Firehawk (roller coaster)

Firehawk
Previously known as X-Flight at Six Flags Worlds of Adventure/Geauga Lake (2001–2006)
Firehawk in 2007
Kings Island
Park sectionConey Mall - X-Base
Coordinates39°20′33.84″N 84°15′45.82″W / 39.3427333°N 84.2627278°W / 39.3427333; -84.2627278
StatusRemoved
Opening dateMay 26, 2007 (2007-05-26)
Closing dateOctober 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)
Replaced byOrion[1]
Geauga Lake
Park section50's Midway
Coordinates41°21′03″N 81°22′49″W / 41.3509°N 81.3802°W / 41.3509; -81.3802
StatusRemoved
Soft opening dateMay 24, 2001
Opening dateMay 26, 2001 (2001-05-26)
Closing dateSeptember 17, 2006 (2006-09-17)
CostUS$15 million
General statistics
TypeSteel – Flying
ManufacturerVekoma
ModelFlying Dutchman (1018m)
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height115 ft (35 m)
Length3,340 ft (1,020 m)
Speed50 mph (80 km/h)
Inversions5
Duration2:10
Max vertical angle33°
Capacity520 riders per hour
G-force4.3
Height restriction54–80 in (137–203 cm)
Trains2 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]

  1. ^ a b "Orion: Kings Island". Kings Island. Retrieved August 16, 2019.