| Firehawk | |
|---|---|
| Previously known as X-Flight at Six Flags Worlds of Adventure/Geauga Lake (2001–2006) | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Firehawk_5.jpg) Firehawk in 2007 | |
| Kings Island | |
| Park section | Coney Mall - X-Base |
| Coordinates | 39°20′33.84″N 84°15′45.82″W / 39.3427333°N 84.2627278°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | May 26, 2007 |
| Closing date | October 28, 2018 |
| Replaced by | Orion[1] |
| Geauga Lake | |
| Park section | 50's Midway |
| Coordinates | 41°21′03″N 81°22′49″W / 41.3509°N 81.3802°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Soft opening date | May 24, 2001 |
| Opening date | May 26, 2001 |
| Closing date | September 17, 2006 |
| Cost | US$15 million |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Flying |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Model | Flying Dutchman (1018m) |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Length | 3,340 ft (1,020 m) |
| Speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| Inversions | 5 |
| Duration | 2:10 |
| Max vertical angle | 33° |
| Capacity | 520 riders per hour |
| G-force | 4.3 |
| Height restriction | 54–80 in (137–203 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 24 riders per train. |
 Fast Lane Plus was available | |
| Firehawk at RCDB | |
Firehawk was a flying roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio. Manufactured by Vekoma, it originally opened as X-Flight at Six Flags Worlds of Adventure on May 26, 2001, billed as the Midwest's first and only flying roller coaster. Cedar Fair purchased Worlds of Adventure in 2004 and began efforts to downsize the park. X-Flight was relocated to Kings Island following the 2006 season, where it reopened as Firehawk on May 26, 2007.
The roller coaster's layout was identical to Batwing, another Vekoma Flying Dutchman model, located at Six Flags America. Firehawk closed permanently on October 28, 2018, and was later demolished. On August 15, 2019, it was announced that Firehawk would be replaced by a new Bolliger & Mabillard coaster named Orion, a giga coaster that opened in 2020.[1]
- ^ a b "Orion: Kings Island". Kings Island. Retrieved August 16, 2019.