Brain Teaser

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This article is about the roller coaster. For the British game show, see BrainTeaser.

Brain Teaser
The Brain Teaser with the Mind Eraser in the background.
Location	Darien Lake
Type	Steel
Status	Open
Manufacturer	Zierer
Designer	Werner Stengel
Model	Out and Back roller coaster
Height	10.8 feet (3.3 m)
Length	197.5 feet (60.2 m)
Max speed	16.2 mile per hour (26.1 km/h)
Inversions	0
Capacity	600 riders per hour
Brain Teaser at RCDB
Pictures of Brain Teaser at RCDB

Brain Teaser is a steel family roller coaster manufactured by Zierer of Germany. The coaster is currently located at Darien Lake in New York.

[edit] History

When constructed in 1981, it was the first roller coaster at the park.^[1] The coaster was originally called Ladybug for its ladybug shaped trains.^[2]. When it became part of Adventure Land for Kids (created in 1988) it was renamed as "Nessie the Dreamy Dragon" to fit with the dragon-like theming of the area.^[3]

The ride was green with yellow seats and a black track until it was moved to its new location and renamed in 1997. The ride now has red track with blue supports and a single blue train. This color scheme is similar to the nearby Mind Eraser, an inverted roller coaster built by Vekoma in 1997.

[edit] Current operation

Brain Teaser is primarily intended for children. The coaster is operated with one five car train with one row per car. Riders are seated two per row for a total of ten riders per train. When the ride is used at full capacity it can take 600 riders per hour.