The Beast was red at one time so it seems to fit that theme. We don't know where we will be getting on it to say what theme it should have or what it should fit.

Maye,if it was planned by Paramount it was supposed to be "Speed Racer:The Ride"Or the coaster or something else....?

Well...maverick is in a similar area at CP and it is red. Maybe they're going to give it a similar color scheme, which wouldn't be too bad. I personally think red fits in but they need to give it the tan supports etc. like Maverick.

I personally would be happy with either one a dive machine or a sit down hyper. They are both extremely intense fun roller coasters.

I would like to see a rusted-looking coaster for KI in that area, but who knows? It could very well be going overseas for all we know.

Shaggy has stated on Coasterbuzz that this is definitely not a dive coaster. THAT, I can believe.

I would like to see a rusted-looking coaster for KI in that area, but who knows? It could very well be going overseas for all we know.

we already do, it's flight deck (the only bad thing is it is real rust.)

Maye,if it was planned by Paramount it was supposed to be "Speed Racer:The Ride"Or the coaster or something else....?

Bahaha. Will it have neon colors and give samples of acid? Haha. Speed Racer was crap, I could see it as the new 'stoners hang out' It was seriously some guy on acid.

Maye,if it was planned by Paramount it was supposed to be "Speed Racer:The Ride"Or the coaster or something else....?

Bahaha. Will it have neon colors and give samples of acid? Haha. Speed Racer was crap, I could see it as the new 'stoners hang out' It was seriously some guy on acid.

I'd be frightened what KI would charge for hits of acid.

Lord, we thought food prices were high!

During today's conference call, Mr. Kinzel said major capital investments have a two to three year lead time, whatever that adds to this party!

Exactly, and Brown as I said in my post I believe PP had planned them then put them on hold when they split between Viacom and CBS.

The most Paramount had to do with this coaster was accepting the meeting to discuss the idea. And that might be a stretch because for any type of planning beyond the initial meeting would have included land surveys around swan lake and behind Crypt.

There has not been anything indicating Paramount was involved in any type of planning stages.

^^The only thing I would say is the layout (over a midway and somewhat unique in where its station will be and going into the woods) screams Cedar Fair and not so much Paramount, which had a lot of self-contained ride parcels.

Maye,if it was planned by Paramount it was supposed to be "Speed Racer:The Ride"Or the coaster or something else....?

Highly unlikely, since Speed Racer is a Warner Bros. movie...

Did Paramount have anything to do with Firehawk? If they did, and KI was still PKI than i could see them naming it "Transformers: The ride"!

No...though at one time the coaster could have ended up at Kings Island, as Paramount Parks initially had an exclusive contract with Vekoma for Flying Dutchmen, which they cancelled after the problems with Stealth in California (now known as Nighthawk at Carowinds..) The third of the trio ended up at Six Flags America as Batwing, what Paramount Park it was destined for (almost certainly Carowinds) is the topic of many an argument among some.

No...though at one time the coaster could have ended up at Kings Island, as Paramount Parks initially had an exclusive contract with Vekoma for Flying Dutchmen, which they cancelled after the problems with Stealth in California (now known as Nighthawk at Carowinds..) The third of the trio ended up at Six Flags America as Batwing, what Paramount Park it was destined for (almost certainly Carowinds) is the topic of many an argument among some.

I knew about that. But after the problems with Stealth, did Paramount plan Firehawk, or did CF? Because it takes about 2-3 years to plan a coaster, and so it had to be planned in 2005 or 2004. And back then, it was PKI...

^ FH was originally at GL, a CF park and moved to KI in 2007.

Paramount had nothing to do with FH.

Well of course i know that Firehawk was at GL... but CF planned the ride pretty quick...

Well i'm sure it is a whole lot easier to take and existing ride and move it to a new location, rather than having to design a whole new ride and figure out where to put it. Also FH is all contained in one area so i'm sure that made things simpiler than if it was somthing like MF at CP where it is all over the place.

^ I am not too sure about that.

Even though FH existed at another park, you can't move footers, electric, station etc. All those things were new to KI.

Aside from the design, it would be just like installing a cookie-cutter coaster (i.e. Everything installed as new equipment.).

Maye,if it was planned by Paramount it was supposed to be "Speed Racer:The Ride"Or the coaster or something else....?

Highly unlikely, since Speed Racer is a Warner Bros. movie...

Well,maybe it was Indiana Jones,with some great theming!

WHERE DID YOU TAKE THIS?

WHERE DID YOU TAKE THIS?

What are you asking about?

Actually Six Flags took the former X-flight. CF had nothing to do with it.

...except moving it to Kings Island, in a location where Paramount Parks had originally intended to put it and had planned for it (though others dispute this...).

WHERE DID YOU TAKE THIS?

What?

I'm confused, where were these tracks seen at?

At the steel B&M plant in Bativa OH

Those pieces started showing up in BM'S lot last season, too far in advance for Kings Island.

You mean in Clermont Steel Fabricators lot? B&M does not have their own production facility in the States. They contract with Clermont Steel to do all their steelwork in North America.

Highly unlikely that they would fabricate the track in the US and ship it over seas. I would imagine that B&M would have track for overseas project fabricated overseas, especially with the high cost of fuel.

Well in that not going to expand plan thing it siad their ordering track for 2010.

Actually Six Flags took the former X-flight. CF had nothing to do with it.

Firehawk Is X-Flight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!