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Not necessarily, the footage on the 360 camera I captured at BGT was amazing, felt like footage out of a commercial.  Again, it was done with body mounting gear.

It always fascinates me what now-defunct rides from KI stick in my memory and which I have no recollection of.  We started going to the park every year in 1982, when I was 3. So, theoretically, I would have gone for several years when Screamin' Demon and The Bat were there. I know we walked around the park, because King Cobra fascinated me as a kid. But I have no memory of seeing either coaster in action. I didn't know what The Bat was until years after Vortex opened; I think I learned about it when I was in the lobby of International Restaurant, where they had several news clippings from throughout the years on the wall.  I'm curious about what would have happened if The Bat would've been successful -- I agree with others that the novelty would have been intriguing for a bit, but I don't see it having much longevity (no one went to Cedar Point for Iron Dragon for long). How much of the park's late-80s, early-90s success can be attributed to Vortex? That ride certainly wouldn't have been in its picturesque location, and it might not have been built at all (IIRC, it was built for basically free as a favor by Arrow after The Bat was closed). They would likely have gotten some sort of Arrow looper, but I don't know it would have been as special. Without that, do you still have a thrill-seeking audience coming in? 

Not with the new technology

I mean 90% of POVs are garbage anyway. They need to be mounted to the train or else it's just way to shaky anyway.

At least it's not limited to just the rides in Adventure Port like a certain "other park" would have done