I am so glad that The Bat is flying to King's Island again. I was disapointed when the original flew away. Great to have a throwback to the eighties again.

Welcome to KIC!

Today's image comes from Kings Island PR Twitter account!

Don go climb the lift hill and turn around I want a view

Go look at the comments for that picture...screamscape got tagged..why people why

So many people use Screamscape for bits on this. Screamscape did report on this, but it happened and I really wouldn't bring it up anymore because it is unnecessary to the criteria. Glad to see the update on The Bat, I can't wait to ride the new haunted attraction!

once again... that orange looks great

I think the original logo should be used for The Bat. It has great detailed graphics and wasn't used but for one year anyway. Bring a throwback logo to Kings Island.

Why only one year? The original Bat operated for parts of three seasons: 1981, 1982 and 1983.

And the original logo was used throughout the park, all season, during those three seasons, I believe.

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Not gonna lie, I'd prefer this kind of sign/logo instead.

Not gonna lie, I'd prefer this kind of sign/logo instead.

It looks Olde European to me, something I like compared to the steel winged beast of the west.

i just realized in the picture kingsislandPR tweeted the other day you can orange at the bottom left of the picture too!

As you can see in the Top Middle of the picture, You can now see that the drop is orange!

Looks great. Kudos to whoever came up with this idea and kudos to management for actually following through with it.

Definitely. It's going to look so good next season!

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The snow really adds to the effect as well. Really makes Banshee and from what little bit of The Bat, pop out!

I have photos of The Bat (and Banshee) taken from GWL during the KIC Christmas party I will put up this weekend. My computer is broken so I can't really use it. I am getting a new one after work tomorrow though.

I'm just excited to see that AZ is really getting a facelift! It will be great to walk through it on opening day next year!

Not sure if mentioned elsewhere, but the brake run was painted.

That already looks so much better!

Wow! looking good! Can't wait to ride The Bat this summer.

"The track on The Bat (formerly Flight Deck) roller coaster is in the process of being painted orange. The columns will be painted two shades of charcoal. It's going to look sharp!" - Kings Island's Facebook page

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Look at the life that paint gives this great old ride

It's going to look SO much better come next season! Great paint job for a great ride!

Look at the life that paint gives this great old ride

Agreed! I scratch my head when I think about it's recent repainting....why wasn't it painted this color back then? What made this time different?

Look at the life that paint gives this great old ride

Agreed! I scratch my head when I think about it's recent repainting....why wasn't it painted this color back then? What made this time different? 

Banshee. It's going to go right by The Bat so why not give the old ride a nice spiffy makeover? I'm also still hoping for a dark theme sub-section not sure how Skyflyer would fit in a dark theme sub-section without being renamed though.

Wow! That is gorgeous!

Good Grief! That is starting to look wicked! Cannot WAIT to ride this come Spring/Summer 2014.

Lovin' the new paint job. Can't wait to see wait to see what they do with the station, as well, even if it is ends up being just a subtle change. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing the end result.

Not gonna lie, I'd prefer this kind of sign/logo instead.

I agree. Don't get me wrong. I like the new logo. But it reminds me of a hockey team, whereas the classic logo has more menace to it. It's got a bite to it. Plus, I love horror-themed stuff, and the classic logo sort of embodies that. Not that I actually think they should drop the new logo or anything. I just prefer the retro one, that's all.

I'm also still hoping for a dark theme sub-section

That'd be cool!