Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Question: What roller coaster at Kings Island was a childhood favorite of The Parent Trap star Elaine Hendrix?

Answer: The Bat. Kings Island’s original Bat operated from 1981 to 1983 and was billed as the world’s first suspended roller coaster in nearly a century. In 1993, the park opened another coaster with trains suspended beneath the track: Top Gun. That ride was later renamed The Bat as a tribute to the original.

Elaine Hendrix, best known for playing Meredith Blake in The Parent Trap, visited Kings Island while spending time with her grandparents, who lived in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.