Comments on: Mind Eraser @ Six Flags | Coaster Reviews

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:52:08 +0000

I only rode the one at six flags new england. I did experience alot of headbanging, although it didnt hurt my head as much as other headbanging coasters(arrow loopers) because I found the restraints to not be that hard. But as if the headbanging wasnt enough, on some moments my back slammed against the back of the seat, I remember this on the first drop. Suprisingly, the person I rode with said that they liked the ride, and that they leaned their head to the right and experienced no headbanging.

By: Linaskye

Linaskye — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 04:15:41 +0000

I just rode nor’easter at wildwood and experienced the vest-like restraint system. While these restraints completely eliminate headbanging, they do (of course) nothing for the innate roughness of the ride. I really thought something was wrong with the coaster and I was going to die, it was so rough. I will give this coaster one prop though: with the vest restraints, there is nothing to hold on to. Nothing. I know I was flailing for purchase for the entire ride, and it was an interesting feeling (although with the roughness, it was more like sheer abject terror than a healthy fear at times). I actually had fun on Sea Serpent and had minimal headbanging (unlike Sidewinder and Tidal Wave–the other two Vekoma boomerangs I’ve been on), and Great White was pretty fun, but I will never ride the Nor’easter again, and I can’t see how these “hang n bangs” still get so many people to ride.

By: Joel

Joel — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:06:40 +0000

Rode exactly 1 time for GEOMARCUA AND A BAD DREAM!!!!!

By: mark

mark — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:10:20 +0000

The two models of this I’ve ridden were painful (Maryland, California), not re-rideable. I think part of the problem is the upstop wheels have a gap between them and the track, unlike the B&M inverted coasters where all of the wheels are always against the tracks. This probably accounts for a lot of the rattling of the ride. If they could redo the wheel systems to eliminate the gaps of the wheels that would probably make this a more pleasant experience.

My last ride on Kong had me vow not to ride it again, and why ride it with Medusa next to it — that ride is very re-ridable, one of the best of the B&Ms.

By: Quil

Quil — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:50:31 +0000

I have only rode the Minderaser@SFNE, but I didn’t like Batman OR the ME. Maybe it has to do with wich one you ride, or possibly when

By: OSM

OSM — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:23:36 +0000

I rode Flight Deck at Canada’s Wonderland, and I think I might be one of the few people that actually enjoy Vekoma SLC’s. I experienced some headbang on the inversions, but it wasn’t too bad, and I had no headache afterwards. It feels like you’re going much faster than 50 mph, and the intensity was nonstop, and the way the train tore through the inversions was awesome. The idea of a compact inverted coaster is ingenious, and I actually thought they executed it too. Maybe Flight Deck is one of the better constructed models, and maybe the Mind Erasers are as bad as everyone says, but I actually preferred Flight Deck to B&M’s Batman The Ride.

By: MDC

MDC — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:03:34 +0000

One word: HEADACHE
That is why Mind Eraser @ Elitch’s is my least favorite roller coaster of all time.

By: Lucas

Lucas — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:27:32 +0000

I went on the clone in SFDC and I remember being so excited until after the double wing over. I felt like a bobble head at a baseball game. usually on a ride the rider looks forward to what is next, not on this. I remember people sitting in back of me saying “ow ow ow”.

By: MarvelMaker

MarvelMaker — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:51:49 +0000

Wow – 2003 was before they re-painted it and added the light show, I think….? They painted it white and added this light show at night as well.

By: malcolm

malcolm — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:17:47 +0000

hangman bangs your brains out. wild adventures have great potential in all of the main coasters but they just too rough to be noticed by anybody