Browntggrr Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 (edited) I'm not sure if this has been posted before, but I found a great site dedicated to The Bat. The pics are unbelievable.The Bat Edited January 1, 1970 by browntggrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPcobra Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 The Bat truly was an amazing ride it was way better then top gun. But a very strong rumor says that bat returns in 2005 in a form of Alpengeist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slingshooter0607 Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 That would be an awesome theme.The Bats Revenge.Or somethin along those lines.If only a bat and a cobra some how corresponded..We would have the theme for racing/dueling inverts like Dueling Dragons at IOA.That would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 Nice info, I will lok for the station for the moon looking cur-outs next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSASBoxcarRace14 Posted June 19, 2003 Share Posted June 19, 2003 Nice site, yea I hope KI will bring back The Bat as a nemesis to the originial. "The Revenge of The Bat" sounds awesome. Good idea! I hope to see a inverted coaster next year like the Raptor at CP and call it "The Revenge of The Bat" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantStopCabron Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 This has ALL been said before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPcobra Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 Actually the new bat ride is supposed to be similar to Alpengeist and its supposed to be called "The Bat Returns". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbilly Posted June 20, 2003 Share Posted June 20, 2003 The Bat really did look like a great ride. Hopefully they don't clone any other B&M invert, a new design should be made just for The Bat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted October 13, 2003 Author Share Posted October 13, 2003 (edited) Ok, forget it. The site must have been shut down. Edited January 1, 1970 by browntggrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I highly doubt that PKI will bring back The Bat theming. There are so many other good themes to use, and reusing The Bat, especially when the only people who remember The Bat are enthusiast and a small group of 30-something adults, would be pointless. The park would be getting so many questions, "Why isnt it just The Bat, why The Bat Returns?" So, in conclusion, dont count on the park reusing themes from 20 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYoung2003 Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I highly doubt that "if" we get a new coaster next year (and thats a huge IF), that it will be themed around The Bat or King Cobra or whatever. But according to Craig Ross, we are not in the coaster race so I highly doubt a new coaster is in our future anytime soon. I kind of hope we dont get a new coaster, like somebody said before, I hope we get HB expansions and flat rides for the next 10 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Just because we are not in the coaster race does not mean will not get a coaster. It is pretty much expected now from the surveys that 2005 will be the year of the coaster. Not being in the coaster race only means we aren't trying to beat anyone else with our coaster amounts or abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Homey Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 If only 30 somethings and enthusiasts know about The Bat, then how do you explain the younger generation knowing of it? Because of sites like these. Now you have pics posted and the history of the ride posted.(not here). Also, there is not enough flat rides to choose from out there to fill the next ten years. The kids' area doesn't really need any work either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 No,no, no, re-read the post. I will put this in caps, so read real carefully. I quote myslef, " ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO REMEMBER The Bat ARE ENTHUSIAST AND A SMALL GROUP OF 30-SOMETHING ADULTS" Now, read that 3-4 times, and you can clearly see that I was saying that enthusiasts know about it due to the websites, and 30-something (agewise if you have never heard that phrase) adults know it because they rode it. Any other questions that I can answer because people dont read posts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterKrazy Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 If only 30 somethings and enthusiasts know about The Bat, then how do you explain the younger generation knowing of it? Because of sites like these. Now you have pics posted and the history of the ride posted.(not here). Also, there is not enough flat rides to choose from out there to fill the next ten years. The kids' area doesn't really need any work either. A Bat themed coaster won't be coming to PKI. Like said before, there are too many other themeing possibilities that would draw more attention from guests. The Bat was a ride built pre-Paramount ownership, so chances of them bringing it back are about zero. This rumor has been around for a LOOONG time, and I seriously doubt it's going to happen now. And there are enough flat rides supply PKI for the next ten years. Heck, there are so many different flat rides on the market that Paramount's Kings Island could add two each year for the next decade and still have plenty left over to chose from for another ten years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryler87 Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 (edited) a bat-themed b&m invert...hmm...i seem to like this idea. however, like many have said before, the only group of people who would understand the whole "The Bat returns" idea are those in their 30s and coaster freaks (like us...not as an offensive label). i have to admit...it would be sweet. 230 ft tall...5000 ft long...a few inversions...use the forest terrain well; and now you have one of the world's best inverts. despite how cool it'd be...its not going to happen. Edited January 1, 1970 by fryler87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradb055 Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 I think a Bat themed ride would be fun, but is probley unlikely. Its still fun to read about the orginal and see the changes that have been made to the new suspended and inverted coasters. Here is a great site I found on The Bat. The Bat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkifamilyguy Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 why is there so many negative comments about getting a new coaster for 05. That PKI is not in the coaster wars anymore. That a new coaster is NOT going to happen. It seems to me that MANY people would like a new coaster in 05. I think that adding a variety of different ride experiences is important. we have the new water park expansion for 2004, delerium and TRTR in 03 and 02, and SCOOBY in 03. It seems to me the next logical step for expansion would be a new coaster. I know that PKI is a family park and that is why i like it so much. but families ride coasters too. PKIFAMILYGUY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby_Doo Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 RIGHT ON PKIFAMILYGUY i agree with you totally! but a coaster would be nice but iam happy that a new waterpark is going in PKI always comes up with great ideas and the themeing is almost Perfect on SDATHC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 I'll just state again....straight from Craig Ross's mouth earlier this year... "Kings Island is not in the coaster race, like a certain neighbor to the north" (or at least close to those exact words) I'm not saying that we won't get one, I'm pretty darn sure we are getting a coaster in 2005, but that is over a year away. This thread was about The Bat website and I know I just responded to something that was not Bat related.... so closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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