Do amusement parks like Kings Island still hold trademarks on the names of their former rides? If so, there is no need to file a new trademark on the ride name again. Just like Ford and GM still hold the trademark names of their former car models that they no longer produce, like Falcon, Granada, Corvair, Firebird and T-Bird. If this is the case, there is no need to file a new trademark on The Bat as the name of a new ride that might be flying in the area!

Dracula, that evil vampire that he is and the prince of darkness, has transformed into a giant vampire bat, is swooping down through the mist and fog as he choose his victims. You can hear the loud, bone chilling screams as they try to protect themselves from being turned into the undead, just like the evil vampire that is Dracula! But there is no escape from the evil clutches of his talons and fangs as he grabs and transport his victims to his evil lair. They will rule the night for all time.

Trademarks last indefinitely, but I don't see one for The Bat. It could be that it was formerly registered to someone else and not transferred to CF, but I'd have to do a more extensive search to know.

We may have rain comming.

We may have rain comming.

The weather channel says till clear by 10

This day just keeps reminding me of this game.

I have a bad feeling im going to be very unhappy tomorrow at the park, me and youngstud will be carried out in cuffs. I can picture it now... this rollercoaster will be the fastest b&m invert, it also has the most trim brakes on any b&m invert to date with 7 which is a world record ya! ( editing to emphasize " will be carried out in cuffs " was metaphorically speaking, just shows how severely disappointment i will be. )

This is why I am not attending the announcement.

Sorry, I just had too.

LOL the best post so far LOL.......

My prediction:

Designer: B&M

Style: Inverted

Name: Banshee

Loops / Inversions: 8

Height: 212'

Duration: 2:48

Kinda like playing the "guess your weight" game... =)

Local 12 is about to do a news report.

Has anybody been by CSF to see if any of the trailers have left?

I will be heading out that way for a few hours and then plan on heading to Kings Island for the announcement. I'll swing by and see.

Local 12 is about to do a news report.

Have they done it yet?

I thought really hard about taking a day off today for the announcement but after nearly reaching a mental deadlock I decided to roll over the vacation day I would have used to 2014 so I can spend a day riding.

I'll probably go poop at 10:30 or so. I'm sure it will be all over every outlet I frequent by then.

JTW wins for post of the day!!

Local 12 is about to do a news report.

Have they done it yet?

Probably just talking about the announcment tonight. There's nothing on their website but that.

three words- floorless standup coaster

three words- floorless standup coaster

Would that be a ride designed by women, for women? As a man, I know I ain't getting on no flooress standup coaster.

three words- floorless standup coaster

How in the world would that work?

three words- floorless standup coaster

How in the world would that work?

They could call it "Hangman, the Ride"

Have a vest restraint like Firehawk but you are in the vertical position.

Hangman was a very underrated slc at opryland.

three words- floorless standup coaster

How in the world would that work?

Couldn't help it.

^Is a floorless stand up even possible lol

A floorless standup would be essentially be BICYCLE SEAT: THE RIDE.

(Bicycle rider, just see what you've done - to the church of the American Indian! Say, do you like worms?)

Ouch.

Local 12 is about to do a news report.

Have they done it yet?

They did. It was stupid, and only about 30seconds.

It wasn't stupid. Its hard to report on something that your not familiar with. Its like one of us trying to report on a cricket match in england.

Overall this is what one can deduce so far Height:? Length: .75-1 mile Inversions: 5-6 ( 2 loops, batwing, at least one zero g roll)

Mock up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uT2dYfd49M&feature=c4-overview&list=UUGQ-GoleMI5SnqLSyfmIT0Q

There are a few things wrong in that video....the biggest one being that the entire layout is mirrored to what the blueprints show...

Also, Screamscape is no reporting that Flight Deck might be renamed The Bat because the Flight Deck logos on the trains have been removed. Really?!?!

On another note, it sucks that people like me (who live far away from the park) can't see anything from the webcams because of the weather...

How many acres is the site in question?

What if this whole thing just turns out to be a stratacoaster?

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three words- floorless standup coaster

The only ride that men come off holding themselves and women come off smiling.

I would be happy.

why does Kings Island web site countdown say 10 hours till announcement ???

why does Kings Island web site countdown say 10 hours till announcement ???

it says 9 hrs and change on my browser.