.

Davis Hinkle

The terrain layout was incredible and the trims didn’t hit very hard, so we were flying through each loop.

Shadow

The trims hit way too hard and the trains are nowhere near as comfortable as the old Schwarzkopf rolling stock.

Dominic B

When it reopened in 2021 it was trimmed so hard the ride was basically a family coaster.

Chase F.

Also didn’t help that the operations for this coaster were the slowest I’ve ever seen.

Zach S.

The line was not worth the wait.

Richard Buman

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

80 ftHeight
200 Goliath 122 Blue Hawk 107 GeorgiaScorcher 106 Superman -UltimateFlight 105 GreatAmericanScream 80 RiddlerMindbender
50 mphTop speed
Goliath70 Great AmericanScream Machine57 GeorgiaScorcher54 Blue Hawk52 Dare DevilDive52 RiddlerMindbender50 070 mph
62°Drop angle
95°Dare DevilDive75°TwistedCyclone62°RiddlerMindbender59°Goliath52°GeorgiaScorcher48°Blue Hawk45°GreatAmericanScreamdashed line: straight down, 90°
2Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

IntenseGreat inversionsGreat views

Criticised for

Slowed by trims

They aren’t the teardrop style but an actual circle so you experience nasty positive forces.

Max S., Captain Coaster review

While a classic in its own right, this ride lacks the intensity of most modern loopers and comes with the grumpiness and discomfort you’d expect from a 45 year-old steel coaster..

Sean Reardon, Captain Coaster review

This thing is pretty fun, but is surprisingly uncomfortable - it’s kind of rough and slams into the brakes harder than almost ANY other coaster I’ve been on so far.

Conner Reynolds, Captain Coaster review

The inversions are super forceful and some of the drops and banks are surprisingly forceful as well.

Zachary Alexander Goitia, Captain Coaster review

They are super intense and they single handedly make this ride better.

Jonas, Captain Coaster review

Whenever you are turning it tosses you around with roughness. So overrated, don’t understand the hype.

ArieForce One Glazer, Captain Coaster review

Planning your ride

History and awards

March 31, 1978Opened

A custom design, built by Schwarzkopf, designed by Ing.-Büro Stengel.

$2.8 millionTo build

Past incidents

  1. June 1984On June 3, 1984, a mechanical problem caused a train to stop abruptly, sending four people to a hospital.

Golden Ticket Awards, top steel coaster: ranked in 2 polls, 2022 to 2023

28th2022, its first poll
41st2023, most recent
1incident blamed on the ride

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Height requirement: Six Flags Over Georgia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Freddo (CC BY-SA 4.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “They aren't the teardrop style but an actual circle…”; Michael M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “They deliver loads of positive Gs but in a…”; Brian Sheldon, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Schwarzkopf's have the best loops in the world.”; Sam Dickson, rider review on Captain Coaster: “During my visit to SFOG the trims were barely…”; Aric The Kakapo, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The forces this coaster pull are incredible, and once…”; Zachary Alexander Goitia, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The inversions are super forceful and some of the…”; MapleFlakes, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I was quite surprised by the intensity this ride…”; Chase F., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Recently they turned off the trims and now it’s…”; Eric Esty, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Combine this with the comfortable, minimalist restraints, and the…”; Cooper Zimmerman, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I love the forest setting and it’s just an…”; Kw6sTheater, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I don’t know what makes me love this coaster…”; Shadow, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The terrain layout was incredible and the trims didn't…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: CoasterForce's back row POV, Riddler Mindbender back seat on-ride 5K POV @60fps Six Flags Over Georgia (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.