rodler
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Sunday, February 24, 2013 3:00:46 PM
How many shows have these rides now? It at least looks like a very cool and fun ride and I thought by now it would be as common as the zero gravity is on the midways today. I assume the mind blaster is just another variation of the ride or is there a difference in the track length on different models?
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Sunday, February 24, 2013 5:28:29 PM
to me its kinda boring. dont quote me but iherd the mind blaster has problems.I know of maybe two shows with discos and i cant rember ones name. i think reithofer and i now rcs had one. never seen a skater except in parks and they dont last long at least the ones ive seen.
JustinJames
Monday, February 25, 2013 12:37:06 AM
Rode a Disk-O at Dollywood at xmas time last year. Was fun but not a big thrill. NAME has a Skater on the Mid America unit as well.
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Monday, February 25, 2013 1:21:03 AM
rideguyray
Monday, February 25, 2013 9:58:02 AM
every time PGAM had the mind blaster set up here in Gaithersburg, MD from 2008-2011, each time i saw it, it was always broken down, or being fixed, just IMHO about that ride
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Erik9976
Monday, February 25, 2013 3:39:10 PM
Originally Posted by: rideguyray 

every time PGAM had the mind blaster set up here in Gaithersburg, MD from 2008-2011, each time i saw it, it was always broken down, or being fixed, just IMHO about that ride



That was AD Toler's not PGAM's. It was sold in 2010.
Matt C.
Monday, February 25, 2013 5:05:24 PM
Originally Posted by: Erik9976 

BCA has a Skater too



BCA has the kiddie version, much like a Rock N Tug. NAME (Mid America) has the full size version, much more like a Disko.
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daniel
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Monday, February 25, 2013 6:07:26 PM
who had the one at the ncsf a like 5 years ago. i think it was the first year wade was their cant rember.it was on the new midway kinda on the other side of wear teh vertigo is know.they had the midblaster twos years or more were the vertigo is now.
rideguyray
Monday, February 25, 2013 6:23:20 PM
Originally Posted by: Erik9976 

That was AD Toler's not PGAM's. It was sold in 2010.



Thank You Erik, i get them confused
thanks for straightening it out
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Bill P
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Monday, February 25, 2013 10:31:16 PM
Toler's Mind Blaster was the first EOS manufactured ride of it's type in the US. After the first season they added a second axle to the trailer to better distribute the weight. They may have also put some parts in a second trailer.

rideguyray
Monday, February 25, 2013 10:43:29 PM
erik, Any idea if Toler's Mind blaster actually ran, every time i saw it, it was always closed, or being fixed, this was various times over the 27 combined days that it was up in gaithersburg between 2008-2010
any ideas?
seemed like a money pit IMHO
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Skywheelrider
Monday, February 25, 2013 10:45:28 PM
Originally Posted by: daniel 

who had the one at the ncsf a like 5 years ago. i think it was the first year wade was their cant rember.it was on the new midway kinda on the other side of wear teh vertigo is know.they had the midblaster twos years or more were the vertigo is now.



It was 2006, PGAM's first year with the contract, and the Disk'O came from Steel Pier.


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Monday, February 25, 2013 11:08:44 PM
Originally Posted by: rideguyray 

erik, Any idea if Toler's Mind blaster actually ran, every time i saw it, it was always closed, or being fixed, this was various times over the 27 combined days that it was up in gaithersburg between 2008-2010
any ideas?
seemed like a money pit IMHO



it ran. I saw it operate many times. before he sold it however, I think there were some problems with the computer on it and had it fixed to sell it as A.D. sold his pieces.