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- From: cf170@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Kevin R. Russell)
- Newsgroups: rec.roller-coaster
- Subject: Re: Bat "deaths" (was Re: Top Gun at King's Island)
- Date: 17 Nov 1992 15:32:08 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- References: <Bxro89.DqH@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <Bxq5x2.Fov@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> <1992Nov14.193310.1678@news.columbia.edu> <1e4stkINN4jo@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
- Reply-To: cf170@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Kevin R. Russell)
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- In a previous article, rdorocke@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (rob lawrence dorocke) says:
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- >In article <1e4stkINN4jo@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> aq009@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David A. Johnson) writes:
- >>
- >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
- The Bat had a lot of problems, but there were no deaths on it. I have heard
- "The Saga of the Bat" from the guy that was the head of maintence at Kings
- Island from the time the park opened until about 1984. The problems were
- purely mechanical, and as I stated in an earlier post, mostly due to flat
- track. (no banking). I don't know if any cars fell off the track, but I will
- check with him the next time I get a chance.
- --
- Kevin
- "Friends don't let friends ride E.T."
-