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1 year ago
Happy birthday to our very own Arrow Dynamics suspended coaster, The Bat at Kings Island! My boy is turning 31 this year!
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I missed Woodstock's Air Rail's birthday this year guys
and on it's first year of its new name!
anyways I love the bat
I wish that it had more theming though
or...any theming for that matter
the station building is shaped like an aircraft carrier from back when it was top gun & flight deck
so that's pretty cool
and there's still an American flag painted in the queue
but no spooky bats
no signs
Nothin'
I mean if KI put up a rubber bat in the station somewhere I'd probably be satisfied.../hj
but yeah
we love the bat here
it's pretty forceful the further back you sit
and if you ask me the pepper grinder-type beat that is the anti-rollback system is always a bop going up the hill lol
11 DAYS UNTIL KINGS ISLAND OPENING DAY!!!
1 year ago



I present you with some images of The Bat from yesterday! Honestly kind of underrated in my opinion. If you ask me, you can't really go wrong with an Arrow swinging suspended coaster! Well, unless it was the original The Bat. That one wasn't too great from a design perspective XD
(Images taken 5/27/2024)
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I think this is the first time I've talked about the bat on here
if not then it's probably the second time or something
i like it a lot
the further back you go in the train the more gs you feel as it swings around the turns
ITS GREAT
my only complaint is the back rest in the seat
it's stupid hard for no discernible reason
and I feel like as an enthusiast I'm contractually obligated to say something about the over-the-shoulder restraints
but otherwise it's pretty great!
they got rid of the stars in the circles on the queue tunnel from back when it was Top Gun/Flight Deck last year
which I think is sad
the painted-on American Flag is still there though!
so we haven't lost everything!
man I wish this ride had really *any* bat theming
it's really barren from a theming perspective
but at least the ride is good!