The Interpreter Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Of course, the press release refers to it as "Michigan's First Suspended Roller Coaster" http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories....3866&EDATE= Oh, the name? Thunderhawk. Where it was, where it's going. Thunderhawk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dvo Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I'm pretty surprised that they don't even mention that it's coming from (the former ) Geauga Lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzarley Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 That's generally not the spin you'd want to highlight in a press release... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Surprised that they are not changing the name again. I guess MA fans should be happy that they are finally getting a good steel coaster. I rode it at GL and thought it was pretty fun, non-stop. Wonder if the trains have been refurbished or if they are planning on getting new ones? The previous trains looked pretty chewed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I never been to MA but it says that ThunderHawk will be the parks single most exesive ride. I think thats kind of funny cause the ride is used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I wonder why they haven't announced Dominator yet, maybe its not going to KD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutedarkness Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I wonder why they haven't announced Dominator yet, maybe its not going to KD. it might take longer to take down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstrwomann Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I hope MA likes Thunderhawk. It was my first inverted coaster. I will miss it. I remember when it was being built as Serial Thriller. It was something to be excited about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Yea, that was one fun ride, and I hope MA takes good care of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 That's generally not the spin you'd want to highlight in a press release... That's something that KI had to deal with when Firehawk was moved. Ultimately KIC was given free reign to talk about Firehawk as the former X-Flight. I think the same day that the initial press release came out, they had another about the process of moving a coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Bombay Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I dont think the general public really cares, especially for the non-enthusiasts (which is the major majority of the general public) it can be an attraction they've never experienced. My favorite thing that I heard while waiting in line for Firehawk.... Ride Op: "Enjoy your ride on Ohio's ONLY flying rollercoaster" Random guest: "What! X flight is a flying rollercoaster! Firehawk isn't the only one!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirium_Guy Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I dont think the general public really cares, especially for the non-enthusiasts (which is the major majority of the general public) it can be an attraction they've never experienced. My favorite thing that I heard while waiting in line for Firehawk.... Ride Op: "Enjoy your ride on Ohio's ONLY flying rollercoaster" Random guest: "What! X flight is a flying rollercoaster! Firehawk isn't the only one!" Very true. While standing in line for Firehawk this season, I did hear some people comment about how they moved the ride here from Geauga. Then again, like your example, I heard people compare Firehawk to X-Flight....clueless they were in fact the same ride :-) - Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH13TEEN Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 kind of funny when you think about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Surprised that they are not changing the name again. There really is no reason to change the name. This way they can still use some of the same material with minimal costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I dont think the general public really cares, especially for the non-enthusiasts (which is the major majority of the general public) it can be an attraction they've never experienced. My favorite thing that I heard while waiting in line for Firehawk.... Ride Op: "Enjoy your ride on Ohio's ONLY flying rollercoaster" Random guest: "What! X flight is a flying rollercoaster! Firehawk isn't the only one!" Very true. While standing in line for Firehawk this season, I did hear some people comment about how they moved the ride here from Geauga. Then again, like your example, I heard people compare Firehawk to X-Flight....clueless they were in fact the same ride :-) - Todd For some reason, when non-enthusiasts talk about coasters like they know everything, it strikes me as hilarious! Just the other day I was in line for The Racer, and the people in front of me said in sutch a confident and know-it-all voice, "Yea, of course steel coasters came before wooden, because The Racer was the worlds first wooden coaster, and it was made in 1983." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOFirehawkFAN Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I do think it's kind of funny that they are not changing the name, the logo, or re-painting it. Usually if all 3 are done everyone thinks its a new ride, it's going to look exactly the same so there will be a lot more of the general public that knows its used. I mean GL re-painted Texas Twister last year and there were guests that thought it was a brand new ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Didn't Cedar Fair repaint Thunderhawk not that long ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOFirehawkFAN Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Think they did that cause they knew they would be moving it? And Michigan is in such desperate need of a coaster CF figured they wouldnt have to do anything with it. Where as Dominator is prob gonna get a new name, new paint job and maybe even a little themeing? So CF never worried about painting it, but if CF did some of the work while GL was still standing it looked like they still cared? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 http://www.coasterimage.com/pictures/sixfl...ialthriller.htm http://www.coasterimage.com/pictures/geaug...hunderhawk.html I don't kow why they changed the name and color, I know that they changed other names from the Six Flags theme, but what does "Serial Thriller" have to do with the DC Comics, or any theming? It's not 'cause they were going to move it, because they didn't plan to move any major coasters until after they decided to close the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I believe that Six Flags had the rights to use the name Serial Thriller. Thus when Cedar Fair bought the park, they had to rename the ride. And the end result of that was the ride was renamed Thunderhawk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 I dont think the general public really cares, especially for the non-enthusiasts (which is the major majority of the general public) it can be an attraction they've never experienced. My favorite thing that I heard while waiting in line for Firehawk.... Ride Op: "Enjoy your ride on Ohio's ONLY flying rollercoaster" Random guest: "What! X flight is a flying rollercoaster! Firehawk isn't the only one!" Very true. While standing in line for Firehawk this season, I did hear some people comment about how they moved the ride here from Geauga. Then again, like your example, I heard people compare Firehawk to X-Flight....clueless they were in fact the same ride :-) - Todd I'll do you one better. Stood in line behind a few people who were arguing as to whether or not Firehawk was better than X-Flight. Not the type of arguments we would make [knowing that they're the same ride] but rather arguing about which has better elements, speed, etc. It was funny. I didn't have the heart to tell them. Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClevelandRocks10 Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Didn't Cedar Fair repaint Thunderhawk not that long ago?Thunderhawk was repainted in 2005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropZone99 Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Whats up with all the GL rides being moved and themed as hawks? Coming to KD in 2008- THE HAWK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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