THE BAT

(The reason there are hanging coasters today)

NAMED AFTER: The flying mammal.

THEME: Riders would fly, suspended from an overhead track, much like a bat through the night.

SPECIAL FEATURES: World's first hanging coaster of any time. It was, however, not permanent, and served as a prototype for others to come. XLR-8 was the first permanent one.

OPENED: 1981 (taken down in 1983)

WHERE: King's Island, Cincinnati, Ohio

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