Well, back to the photos! Here is one of The Bat. Oh I'm so sorry, I meant to say The Bat.

When did the Troika get repainted? It looks so much better in that color.

As opposed to a picture of The Bat

Or this kind of bat...

Is that dinky fence on the original bat supposed to keep people out? ^

Of all the coasters I wish I could have ridden, it is The Bat. Yeah I know it should be capitalized but the fact that we have turned into a forum that kicks each other over punctuation has gone to far. If 13 year olds can join this forum do you honestly think grammar and proper punctuation will be followed? This is a Internet forum, not a classroom.

Anyway..

The coaster just had an interesting layout and looks like one fun ride.

Never got to ride it was never operating when I was there. After standing in line for over an hour it shut down.

I had the privilege of riding it a quite a few times, and yes, it was one fun ride.

2013 Blood Drums at KI Haunt

IMG_9108 by ki_faerie_wench, on Flickr

Promotional image for Scooby-Doo and the Haunted Castle, which made its debut at the park in 2003.

A look inside Scooby-Doo and the Haunted Castle.

4th time ever on Vortex - on 8/17/2010 by KIC-Vortex_BFF, on Flickr

This was from August 17, 2010. It's a picture of me about to take my 4th ride ever (yes, 4th) on Vortex! I was 11 years old at the time.

Had I not uploaded it to my Google+ account as a profile photo along with 2 other photos from 10/23/2010, it would have been lost forever when my laptop's hard drive had failed in 2012. In order for me to be able to share them on here, I just downloaded them and re-uploaded them to Flickr. I'm very thankful they were on Google+ already, or else I would not be able to eventually share them with my fellow KICentral members right now.

Taken 2009

IMG_1861 by ki_faerie_wench, on Flickr

*shudders* Spongebob always kind of creeped me out.

Spongebob is nearly as creepy as the Haunt Jack-in-the-box.

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Image5 by ki_faerie_wench, on Flickr

Congo Falls in the early 90's, when it was known as, Amazon Falls.

Is that dinky fence on the original bat supposed to keep people out? ^

'Twas a different time. Believe it or not, back then, guests entering restricted areas was not a large concern for the park. I think that changed after the infamous Tower Johnny incident.

Back then, Cedar Point coasters had neither seat belts nor gates. Chutes: Stay Behind the Yellow Line. And guests...DID.

^ Darien Lake's Mind Eraser still has no loading gates. Not to many people stepped in front of the yellow line unless the ride was stopped.

Promotional material for the debut of Kings Island's first Halloween event, FearFest, in 2000.

That was an exciting time too!

From my mom's old slide collection. Year unknown, late 70s or early 80s, KI&MVRR

0513081219 by ki_faerie_wench, on Flickr

Sleepy fountains

Renderings from 2004 of The Italian Job Stunt Track, now known as Backlot Stunt Coaster.

(Notice the "Siebert Shipping" label)

DCFC0422 by ki_faerie_wench, on Flickr

I really wish they would add water back to the Stunt Track. Even if the cannons didn't work or anything think it would look better just having some water in there.

DCFC0090 by ki_faerie_wench, on Flickr

So many depressing pictures. I never went on the antique cars (Antique Cars? Not trying to start another argument, actually asking if they were called "Antique Cars"), but that made me depressed - then The Italian Job with its yellow track, "splash" landing, overall better looking theme, and that waterfall^. So sad.

Yes, they were called Antique Cars, and I miss them still to this day.

And only the concept Italian Job had yellow track. It opened without it.

This picture bums me out..all those trees

DCFC0189 by ki_faerie_wench, on Flickr