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wood6291jp I Guess Donkeys Are Okay
Joined: 19 Jan 2007 Total posts: 18 Location: Georgia Age: 20 Gender: Male |
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The Pics of SFOG from the seventies were sweet i could only imagine... the longest time ago i can think of is back before Batman and before the promenade was built, all while mind bender was still brown. The watersides where the scorcher is now is a welcome change tho.
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| Ed THE BOY
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| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 3:59 am Post subject: |
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These cars are very similar the old ones on the Vampire.. But I think they had alot more body work on them, and a larger bat..
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| montezooma "Can I get clamshells out of this ATM?"
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| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:58 am Post subject: 1981 Kings Island introduces "The Bat" |
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Kings Island - The Bat
As a follow up to the post of some old magazine ads, here is some good stuff from Kings Island I found, the year they introduced the Bat.
The year is 1981, after riding high on the success of the nationally recognized Beast roller coaster the park is about to introduce the "next generation thrill ride".
Before I get to the Bat, get caught up on the park the way it was in 1981. There is quite a bit of reading but it is all interesting stuff and a good way to brush up on Kings Island history.
Enjoy.
Shane
PS. If you love looking at old nostalgic amusement park stuff check out my thread that is dedicated to all the old parks, rides and fun stuff of the past. I will be updating it with old stuff every now and again so check back often.
Shane's Amusement Attic
See Vekoma's version of the suspended coaster here...
Vekoma's Swinging Turns
click here to see footage of The Bat in action.
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| This is the official Press Release for "The Bat" 1981 |
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| The Beast was a huge success and even appeared in national magazines such as People. Notice the capacity of the ride when it first opened. |
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| Scenes from the park circa 1981. The Beast in it's prime! |
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| The other big thrill ride at the time was "The Demon" aka "the Screamin' Demon" |
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| Boy the racer looked good back in it's hey day. What happened to painting the rides red, white and blue? So much better than faded and flaking white and grease. |
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| A history of the park in the 80's with a description of each themed areas and the rides and games at that time. |
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| Here is the way the park laid out. Park Map from 1981 |
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| The big new addition..."The Bat" |
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| very small themed sections of the park. Safari is now gone and little remains of Oktoberfest |
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| montezooma "Can I get clamshells out of this ATM?"
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| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:13 am Post subject: |
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Here are some of the News releases and photos from the park that introduce and describe the experience of "The Bat"
Also is some interesting stuff on coaster history and Arrow Development, the company the built and disassembled the ride.
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| What a great logo. Everything about this ride was done right, well except for the ride. The Logo was great, the station fit the theme and the trains were some of the coolest trains ever to ride the rails...or hang from the rails as the case may be |
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| Originally the ride was designed to have two corkscrews but Arrow was not able to perfect the swinging, so they were omitted. Probably a good thing. |
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| This release talks about Arrow Development and all it's accomplishments at that time. |
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| another press release about the ride. When it opened it was "the toast of the town" all that is left is some footings that can barely be seen beneath the Vortex. |
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| Scroll down for even more Bat photos... |
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| PKI JizzMan Jizzy jizz jizz jizz jizz
Joined: 17 Sep 2006 Total posts: 2618 Location: Stuck in Ohio, wishing he is in Australia. Age: 18 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:38 am Post subject: |
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Wow, thanks alot, dude! I really wished they kept Kings Island as Kings Island... 
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| alpengeist04 Bonafide Donkey Expert
Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Total posts: 1746 Location: Winter Haven, FL Age: 35 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:38 am Post subject: |
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| Very cool, thanks for sharing the old magazine ads. It really brings back good memories. I can't help but think of Great Adventure and Kings Dominion from the early 80's when viewing these pics.
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| coastercrazed49 I Love Eli Manning!
Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Total posts: 1498 Location: Boston, MA Age: 16 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:39 am Post subject: |
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Wow great pictures!
The Bat looked awesome. One question what ride tooks it place?
I was looking around and I found pictures of the train: http://www.rcdb.com/ig627.htm?picture=3.
The Bat themed cars looked amazing.
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| tptimes I Guess Donkeys Are Okay Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Total posts: 1 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 8:40 am Post subject: |
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| Cool find Montezooma, I really enjoyed reading that!
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| montezooma "Can I get clamshells out of this ATM?"
Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Total posts: 1284 |
| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:12 am Post subject: |
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| coastercrazed49 wrote: | Wow great pictures!
The Bat looked awesome. One question what ride tooks it place?
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The Bat was replaced by the Vortex. I believe Arrow basically gave them the ride as an apology for the whole Bat mess.
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| Sunfire Full Fledged Great America Enthusiast!
Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Total posts: 459 Location: Bay Area Age: 18 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:34 am Post subject: |
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| Ahh, Marriott's Great America. The good days that I never got to see. How I wish I was alive in that era. Is there a nostalgic smiley somewhere ?
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