The Bat is down

[Oldschool75]

Appears The Bat is down and the whole area is barricaded off. Wonder what's going on back there. 

[Orion742]

11 minutes ago, Oldschool75 said:

Appears The Bat is down and the whole area is barricaded off. Wonder what's going on back there. 

That is shocking! Wow, I think if they were closing it for good they would have said something… Is there a sign out front that says anything about it?

[MDMC01]

I did not see any sign by The Bat (other than the usual “this attraction is closed” sign blocking off the entrance) when I passed by earlier.

EDIT: According to the app, the ride appears to be back up.

[disco2000]

Didn't operate Thursday or Friday...I am sure someone knows why.... 

[gforce1994]

It looks like a span of the pullout has been replaced. Been awhile since I’ve seen it have Top Gun/Flight Deck track colors.

[Coasterteam]

2 hours ago, gforce1994 said:

It looks like a span of the pullout has been replaced. Been awhile since I’ve seen it have Top Gun/Flight Deck track colors.

Photos by chance? 

[IndyGuy4KI]

3 hours ago, gforce1994 said:

It looks like a span of the pullout has been replaced. Been awhile since I’ve seen it have Top Gun/Flight Deck track colors.

What are considering to be pullout?

[NegativeGs]

All I could see today were sections of track that looked like they were about to be worked on.

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[Orion742]

5 hours ago, gforce1994 said:

It looks like a span of the pullout has been replaced. Been awhile since I’ve seen it have Top Gun/Flight Deck track colors.

Are they repainting it back to Topgun?

[DoomPlague]

I've never seen those tripod jacks (I guess thats what you would call them?), but that gray track piece in the grass (service track?) has been sitting there for a while.

[MaestroJr]

3 hours ago, Orion742 said:

Are they repainting it back to Topgun?

No, that track has been sitting there for 4 or 5 years now 

[KIEagle33]

Whatever it is, I hope it starts operating again soon. In my opinion, it is one of the more underrated rides in the park, especially since it is one of the last of it's kind.

Edited June 12, 2022 by KIEagle33

[brenthodge]

worked Sat night

 

[disco2000]

It has been rather batty today 

[Oldschool75]

That is new track steel there. They have been replacing sections of track. The ride went down again today when I was there at 4pm. We were next in line and they just shut it down. 

[MaestroJr]

I may be in the minority but I wouldn’t mind tearing down Invertigo and The Bat and creating a whole new section back there. I hate Invertigo but I do like The Bat, I just think it’s about run it’s course 

[Orion742]

1 hour ago, MaestroJr said:

I may be in the minority but I wouldn’t mind tearing down Invertigo and The Bat and creating a whole new section back there. I hate Invertigo but I do like The Bat, I just think it’s about run it’s course 

I agree on Invertigo, it isn’t that enjoyable to ride and it is really dizzying. Maybe take out Congo falls and Invertigo and put a coaster that goes over the entrance like GateKeeper and Fury 325.

I think The Bat should stay, at least for a little while longer it is so well tucked back there that I can’t see anything else there besides The Bat.

[CorkscrewMcPuke]

59 minutes ago, Orion742 said:

I think The Bat should stay, at least for a little while longer it is so well tucked back there that I can’t see anything else there besides The Bat.

I agree. Arrow Suspension coasters are starting to get few and far between.

[KIEagle33]

16 hours ago, Orion742 said:

I agree on Invertigo, it isn’t that enjoyable to ride and it is really dizzying. Maybe take out Congo falls and Invertigo and put a coaster that goes over the entrance like GateKeeper and Fury 325.

I think The Bat should stay, at least for a little while longer it is so well tucked back there that I can’t see anything else there besides The Bat.

I agree, I can't see anything else there besides The Bat, or if The Bat left in the coming years, (as sad as that would be) the old SOB land plus The Bat land would make for something pretty good.

[purdude86]

On 6/11/2022 at 11:54 AM, Oldschool75 said:

Appears The Bat is down and the whole area is barricaded off. Wonder what's going on back there. 

Since it's the only thing back there and it's not a short walk makes sense for them to close off the entire path/area if it's down.

[Oldschool75]

Bat is down down. Lost a wheel and damaged the track.


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[disco2000]

The batmobile lost a wheel...and the joker got away

[Orion742]

42 minutes ago, Oldschool75 said:

Bat is down down. Lost a wheel and damaged the track.


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Was anyone on a train when the wheel fell off?

[CorkscrewMcPuke]

4 hours ago, Oldschool75 said:

Bat is down down. Lost a wheel and damaged the track.


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Oh my God. This can't be.

[Orion742]

6 hours ago, CorkscrewMcPuke said:

Oh my God. This can't be.

I am wondering if they will pull the plug on it… that would make me so sad, but arrow doesn’t exist anymore… getting the parts will be really really hard.

[KIBOB]

Doesn’t S&S still make Arrow parts?

 

EDIT: https://www.s-s.com/ride-services-and-parts/arrow-rides

[KIBeast]

Yes. S&S bought out Arrow and from what I know, they currently make parts for Arrow coasters.  S&S - Arrow

[WickedDragster]

I hope this doesn’t spell the end for Bat! 

[CorkscrewMcPuke]

I'm finding no citations online regarding this situation yet. I wonder if the damage is either extraordinarily minor or the park is trying to keep this under wraps until a proper investigation has been completed.

[disco2000]

Availability of parts is not the issue. 

Steel can only go through so many stress cycles before it is to the point of reaching its design and useful life.

Welds suffer from fatigue of thousands of train cycles over the years.

The cost to start replacing worn out steel and fatigued welds is usually more than the cost of a new coaster.  Doesn't mean a park won't go to the expense of doing extensive repairs, but most see the coaster end when that time comes.

Wood coasters are constantly having maintenance done and it is a lot easier to replace wood sections than it is sections of a steel coaster.

A stretch of the tubular track was replaced a couple of weeks ago. There are still replacement sections left. 

The damaged section of tubular track done by this can certainly be replaced, but an investigation needs to be done to see if any other damage was done other than the visible damage one can see of the track.

@CorkscrewMcPuke it was a light day after the park and weather had ran people out, so there just were not a lot guests back there at the time.  And if those there are not on social media, it won't get out online like it can on a busy Saturday...but I am positive it is out there if you look hard enough....