What are your thoughts on The Bat returning?

I voted twice. Glad, but I will miss Top Gun theming...the under station walk through was quite enjoyable and will be missed

I will probably forget to call it Bat and call it flight deck.

^^ We all will at first.

I've rarely called it Flight Deck (most rides I call by whatever old name they used to be). Calling it The Bat may be easier. Maybe.

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It's probably going to be Top Gun The Bat for a while to me....maybe even Top Bat,

I forsee issues...

"...and that's why The Bat was torn down."

"What do you mean? The Bat is right next to Banshee."

"No, I mean-"

Either way, I do think this here is a real good thing.

Very glad to see its return. It is going to freshen up Action Zone along with Banshee and create a new appealing environment in that section of the park.

This news makes me GREATLY Happy and Excited!

It's probably going to be Top Gun The Bat for a while to me....maybe even Top Bat,

Top Flight Bat Gun Deck, anyone?

Lets just refer to the ride as

Personality Disorder

I think it is safe to say 2014 is gonna be a great season so far.

^^ Don't forget the unofficial names of Swoop and Thunder Road to that string.

How about "Thunder Swoop Top Flight Bat Gun Deck Road."

Lets just refer to the ride as

Personality Disorder

That name belongs to what is currently Woodstock Express.

...which is the Kings Island coaster most likely to be renamed again in the future, perhaps several times. It's a fairly odd coaster, which has had some incredible licensed and/or trademarked names. Perhaps the best one of all was abandoned due to corporate vanity and desire for pecuniary gain.

Please, KI, bring back Beastie!

^I've always liked that name better than Woodstock express.

When I was getting of Surf Dog I heard a kid no older than 5 say:

"Come on Mommy, lets go ride The Beastie!"

My Dad gave a chuckle, and I, a large grin.

Paramount should've never changed the name in the first place, that was one of their biggest mistakes IMO. However Cedar Fair then names it Woodstock Express with the introduction of Planet Snoopy...

Bottom line is that I don't care what the theme of surrounding area of the ride is, it should've always remained The Beastie. At least since it's obvious now with the announcments of Banshee and Bat that Ouimet seems to care about parks' invidual history of old rides and ride names, maybe, just MAYBE, we'll see WE return to it's former nominal glory.

They were/are advertising their cartoon characters....Even when it was Beastie, Scooby Doo and gang were present...

Dang it! I just started to get used to calling it "Flight Deck". I'm glad though because it was very confusing to some when I said Flight Deck they thought I meant FoF and vise versa.

They were/are advertising their cartoon characters....Even when it was Beastie, Scooby Doo and gang were present...

Uh, Scooby Doo and gang are not now nor were they ever Paramount characters. TimeWarner owns them, having bought them with Turner Broadcasting, who had bought them from Taft. Kings Island had the original non-exclusive park license from its Taft days. That license has since expired. The current theme park licensee is Six Flags Entertainment Corporation.

Did they say that they were getting new trains?

The current trains will most certainly be refurbished and painted.

"Top Bat Flight"

Personally I'm really happy that the same trains will be used since I really like them. I haven't ridden in the floorless ones but I think I'd rather have our current set. I also have no issue with the same restraints being used.

Overall I really like the new name/color theme and I think it will look excellent. I would like to see some kind of station retheme to make it fit with the name a little more, but if they don't I'm still happy with the name change and the new color scheme.

I'm happy the same ones will be used too. Banshee and Invertigo both utilize the other type so this provides a different experience on an invert

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"Top Bat Flight"

You mean "Top Bat Swoop Thunder Flight" .

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I'm personally going to be able to get used to calling it "The Bat" faster than I did calling "Top Gun" "Flight Deck."

Paramount should've never changed the name in the first place, that was one of their biggest mistakes IMO. However Cedar Fair then names it Woodstock Express with the introduction of Planet Snoopy...

Bottom line is that I don't care what the theme of surrounding area of the ride is, it should've always remained The Beastie. At least since it's obvious now with the announcments of Banshee and Bat that Ouimet seems to care about parks' invidual history of old rides and ride names, maybe, just MAYBE, we'll see WE return to it's former nominal glory.

Former Glory as in reverting to its original name: Scooby Doo?