Lagoon · Operating · 2005

The Bat

33 ft · 26 mph

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Kid rideLagoon Official park siteKiddieland

Vekoma33 ft · 26 mph

The Bat has operated in Kiddieland since 2005 as Lagoon's only inverted, suspended-style family coaster, giving younger riders their first taste of hanging below the track rather than sitting on top of it. Vekoma supplied the compact layout, sending small suspended cars through mild swinging turns across 1,121 feet of track at a gentle 26 mph top speed, calibrated specifically for riders too small for the park's larger inverted or looping coasters. Its bat-and-cave theming ties visually to Kiddieland's broader family-attraction branding without the intensity of a full-scale suspended looper. Two decades after opening, The Bat remains one of the more distinctive family coaster credits in Lagoon's Kiddieland lineup.

Specifications

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Ride profile

Scaled against Lagoon's operating coasters

FamilySteel

Park intensity

Height

33 ft

#9 of 10 at Lagoon

Height33 ft

Speed26 mph

Length1,121 ft

InversionsNone

Ride experience

Family
Inverted
Steel

Specs from lagoonpark.com

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Tight intertwined track where multiple layers cross — visual chaos and quick transitions.

History

Sourced timeline and background for The Bat.

Timeline

2005
The Bat opens
Exact 2005 opening day not published by Lagoon.
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Background

Lagoon's Kiddieland had never offered an inverted, suspended-style riding position until The Bat opened in 2005, giving the park's youngest guests a scaled-down taste of hanging beneath the track rather than sitting on top of it.

Vekoma supplied the compact family layout, sending small suspended cars through mild swinging turns across 1,121 feet of track at a gentle 26 mph top speed — intensity calibrated specifically for riders too small for a full-scale suspended looping coaster elsewhere in the park.

The ride's bat-and-cave theming ties into Kiddieland's broader family-attraction branding, though its scope stays intentionally modest compared with the elaborate queue theming found on the park's larger thrill coasters.

Two decades after opening, The Bat remains Lagoon's only inverted coaster credit of any size and one of the more distinctive entries in the Kiddieland lineup.

History primarily sourced from lagoonpark.com. See also our data policy.