Mrlittle Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Does the Bat count as a new credit? Just kidding Seriously this is awesome news. Will make the area look great and we know the Bat will not go anywhere for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intaman Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 This sounds really cool. I am looking forward to the new color scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Wow, this is really great! I love the direction Cedar Fair seems to be going, adding new rides while reintroducing classics to give each park more of the charm they used to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Seriously impressed with all these "right" decisions that Cedar Fair has been making lately! It will be cool to give this section of the park a theme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrozooka0 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 And one of the worst coaster names in the US is 1 step closer to extinction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewalk13 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 This is great, I love this coaster and I'm glad to see it sticking around and getting some much needed love! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skramp Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 So it looks like they have 75% of the loop up now, but I'm not sure if it's the camera angle or what, but it looks really squeezed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacoaster09 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I had a feeling something was up today which is why I posted their tweet earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 A Bat, rather than a Flight Deck, definitely goes better with a Banshee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 ^Dissagree. When I think of Flight Decks, the first thing that comes to mind is screaming Banshees. I seriously love this re-theme. Now all that will be missing from this area would be a cool ghost hunting dark ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 RIP to one of the greatest coaster names ever! The Bat certainly fits together with Banshee, though. dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougMJr Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 This just feels so right. Can't wait to ride both banshee and the newly themed bat next spring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Turbo Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I thought it was strange when I saw the tweet and was a little suspicious, for good reason apparently. I can't wait to ride both of them during the Mini New Hotness tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmullin Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 The new paint scheme should be pretty neat, assuming they repaint it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajfelice Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Is it May yet? Chomping at the bit to get back to arguably my favorite "large" park. The Bat name fits the coaster's location much better than a flight theme. Tucked away in a dark, wooded area is the perfect spot to encounter some bats. The logo is pretty sweet too. Really neat seeing all the different bats that are integrated into it. Most importantly, one of my personal favorite coasters seems to be sticking around a little while longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFOGdude25 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) ^^From the press release. The new color scheme for The Bat will feature orange track with two shades of charcoal for the columns and structure. Black will be the featured color of the trains. Edited October 29, 2013 by SFOGdude25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveStL Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Awesome news! Great move by CF. Love to see a tunnel added or something like that. The new paint scheme should be pretty neat, assuming they repaint it! They are, it is in the announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark549 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Looking forward to see how that loop turns out. I quite like the idea of loops warping around the lift although, based on Banshee's video, I like the way Riddler's Revenge and Kumba's loops do it a bit more. I don't know why but I think they look cooler as they warp the lift at a smaller angle while Banshee's does it at a 90 degrees one. I wonder how well one will be able to see the lift while going through the loop on an inverted train? Riddler riders can easily see the lift (and it looks uncomfortably close ...). I presume Kumba has the same experience (haven't ridden it yet). Is Banshee the first upside-down B&M without a corkscrew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Dive machines don't have any, neither do most flyers. But I think it will be the first invert, assuming that thing after the tunnel on Oziris is a corkscrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCT3Bross Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 ^ According to RCDB it's a Zero G. So not the first inverted without a corkscrew. I see they're on a nice speed. Didn't expect the loop to be this far yet. (I don't check the Webcam every day so you I miss some parts.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRCT3 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 But I think it will be the first invert, assuming that thing after the tunnel on Oziris is a corkscrew. I won't call it a corkscrew, more like a non-heartlined zero-g roll. I'm excited to see the new trains for The Bat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 ^and ^^ RCDB must have changed it as I'm sure that the used to say it was a corkscrew, I just didn't really see one there. Not that important anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCjunkie Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Wow, this is really great! I love the direction Cedar Fair seems to be going, adding new rides while reintroducing classics to give each park more of the charm they used to have. I agree. CF makes another good decision with the Bat re-theming. Also another reason to visit KI next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkwjjm Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Really excited to hear this news! I have always been fascinated by the original "Bat" and it's legendary saga. So glad to see King's Island making yet another brilliant marketing decision. Invoking memories of a ride of the past is always a great way to generate interest and nostalgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_IntaMAN_ Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Awesome that KI is bringing back a charm of history back to the park. Hopefully we can see more CF parks across the chain do this to older rides in lesser themed areas. Will definitely need to visit KI in 2014 if I could get the chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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