Gazza
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A boat load about to be saturated.
Congo Falls Sign
The station in Rivertown.
The turnaround section on the other track.
At the end of the racing section the two tracks peel away from each other for the turnaround. Viewed from above, this makes the layout look like a giant Y.
Looking back towards the first drop.
The first drop viewed from the X-Base side.
First drops.
The first half of the ride is on the inner tracks. You can almost reach over and high 5 riders on the track next to you.
From the twin loading station the trains loop around underneath and ascend the lift hill in parallel.
An overview.
The entrance and main queue house.
The final turns.
The transfer track and train storage.
The Bat is in fact the 2nd suspended coaster to operate at Kings Island. The first iteration of the ride (Of the same name) operated briefly from 1980 to 1984. Being a prototype with a very forceful layout it was plagued by mechanical problems, until it was forced to close.
The old and the new. In the distance you can see the steep upwards curve from Banshees 2nd loop, leading into the inline twist.
The ride was previously known as Top Gun, and Flight Deck.
The loading station.
The switch track system for train storage.
