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- From: rdorocke@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (rob lawrence dorocke)
- Subject: Re: Bat "deaths" (was Re: Top Gun at King's Island)
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- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 16:52:56 GMT
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- In article <1e4stkINN4jo@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> aq009@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David A. Johnson) writes:
- >
- >In a previous article, rdorocke@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (rob lawrence dorocke) says:
- >
- >>KI had a ride like this called the Bat about 8-10 years ago, but they had
- >>a lot of troubles with it. The cars kept falling off and people got
- >>killed often. SO, Needless to say, they took it out. Does anyone
- >>remember it??
- >
- >I don't know if this article was entirely serious, but I thought someone
- >should clarify.. The Bat did indeed have a lot of mechanical problems
- >(which have been discussed here several times), and it was removed for that
- >reason.
- >
- >However, no one ever died on The Bat. Indeed, nobody has ever died on
- >any of Kings Island's roller coasters. In fact, the only ride-related
- >death in KI's history was the Flight Commander incident during the 1991
- >season. I'd say that's a pretty good record for 20 years of operation...
- >
- >(I just had to respond... Urban legends, y'know.. What can you do?)
- >--
- At least two people died on the Bat, I remember that vivdly. One of the cars
- fell off and the people in the front were killed, the ohers were
- hospitalized. About three years ago, two people died on the King Cobra when
- 3d
- hospitalized. About three years ago, a man was killed on the King Cobra
- when his seat fell off of the main chassis. I remember this one also
- because I was there the day after it happpened. I was dissappointed that
- it was not running and was told by my father that he saw the story on the
- news
- >_________________ David "Buddy" Johnson _________________
- > "I'm \ aq009@cleveland.freenet.edu / ...no one
- > looking for \ "The Beast is always / seems to have."
- > something... \ lurking in ambush." / -Mudhoney
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