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 section	Coney Mall - X-Base
Coordinates	39°20′33.84″N 84°15′45.82″W / 39.3427333°N 84.2627278°W / 39.3427333; -84.2627278
Status	Removed
Opening date	May 26, 2007 (2007-05-26)
Closing date	October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)
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 / 41.3509; -81.3802
Status	Removed
Soft opening date	May 24, 2001
Opening date	May 26, 2001 (2001-05-26)
Closing date	September 17, 2006 (2006-09-17)
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]