Jokiki

I went to Kings Island today, had a great time even though Diamondback was down. I rode Firehawk once, FRONT seat as we were first in queue, and really enjoyed it! The flipping over and the loop "flipped" me out a bit, but I would definitely enjoyed it regardless. I told the restraints lady that I was petrified so she pushed my restraint down as close as possible. Thank you all for your encouragement, I am very happy I rode it.

You guys are all great. My mom may be going with me too this year, so we're both scared together, but we're also both determined to ride it together! I may hate it, and never ride it again; or I might love it, and have it become an awesome addition to my ride list. I can imagine that the ride for me would be a completely different experience than some of you larger guys for sure. JC, if you ask them to push it tighter will they usually? I often do that on rides like Barnstormer at Dollywood or Skyhawk at Cedar Point and they usually will. Couple more questions (yes I'm full of 'em) About how long is Firehawk (in terms of minutes or seconds)? When do you flip over?

Not really. If you're staying at a hotel, they sometimes offer cheaper tickets (just don't fall for the timeshare tickets). One piece of advice I have, is to go after 3:00 one day, even if just for an hour or so as you'll be able to ride quite a bit before park closes, and then go the whole next day for only 1 admission price.

Actually Millennium Force and TTD are built by Intamin, not B&M, and Raptor is definitely B&M too. I actually prefer the B&M flyers over the Vekomas. Superman: Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Over Georgia is the only one I've ridden so far. On it, I can do the Superman pose, where as on Firehawk, I have to hold on to the handlebars as well. Oops, thanks for the correction on Intamin vs B&M. I am going to Six Flags Georgia this summer, I am excited to try Superman and others! Does anyone have a close-up picture or video of Firehawk? Thanks Tanna, this helps that other small people have ridden it and enjoyed. The tip to stay flat is one I will remember, as I could definitely see myself propping up to the bars.

Is Firehawk an early entry ride?

Hmm, I've never ridden a flier, the only parks I've really been to are Kings Island, Cedar Point, and Dollywood. I know Diamondback, Millenium, TTD, and Wild Eagle, and maybe Raptor (unsure) are all B&M"s, and I happen to really enjoy them all.

Thanks Interpreter, the Delirium one helps a lot, that will be on my definite to do list. As to Firehawk, thanks for the words of wisdom, I'm not sure if I can convince myself or not. My grandma is the fearless one, but she definitely won't go on it due to the jerkiness. As to the "fun" scale what would you rate Firehawk say from 1-10?

Hello everyone, First of all I am new to this forum, but I have lurked for about a year now. I live in Tennessee, but grew up about 10 minutes away from Kings Island and still try to visit at least once a year! I have a couple of questions on two rides, but first let me give you some background information: I am very petite 4'10" - 86 lbs. I love coasters and heights, but I need to feel very secure, I don't like much wriggle room for the most part What I like at Kings Island (in order): Diamondback, Flight of Fear, Beast, Vortex, old Top Gun (can't think of name), Drop Tower, and some of the other flat rides. There are two rides I would like to try, but need more information on them: Firehawk & Delirium Firehawk: (1) I'm mostly "worried" about the restraints here, not that they're actually unsafe, but that in my weird brain, I won't feel secure which will semi-freak me out. This ride looks like a lot of fun, but I've psyched myself out twice staring at it so far. (2) Also, is it rough at all? My grandma is 68, but loves riding still, but only if it's very very smooth, as she's getting older now - she loves Diamondback, but won't ride any other coasters due to their roughness. Delirium: Two questions here as well (1)restraints? (2) how dizzying is it? I can handle some dizziness, but not a whole lot. I can ride the Spider, but I can not ride Scrambler or Shake, Rattle, and Roll.