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Also, silly question in regards to Racer running during Winterfest. What makes it possible for it to run this year vs previous years? Was it the retracking or? Just curious. Either way I am really excited to see it on the roster for this year!

I'm excited to see Racer and SSR added! I'm looking forward to adding those to my "winter coaster ride" experiences!

The "what if?" has always gone through my mind had they built Top/Flight/Bat somewhere that wasn't so far off the path, would it have a longer line and more love in general? I mean it really is an awesome-well balanced coaster that fits somewhere between moderate to thrilling. I mean heck, there have been days I have ridden it where that thing just absolutely HAULS through the course and takes me by surprise being mildly planted against my seat. And with there being so few of these Arrow Suspended coasters left, I am grateful we still have ours. I don't mind the walk back to it because its really pretty being back amongst the trees and sometimes its a relatively more peaceful being away from the crowds. But I often wonder due to the lower foot traffic, how much longer will this area be known as it is? I feel deep in my heart of hearts there will probably be a massive overhaul to that area some day. But I think we have awhile before that comes to be seeing as there are still more glaringly obvious plots needing attention first ( Vortex plot-I'm lookin at you!) Until then, I look forward to as many Bat rides as I can get and will cherish it while we have it.

On the way to a test last week I am pretty sure I saw the track for the new coaster at the steel plant in Batavia. It was getting dark out and I had to primarily focus on the road, but knowing they manufacture B&M track is common knowledge, the track appeared to be the same shade of red as the mock up imagery proposes and the pieces looked like invert track. So about 99.9% sure that's what I saw. Pretty neat either way. Only a coaster nerd could appreciate seeing new coaster track chilling in a lot

I suppose the geese are sentient now and are posting complaints on these forums

Heck even if you were angry, you'd be within your right since again...you PAID for said upgrade to be able to receive said item. We as humans deal with enough of this garbage from so many other companies/services, you'd think something like this would be an absolute non-issue. Its like some insurance BS "well you paid for this but we're not gonna provide this service to you because we don't feel like covering for the service you paid for". It might be funny to laugh as people getting upset over something so small-but re-read that. It is a small thing and that's exactly why it shouldn't be a cumbersome experience to obtain. Having to go around to 6 different places to be told anything but "yep!" is simply bonkers. Sorry, but not sorry. If I paid for something with my hard earned dollars, I expect to receive said item. No matter how small. Period.

It's the fatigue of always having to fight for stuff we've already paid for. Granted I didn't purchase the premium drink plan. I can see how and why this would be frustrating to encounter so many snafus over such a simple transaction. Yes, they already have your money, but whatever happened to the integrity of business' taking care of their customers? This seems to be rampant everywhere, hence the fatigue with having to deal with so much headache over the simplest things.

I'm not exactly trying to split hairs with you here. I am just saying for the express purpose of using an IP again that has a negative backstory to it, the company did the thing. That is literally all I was getting at. Not the success of the ride itself but the simple fact of using an IP that has tales to tell in a not so positive light. That was all.

I also get where you are coming from, but I feel the argument for the injuries it caused could be considered null and void considering TTD also caused a catastrophic injury that nearly killed a woman and yet they still green-lit a re-imagined TTD into TT2- albeit not being operational for 99% of the season. And one could argue that SoB was also ultimately closed for engineering issues because if engineering/build quality were not an issue, those injuries more than likely never would have occurred the way they did. Just sayin'. Both the OG Bat and SoB were for all intents and purposes, prototypes, neither were successful. Both full of lore and stories for days be it good or bad. So that is why I say nothing is ever 100% off the table with these places.

I can't help but laugh when people say "why would they want to bring back a failed attraction?" or "it was awful and rough". Look. The facts are, yes, it was a failed attraction. Very much so. That's no family secret. But it is also an attraction that still garners a lot of buzz amongst the GP and enthusiasts. Never is a big word that gets thrown around a lot until there is a dollar to be made. I wouldn't put it past the park to use the IP again if they knew it would really make them some money. Just food for thought there. Also a side note, the original Bat could also be said to be a failed attraction. It might not have gotten near the bad press that SoB did, but they still brought back the IP. And also, I am one who rode SoB many times. I was younger then and could handle the abuse from the ride. Would I ride it now if it were in the form that it was in from my last memory? Probably not. I can say for a fact that my last ride on it before it shut down forever was a week or two prior to the permanent closure and was honestly the best ride experience I ever had on it. But it did not always run that well and I know that as it stood back then, it was not a good ride. BUT, guys and gals, if they did for whatever reason decide to bring it back to life, do you really think they would build a coaster that wouldn't be fun and enjoyable? The industry as a whole has grown up a lot since the late 90's/early 2000's. If they were to build a reboot it wouldn't be the ride we remembered. It would be an entirely new ride all together and one they would ensure would have far more success and reliability than the former. That's not to say that there still aren't hiccups with reboots (IE: TT2 ) but I would wager to say that if they took a gamble on reusing an infamous IP such as SoB they would want to go with something tried and true to regain footing. I will, repeat, again, I am in no way saying they will ever resurrect this guy. But these are different times we are living in and technology has advanced, lessons have been learned. IF an infamous IP were to make its way back into the ether, I would imagine it would be a Son The Beast himself would be proud of.

I got in the FL line around 1730HRS

But his spirit lives on...

Our ET was open yesterday. And mannnnnn it had a line! Also yes, it was a bummer seeing Banshee closed yesterday. It's oddly quiet when she's not running. I hope she gets some much needed TLC during the off-season.

Honestly shocked they didn't sell out!

My concern at this point is when are we going to get a solid new looping coaster? We are severely lacking in that department after both Firehawk and Vortex were scrapped.

Even with FL, you won't catch me at any park on a Saturday night during Haunt. Just the park being mega crowded itself does not sound like a good time to me.

I will check it out! Thank you!

From X and copied into Reddit. Who wants to pick one up for me on my behalf? Sucks they will only be sold inside the park this Saturday.

I always thought the logo post loop removal looked really sad too. It was definitely empty without the signature element. I appreciate that all of the SoB merch they've released over the years uses the original logo with the loop. It always looked so cool. I really wanna get one of the metal light up signs from Scott's page as that has always been one of my favorite logos. For the fun of it, lets just say they did do a reboot. I wonder what the new logo would look like? I would hope they would still use the eyes as those are iconic to the design. A mix of old and new would be really rad.

Just sad. It would be nice to have some clarity on what actually happened to it though. Scrap or storage?

And they present to us: "TIGER HAWK!!!"

Too bad you don't run this on Instagram or I'd definitely give it a follow. I gave up Failbook some time ago because it was painfully toxic for me and my limited social media presence is far better for my mental health. But if you ever do make an accompanying account for this on Insta please let me know!

Just another amusing social experiment I suppose

Just combine the two and make the tallest, fastest only wooden invert on the planet!

I was about to say Banshee really is out here having the worst time this season. Definitely hope no more bad things happen before the season is out.