On Monday, Edmontonians were shocked to discover that after nearly 40 years in operation, the Mindbender at West Edmonton Mall was being decommissioned. The massive triple-loop roller-coaster holds an almost mythic status among residents.
You don’t have to be from Alberta to be steeped in the lore of West Edmonton Mall.
I’ll never forget the first time I encountered its sinister presence. Forty-five metres in height and rufescent in hue, the Mindbender’s triple–loop design towers menacingly along the park’s posterior wall, its track twisting through the air like Satan’s fiery tail. Less than six months after the ride opened, tragedy struck. It was the evening of June 14, 1986, when one of the Mindbender’s cars derailed during the ride’s final loop, hurling four passengers to the concrete floor below.. 19 others were sent to the hospital.
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