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I love it! It was my first steel coaster!

This needs to be Resurrected somewhere...... it's so sad that it was demolished, it looked like one hell of a fun coaster to ride

Excellent video, would love to see you make more.

Interesting. But you’ve missed something which I believe was key to why the Riverview Bobs was so well regarded. On the Bobs, the major turns alternated directions; Left, Right, Left, Right, and then Right again, just to mix it up. On you version, it’s Left, Right, Right, Right, Right; Similar to the Revere Beach Cyclone, but reversed. The terrain aspects mean it’s still probably a better ride than the Cyclone, but I still think it’s missing su something important.

Fundamentally incorrect video-Bobs layout, because exiting the station the train tracks first turned to the left, not the right (as depicted here), then did a zig-zag curving to go beneath the station and finally wind up at the right-hand turn to proceed up the very first hill

I really enjoyed your video. I was fortunate to work at the Mindbender in 1984, 1985 and 1986. It was painted brown and tan for the 1985 season. We had 3 silver trains with rainbow stripes. The starting color of the stripe indicated the color of the train. Black, blue and green. Cars 6 and 7 had seatbelts and to ride in the very last row, you had to have 2 people 12 years of age and older. The safety system only allowed 2 train operation and we had a dispatch interval in the horseshoe at brake 2. If we didn’t dispatch a train at that time, you would have 2 trains in the same block and the reduction brake would not open causing a ride breakdown. During 2 train operation it took a crew of 5 on the dock checking lapbars because of the dispatch time. I enjoyed my 10 years working at the park and was lucky enough to work at the best! Thanks for the walk down memory lane.

You are a true kindred spirit! As many times as I’ve ridden Mindbender, you pointed out several subtleties that I’d never considered before. It is true that her rides now can be inconsistent, but somehow I find that endearing. Each ride varies in speed and braking, and those will vary, sometimes quite a bit, depending on which of the three trains you’re on. I think it adds an element of delicious surprise and ensures you’re never bored. Maybe I’m just blinded by fierce loyalty, but I will always find more to love about her than not. Thank you for your passion…I’d love to see a Part 2 in 2028💚

i love the video, just curious, do you have anything else coming for the clever coasters series? this one was really well written and produced and i'd love to see more similar videos.

❤❤❤❤❤😅😅😅😅😅....Beautiful!!!The only thing missing are the people 😢...computer animation is superb!!😊😊😊😊😊😊

Its a beautiful byild but i think you banked it too much. Also at the beginning it had this super quick zig zag that slammed you into the side of the train before the lift.

Back in the day I'd stand out in a walkway that was behind the triple-track 270 deg. curve structure that was the Bob's main feature, observing for a time the effect when 2 running trains passed through that curve simultaneously. You bet those wooden timbers shook then, with curves #1 & #2 there being considerably banked. At that age I was also building the Aurora HO Model Motoring racetracks at home on my living room floor (much to the aggravation of my sisters) and built a big course that replicated nicely the layout of the Bob's coaster

The riverview bobs made a left turn from its station, not a right

Son of beast was closed due the person got injured

R.I.P. Mean Streak EST. 1991-2016 at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio USA 🇺🇲.

R.I.P. Vortex EST. 1987-2019 at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio USA 🇺🇲.

There’s one or 2 little hills near the end under the structure that you’re missing .

This would be a good ride. Prior and Church layouts are good enough to shine through more restrictive modern coaster trains, as seen with rides like the Santa Cruz Giant Dipper (legitimately one of the best coasters out there, even though it has Morgan trains).

Nice tribute to the Bobs.. Riverview itself was a gritty and great experience that both thrilled and scared many of the kids who went there. It was the kind of place you went to that gave you a feeling in the back of your mind that you could die here. I truly miss the place and its end was abrupt and without warning.

scorpion is a masterclass in compact coaster design

Incredible video and congrats on 500 subs! That nasty pothole that has developed at the bottom of the "horizontal loop" only seems to be getting worse. I just find it bizarre with how new the refurb is. That and the ride has been still been coming to a complete stop on the midcourse brakes. Oh well, just glad to at least have some version of the ride still standing I suppose.

I have to say I am a very brave roller coaster fan myself and I have always been very obsessed with this historic 1978 Schwarzkopf looper! The last time I went to Georgia was when my mom and I went to visit family down there! That was when I got to visit Six Flags over Georgia and rode the Mindbender 2 times on the front seat! The first time I took the 1st ride was with my mom! Then I went on the Mindbender by myself! I had so much fun! That was back in the summer of 2019! I’ve always described Mindbender as the most historic 1978 Anton Schwarzkopf looper and for this ride to get modernized by Six Flags I think I might go to Georgia again next summer if I have the time to do it! Then I might take a ride on the new and improved version of Mindbender! I do have a question! Have you ever been to Kings Island in Cincinnati and have you ever been on Orion? There’s a new 2020 Bolliger and Mabillard Giga Roller Coaster that replaced the old Firehawk roller coaster!

make more of these videos

The one at fantasyland in west Edmonton mall is a better mind bender even with the fatalities

If you build the Bobs using today's standards and give it a modern twist.... it is no longer the Bobs.

I got to experience this one for the 1st time July 2022......it was enjoyable but I was less than impressed with the ride crew. No enthusiasm, no ride facts, no general instructions just no talking at all and very loose car checks. This seemed to be a general attitude amongst most of the ride crews throughout the park which made the overall experience just ok....my home park is Cedar Point so when I go and visit parks I have not yet been to I get super excited and this one was just "Eh". Will give it 2nd chance when in Georgia again hopefully it was an off day.

very nice videography / nice wide angles.

When I saw “Mindbender” and “Schwarzkopf” ….. I was surprised when you weren’t talking about the only triple loooing indoor steel coaster … granted, yes, there was ONE ACCIDENT EVER on it. Although…. Due to maintenance needing parts that are stuck in the supply chain fiasco, Mindbender at Galaxyland in West Edmonton Mall is now … SBNO.

18:08 Six Flags has said they will never work with Gerstlauer again after the New Texas Giant incident. It's kinda goofy if you ask me, since I'm pretty sure that accident was entirely operator error, but that is the reason why they didn't do that.

My all-time, favorite ride in the park! Lots of great memories.

Six flags can’t work with Gerslauer because of a previous lawsuit. You probably won’t ever see a new coaster from them in a six flags park.

Great video! A true love letter. I was pretty heartbroken to hear this coaster received new and smaller trains. I’ve been wanting to ride this since I was a kid, it seemed to be the coaster enthusiast favorite steel coaster throughout the 80s. It’s good to know though that the new trains don’t harm the experience as much as the brake system, which doesn’t seem to be consistent. Hopefully I get out there on a slower day down the road, I’ll be riding this several times for sure! Still quite excited after all these years.

Well researched enough to be insightful and made with SO much love! Based on this video, I'd love to see this become a series.

When I went on it it almost broke down 😂

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I love the Roller Coaster Tycoon game music in the background.

I grew up in the 80's and 90's and, although I didn't live all that close to Atlanta, I lived close enough to make it to the park once every 2 or 3 years. The Mindbender was my favorite roller coaster growing up and still is to this very day in my 40's. From start to finish, it's the epitome of a "fun" roller coaster, imo.

This was my first upside down coaster! Used to run through the line ques with my dad with 15 min until park close riding it as many times as they'd let us. Its the best.

I feel a large reason as to why they did not go with Gerstlauer/ Ride Entertainment has to do with their relationship. After the New Texas Giant Acciden, SIx Flags instead of taking accountability for their own negligence shifted the blame onto Gerstlauer as they are the ones that designed the trains for that ride. As far as I’m aware Six Flags and Gerstlauer have not worked together since that accident.

Man I love the lead car on this! Absolutely gorgeous!

This is a beautiful tribute to another classic Schwarzkopf coaster! I love too how you referenced the SOUND that Schwarzkopf vertical loops make as the trains slam through them. My first coaster and the one that made me into a Coaster Enthusiast was the “Laser Loop” at Kennywood Park back in the 1980’s. That coaster was intense and pulled some serious G’s! I’ve been a Schwarzkopf fan for many many years. I now live not far away from Magic Mountain’s “Revolution” and Knotts Berry Farms “Montezoomas Revenge”. Long live Schwarzkopf loopers!!!

If you want to count this coaster as cute and "adorable", well "leave me" tell you something. It ain't called Scorpion by accident! Schwarzkopf/Stengel are like Warwick/Bachrach in terms of team/collaboration. I could name a few others, but they were a PERFECT team. I love the sounds of the train in the box frame loop + the brakes. Why even the lifts are different than most.

Mary Tyler Moore had SPUNK! Ed Asner "hated" SPUNK! LOL! As coaster enthusiasts, we All LOVE a sPuNkY coaster!

Great video, Jamin! I have always loved this coaster. It has given both good and bad rides but the fact that it still operates is incredible! I had no idea B&M had something to do with the newer trains. I believe that is only the second coaster they worked on the trains but not the ride itself. Well, third if you count their very first project prior to Iron Wolf when they created the trains for Rolling Thunder at Six Flags Great America.

I only rode this once in 2001, but it's always stuck with me, great, great ride.

I grew up with Mindbender and it's an absolute classic, thanks for putting this together. I am bonkers for B&M 4-seat inverts, but this one still has a place near the top of my list. As you said, this one is not only thrilling but it uses the terrain beautifully and creatively. The vertical loops got all the hype, but the horizontal loop was to me the secret star of the ride.

My first ride on MB was in 1995. Like you, finally decided it was time to leave bugs bunny world and the dahlonega mine train and start riding larger coasters. Ninja (Blue Hawk)was my first looper and I remember waiting in line with my friend laughing about how funny it would be for a looping coaster to not have shoulder restraints. 😧 was my face entering the station. Almost backed out, but glad I didn't. As far as it which is more intense, SW or MB, I'm going with MB just because after the the double loop and that one crazy air time hill there isn't much to it. But I remember when SW was somewhat new and it was the scariest thing I had ever seen. I'm also a bit biased because when i was in high school mind bender was one of many rides I got to operate working at SFOG in the early 2000s. During that time I got several rides on a TRIMLESS mind bender and it is literally insane lol. Core memory lol. Thanks for this vid.

From 2002-2004, SFOG was my home park when I was stationed at nearby Fort McPherson (now the home of Tyler Perry’s production studios). Mindbender was one of my favorites. I remember the great surprise of the second loop because it was hidden by the trees and terrain features. Thanks for this burst of nostalgia. I hope they do fix the issues you addressed so every rider can count on the intense fun I remember.

Loved this in-depth look at mindbender. This was my 2nd ever looping coaster and I rode it back in 2004. Being 9-10 at the time and having never visited the park before, I had no idea there was a 2nd loop 😂 you can imagine my shock and surprise of seeing the 2nd loop after “surviving” the first one as I was still afraid of the idea of going upside down 😂

Pantheon is awesome. I loved it so much that it's worthy of my profile pic. Love your new triple looper one too!

Amazing video! I rode mind bender for the first time in 1995 as an 8 year old and it became the number one coaster would ride every time I went to Six Flags. I remember when it was the dark brown as well LOL. I'm glad SFOG maintained the ride and didn't replace it.