Cool video! While I never got to ride the original Bat, I remember walking by it quite a few times. It was always closed and I also remember seeing welders on the track. Also, just to clarify, the trains anti-rollbacks and chain dogs were on top of the cars and not the bottom. The bottom of the train did have the brake fins but everything else was above the rider.
I realized that after the video was already published. Apparently some of the information I got from the article was incorrect. Live and learn I guess.
I got to ride the original The Bat. As a matter of fact, it had broken down for about 45 minutes but I stayed in line because I wanted to ride it so badly. I loved the swinging back and forth. Wish I still had my Bat button that they sold back then.
I was 15 when I rode the bat and my shoulder slipped out the harness that kept me in, luckly I had my best there to help me and hold on to me, very scary still think about it too this day I got Lucky
I sprained my neck on the original The Bat. I appears to glide around those curves, but it didn't, at least not for a rider under 100 pounds. I swung from side to side inside the car! But I'm not mad about that. I'm really happy I got to ride The Bat.
Yes! While The Bat is currently a coaster at Kings Island it is not the original. The current Bat was originally named Top Gun. Then after Kings Island was bought by Cedar Fair the coaster was renamed to Flight Deck. The name was finally changed to The Bat in 2013 in honor of the original of the original coaster.
I just rode the new Bat for the first time and really enjoyed it! First time at Kings Island. I loved it. I'll have to go back when I'm not with a grown man who acts like a little bitch about roller coasters and getting splashed
I was 7 yrs old in 1981 when I rode this thing on a cold September morning, my first thrill ride. Pants were suitably sh*t. 😂 Did the beast at night that same day too. Great memories! Thanks!
Is it in poor taste for them to have renamed Top Gun/ Flight Deck to The Bat? I feel like it is half hearted attempt to capitalize on this type of nostalgia.
I rode the original Bat with my wife the year it opened……we both loved it….it was a great coaster !
Cool video! While I never got to ride the original Bat, I remember walking by it quite a few times. It was always closed and I also remember seeing welders on the track. Also, just to clarify, the trains anti-rollbacks and chain dogs were on top of the cars and not the bottom. The bottom of the train did have the brake fins but everything else was above the rider.
I realized that after the video was already published. Apparently some of the information I got from the article was incorrect. Live and learn I guess.
@@TheThemeParkFiles No worries. It happens to me as well.
Met two people that rode The Bat. Both said the same thing about it. Some parts were so rough it would slam you hard you would get bruises.
"and those who never got to wrote it, envied those who did" gotta love those captions!
Nice video! Good info and you literally have the perfect voice for this type of vid. Subscribed!
I got to ride the original The Bat. As a matter of fact, it had broken down for about 45 minutes but I stayed in line because I wanted to ride it so badly. I loved the swinging back and forth. Wish I still had my Bat button that they sold back then.
I was 15 when I rode the bat and my shoulder slipped out the harness that kept me in, luckly I had my best there to help me and hold on to me, very scary still think about it too this day I got Lucky
Excellent info and footage from my home park! Well done!
I sprained my neck on the original The Bat. I appears to glide around those curves, but it didn't, at least not for a rider under 100 pounds. I swung from side to side inside the car!
But I'm not mad about that. I'm really happy I got to ride The Bat.
I think I goit about 7-8 rides on the Bat.
I grew up going to Kings Island and Cedar Point
Kings Island, Cedar Point & Carowinds were my home parks!
This is my fav ride
Someone died on the old Bat
I got to ride it with my family, as a kid. It was so fun.
Hold, the heck up. There is still a bat at kings island right? I just ride it this season!
Yes! While The Bat is currently a coaster at Kings Island it is not the original. The current Bat was originally named Top Gun. Then after Kings Island was bought by Cedar Fair the coaster was renamed to Flight Deck. The name was finally changed to The Bat in 2013 in honor of the original of the original coaster.
I just rode the new Bat for the first time and really enjoyed it! First time at Kings Island. I loved it. I'll have to go back when I'm not with a grown man who acts like a little bitch about roller coasters and getting splashed
Me too... I've been going to Kings Island almost yearly and I never knew until (9-25-2022) that it re-opened, and I rode it for the 1st time.
I was 7 yrs old in 1981 when I rode this thing on a cold September morning, my first thrill ride. Pants were suitably sh*t. 😂 Did the beast at night that same day too. Great memories! Thanks!
Misleading considering it was rebuilt. I didn’t hear that anywhere in the video.
There’s a new bat if you don’t know
I just rode it
I got to ride the original and it was awesome. It’s too bad that it was stressing the steel and breaking down so often.
The bat sucks. Tare it down. Vortex should have never been torn down
False bat is still working
You're getting confused. The Bat you ride today was the former "Top Gun/Flight Deck".....this Bat was where Vortex once stood
Is it in poor taste for them to have renamed Top Gun/ Flight Deck to The Bat? I feel like it is half hearted attempt to capitalize on this type of nostalgia.
My sister got hurt on the bat
The bat is still up dummy
No, they’re talking about the original one. If you watched the video you would know. The Bat that is still operating today is the original “Top Gun”.
There was a very old BAT That once stood Where the vortex was and now i dont know what is Standing there.