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- From: mac18@po.CWRU.Edu (Michael A. Cornell)
- Newsgroups: rec.roller-coaster
- Subject: Re: Bat "deaths" (was Re: Top Gun at King's Island)
- Date: 17 Nov 1992 17:41:27 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- Reply-To: mac18@po.CWRU.Edu (Michael A. Cornell)
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- In a previous article, cf170@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Kevin R. Russell) says:
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- >
- >In a previous article, rdorocke@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (rob lawrence dorocke) says:
- >
- >>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."
- >
- Was The BAT designed to swing in 4 directions? I was told that it
- was supossed to. It also seems that flat turns would be about the dumbest
- things to put on a ride. It would cause so much strain on the ride that
- no engineer would design a coaster like that.
-
- Also....what is the COMPLETE REAL STORY. I'm still kinda clueless.
-
- Mike
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