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Just another Arrow/Chessington link, I've heard that the trains were re-used on the Vampire. Can anyone confirm?
The Vampire was a great ride in its day, just a shame the original Bat cars could not be replaced. I always feel the new Vekoma ones just don't run as smooth. They seem to jolt a little round the track, but that said it still is a lot of fun.
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by deasondodger » Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:37 pm
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by JamesMC » Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:15 am
Great Pics/info- you should upload some of the pics to Roller Coaster Database, because the last time I looked, there were not many graphics attached to the entry for "The Bat"
Went to KI when The Bat was in it's 2nd year of operation but we hit the park on a day when it was down. I talked to an employee on The Eiffel Tower who informed me that it never ran very regularly after it's first season, and that it might have to be rebuilt or torn down. Somewhere I think I might have some Kodak 110 pics of the ride, if I can find the shoebox that they're in, I'll try and post them. I didn't take too many because I was mad that the ride was down for the day, and the next time I got back to KI, The Vortex was brand new and sitting in place of The Bat.
Thanks for the memories.
Went to KI when The Bat was in it's 2nd year of operation but we hit the park on a day when it was down. I talked to an employee on The Eiffel Tower who informed me that it never ran very regularly after it's first season, and that it might have to be rebuilt or torn down. Somewhere I think I might have some Kodak 110 pics of the ride, if I can find the shoebox that they're in, I'll try and post them. I didn't take too many because I was mad that the ride was down for the day, and the next time I got back to KI, The Vortex was brand new and sitting in place of The Bat.
Thanks for the memories.
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I love looking at the old brochures from different parks. You are doing a great job my friend, keep it up and keep the trips down memory lane coming! 
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by bluea61 » Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:04 am
Ccron10 wrote:What happened to the trains?
Just another Arrow/Chessington link, I've heard that the trains were re-used on the Vampire. Can anyone confirm?
The Vampire was a great ride in its day, just a shame the original Bat cars could not be replaced. I always feel the new Vekoma ones just don't run as smooth. They seem to jolt a little round the track, but that said it still is a lot of fun.
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by Skramp » Thu Dec 27, 2007 7:20 pm
I don't know, you tell me if these are the same cars? Found the pic on rcdb.com under The Vampire. They might be, but this was the only shot they had that showed the cars. It says these were replaced in 2002 with newer trains.
link:http://www.rcdb.com/ig784.htm?picture=1
link:http://www.rcdb.com/ig784.htm?picture=1
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