Recent content by zeroyon04

Actually Mindbender was one of the first coasters I ever went on, since I grew up in Calgary (about a 3 hour drive away). It's a great coaster, isn't it? :) I first went on Mindbender around 1994 or 1995 when Galaxyland was still called "Fantasyland", and had a first-gen Intamin drop tower next...

Wow, what a great thread! So much good info, pics and vids. There is some recently made public video footage of Japan's first ever "permanently installed" roller coaster, called "陸上波乗" (Rikujyo Naminori / "Land Wave Rider"). The footage was taken sometime in the 1930s: The roller coaster was...

My favorite coasters from the 80s that I've been on: 1. Bandit (I love the last two sections through the valley and whizzing next to the trees. It would be even better with no OTSR's, but it's quite smooth for a Togo. It's especially cool to ride in the winter at night when the whole park and...